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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…
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.
An Alabama high school basketball coach charged with sex crimes against a student allegedly solicited her victim into sending “obscene material depicting sexual activity” – just days before she resigned from her role in charge of a championship-winning team.
The decades-long legal battle that saw the descendants of iron ore pioneer Peter Wright claim victory against Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting will soon land in the hands of its fourth judge, as a row over the calculation of royalties brews.
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The Supreme Court began hearing petitions on Thursday seeking to compel the government to establish a state commission of inquiry into the October 7 massacre and the subsequent Israel-Hamas War.
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Judges at the International Criminal Court on Thursday confirmed crimes against humanity charges against former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte for deadly anti-drugs crackdowns he allegedly oversaw while in office.
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Culture and Sports Minister Miki Zohar was summoned for a second round of questioning with the National Crime Unit (Lahav 433) regarding an ongoing investigation into the Histadrut corruption affair, Israeli public broadcaster KAN reported on Thursday.
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The self-proclaimed “Pro-life Spiderman” was sentenced to prison for climbing the Las Vegas Sphere and causing $100,000 in damages — after he taunted cops that he would escape conviction.
Public villain Richard Pusey has sued Victoria Police for compensation over the Eastern Freeway tragedy, alleging the force exposed him to injury when he was pulled over and witnessed the deaths of four officers.
Authorities feared Ben Roberts-Smith was planning on moving overseas, court documents have shown. (AAP: Dan Himbrechts)
JINJU, South Korea, April 23 (Yonhap) -- A district court on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for a truck driver who drove into a group of rallygoers in the southeastern city of Jinju this week, killing one and injuring two others.
A former Beast Industries employee is suing MrBeast's media production company after she was allegedly fired from her social media manager job upon returning from maternity leave and following years of what she described as sexual harassment and workplace gender bias.
In the months before his dramatic airport arrest in Sydney, Ben Roberts-Smith had vacated his Brisbane apartment, paid thousands of dollars to an immigration lawyer, and booked flights to Spain, newly released court documents reveal.
Partner of soldier accused of war crimes says the couple discussed possibility of moving overseas to ‘create some normalcy in our lives’
A man accused of murdering a fellow patient inside a Geelong psychiatric hospital has appeared in court nearly two months after the alleged killing.
SEOUL, April 23 (Yonhap) -- Rep. Joo Ho-young, a six-term lawmaker of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP), announced Thursday he will not run for mayor of the traditional conservative stronghold of Daegu after a high court dismissed his injunction request to suspend the party's cutoff decision.
A woman convicted of killing her 3-year-old son and attempting to kill her father was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Wednesday, as the Daegu High Court upheld the lower court’s ruling.
Thousands sign petition demanding a new probe into the woman’s death after police dismissed her case, igniting public fury
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The Queensland Police Service could be forced to replace its entire fleet of handguns used by frontline officers after defective weapons were found during routine testing.
Judith Neilson's former secretary has been charged with fraud offences. (Supplied: Tim Carrafa/NGV)
Syndicate allegedly faked overseas accidents with forged documents to claim payouts from insurers without ever leaving the city
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Two people were arrested on Tuesday in connection with a plot to commit arson against a British Jewish community site, the Metropolitan Police said on Wednesday night, raising the number of people arrested for involvement in the conspiracy to nine.
SUNCHEON, South Korea, April 23 (Yonhap) -- A woman who brutally beat her four-month-old son and left him to die in a bathtub was sentenced Thursday to life imprisonment in a child abuse case that stunned the nation.
Garry and Louise Kingston leaving Bunbury Magistrates Court after the hearing. (ABC South West WA: Neve Brissenden)
YEONCHEON, South Korea, April 23 (Yonhap) -- The ex-husband of Lee Boo-jin, the eldest daughter of late Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee, has belatedly been revealed to be serving a one-year prison sentence for deceiving authorities in a bizarre case involving his shaman girlfriend, legal sources said Thursday.
The Suncheon branch of the Gwangju District Court on Thursday sentenced a mother to life in prison for the fatal abuse of her 4-month-old son last year. The father was sentenced to four years and six months in prison.
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Two trains crashed head-on near the Danish capital Copenhagen on Thursday leaving several people injured, police and media reports said.
The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission has been reviewing the way NSW Police investigated domestic violence cases involving its officers. (ABC News: Abubakr Sajid)
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Lloyd and Sue Clarke hope people don't forget their daughter Hannah's story. (ABC News: Chris Gillette)
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Annalouise Spence, who has been charged with defrauding her former boss, billionaire philanthropist Judith Neilson, of more than $1.6 million, has been refused bail.
SEOUL, April 23 (Yonhap) -- A court ruled Thursday that the sports ministry's call for heavy disciplinary action against the country's top football official in 2024 was justified.
This is hooning. Police crackdowns, car seizures and fines are increasing. So why is dangerous driving still happening? Reporting by Blair Wise and Joshua Langman for ABC News Loop.
An accused childcare rapist took advantage of the fact he could have close contact with children, and did not need to take them to a secluded area because this would have raised suspicions, the prosecution told a jury as his trial concluded.
Keiron Beau James Hedges has been charged over an incident at Perth Airport on April 22, 2026. (Supplied)
Melbourne man stabbed twice in chest, with remains found in field near his campervan in 2021. Family argue police prematurely assumed he’d killed himself