Pennsylvania Supreme Court rules skill games are slot machines
Skill games are slot machines under Pennsylvania law and must adhere to the commonwealth’s crime and gambling statutes, the state’s highest court ruled Monday.
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Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice speaks during a news conference following an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts, Nov. 23, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
· Dave Skretta
‘ICC medical exam will not delay Duterte trial’
A LAWYER representing victims in the crimes against humanity case against former president Rodrigo Duterte before the International Criminal Court (ICC) said the court’s order for a new medical examination does not automatically mean the trial will be delayed.
· Franco Jose C. Baroña
Asking for a provisional dismissal to be made permanent
My brother, who worked as a family driver, was accused of the crime of Qualified Theft, for allegedly stealing a set of gold cufflinks worth P25,000. He was tried in court, but the case was eventually dismissed provisionally due to the continued absence of his boss.
· Persida V. Rueda-Acosta
FBI says plot to attack White House UFC event with drones thwarted
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Swedish court jails man for four years for pressuring wife into prostitution
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Man ‘mistakenly beat girlfriend to death while trying to help her lose weight’
Ng Ka-sing, 29, denies murdering his girlfriend in Hong Kong village house in 2022
· Brian Wong
Man ‘mistakenly beat girlfriend to death while trying to help her lose weight’
Ng Ka-sing, 29, denies murdering his girlfriend in Hong Kong village house in 2022
· Brian Wong
Hong Kong court rejects HK$12m claim against Cecilia Cheung over contract dispute
Former agent accuses actress of reneging on film appearances, but judge finds contract likely to be fabricated and no payment made
· Brian Wong
Hong Kong court rejects HK$12m claim against Cecilia Cheung over contract dispute
Former agent accuses actress of reneging on film appearances, but judge finds contract likely to be fabricated and no payment made
· Brian Wong
Legarda: The Constitution cannot be bent by political convenience
MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Loren Legarda on Tuesday said the petition filed before the Supreme Court by the Cayetano-led "old" majority bloc over the June 3 Senate takeover is not a fight over positions but a necessary constitutional stand.
· Bernadette E. Tamayo
Chicago police say a person is in custody in a cross burning
This framegrab from a video taken by motorist Keinika Carlton shows a wooden cross engulfed in bright orange flames as it leans against a tree in Grant Park in Chicago on Tuesday, July 9, 2026. (Keinika Carlton via AP)
Horrified Anna Kepner judge shocked by ‘depravity and psychopathy’ of stepbrother charged with her rape and murder on family cruise
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· Patrick Reilly, Priscilla DeGregory
Israel's top court upholds detention of Gaza hospital director without charge
Israel's Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by prominent Palestinian doctor Hussam Abu Safiya, ordering that he remain detained without charge under Israel's Unlawful Combatants Law.
· Middleeasteye
Police failed to act on repeated warnings about a violent man before he killed a toddler. But that’s not the most shocking thing about this case
The Mason Lee case was not an anomaly. Queensland’s police and coronial systems work as designed – and that’s the core of the current crisis
· Ben Smee
London's Met Police not investigating Great Israeli Real Estate Event
London's Metropolitan Police are not investigating the Great Israeli Real Estate Event which took place on Sunday, Middle East Eye has learnt.
· Middleeasteye
France's oldest female detainee, 79, goes on trial for in-law's grisly murder
France's oldest female detainee has gone on trial for murder at a court in Versailles, in a cold case centring on a dismembered body found 31 years ago.
· Hugh Schofield
Hearing delay in UnitedHealthcare CEO murder case
Luigi Mangione appears at a hearing in Manhattan Criminal Court in New York, Monday, May 18, 2026. (Jeenah Moon/Pool Photo via AP)
· Michael R Sisak
Judge who attended Fani Willis event exits election records case
Fulton County Senior ADA Eleanor Ross speaks during opening statements Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2010 in Atlanta. (Vino Wong/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)
· Kate Brumback
London's Met Police not investigating Great Israeli Real Estate Event
London's Metropolitan Police are not investigating the Great Israeli Real Estate Event which took place on Sunday, Middle East Eye has learnt.
· Middleeasteye
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ prison release date gets moved up even more
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· Riley Cardoza, Tamantha Ryan
Building renovation graft complaints spike 1.5 times after Tai Po fire: ICAC
Anti-corruption agency says it has doubled number of investigators to 100 to oversee such complaints
· Jess Ma
Building renovation graft complaints spike 1.5 times after Tai Po fire: ICAC
Anti-corruption agency says it has doubled number of investigators to 100 to oversee such complaints
· Jess Ma
Sean Penn to direct January 6 drama with Bradley Cooper set to star
Oscar-winning actor to write and direct fact-based movie that will follow a police officer mixed up in 2021 Capitol riot
· Benjamin Lee Film
Palace: It's only right for VP Sara to testify in her own impeachment
MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Tuesday said it is only right for Vice President Sara Duterte to testify in her own impeachment trial in the Senate to defend herself.
· Catherine S. Valente
Ofori-Atta's reported US residency approval raises questions amid Ghana corruption probe
Former Ghanaian Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has reportedly secured approval to continue the process of obtaining lawful permanent residency in the United States, according to claims made by his legal team.
