'Perfect storm' for corruption: IOC petition targets Brisbane's 2032 Olympic stadium plan
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Japan Prepares To End Quantitative Tightening Amid Bond Market Turmoil
With Japanese bond yields recently hitting record highs and bond market volatility soaring, overnight Reuters floated a trial balloon that Japan's central bank may pause the unwinding of its massive debt holdings next fiscal year, which would give Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi some relief amid growing investor conc…
· Tyler Durden
Ex-California mayor Eileen Wang pleads guilty to acting as China agent
She faces up to 10 years in prison for doing the bidding of Chinese officials by sharing articles favourable to Beijing
· Associated Press
Ex-California mayor Eileen Wang pleads guilty to acting as China agent
She faces up to 10 years in prison for doing the bidding of Chinese officials by sharing articles favourable to Beijing
· Associated Press
US judge orders Trump's name be removed from Kennedy Center
A US judge has ordered the removal of President Donald Trump's name from the title of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
· Nardine Saad
Ghana approves sweeping anti-LGBTQ law
Ghana’s parliament has approved one of Africa’s most restrictive anti-LGBTQ laws, reviving controversial legislation that imposes prison terms for same-sex relations and support for LGBTQ activities, despite strong criticism from human rights groups and international organisations.
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New Jersey governor deploys state police to Newark detention center amid protests
A federal immigration officer pulls the respirator mask from a protester outside Delaney Hall detention center Thursday, May 28, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)
· Philip Marcelo
Ghana's parliament passes bill to impose prison terms for promoting LGBTQ activity
Speaker of Ghana Parliament Alban Sumana Bagbin speaks at the Parliament House in Accra, Feb. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu, File)
· Edward Acquah
Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Arco’ on Hulu, a Sweetly Optimistic Animated Film Set During Bleak Times
Arco (now on Hulu) is one of 2025’s feelgood stories: Animation director Ugo Bienvenu jumps from shorts and comics to his first feature film, and earns an Oscar nomination for his efforts. This family-friendly sci-fi tale about a girl who befriends a boy from the future made its way through major festivals – Cannes …
· John Serba
Former Iowa school district leader who falsely claimed US citizenship sentenced to 2 years in prison, likely faces deportation
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· Associated Press
Former Southern California mayor pleads guilty in Chinese agent case
Eileen Wang, the former mayor of Arcadia, Calif., at right, exits federal court after pleading guilty on charges of acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese government on Friday, May 29, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/William Liang)
· Jaimie Ding
Federal judge orders New Hampshire to make it easier for voters to prove citizenship
Voters cast their ballots at the Dryades YMCA polling location in New Orleans, Saturday, May 16, 2026. (Sophia Germer/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)
· Holly Ramer
Bone-chilling details emerge in SF landlord’s alleged murder of tenant
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· Annie Gaus
US judge orders Trump’s name removed from Kennedy Centre
The judge also blocked the administration from closing the iconic arts venue for major renovations
· Agencies
US judge orders Trump’s name removed from Kennedy Centre
The judge also blocked the administration from closing the iconic arts venue for major renovations
· Agencies
Migrants arrested over 72-hour gang rape – Italian police (VIDEO)
Five illegal migrants have been arrested for allegedly kidnapping, drugging, and gang-raping a tourist in Rome, according to a statement released by Italian police on Thursday.
· RT
READ MORE: Migrants arrested over 72-hour gang rape – Italian police (VIDEO)
Five illegal migrants have been arrested for allegedly kidnapping, drugging, and gang-raping a tourist in Rome, according to a statement released by Italian police on Thursday.
· RT
Federal judge orders Trump’s name removed from Kennedy Center
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Atlanta police investigate whether their officer had sex with judge
The exterior of the U.S. Courthouse for the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals stands in Atlanta, July 21, 2019. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)
· Kate Brumback
Trump Refiles Lawsuit Over Wall Street Journal Article Linking Him To Epstein Letter
Authored by Jackson Richman via The Epoch Times,
· Tyler Durden
‘Hell on wheel’s killer Mackenzie Shirilla flashed visitors her breasts, kept nude pics in prison, her lengthy disciplinary record shows
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· Georgia Worrell
Judge says Kennedy Center board broke law putting Trump's name on building
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is seen following a media tour intended to show building damage, April 22, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)
· Michael Kunzelman
Oakland police on track to exit federal oversight
Over the 23 long and arduous years that the Oakland police have been under federal court oversight, many comparisons have been made to describe the city’s progress and stumbles toward reform.
Mom used identity of Nashville daughter, who had been missing for 9 years, for food stamps: cops
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· Patrick Reilly
Groundbreaking genomic test could spare millions of breast cancer patients chemotherapy
Trial suggests patients with a low test score could be treated with hormone therapy alone with near-identical outcomes
· Andrew Gregory
Australians are watching scrutiny of the Bondi attack through a keyhole
Sat 30 May 2026 at 5:00am
· Sean Rubinsztein Dunlop
Incredible landscapes and wildlife, but a murder mystery piqued my interest in this paradise
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· Kate McClymont
The train line robbery: How Metro Trains underpaid its own workers
For four years, hundreds of mechanics and fitters who keep Melbourne’s train fleet running worked under a mandatory directive from Metro Trains management: they could not decline rostered overtime shifts.
