Kaiser targets untapped reefs beneath old Victorian goldfield
Kaiser Reef has fired up a major multi-pronged exploration and development assault at its Maldon gold project in Victoria.
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Mon 18 May 2026 at 4:03pm
Trial to start for ex-assistant principal accused of ignoring warnings that student had gun
Former Richneck Elementary School assistant principal Ebony Parker looks back into the courtroom during Abby Zwerner’s lawsuit against her on Oct. 28, 2025, in Newport News, Va. (Stephen M. Katz/The Virginian-Pilot via AP, Pool, File)
US firm's know-how payments may be taxable in Korea
The Supreme Court recently ruled that payments received by a US firm from a South Korean company in exchange for technical know-how could be subject to corporate tax in Korea, sending the case back to a lower court for further review.
· Lee Seung-ku
(LEAD) Samsung Electronics, union resume wage talks as major strike nears
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· Kim Han-joo
Court limits Samsung union strike ahead of planned walkout
Samsung Electronics won a partial court injunction Monday restricting its labor union’s planned strike.
· Lee Seung-ku
Mother's 'life sentence' after daughter brutally murdered by husband
Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
· AAP
TV star Lee Kyoo-hyung makes his case for K-musicals
After a decade playing a fading writer in ‘Fan Letter,’ the ‘Prison Playbook’ and ‘Stranger’ actor hopes to see more international tourists in Korean theater audiences
· Park Ga-young
LIVE UPDATES: Sara Duterte impeachment case at the Senate
MANILA, Philippines – The Senate is set to convene as an impeachment court Monday, May 18, for the highly anticipated trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, a political showdown expected to test not only the strength of the administration coalition but also the stability of the chamber’s leadership.
· INQUIRER.net
Man who stomped on face of off-duty police officer won't have to return to jail
Mon 18 May 2026 at 3:12pm
· Isobel Roe
Video: Berlin police storm Nakba Day march and pepper spray demonstrators
Berlin police stormed a Nakba Day remembrance march in the German capital, charging into crowds and attacking demonstrators with pepper spray during the peaceful event.
· Middleeasteye
Hong Kong national security trial of Tiananmen vigil organizers nears end
Pro-democracy activist Lee Cheuk-yan, center, arrives at a court in Hong Kong, April 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)
· Kanis Leung
Campaigners threaten legal action over Britain’s NHS deal with Donald Trump
LONDON — Health campaigners are threatening to bring the British government to court over its drug-pricing deal with Donald Trump, in a legal fight that risks undermining a key pillar of the U.S.-U.K. trade deal.
· Caroline Hug
Ex-transport minister, directors allegedly kept market in the dark about airline’s dire straits
Rex Airlines directors, including a former federal transport minister, knew the failed airline was publishing an “unreasonable and unsupportable” profit forecast before reversing course and revealing a $35 million loss in 2023, lawyers for the corporate regulator told a court on Monday.
· Chris Zappone
‘Quieter and cleaner’: Sydney to trial electric ferry after two-year delay, with new fish market route slated for 2029
NSW transport minister says contracts signed for 24-metre, battery electric ferry to be trialled for 12 months from 2028
· Penry Buckley
Court told man's leg amputated with circular saw in public park
Mon 18 May 2026 at 2:01pm
· Christopher Testa
Impeachment court set to convene, but could another Senate coup delay it?
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· Dwight de Leon
Neo-Nazi group challenges hate ban by arguing law ‘operates as a doorway to tyranny’
Banned White Australia group lodges documents with high court stating legislation ‘burdens freedom of governmental and political communication’
· Jordyn Beazley
Woman jailed for drunkenly setting friend on fire appeals sentence
Mon 18 May 2026 at 1:42pm
· Ashlee Aldridge
Sicko wanted for shoving group of children, choking 7-year-old boy in NYC park
Police are searching for a sicko who allegedly shoved a group of kids to the ground and choked a boy inside a Brooklyn park.
· Zoe Hussain
Pianist Jayson Gillham’s case against MSO mustn’t turn into ‘roving inquiry’ on Middle East conflict, judge warns
Federal court case begins for classical pianist who alleges Melbourne Symphony Orchestra unlawfully discriminated due to his views
· Nino Bucci
French star Patrick Bruel denies multiple sexual assault allegations
Singer and actor who has appeared in more than 40 films faces investigations in France and Belgium
· Guardian staff and agencies
Career criminal creep with 166 arrests, 55 convictions since 1999 sentenced to life in prison
An Oregon creep with a record-setting rap sheet cataloguing a staggering 166 arrests dating back to his teens was finally sentenced to life in prison on Friday.
· Caitlin McCormack
Spanish police arrest 18-year-old ISIS-linked terrorist, seize propaganda materials
National Police agents in Spain arrested an 18-year-old with ties to jihadist terrorism in the town of Tarifa last Monday, Spanish police reported.
· JONAH DAVIDOV
Credibility the key issue in defamation case over Luke Sayers lewd photo scandal
One person’s word against another will be the central issue in the court battle between Luke and Cate Sayers, as the fallout from the former Carlton Football Club president’s lewd photo scandal returned to court.
