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Judges at the International Criminal Court confirmed murder charges against former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte as crimes against humanity on Thursday, paving the way for a trial.
Two IDF soldiers were indicted on charges of spying for Iran in exchange for financial compensation, the military, police, and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) announced on Thursday.
Adam Hall, of Tyne and Wear, will serve at least 23 years in prison, with victims describing lasting trauma
The Russian and Israeli pavilions will not be considered for top prizes at the 2026 Venice Biennale.
Israel has charged two air force personnel with allegedly working for Iranian intelligence, according to a joint statement from the Israeli military, Shin Bet and police.
A flock of roseate spoonbills soars across the almost full moon above the New Orleans skyline at sunset, with the Caesars Superdome and Smoothie King Center visible below, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. (David Grunfeld/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP, File)
British grime artist and producer Skepta was arrested after officers pulled him over for driving recklessly, a court heard.
Who will be eligible, whether decisions can be challenged and how fraud will be weeded out are just some of the unsettled details
Kuwaiti-American journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin has been released from prison after being acquitted of all charges related to sharing images on social media of the US-Israeli war on Iran.
AI developer Anthropic insists it has no backdoor or “kill switch” for its Claude AI once it is deployed in classified Pentagon military networks, according to a new court filing.
WASHINGTON — A House GOP chairman is demanding the CEO of ActBlue publicly answer questions about reports that the Democratic fundraising platform loosened fraud safeguards to accept potentially “fraudulent and illegal political donations.”
A "dangerous" rapist who deliberately infected five young men and two boys aged 15 and 17 with HIV has been been handed a life sentence with a minimum jail term of 23 years.
A federal judge dismissed far-right provocateur Laura Loomer’s defamation lawsuit against HBO and Bill Maher over his joke that she was “f–king” President Trump.
Defense attorney Mark Collins, right, speaks to the judge as defense attorney Steve Nodler, center, listens during the arraignment of former Franklin County, Ohio, deputy Jason Meade, appearing on video screen, Dec. 3, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon, File)
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. does not feel alluded to by former Speaker Martin Romualdez's remarks that command responsibility for the 2025 budget mess and the infrastructure corruption scandal lies with the Executive branch, Malacañang said Thursday.
The jury in the trial of a British teacher and his boyfriend, accused of sexually abusing and murdering the infant boy they were adopting, was suddenly discharged on Thursday.
Police chief says human remains had been in a wooded area for years and did not match local missing persons reports
Director Maggie Gyllenhaal appears at the premiere of “The Bride!” in New York on March 3, 2026. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
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Italy’s migrant detention hubs in Albania are in line with EU law as long as migrants’ rights are fully protected, according to an adviser to the bloc’s top court.
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals handed the Trump administration a significant legal victory Wednesday, issuing a formal injunction blocking California's No Vigilantes Act from being enforced against federal law enforcement officers. The court ruled that the state law - which required non-uniformed federal agents to…
MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Imee Marcos criticized the decision of the International Criminal Court to confirm charges against former president Rodrigo Duterte and commit him to trial.
Killings involving a knife or sharp instrument fell by 21% last year, according to figures from police forces in England and Wales.
O Procurador-Geral da República, Américo Letela, reconheceu estar a enfrentar "grandes desafios" para o esclarecimento do crime, devido à existência de "várias linhas" de investigação.
The jury has been discharged in the trial of a former high school teacher accused of sexually assaulting and killing a baby boy he adopted with his partner.
ICC judges say there are substantial grounds to believe Duterte guided anti-drugs crackdown that killed thousands
Two men were stabbed — one fatally — outside of a Manhattan homeless shelter early Thursday morning, according to police.
Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have confirmed all three counts of murder as crimes against humanity against former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and committed him to trial.
A woman living in a Russian-controlled part of southern Ukraine has been found guilty of treason and sentenced to 14 years in prison for buying war bonds to support the Ukrainian military, the court that convicted her said on Thursday.
Opposition leaders vowed to establish a state commission of inquiry into government failures surrounding the October 7 attacks immediately after the upcoming elections, as bereaved families clashed outside the High Court during a Thursday hearing on petitions demanding such a probe.
The Philippines will not rejoin the International Criminal Court (ICC) as President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s stance on the matter remains unchanged, Malacañang said on April 23, 2026. Palace Press Officer Claire Castro issued the statement after the ICC Appeals Chamber upheld its jurisdiction over former president Rod…
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A young Indigenous man’s missing persons case could have had a different outcome if police started searching earlier and followed all procedures, a coroner has heard.
The ‘experience’ in New York sensationalizes history’s most gruesome murders – and pays little respect to the victims
Judge’s repeal of Trump ban on gender-affirming care for children ‘a meaningful win for patients’, experts say
Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is seen on a screen in the courtroom of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, on March 14, 2025. © Reuters
The owners of the intellectual property of Better Place, a defunct Israeli start-up that innovated in the late 2000s and early 2010s in electric-vehicle battery-swap systems, filed a lawsuit against a $16 billion Chinese EV maker for intellectual property infringement, The Financial Times reported on Thursday night.
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir informed the Jerusalem District Court on Tuesday that he would sign off after Independence Day on the promotion of senior police officer Ruti Hauslich, effectively ending the administrative petition she filed after he blocked her advancement despite the backing of the polic…
The spokesman of Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez says on April 23, 2026 that his team will question the Precautionary Hold Departure Order (PHDO) that would be issued to a client by the Sandiganbayan. The anti-graft court issued the order on the night, of April 22, 2026 saying that the Office of the Ombudsman finds prob…
Ben Roberts-Smith was eyeing business opportunities overseas before his arrest, but his partner says the war veteran always intended to return home if criminal charges were laid.The former SAS soldier was arrested on April 7 and charged with murdering or ordering the murders of five unarmed detainees while deployed …
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Lebanon's president has called the killing of a journalist by an Israeli strike a "war crime" aimed at hiding its conduct in the country.
The International Criminal Court, or ICC, confirmed charges of crimes against humanity against former President Rodrigo Duterte. The court finds substantial grounds to believe he orchestrated an anti-drugs campaign that allegedly killed thousands of civilians. It ruled that Duterte bears individual criminal responsi…
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Police have seized $20 million worth of illicit drugs and arrested four south-east Queensland men following a major investigation into an organised crime syndicate with links across Australia.
Pope Leo XIV told inmates at one of Equatorial Guinea’s notorious prisons that they were "not alone," as he drew attention Wednesday to prison conditions, human rights abuses and injustices that campaigners have denounced for years.
Riot police will be stationed on French beaches in a bid to prevent migrants from crossing the English Channel illegally under a new agreement with the UK.