· Clay Lucas
If Jetstar’s going to weigh cabin bags, they should weigh passengers too
As I sit in the Jetstar gate area awaiting my flight to Ballina, NSW, I feel nervous. My agitated state is a result of the Jetstar luggage police, who patrol the area with their weighing machine. Brisk and efficient, they eye every corner that a wayward bag is stuffed under and pay particular attention to a few peop…
Trump can't rename Kennedy Center or close it for renovation for now, judge says
A federal judge on Friday barred President Donald Trump from adding his name to that of the Kennedy Center, as he did in late December, saying that only Congress has the authority to make such a change.
· Dan Mangan
‘A landmark’: Brazil’s prosecutors hail court ruling to preserve Fordlandia
Federal prosecutors in Brazil have celebrated a court decision mandating the preservation of Fordlandia, a 1928 city built by the United States industrialist Henry Ford in the middle of the Amazon rainforest.
· Al Jazeera Staff
California mother sentenced in her missing son's death
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A California mother has been sentenced to more than 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to child endangerment and other charges related to the death of her 7-month-old son.
Mitchell Robinson’s broken finger happened away from court as clock ticks on NBA Finals readiness
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· Matt Ehalt
Italy accused of breaching migrants’ rights over release of Libyan militia chief
Two migrants are suing Italy in the European Court of Human Rights over its release of a Libyan warlord wanted for crimes against humanity.
· Hannah Roberts
Former AG Pam Bondi tells lawmakers Ghislaine Maxwell should ‘die in prison’
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· Josh Christenson
Canadian poison seller Kenneth Law pleads guilty to aiding suicides
The former chef could face 10 to 20 years in prison but will not stand trial for murder
· Agence France-Presse
Canadian poison seller Kenneth Law pleads guilty to aiding suicides
The former chef could face 10 to 20 years in prison but will not stand trial for murder
· Agence France-Presse
Labour reports Farage's alleged Russian phone hack to police
Labour has reported the alleged hacking of Nigel Farage's phone and bank accounts by Russia to the Metropolitan Police and the security services.
· Brian Wheeler
Game 7 awaits Spurs and Thunder, with NBA Finals berth to the winner
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) leaves the court after the second half of Game 6 in the Western Conference finals NBA basketball playoffs series, Thursday, May 28, 2026, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Darren Abate)
· Tim Reynolds
ICE officer Christian Castro is arrested in Texas over Minneapolis immigration crackdown shooting
Federal immigration officers at the scene of a reported shooting Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
Ex-chief of Hong Kong journalist union serving 5-day jail term after losing appeal
Ronson Chan had appealed against his conviction and five-day jail sentence for obstructing a police officer in 2022
· Jess Ma
Ex-chief of Hong Kong journalist union serving 5-day jail term after losing appeal
Ronson Chan had appealed against his conviction and five-day jail sentence for obstructing a police officer in 2022
· Jess Ma
The Senate circus: When political theater becomes a public burdenThe Senate circus: When political theater becomes a public burden
THE PHILIPPINE Senate today looks less like the “august chamber” of constitutional and democratic deliberation and more like the main stage of a national political circus. At the center are impeachment, Senate leadership coups, walkouts, remote-voting controversies, International Criminal Court (ICC)-related drama a…
· Anna Malindog-Uy
PH, South Korea partner to boost crime data system
THE Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) have signed a partnership with the Korea International Cooperation Agency (Koica) for the implementation of a new crime data system aimed at improving law enforcement operations nationwide.
· Franco Jose C. Baroña
Police arrest Gawad Kalinga founder Tony Meloto over sex trafficking
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· Jee Geronimo
US judge halts Trump's $1.8bn 'anti-weaponisation' fund
A federal judge has temporarily stopped the creation of a $1.8bn government fund to compensate individuals who claimed to be targets of political investigation by previous presidential administrations.
· Anthony Zurcher
Louisiana lawmakers poised to pass new US House map in redistricting fight
Louisiana Reps. Adrian Fisher, D-Dist 16, left, Chad Michael Boyer, R-Dist 46, and C. Travis Johnson, D-Dist 21, right, recite the pledge of allegiance prior to a house vote on a redistricting plan to eliminate a majority-Black congressional district in response to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, in Baton Rouge, La., T…
· Jack Brook
US federal judge temporarily blocks Trump’s ‘anti-weaponisation fund’
A United States federal judge temporarily blocked the administration of President Donald Trump’s nearly $1.8bn “anti-weaponisation fund” to compensate victims of what Trump has called government “weaponisation”.
· Al Jazeera
Iran's Ghalibaf says Tehran has no trust in words, will judge by actions
Iran's top negotiator, Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, said on Friday in a post on X/Twitter that Tehran does not trust guarantees or words and would judge by actions, adding that Iran would not act unless the other side acted first.
· REUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF