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South Korean police have launched an investigation into allegations that vaccines from batches linked to foreign-substance reports were improperly distributed during the COVID-19 pandemic, authorities said Tuesday.
IN a strong affirmation of integrity in public service, the National Police Commission (Napolcom) commended the Southern District Highway Patrol Team of the Regional Highway Patrol Unit-NCR, PNP-Highway Patrol Group, for refusing a P200,000 bribe during an anti-carnapping operation in Pasay City on April 16, 2026. T…
SEOUL, April 28 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court on Tuesday ordered authorities to cancel 68.7 billion won (US$ 46.6 million) in taxes levied on the local unit of U.S. streaming giant Netflix.
Austrian police officers watch a gathering of Taylor Swift fans in the city centre in Vienna on Aug. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader, File)
New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge and Ben Rice, right, celebrate Rice’s two-run home run in the third inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers Monday, April 27, 2026, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Police say kidnappings and shootings are believed to be linked to the spate of incidents at venues that began on 14 April
Israel Police opened an investigation into a shooting in Jaffa that targeted a 33-year-old man on Monday night, the police said on Tuesday morning.
Court says key content storage and transmission functions were carried out by overseas entities, not Netflix’s Korean unit
Asahiyama Zoo in Hokkaido announced that it has been forced to postpone its summer opening after a male employee admitted to disposing of his wife’s body in the zoo’s incinerator.
The cash flow crunch caused by the High Court’s decision to turf out campaign finance laws show there’s more than seven million reasons for the Allan government and Liberal-led Opposition to restore public funding for political parties and candidates in Victoria.
The last time she stepped onto the Barclays Center court, it was a party as Liberty-colored confetti floated through the air to celebrate the franchise winning its first WNBA title.
People rally outside a courthouse while a hearing for Purdue Pharma takes place inside in Newark, N.J., Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
A phone displays sports trades on Polymarket on Thursday, April 16, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
Former NBA basketball player and assistant coach Damon Jones arrives at Brooklyn federal court, Monday, Nov. 24, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)
A customs agent wears a patch for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency, Oct. 27, 2017, at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)
Members of the media document detectives and deputies with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office as they investigate inside the Lake Forest subdivision of Tampa, Fla., on Friday, April 24, 2026, where authorities said a man was taken into custody after barricading himself inside a home, in connection to the searc…
DETROIT — General Motors raised its 2026 guidance after significantly beating Wall Street's first-quarter earnings expectations following a roughly $500 million benefit from the U.S. Supreme Court decision to terminate and refund certain levies paid under President Donald Trump's tariffs.
It is always a sign of political trouble in the UK when its prime minister gathers top figures at the Chequers Court, a house west of London that the head of government uses as a weekend retreat.
Aaron Judge (99) y Ben Rice, derecha, de los Yankees de Nueva York, celebran el cuadrangular de dos carreras de Rice en la tercera entrada del juego de béisbol de Grandes Ligas contra los Rangers de Texas, el lunes 27 de abril 2026, en Arlington, Texas. (AP Foto/Tony Gutierrez)
Sri Lanka Police have announced a special traffic plan for tomorrow (28) in connection with the ‘Walk for Peace’ programme.
A man who murdered a British tourist in a regional Australian town has been declared mentally unfit for trial.
The Seoul High Court on Tuesday upheld a lower court ruling that sentenced former People Power Party floor leader Kweon Seong-dong to two years in prison for receiving illicit political funds from a senior Unification Church official ahead of the 2022 presidential election.
NT police said 47-year-old Jefferson Lewis was reported absent soon after Sharon’s family reported her disappearance in Alice Springs
ARLINGTON, Texas — Aaron Judge is no stranger to showing up next to all-time greats in the Yankees record book.
A “selfless and caring” Costco employee, who was his elderly mother’s sole caregiver, was killed in a senseless shooting after he tried to stop a gun-carrying shopper from entering the Ohio big-box store on Saturday, new court records show.
The ex-Alabama defensive tackle who impersonated NFL stars to get nearly $20 million in fraudulent loans pleaded guilty on Monday to federal wire fraud and aggravated identity theft charges.
LAS VEGAS — A Nevada judge sentenced "Dances With Wolves” actor Nathan Chasing Horse on Monday to life in prison for sexually assaulting Indigenous women and girls.
Japan Airlines will introduce the robots for trial run at a Tokyo airport amid country’s surge in inbound tourism and worsening labour shortages
Police are investigating whether the suspected abductor of five-year-old Alice Springs girl Sharon Granites is being helped as the search enters its third day.
New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run in the third inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers Monday, April 27, 2026, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
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When Atif Najib was led into a Damascus courtroom on Sunday, he cut an isolated figure. Sat behind bars in striped, prison-issue clothes, Mr Najib was a long way from his previous life as a powerful figure in the regime of former Syrian president Bashar Al Assad, his cousin.
Insider says police were alerted after dispute over ‘trivial matters’ between Malaysian man and mainland Chinese woman escalated into a brawl
Insider says police were alerted after dispute over ‘trivial matters’ between Malaysian man and mainland Chinese woman escalated into a brawl
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The accused leader of a global “satanic paedophile ring” that allegedly includes a swimming coach and former police officer has been released back into the community following months in custody on remand.
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SEOUL, April 28 (Yonhap) -- Police said Tuesday they plan to request an arrest warrant for a teenager accused of stealing gold bracelets from a jewelry store.
An appeals court on Tuesday sentenced Rep. Kweon Seong-dong of the main opposition People Power Party to a two-year prison term on charges of accepting illegal political funds from the Unification Church.
Police say the man, a tourist from South East Asia, was swept from rocks at Indijup Natural Spa in WA's South West. (Supplied: Scott Palmer / @droneimageWA on Instagram)
SEOUL, April 28 (Yonhap) -- An appeals court on Tuesday sentenced Rep. Kweon Seong-dong of the main opposition People Power Party to a two-year prison term on charges of accepting illegal political funds from the Unification Church.
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Activists from the Forum for the Protection of Voting Rights press up against a police barricade during a protest in Kolkata on March 28 against the Election Commission of India's ongoing Special Intensive Revision that has struck millions of voters off West Bengal's electoral rolls. © AP
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A teenage straphanger was shot while he was riding a Queens-bound A train on Monday evening, police said.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The man accused of opening fire at a Washington dinner attended by Donald Trump was charged on Monday with attempting to assassinate the US president and could face life in prison if convicted.
Police said a long-distance train had crashed into the women-only last carriage of the commuter train outside the Indonesian capital.
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Antonio Espaillat, center, the owner of the Jet Set nightclub, whose roof collapse in 2025 resulted in fatalities, arrives at court for trial in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Monday, April 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Ricardo Hernandez)
Fundraiser for Ukraine was among targets, Lithuanian authorities allege; Kyiv collars Israel over Russian shipments of stolen Ukrainian grain. What we know on day 1,525