· Erin Pearson
SC upholds ruling vs P17-billion telco SMS refund order
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· Herbie G
(LEAD) Court partially accepts Samsung Electronics' injunction request against union strike
SUWON, South Korea, May 18 (Yonhap) -- A court on Monday partially accepted Samsung Electronics Co.'s request for an injunction to block a strike threatened by its unionized workers.
· Chae Yun-hwan
Special counsel appeals ex-interior minister's sentence over martial law involvement
SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- A special counsel team on Monday appealed former Interior Minister Lee Sang-min's nine-year prison sentence over his role in former President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed martial law bid.
· Lee Haye-ah
4 courthouse rioters get suspended terms for attacking reporters
SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- Four people involved in last year's courthouse riot linked to former President Yoon Suk Yeol were given suspended prison terms Monday for assaulting media reporters.
· Yoo Cheong-mo
[Breaking] Samsung wins partial injunction against unions ahead of strike
Court mandates normal operations for critical chip production facilities during strike
· Lee Sun-young
Court partially accepts Samsung Electronics' injunction request against union strike
SUWON, South Korea, May 18 (Yonhap) -- A court on Monday partially accepted Samsung Electronics Co.'s request for an injunction to block a strike threatened by its unionized workers.
· Chae Yun-hwan
Moscow’s German front company: How the Russian military bought European
LÜBECK, Germany — The police and customs officers had been waiting for hours. Parked outside the Radisson Blu Senator Hotel in the northern German city of Lübeck, they sat in silence, engines off, watching the entrance.
· Jan-Henrik Dobers
Murder accused to remain in custody after man's death north of Bundaberg
Mon 18 May 2026 at 11:56am
· Grace Whiteside
Cheng Lei shines light on Chinese prison in a memoir and play
Cheng Lei poses for a photo at the Arts House performance space at the North Melbourne Town Hall in Melbourne, Australia, April 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Rod McGuirk)
· Rod Mcguirk
Early intervention and tougher action against parents to tackle youth crime
Earlier intervention and tougher action against parents are among measures being announced by the government to tackle crime by young people in England and Wales.
· Becky Morton
Woman found dead in home may have been there for weeks, police say
Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
· Sarah Swain
Dr. Oz uses AI to perform radical surgery to remove fraud
Dr. Mehmet Oz is fast becoming a taxpayer’s dream at the helm of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
· Robyn Dolgin
'Fast, destructive and highly visible': The arson tactic taking over crime wars
Property News: Suburbs where house values rose most in the past 12 months.
· Mikala Theocharous
Out-of-control judges lead to out-of-control crime
San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said it best: “We are going to continue to be the brunt of every joke and attack on Fox News, and rightfully so.”
· CA Post Editorial Board
Head of village council, deputy, shot in Arab village Jadeidi-Makr
The head of the village of Jadeidi-Makr council and another man reported to be his deputy were shot early on Monday morning, Israeli media reported.
· MAARIV ONLINE
Teenage bike swarms in Melbourne draw Victoria Police attention
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Teen girls charged after alleged violent Sydney CBD spree
Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.
· Adam Vidler
Australia news live: NSW police make 993 arrests in four-day domestic violence sweep
Police laid 2,063 charges and conducted 1,847 bail compliance checks in operation targeting offenders with a history of domestic violence. Follow today’s news live
· Nick Visser
Exit trafficking reports on the rise but even survivors don't know it's a crime
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· Tahlia Roy
Gerrymander wars: Advantage GOP, Dems AWOL on Fauci reveal and other commentary
The court’s reversal of Virginia’s gerrymander infuriated Democrats, notes Henry Olsen at The Washington Post. But they’ll be “even angrier” if — “as now appears possible — they win the national popular vote by a large margin but don’t capture the House.” The RealClearPolitics “generic congressional ballot had Democ…
· Post Editorial Board
McDonald’s worker behind revolting French fry video to face criminal charges: cops
The woman fired from a Massachusetts McDonald’s over viral video showing her stuffing French fries into her mouth and then putting them back in a box will face criminal charges, police said.
· Ronny Reyes
Steel and lead are facing trial by fire in SA's regional cities
Mon 18 May 2026 at 6:04am
· Thomas Kelsall
Justice is coming for victims of dangerous illegal-migrant truckers
A facet of the trucking industry little known to the general public has had a big impact on highway safety — and last week a US Supreme Court ruling ensured that it will have to take responsibility for the rigs it helps send out on the road.
· Adam B. Coleman
Dez pessoas são assassinadas dentro de casa no México
Pelo menos dez pessoas foram mortas a tiros no município de Tehuitzingo, no estado de Puebla, na região central do México, informaram as autoridades locais neste domingo (17/05). De acordo com a Secretaria de Segurança de Puebla, as vítimas são seis homens, três mulheres e uma menor recém-nascida. O tiroteio ocorreu…
· Deutsche Welle