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Newest first · UTC+11:00Egypt’s top court upholds plagiarism ruling against Culture Minister | The National
An Egyptian government minister has been ordered to withdraw a book from sale after a court found she had plagiarised work from a journalist.
· Kamal Tabikha
EU watchdog foils Chinese counterfeit condom operation
The European Anti-Fraud Office, OLAF, announced Tuesday that it had broken up an international counterfeit condom trafficking operation.
· Jonas Loesel
Prince Harry begins visit to the UK as ruling expected in court battle with Daily Mail publisher – latest updates
Result of court case against Associated Newspapers Limited expected this afternoon
· Yohannes Lowe, Kevin Rawlinson
Woman suspected of Monaco bombing found shot dead near Kyiv
Anastasiia Berezovska was being sought by police over attack that seriously injured a Ukraine-born businessman
· Pjotr Sauer
Democrats pull Platner endorsements after sexual assault allegation, new poll finds US support for Israel slipping
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· Nadja Lovadinov
Former NSW Liberal minister John Sidoti charged with corruption
If former NSW Liberal Party minister John Sidoti was hoping the 2022 corruption findings against him by the Independent Commission Against Corruption might be a thing of the past, he’ll be disappointed.
· Lucy Macken
Organized crime resurgence fears stalking wartime Russia
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· Adriana Marin
Duterte camp asks SC to halt impeachment trial over 'invalid' presiding officer
MANILA, Philippines — Lawyers of Vice President Sara Duterte have asked the Supreme Court to stop her impeachment trial, arguing that the proceedings were being conducted under a presiding officer whose authority was derived from what they described as a constitutionally invalid Senate action.
· Franco Jose C. Baroña
Netanyahu government rushes through divisive agenda before elections | The National
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition is speeding up efforts to implement its right-wing agenda as elections loom, with Israel’s Supreme Court saying a recent government decision to ignore its rulings jeopardise “social order” and could lead to anarchy.
· Thomas Helm
Wife killer who manipulated child has sentence increased
Robert Rhodes was jailed for 29 years in January for the murder of his wife, Dawn in 2016
· Bbcnews
Key Democratic figures call on Graham Platner to ‘immediately’ withdraw from Senate race – US politics live
Maine’s party leadership calls for Platner to withdraw after after sexual assault allegation emerges
· Tom Ambrose, Shrai Popat
UK High Court to rule in Prince Harry’s Daily Mail privacy case
The United Kingdom’s High Court is to deliver its judgement in a privacy case brought by Prince Harry and other public figures on Tuesday.
· Al Jazeera
At least 26 inmates killed in Sri Lanka in country’s worst prison riot in more than 5 years | South China Morning Post
The clash between inmates from two drug gangs is Sri Lanka’s worst prison riot in more than five years.
Israeli officer shown throwing stun grenade into car during West Bank raid
Border police officer under investigation after CCTV footage shows him shouting at car’s occupants and throwing device
· Lorenzo Tondo
Duterte-allied lawyers question Escudero’s election as impeachment presiding officer at SC
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· Jairo Bolledo
Woman accused of using hairdryer to kill her baby daughter
A woman has gone on trial accused of killing her baby daughter, who is alleged to have died from "significant and sustained" heat from a hairdryer.
· Bbcnews
Philippine VP Sara Duterte dismisses impeachment as political persecution
Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte, center, arrives before the start of the impeachment trial at the Senate of the Philippines in Pasay, Philippines Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (Noel Celis/Pool Photo via AP)
· Jim Gomez
October 7 female victims' photos vandalized at hitchhiking spot near Yokne’am Junction, city says
Photos of three women murdered on October 7, 2023, were vandalized at a junction in Yokne’am, the municipality announced on Monday.
· TZVI JASPER
Why does JD Vance keep saying loony things? | Margaret Sullivan
Scratch their surface and you see exactly what he’s trying to do: stand up strong for intolerance and corruption
· Margaret Sullivan
Louis Vuitton court victory against Chinese tea chain stirs up a copyright debate
Chinese youth visit the Molly Tea shop in Beijing, China, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
· Chan Ho Him
Top court allows live broadcast of ex-President Yoon's trial over obstruction of justice
SEOUL, July 7 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Court said Tuesday it will allow a live broadcast of its verdict for former President Yoon Suk Yeol over charges of obstruction of justice by blocking investigators from detaining him in the wake of his failed martial law bid in 2024.
· Yi Wonju
Embattled MP Moira Deeming apologises to supporters in social media video
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· Rachel Eddie
Cebu Pacific wins lawsuit against Malaysia's travel firm
MANILA, Philippines — Cebu Pacific (CEB) won its lawsuit against Malaysia-based MOVE Travel Sdn Bhd for its unauthorized use of Cebu Pacific and Cebgo trademarks and sale of its flight tickets.
· Benjamin L. Vergara
How a wealthy businessman blew through $60 million within days at a Perth casino
A Hong Kong court judgment has opened a window into the sums of money flowing through Perth’s Crown Casino at the height of a junket culture which eventually saw the resort group embroiled in a royal commission.
