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Emergency dispatch audio referring to a “cardiac arrest” at US Senator Mitch McConnell’s Washington home has raised new questions about the political future of the former Republican leader, according to media reports. McConnell, 84, is a Republican senator from Kentucky who has served in the Senate since 1985. He wa…
· RT
Will Le Pen rise again? French nationalist leader defiant after court's ruling
Le Pen confirms she will run for president
· Bbcnews
Le Pen says she'll run for French presidency next year despite court-ordered monitor
PARIS (AP) -- French far-right leader Marine Le Pen says she'll run for the presidency next year despite being sentenced Tuesday to wear a court-ordered electronic monitor for embezzlement.
· Korea Herald
US charges Indian criminal gang leader with organising murder of Canadian Sikh activist
Lawrence Bishnoi, who is in prison in India, is accused of orchestrating the assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in 2023
· Associated Press
Court recognizes employee status of delivery riders for 1st time
SEOUL, July 8 (Yonhap) -- A court has ruled that delivery riders working through online platforms are qualified as employees under the Labor Standards Act, judicial officials said Wednesday.
· Yoo Cheong-mo
How cheap AI is undermining Indonesia’s academic credibility
A fraud scandal at a medical conference in Denmark exposes the underground WhatsApp groups and paper mills helping lecturers buy promotion
· Resty Woro Yuniar
How cheap AI is undermining Indonesia’s academic credibility
A fraud scandal at a medical conference in Denmark exposes the underground WhatsApp groups and paper mills helping lecturers buy promotion
· Resty Woro Yuniar
Police investigating video of Nolan Wells’ alleged argument on Horn Island before Mississippi teen went missing
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· Alex Diaz
Investigations into former anti-corruption chief Paul Brereton nixed over cost concerns
National Anti-Corruption Commission inspector, Gail Furness, says systemic issues behind two complaints have been addressed
· Sarah Basford Canales
Teacher calling elementary school student 'fraud' isn't child abuse: Supreme Court
South Korea’s Supreme Court has overturned a lower court ruling that found a 58-year-old elementary school teacher guilty of child abuse for calling a student “a fraud.”
· Yoon Min-sik
Delivery rider wins employee status in court
Appellate court says platform workers have employer-employee relationship in terms of wages and duties
· Yoon Min-sik
‘Outrageous’: Former top prosecutor backs Dowling after controversial report
A former top prosecutor has swung his support behind the Director of Public Prosecutions after a controversial NSW upper house inquiry found she gave false evidence in parliament and approved her office giving a negative story about a sitting judge to the media.
· Michaela Whitbourn
Anastasia fought the justice system twice. Her rapist’s punishment has devastated her
A woman’s years-long fight for justice has culminated in her convicted rapist avoiding jail and a judge rejecting her protection, leaving her feeling unsafe.
· Clare Sibthorpe
Here’s how it all went wrong in Harry’s ‘creepy’ hacking case. No wonder he’s furious
London: There was no hiding the anger from Prince Harry in his direct attack on a High Court judge for dismissing his claims about unlawful conduct by one of Britain’s biggest publishers.
· David Crowe
Boys reported over 'fight club' as SA Police consider new laws
Wed 8 Jul 2026 at 11:48am
Ex-care home worker in Ibaraki gets 20 years for killing elderly resident
Mito, Ibaraki Pref. – A local court on Tuesday sentenced a former worker at an elderly care home in the city of Koga, Ibaraki Prefecture, to 20 years in prison for murdering a resident of the facility six years ago.
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Alex Eala to resume campaign in Mubadala DC Open
MANILA, Philippines — After a solid grass court season capped by a historic Wimbledon run, Filipino tennis ace Alex Eala will take a 3-week break before returning to action at the Mubadala DC Open slated from July 27 to August 2.
· Niel Victor C. Masoy
‘Hell on wheels’ killer Mackenzie Shirilla poses for prison photoshoot after legal setback
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· Zoe Hussain
Karmelo Anthony demands new judge, new trial in appeal of conviction for murdering Austin Metcalf
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· Georgia Worrell
The Papers: 'Let the people judge' and 'Farage gamble turns to farce'
The announcement of Reform UK leader Nigel Farage resigning as MP for Clacton to trigger a by-election is the lead in many of Wednesday's papers. Farage's gamble "has descended into a farce", reports the Daily Telegraph, after his political rivals said they would not stand against him. Opponents have dubbed the resi…
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Murderous Indian terror gangs used California as a cash register while trafficking guns and drugs: feds
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· Ben Chapman
Charges filed against Indian criminal group leader in Sikh leader's assassination
Law enforcement officials at federal, local, and international agencies charged 37 alleged members of India-based transnational organized crime groups with multiple criminal acts, including the assassination in Canada of a prominent Indian activist.
· Safiyah Riddle
Reform asks NCA to investigate leaks of private financial information
Reform UK Deputy leader Richard Tice has written to the boss of the National Crime Agency (NCA) asking if he will investigate whether the body is responsible for leaking his private financial information to the media.