· AfricaNews
Israeli court rules to keep prominent Palestinian doctor in detention
Israel’s Supreme Court has again rejected an appeal by prominent Palestinian doctor Hussam Abu Safia, who is being held under the Unlawful Combatants Law without any criminal charges being brought against him.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Exiled Lebanese journalist Maria Maalouf slams 'absurd' 15-year sentence - exclusive
Lebanon failed to contact famous Lebanese journalist Maria Maalouf before sentencing her to 15 years in absentia last week for comments made five years ago, the US-based Christian-Maronite writer told The Jerusalem Post late on Monday night. Maalouf was sentenced for speaking to Kan News in 2021, where she complaine…
· DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Judge tosses out Dawn Richard's lawsuit against Sean 'Diddy' Combs
NEW YORK — A federal judge has tossed out singer Dawn Richard's lawsuit against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, saying most of her claims of emotional and physical abuse, including groping, were not filed in the required year after the described events.
· Associated Press
New research shows systematic discrimination against Muslims in UK prisons
New data shared exclusively with Middle East Eye has shown evidence of Muslim prisoners being disproportionately targeted by harsh prison regulations in the UK.
· Middleeasteye
Swedish court jails man convicted of selling sex with his wife
STOCKHOLM (AP) — A Swedish court on Tuesday convicted a man of charges including aggravated procurement for pressuring his wife into selling sex to a large number of other men, and sentenced him to four years and five months in prison.
New research shows systematic discrimination against Muslims in UK prisons
New data shared exclusively with Middle East Eye has shown evidence of Muslim prisoners being disproportionately targeted by harsh prison regulations in the UK.
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EU Parliament lifts immunity of senior Italian lawmaker over Huawei scandal probe
STRASBOURG ― The European Parliament on Tuesday voted in favor of lifting the immunity of Italian center-right lawmaker Fulvio Martusciello, permitting Belgian authorities to investigate bribery allegations involving Chinese tech firm Huawei.
· Max Griera
Swedish man jailed for four years for coercing wife into sex with 120 men
A 61-year-old Swedish man has been sentenced to four years and five months in prison for coercing his wife into providing sexual services to more than 120 men.
· Aleks Phillips
Utterly Flocked: "We-Don't-Track-People"-Firm Deploys Nationwide Network Of Warrantless Pedestrian-Tracking Cameras
Flock Safety, the Atlanta-based private surveillance firm, insists its cameras are not tracking people. Yet its own systems, training materials, and expanding product line tell a different story -one of a rapidly growing, warrantless mass surveillance infrastructure that logs vehicle movements, follows pedestrians w…
· Tyler Durden
Naomi Campbell in court to appeal charity trustee disqualification
Naomi Campbell arrives at a central London tribunal for a hearing in an appeal against her charity commission ban in London Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (Stanley Murphy-Johns/PA via AP)
Five people detained for alleged ‘planned attacks’ on White House UFC cage fighting show
Details of potential threat were not immediately disclosed, after event was held on Donald Trump’s 80th birthday
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Abu Dhabi court bars divorced couple from posting children's images on social media | The National
An Abu Dhabi court has ruled a divorced couple must stop posting content involving their children on social media.
· Shireena Al Nowais
Mirror dancer paralysed in stage accident awarded HK$6.29m | South China Morning Post
A Hong Kong court has awarded the 31-year-old, who needs three carers to provide round-the-clock assistance, maximum compensation.
India blocks Telegram until Monday due to student exam fraud concerns
India has blocked the Telegram messaging app until Monday and ordered the platform to disable the editing feature on messages already posted, saying the platform has been used to “defraud candidates” and for “paper leaks” regarding upcoming national student examinations.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Man thought stabbed girl was 'messing around'
The man who found a nine-year-old girl after she had been stabbed said he first thought she was "messing around", a court has heard.
· Leigh Boobyer
Najib’s 1MDB plunder made Attila the Hun ‘look like a choirboy’: Malaysian judge
In his 809-page grounds of judgment, the judge who convicted the former prime minister said he was no ‘ignoramus’ misled by Jho Low
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Najib’s 1MDB plunder made Attila the Hun ‘look like a choirboy’: Malaysian judge
In his 809-page grounds of judgment, the judge who convicted the former prime minister said he was no ‘ignoramus’ misled by Jho Low
· Bloomberg
Hong Kong police arrest 150 over HK$320 million illegal online betting syndicate
Citywide raids shut down betting network using stooge accounts and overseas sites, seizing HK$1 million in cash and HK$4 million in assets
· Danny Mok
Hong Kong police arrest 150 over HK$320 million illegal online betting syndicate
Citywide raids shut down betting network using stooge accounts and overseas sites, seizing HK$1 million in cash and HK$4 million in assets
· Danny Mok
Hearing turned press briefing: Co’s alleged ex-security aides rehash corruption claims
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Suffragettes to Palestine Action: A history of direct-action protest in UK
The United Kingdom’s Court of Appeal has upheld the government’s decision to proscribe the activist group Palestine Action as a “terrorist organisation”, marking the latest chapter in a growing debate about the right to protest in Britain.
· Caolán Magee
India suspends Telegram over medical entrance exam fraud concerns | The National
India's government has suspended Telegram, saying the social media platform had been used to defraud and mislead candidates taking a national medical entrance examination after alleged leaks of a test paper.
· The National
High school student under probe for leaving semen and urine in teacher's classroom
A high school student on Jeju Island is being investigated for allegedly entering an elementary school teacher's classroom on multiple occasions and leaving behind semen and urine, police said Tuesday.
· Choi Jae-hee
Train collision in Zimbabwe kills nine, including two children
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Police and rail authorities say at least nine people including two children are dead after a train collided with a bus in Zimbabwe.