Voting rights advocates vow to ‘relocate’ fight after supreme court gutting
The organizations that fought for majority-minority districts across the US south are organizing their next steps
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Newest first · UTC+11:00PNP on full alert for Labor Day protests
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Thursday (April 30) announced full alert status deploying 106,633 police persoonel as part of heighting its security measures for the upcoming Labor Day protests on Friday (May 1).
· Izel Abanilla
Chaos erupts as angry crowds surround Alice Springs hospital after fugitive's arrest
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Indonesian soldiers accused of acid attack. What happened and why?
The trial of four Indonesian soldiers accused of carrying out an acid attack on an activist who had campaigned against the expanding role of the armed forces in government has begun in a military court in Jakarta.
· Caolán Magee
Has the US Supreme Court weakened the Voting Rights Act – and how?
The United States Supreme Court has voided a key provision of a landmark civil rights law by ruling that the electoral map of Louisiana had been drawn up unconstitutionally to create two Black-majority districts.
· Sarah Shamim
Calinisan pushes for sweeping reforms, Anti-Hazing measures at PNPA
THE National Police Commission (Napolcom) has taken decisive action to address the recent hazing incident at the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA), with Commissioner Rafael Vicente Calinisan calling for urgent accountability and the implementation of sweeping institutional reforms to uphold the integrity of …
· The Manila Times
WATCH: Former broadcast journalist Jay Sonza arrested over alleged false claims on Marcos’ health
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on April 30, 2026 arrest former broadcaster Jay Sonza after a Pasay court issued a warrant over the alleged spread of false information about the health of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Sonza’s lawyer, Mark Tolentino, confirmed the arrest, which took place in Quezon City. …
· The Manila Times
Israeli army major charged with smuggling goods into Gaza | The National
Israel has charged a military officer for smuggling goods and an Israeli citizen into Gaza. His arrest came as part of continuing investigations into a suspected widespread operation that brought items into the besieged strip throughout the course of the Gaza war, fuelling a boom in the black market.
· Thomas Helm
ICC orders status conference in Duterte case, sets 2026 trial preparation deadlines
Trial Chamber III of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has scheduled a first status conference on May 27, 2026, in the case of former president Rodrigo Duterte, issuing a detailed order on Thursday that seeks key submissions from parties and participants ahead of trial.
· Franco Jose Baroña
Howard Stern finally reacts to ex-assistant demanding staggering sum in ‘sham’ lawsuit
Three weeks after Howard Stern’s ex-executive assistant Leslie Kuhn filed a lawsuit against him and wife Beth Stern for $2.5 million in damages, the shock jock has responded.
· Riley Cardoza, Leah Bitsky
US court refuses to hear Trump’s appeal of E Jean Carroll $83m defamation case
Decision from federal appeals court comes almost 18 months after Trump appealed following 2024 election win
· Guardian staff and agency
Jefferson Lewis arrested over Kumanjayi Little Baby murder
The five-year-old girl was last seen at Old Timers town camp on the outskirts of Alice Springs. (Supplied: NT Police Force)
Former broadcast journalist Jay Sonza arrested over alleged false claims on Marcos’ health
MANILA, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Thursday arrested former broadcaster and commentator Jay Sonza after a Pasay court issued a warrant over the alleged spread of false information about the health of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr..
· Franco Jose C. Baroña
WATCH: Marcos to pursue legal, diplomatic means to bring Co home, says Palace
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will pursue legal and diplomatic means to bring fugitive former lawmaker Zaldy Co home to the Philippines, Malacañang said on April 30, 2026. This, after Marcos received the confirmation from Chargé d’Affaires of Czech Republic Eva Tenzin that Co had indeed been detained by Czech autho…
· The Manila Times
Trump celebrates Supreme Court decision that could sway elections for years to come
Auto news: Public electric car charging cables cut and stolen at shopping centre
· Nick Pearson
Former executive of Hong Kong’s insurance regulator acquitted of misconduct
Anti-corruption agency had alleged that Carol Hui coerced insurer Prudential into hiring her daughter-in-law
· Fiona Chow
Former executive of Hong Kong’s insurance regulator acquitted of misconduct
Anti-corruption agency had alleged that Carol Hui coerced insurer Prudential into hiring her daughter-in-law
· Fiona Chow
NYPD cops responding to knife dispute among 10 hurt as Queens house explodes, burns down
Ten people were hurt — including seven police officers — when a home exploded and burned down while cops were responding to a dispute involving a knife, according to police and fire officials.
· Patrick Reilly, Joe Marino
Sicko FedEx driver Tanner Horner had sex with his fiancée hours after murdering little Athena Strand
Killer FedEx driver Tanner Horner went home and had sex with his fiancée just hours after he kidnapped, sexually assaulted and then murdered 7-year-old Athena Strand, a jury has heard.
· Emily Crane
Wang Fuk Court resident finds charred HK$100,000 inheritance after opening safe
Another resident of fire-ravaged estate also discovers HK$100,000 in charred banknotes after returning under government scheme
· Kristen Cheung
Wang Fuk Court resident finds charred HK$100,000 inheritance after opening safe
Another resident of fire-ravaged estate also discovers HK$100,000 in charred banknotes after returning under government scheme
· Kristen Cheung
Former CSRC chairman Yi Huiman to face trial for taking bribes, abusing power
Communist Party’s top anti-graft watchdog wraps up investigation into Yi’s activities with long list of allegations
· William Zheng
Former CSRC chairman Yi Huiman to face trial for taking bribes, abusing power
Communist Party’s top anti-graft watchdog wraps up investigation into Yi’s activities with long list of allegations
· William Zheng
Activists paid for the Voting Rights Act in blood. The supreme court has undermined it | Sophia Lin Lakin
I was a lead attorney in the Callais case. The court’s decision will silence the voices of communities of color
· Sophia Lin Lakin
States rush to redraw congressional districts to gut Black voting power
More governors call for special sessions following supreme court’s decision severely weakening Voting Rights Act
· Adria R Walker
Voting Rights Act is hollowed out by Supreme Court after 61 years
President Lyndon B. Johnson holds the signed document of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 as he chats with Sen. Everett Dirksen, R-Ill., in the President’s Room in Washington, Aug. 6, 1965. Signatures that appear on the document are Johnson, left bottom; House Speaker John McCormack, upper, standing at right; and Vice …
· Gary Fields
Mexico’s cartel crackdown hits top ranks – but will it fuel Jalisco violence?