· Cameron Myles
Sri Lanka probes prison riot as death toll rises to 27
Rival gangs clashed inside the prison before overpowering guards, seizing their weapons and opening fire
· Agence France-Presse
Sri Lanka probes prison riot as death toll rises to 27
Rival gangs clashed inside the prison before overpowering guards, seizing their weapons and opening fire
· Agence France-Presse
Highway patrol police to work alone in ‘backflip’ that has angered union
A plan by Victoria Police to reintroduce highway patrols involving just one officer has sparked safety concerns for members from the powerful police union.
· Cameron Houston
Sheikh Mansour announces new human trafficking court in Abu Dhabi | The National
Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, has issued a resolution establishing a court in Abu Dhabi to deal with cases of human trafficking.
· The National
Bloodbath-ready Sara Duterte appears at Senate, but not for trial. Why?
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· Jairo Bolledo
Sri Lanka prison clash death toll rises to 26 as investigations begin
Security personnel stand guard in the compound of a prison where deadly clashes broke out on Sunday, in Negombo, 35 kilometers (22 miles) north of the capital Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo)
· Bharatha Mallawarachi
Footage under review after calls of police violence
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ICAC asks former uni chief how he made 'an error of that magnitude'
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· Kelly Fuller
Duterte expects to be ‘bloodied’ but will stay ‘unbowed’ in impeachment trial
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· The Manila Times
'Faeces, urine and dirt': Piggery owners on animal cruelty charges
Tue 7 Jul 2026 at 5:43pm
· George Yankovich
Mother faces 30 years over toddler left unfed for 67 hours
Prosecutors have sought a 30-year prison term for a woman in her 20s accused of leaving her 19-month-old daughter without food for up to 67 hours before the child died of prolonged neglect.
· Park Han-na
UK Police Crack Down On Dangerous New Threat – People Standing Around Doing Nothing
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· Tyler Durden
Security staff intervene during bottle shop robbery
Tue 7 Jul 2026 at 5:25pm
WATCH: Sara slammed over 'bloodied but unbowed' comment
Prosecution Counsel Terry Ridon says on July 7, 2026 that the statement of Vice President Sara Duterte that she will be 'bloodied but unbowed' is sign that she is not taking her trial seriously.
· The Manila Times
Spanish PM's wife allowed to travel abroad amid ban
A Spanish court on Monday authorised Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's wife Begoña Gómez to attend her daughter's graduation in London, after she was banned from leaving the country as part of a corruption probe.
· The Local
9 police officers killed by militants in southwest Pakistan
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· Abdul Sattar
WATCH: Duterte 'bloodied but unbowed' as impeachment trial gets underway
'I will be bloodied but unbowed,' says Vice President Sara Duterte after arriving at the Senate on the second day of her impeachment trial on July 7, 2026. According to her spokesman Michael Poa, Duterte decided to visit the defense team so as not to inconvenience them. Duterte visited her ally, Sen. Rodante Marcole…
· The Manila Times
Prosecution presents NBI cybercrime exec as first witness in Duterte impeachment trial
MANILA, Philippines — The prosecution presented its first witness at the Senate Impeachment Court on Tuesday who will authenticate a video that contained the alleged threat of Vice President Sara Duterte against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., first lady Liza Araneta-Marcos and then speaker Martin Romualdez.
· Bernadette E. Tamayo, Red Mendoza
Haredi protesters block entrance to IDF's Central Command HQ in Jerusalem
Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) protesters blocked the entrance to the IDF's Central Command headquarters in Jerusalem on Tuesday, with videos shared online showing them blocking the way for soldiers going to the base.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Shincheonji leader's trial over forced party memberships to begin July 24
SEOUL, July 7 (Yonhap) -- A trial for Lee Man-hee, the founder of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, a nonmainstream religious sect, will begin later this month on charges that he had forced followers to join the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) ahead of elections, legal sources said Tuesday.
· KIM, SEONGHUN
Arrest warrant sought for former Busan mayoral candidate over staged assault
BUSAN, July 7 (Yonhap) -- The prosecution has filed for an arrest warrant for a former Busan mayoral candidate on suspicions of staging an assault on himself in an apparent attempt to woo voters ahead of local elections last month, police said Tuesday.
· KIM, SEONGHUN
Officer filmed punching man was using 'approved manoeuvre', police say
Tue 7 Jul 2026 at 4:20pm
· Ethan Rix
High Court fires back in Second Authority case: 'Elected officials must act according to law'
The High Court of Justice’s response on Tuesday to the government regarding the Second Authority for Television and Radio was a short warning: If elected officials choose not to comply with court rulings, they risk exposure to civil lawsuits.
· SARAH BEN-NUN
France’s Court of Appeal to rule on Le Pen conviction – what it’s all about
France’s appeal court is set to deliver a key verdict on whether Marine Le Pen and other members of her National Rally party misused European Parliament funds in the hiring of aides between 2004 and 2016.
· Al Jazeera Staff
S. Korea, UNDP look to next phase of anti-corruption work as AI risks rise
ACRC prepares AI transition roadmap as its chief says the technology could both improve transparency and create new corruption risks
· Lee Seung-ku