Mexican drug kingpin ‘El Mayo’ issues mea culpa as he gets life sentence: ‘I am here to say I’m sorry’
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LAST week, I ran across a social media post of Quezon City councilor Alfred Vargas concerning the court’s denial of their motion for reconsideration on the case they earlier filed over the alleged bullying of their son by the child of Rob Sy and his partner Juvelle Bacosa.
· Charlie V. Manalo
Indian police stop protesters march
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· Agence France-Presse
Mexican drug lord ‘El Mayo’ sentenced to life in prison in US federal court
Case against Ismael Zambada García, who helped co-found and lead the violent Sinaloa cartel, unfolded in New York
· Jose Olivares
Police search for suspects in Eagles' Saquon Barkley home break-in
Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley (26) walks off the field during halftime or an NFL wild card playoff football game against the San Francisco 49ers, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Terrance Williams, File)
US jails Mexican drug kingpin ‘El Mayo’ for life
He is one of the most high-profile Mexican drug traffickers to be sentenced in the US since ‘El Chapo’ was sentenced to life in prison in 2019
· Reuters
US jails Mexican drug kingpin ‘El Mayo’ for life
He is one of the most high-profile Mexican drug traffickers to be sentenced in the US since ‘El Chapo’ was sentenced to life in prison in 2019
· Reuters
Trial date set for ex-Olympian David Hearn over Reflecting Pool damage
David Hearn was indicted on a felony charge in what President Donald Trump has called vandalism of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
· Michael Kunzelman
Former UN oversight chief says ICC prosecutor Karim Khan is ‘victim of massive stitch-up’
A former United Nations investigations chief has accused the International Criminal Court’s executive body of subjecting Prosecutor Karim Khan to a “stitch-up” in their decision to suspend him from office over misconduct allegations.
· Middleeasteye
Iran using Kuwaiti civilian suffering to pressure US to end conflict, expert tells 'Post'
The Islamic Republic’s decision to attack Kuwait’s infrastructure is “unlikely” to push Gulf states to enter the war, even as civilians continue to pay the price for Tehran’s assault, Dr. Courtney Freer, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies at Emory University and a seni…
· DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Treasure & Dirt review – a gloriously strange detective mystery, unlike any you’ve seen before
A beheading in the outback kicks off this terrific six-part series, in which the greatest pleasure is not solving the crime but learning about the peculiar locals
· Luke Buckmaster
Sara Sharif killer wants inquest with jury
Sara's body had dozens of injuries, including bite marks
· Bbcnews
Arrest made after incendiary device thrown at FBI building in New York - report
Authorities arrested a person after an incendiary device was thrown at FBI headquarters in lower Manhattan, CNN reported on Monday.
· REUTERS
Former UN oversight chief says ICC prosecutor Karim Khan is ‘victim of massive stitch-up’
A former United Nations investigations chief has accused the International Criminal Court’s executive body of subjecting Prosecutor Karim Khan to a “stitch-up” in their decision to suspend him from office over misconduct allegations.
· Middleeasteye
Ghana court jails opposition party's regional chairman for illegal mining
A Ghanaian High Court has sentenced Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, to 20 years in prison with hard labour for illegal mining.
· AfricaNews
Islamic Regime instructed universities on how to suppress 2023 staff, student protests - report
Iran’s Science, Research, and Technology Ministry sent orders to the country’s academic institutions on how to suppress the September 2023 protests, which broke out on the anniversary of the regime’s murder of Mahsa Amini, according to documents newly released by the Amirkabir NewsLetter, a student-run media outlet.
· DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
‘Manosphere’ influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate expected in Miami court Monday
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· Associated Press
Pupil not guilty of trying to murder history teacher after stabbing her in the head
Teacher Vicki Williams told the court she feared she would die after the 16-year-old stabbed her at school
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WATCH: PNP asks rallyists: Do not bring kids to SONA protests
The Philippine National Police (PNP) on July 20, 2026 cautions rallyists not to bring kids and minors in protests during President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s 5th State of the Nation Address on July 27, 2026. The PNP will deploy 20,229 personnel to secure the SONA.
· The Manila Times
Ruling on financial records anticipated, but not a setback – Sara Duterte camp
VEEP. Vice President Sara Duterte during the 89th Araw ng Dabaw in March 2026.
· Jairo Bolledo
LIST: Companies covered by VP Sara Duterte records subpoena
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· jpcruz0306
Police officer indicted after allegations of using confidential databases to harass, extort women
A police officer was indicted in Haifa District Court on Sunday on allegations that he used confidential police databases to obtain women’s personal details and subjected them and their relatives to a years-long campaign of sexual harassment, threats, and extortion through fake WhatsApp accounts.