Arrest of potential next leader found hiding in drainage pipe highlights renewed tactics – and fears of cartel infighting
· Thomas Graham
Senate might convene as an impeachment court on May 13 — Sotto
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Eksmo CEO Released From Police Custody After Questioning
The CEO and several other employees of Russia’s largest book publishing company were released from police custody on Thursday after being questioned as part of a criminal investigation into so-called LGBTQ+ “extremism.”
· The Moscow Times
Galilee man who swore loyalty to ISIS, planned attack on soldiers, indicted on terror charges
After police arrested a 20-year-old ISIS-affiliated man who was planning an attack on soldiers, prosecutors filed an indictment against the suspect Thursday morning, according to a joint statement from the Northern District Central Unit and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency).
· LEO FEIERBERG BETTER
Nightclub promoter believed to be intended target of botched kidnapping
Police believe the kidnapping and assault of a Malvern man held hostage this month was a botched attempt to target a prominent promoter behind some of Melbourne’s most popular nightclub events.
· Carla Jaeger
Hong Kong police intercept man after attempted armed bank robbery in Causeway Bay
Police stop suspect after attempted robbery in which a man allegedly carrying a knife demanded HK$100,000 before staff triggered the alarm
· Danny Mok
Hong Kong police intercept man after attempted armed bank robbery in Causeway Bay
Police stop suspect after attempted robbery in which a man allegedly carrying a knife demanded HK$100,000 before staff triggered the alarm
· Danny Mok
UK to tackle antisemitism ‘emergency’ as police probe double stabbing
This includes £25 million (US$34 million) for more police patrols and protection around synagogues, schools and community centres
· Associated Press
UK to tackle antisemitism ‘emergency’ as police probe double stabbing
This includes £25 million (US$34 million) for more police patrols and protection around synagogues, schools and community centres
· Associated Press
Police seize guns and ammunition from home of 'white supremacist'
Col Blanch says Nazi flags were displayed over or near an unlocked firearms cabinet. (ABC News: Kenith Png)
· Daryna Zadvirna
Ex-Minnesota state trooper reveals how state ‘tried to cover up fraud allegations’ — then Walz shut down his department
A former Minnesota state trooper alleged this week that his bosses at the state Department of Human Services tried to bully him into quashing his findings of fraud in the state’s child care funding program.
· Chris Nesi
Australian police find body in search for missing indigenous girl, 5
The girl was reported missing from her home in a remote community in central Australia on Saturday
· Reuters
Australian police find body in search for missing indigenous girl, 5
The girl was reported missing from her home in a remote community in central Australia on Saturday
· Reuters
Family of Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi fear she is dying in prison | The National
The family of the Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi, who is being held in prison, have called for her to be released on medical grounds, warning her life is in “imminent danger”.
· Paul Carey
Dead empire meets zombie empire: King Charles III’s US visit can’t mask the reek of corruption
By Tarik Cyril Amar, a historian from Germany working at Koç University, Istanbul, on Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, the history of World War II, the cultural Cold War, and the politics of memory
· RT
‘What we’re doing is real justice’: how one New York gym built a pipeline away from prison
Debra Granik’s five-hour documentary shows a former drug dealer turned entrepreneur striving to beat a system that continues to punish those that have served time
· Adrian Horton
The supreme court’s voting rights decision is a death knell for American democracy | Moira Donegan
The US was not a true democracy before the Voting Rights Act. Wednesday’s decision has essentially destroyed the law
· Moira Donegan
Gucci, Coldplay and wooden bowls: what billionaire’s secretary allegedly bought in $1.6m credit card fraud spree
Former secretary of philanthropist Judith Neilson allegedly used unauthorised credit cards during multi-year shopping spree for artwork, concert tickets and monogrammed napkins
· Penry Buckley
Watch : Senate holds closed-door meeting to prepare for Duterte impeachment trial
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· The Manila Times
Myanmar's military-backed government reduces ousted leader Suu Kyi's prison term in new amnesty
Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi waits to address judges of the International Court of Justice on the second day of three days of hearings in The Hague, Netherlands, on Dec. 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)
· Grant Peck
Canberra speech pathologist convicted of illegally obtaining medication
The court heard Kimberlee Cayzer used the names of five people, including the parents of two patients, to obtain the prescriptions. (ABC News: Matt Roberts)
· Zaarkacha Marlan
British government calls antisemitism an emergency after latest attack on Jews
London’s Metropolitan Police on Wednesday released video from the body-worn cameras of two officers involved in detaining a man accused of stabbing two Jewish men on a London street in the city’s latest antisemitic attack.
· Jill Lawless
South Africa court orders deportation of Mugabe's son in shooting case
Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, 28, the youngest son of Zimbabwe's former president Robert Mugabe, has been given a deportation order from a South African court, after admitting to being in the country illegally.
· AfricaNews
Police search luxury unit owned by prominent surgeon
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