· Bbcnews
Charges against US dad who drove family off cliff dropped after mental health treatment
Dharmesh Patel had been charged with attempted murder after driving his Tesla off a cliff known as Devil’s Slide in California in 2023
· Associated Press
Charges against US dad who drove family off cliff dropped after mental health treatment
Dharmesh Patel had been charged with attempted murder after driving his Tesla off a cliff known as Devil’s Slide in California in 2023
· Associated Press
Immigration agent fatally shot a man in Houston during an operation, authorities say
Police work on Canal Street in Houston, Tuesday, July 7, 2026, after a shooting. (Jacob Lujan/Houston Chronicle via AP)
· Jack Brook
Long Island killer admits to luring, gunning down teen in ‘vicious’ robbery gone wrong: DA
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· Brandon Cruz
Russian missile strikes hit Ukraine’s capital Kyiv for third time in a week
A Russian missile has struck Kyiv in the third large-scale assault on the Ukrainian capital in less than a week.
· Al Jazeera
Teen arrested after reportedly sexually assaulting 5-year-old child in Modi'in Illit bomb shelter
Israel Police arrested a 19-year-old Modi'in Illit resident on Friday on suspicion of committing indecent acts against a minor.
· MAYA ZANGER-NADIS
Attorney Avi Amiram appointed to committee selecting new police investigations chief
As part of the steps to establish the Department of Internal Police Investigations (DIPI) as an independent body, Attorney Avi Amiram was appointed in late June to the search committee tasked with selecting the department’s next director.
· MATI TUCHFELD/MAARIV, AZRIEL MOSKOWITZ
Bernie Sanders urges Platner to quit Maine Senate race as Democrats vie to succeed him
US Senator Bernie Sanders on Tuesday urged Maine's embattled Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner to end his campaign following a sexual assault allegation on Monday that Platner has denied.
· REUTERS
Bernie Sanders calls on Graham Platner to withdraw from Senate race amid sexual assault claims
Sanders, one of Platner’s earliest and most influential backers, is latest to call on him to withdraw from Maine race
· Joseph Gedeon
Judge rejects Justice Department’s attempt to obtain names of 2020 election workers in Georgia
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· Associated Press
Canada province preparing lawsuit against OpenAI over school shooting
TORONTO, Canada — British Columbia said Tuesday it was preparing a lawsuit against OpenAI over the company's failure to report violent ChatGPT activity by the person who committed a mass school shooting in the western Canadian province.
· Associated Press
Cardinal tipped to be pope accused of molesting several women
RABAT, Morocco — A Catholic cardinal touted as one of the favorites to replace Pope Francis said he was "stepping back" from office Tuesday after an AFP investigation revealed at least five women had accused him of sexual assault.
· Agence France-Presse
Southern Poverty Law Center denies federal charges of donor fraud
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Southern Poverty Law Center, best known for monitoring hate groups, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to federal charges that it defrauded donors by not disclosing that some of the money would be used to pay informants in extremist organizations.
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Gavin Newsom’s ex-chief of staff has key sentencing date in corruption case
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· Josh Koehn
Federal Appeals Court Rules Sex Offenders Have Constitutional Right To Live With Their Children
Authored by Matthew Vadum via The Epoch Times,
· Tyler Durden
Canadian province sues OpenAI over alleged ChatGPT-linked shooting warnings
The Canadian province of British Columbia is preparing to sue OpenAI, alleging the US company failed to alert police after its staff internally flagged violent ChatGPT conversations linked to the person responsible for February’s Tumbler Ridge mass shooting.
· Al Jazeera Staff
The Department of Homeland Security bought two large immigration detention facilities in California
The private prison company CoreCivic has sold two of the largest immigration detention facilities in California to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in a deal worth $1.5 billion, the company announced Monday.
· Nigel Duara Calmatters
Presidency bid while continuing court fight a gamble for Le Pen
Marine Le Pen's decision to do two things at once is something of a gamble.
· Bbcnews
Marine Le Pen to run for presidency and appeal against conviction in France’s highest court
French far-right leader announces decision after court orders her to wear ankle tag over embezzlement
· Angeliquechrisafis
Gatto helped set up centre behind research defending the CFMEU
Research released by building unions to nullify the corruption scandal enveloping the Allan government was commissioned by a training centre whose headquarters were developed in a deal brokered by gangland figure Mick Gatto and his allies.
· Nick McKenzie, Patrick Hatch
Former Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland had early stage CTE when he died at 24
Kneeland died by suicide in 2025 after police chase
· Associated Press
US appeals court strikes down key part of Florida law restricting campus race and gender discussions
Ron DeSantis’s Stop Woke Act suffers another legal setback, with the state accused of ‘puppeteering’
· Richardluscombe
Kenyans react to Saba Saba with fear, defiance and calls for justice
Heavy police deployments and protest bans marked this year's Saba Saba Day in Kenya, but many citizens say the anniversary remains a powerful symbol of the country's unfinished democratic journey. While fear kept crowds small, activists insisted the fight for justice is far from over.
· AfricaNews
Judge rejects DOJ attempt to get names of 2020 Fulton County election workers
ATLANTA (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice cannot have the names and personal contact information for every person who worked during the 2020 election in Georgia’s Fulton County, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.
· Kate Brumback
An emphatic victory for the Mail: how a £50m privacy case unravelled in court
Claimants are left with a huge legal bill after failing to prove the newspaper had engaged in any unlawful activity
· Michael Savage