· SARAH BEN-NUN
Police block thousands of 'cockroach' protesters marching on India's parliament
Tens of thousands of people attended Monday's protests
· Bbcnews
Teen shot in chest during robbery on NYC subway platform
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· Joe Marino, Patrick Reilly
Police crack down on India's youth-led 'cockroach' movement during march
Police use batons to disperse supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party as they attempt to march toward India’s Parliament, demanding the resignation of the education minister, in New Delhi, India, Monday, July 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
· Manish Swarup
Diokno steers prosecution to major win on Duterte financial records
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· Dwight de Leon
EU fines AliExpress US$630 million over illegal products
It is the largest fine ever imposed under the EU’s powerful Digital Services Act, part of the bloc’s legal armoury to police big tech
· Agence France-Presse
EU fines AliExpress US$630 million over illegal products
It is the largest fine ever imposed under the EU’s powerful Digital Services Act, part of the bloc’s legal armoury to police big tech
· Agence France-Presse
Libbie Mugrabi’s Hamptons mansion speeds to rare court-ordered auction after failing to sell for $25M
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· Karen Talley
The disturbing rise of ‘gooner’ assaults at Dollar Tree stores: ‘They find it funny to degrade women’
In dark corners of the internet, men are goading each other to masturbate in public – and on female shoppers – and post the footage
Meta faces Tennessee trial over allegations Instagram was designed to be addictive
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· Victor Barreiro Jr.
Mentally disabled Hong Kong waiter gets 28 months for inciting subversion
23-year-old Chan Ho-hin earlier pleaded guilty to publishing 118 subversive messages on his social media accounts
· Fiona Chow
Mentally disabled Hong Kong waiter gets 28 months for inciting subversion
23-year-old Chan Ho-hin earlier pleaded guilty to publishing 118 subversive messages on his social media accounts
· Fiona Chow
New Hampshire judge to decide on Pamela Smart's new trial request
Pamela Smart answers questions from the defense in her murder conspiracy trial, March 18, 1991, in Rockingham County Superior Court in Exeter, N.H. (AP Photo/Jon Pierre Lasseigne, File)
· Kathy Mccormack
Chelyabinsk Activist Ends Campaign After Jump From Window to Escape Police
An urban planning blogger and activist in the city of Chelyabinsk has abandoned his campaign for the local city council a week after injuring his spine while jumping from a second-floor window to escape from police officers.
· The Moscow Times
Chelyabinsk Activist Ends Election Bid After Jump From Window to Escape Police
An urban planning blogger and activist in the city of Chelyabinsk has abandoned his campaign for the local city council a week after injuring his spine while jumping from a second-floor window to escape from police officers.
· The Moscow Times
Hong Kong court tells jury to acquit 14 in alleged triad gangster murder case
Judge finds prosecutors failed to prove Luk Wing-ho, 27, was deliberately killed at his boxing gym
· Brian Wong
Hong Kong court tells jury to acquit 14 in alleged triad gangster murder case
Judge finds prosecutors failed to prove Luk Wing-ho, 27, was deliberately killed at his boxing gym
· Brian Wong
Jury selection starts in Massachusetts mother's trial over children's deaths
In this image from video, Lindsay Clancy, with a surgical mask over her face, appears from the hospital for her arraignment on charges regarding the death of her three children, at Plymouth District Court in Plymouth, Mass., on Feb. 7, 2023. (David Ryan/The Boston Globe via AP, Pool, File)
· Michael Casey
Children in This Church Were Sexually Abused. Then They Began Abusing Other Kids. Some Continued as Adults.
For two sisters raised in a family of 11 children that moved back and forth between Washington state and South Dakota, danger didn’t come from outsiders like they’d been warned by their church.
· Jeremy Kohler and Andy Mannix
[Rappler’s Best] A troll in the Senate
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· lfangeles0309
Israeli physician describes Israeli court hearing over humanitarian corridor as "fascist"
Michal Feldon, a paediatric rheumatologist at Yitzhak Shamir Medical Center, described the hearing at the High Court of Justice regarding the humanitarian corridor as "another farce of a fascist regime."
· Middleeasteye
Police attack Cockroach activists as thousands march on Indian parliament
Police have fired tear gas and attacked supporters of the youth-led Cockroach movement with canes and baton charges as more than 10,000 marched towards India’s parliament in New Delhi in the largest protest yet demanding the resignation of the education minister and a crackdown on corruption in the exam system.
· Al Jazeera Staff
13 arrested during World Cup over fake merchandise worth HK$159 million
Hong Kong customs confiscates 240,000 suspected counterfeit items over eight weeks and warns of rise in young people trying to make ‘quick money’
· Wynna Wong
13 arrested during World Cup over fake merchandise worth HK$159 million
Hong Kong customs confiscates 240,000 suspected counterfeit items over eight weeks and warns of rise in young people trying to make ‘quick money’
· Wynna Wong
Former ruling party chief likens leadership race to 'gang assault'
Rep. Jung Chung-rae, a candidate to lead the Democratic Party of Korea, on Monday said that he was being subjected to a "three-against-one gang assault" in the party leadership race, but that party members are showing their support through election contributions.
· Cha Min-jung
Impeachment court grants subpoenas for Sara Duterte’s bank, tax records
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· jpcruz0306
Ombudsman probe tags Romualdez as ‘central figure’ in flood control corruption scheme
SPEECH. Then-Speaker Martin Romualdez delivers his closing remarks as he wraps up the plenary debates for the 2024 budget, at the House of Representatives on September 28, 2023.
· Jodesz Gavilan
Inquest begins into Jesse Deacon’s fatal shooting by police, three years after his death
The 43-year-old Sydney man was fatally shot within a minute of police knocking on his door, court hears
· Jordyn Beazley
Israeli fire kills two Palestinians during settler assault on West Bank town
Israeli fire killed two Palestinians during an army-backed settler attack in the occupied West Bank on Sunday.
· Middleeasteye