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· Agence France-Presse
Ex-NYPD sergeant learns his fate after facing 15 years behind bars in fatal NYC cooler throw
A former NYPD sergeant was sentenced to three-to-nine years in prison Thursday for hurling a drink cooler at a scooter-riding drug suspect, killing him, in The Bronx.
· Ben Kochman
South Beirut Sees Mass Exodus Amid Diplomatic Scramble To Ward Off Israeli Raids
Israel has on Thursday warned civilians in south Beirut to evacuate their homes and neighborhoods, amid fears of a fresh impending aerial assault, after IDF strikes across Lebanon and the capital the day prior led to at least 250 Lebanese deaths and over 1,400 people wounded. These were the heaviest strikes of the war.
· Tyler Durden
Saudi Arabia executes two men convicted of joining terror group and killing police | The National
Saudi Arabia on Thursday executed two citizens who had been involved in “terrorist acts”, including killing security personnel, its Interior Ministry said.
· The National
Man jailed for stealing handbag containing a Fabergé egg
LONDON (AP) — A bag-snatcher who stole a designer handbag without knowing it contained a Fabergé egg and watch worth up to $3 million was sentenced Thursday to more than two years in prison.
Police gear up to interview high-profile witnesses over Peter Mandelson
LONDON — Police investigating former U.K. ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson over his association with Jeffrey Epstein are gearing up to interview high-profile figures in British politics.
· Sam Blewett
‘Inherently dangerous and unnecessary’: NT buses will soon be patrolled by armed officers
First Nations lawyers and politicians warn the change will disproportionately affect Indigenous people, making them feel ‘less safe, rather than more safe’
· Douglas Smith
Sinner into last eight after 37-set record snapped
Sinner has never won a clay-court Masters 1000 title
· Bbcsport
Naked shotgun-wielding Yale alum rampages through Bay Area Tesla shop
A naked man wielding a gun was taken down by police officers following his screaming rampage through a Bay Area Tesla repair shop.
· Katie Jerkovich
Jo Malone hopes 'sense will prevail' in lawsuit over use of her name
Jo Malone, the perfume designer, said she hopes "sense will prevail" in a case against her and High Street retailer Zara by beauty giant Estée Lauder over the use of her name.
· Emer Moreau
Bahamas police may have tricked Lynette Hooker’s husband into talking to them for three hours before arrest: lawyer
Police in the Bahamas may have tricked US boater Lynette Hooker’s husband into talking to them for three hours before arresting him in connection with her disappearance, his attorney has said.
· Anthony Blair
Gaza mourns Al Jazeera reporter Mohammed Wishah killed iin Israeli drone strike
Footage from the scene showed a burnt‑out vehicle on Al‑Rashid Street, while mourners later gathered at Shifa and Al Aqsa hospitals before his burial. Al Jazeera and Palestinian health officials said Wishah died in the targeted strike on Wednesday, adding to growing concern over the safety of media workers in the wa…
· AfricaNews
Netanyahu corruption trial to resume on Sunday
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s long-running corruption trial will resume on Sunday, according to a statement released by the Israeli court hours after Israel lifted the state of emergency imposed as a result of its war with Iran.
· Middleeasteye
Burglar posed as college student to spend 3 nights in dorm stealing from students: police
A burglar suspect allegedly posed as a college student to get into a dormitory where she spent three nights robbing students, according to police.
· Patrick Reilly
US$3 million Faberge egg heist at London pub ends in jail for thief
The rare item remains missing as police continue their investigation, urging anyone with information to come forward
· dpa
US$3 million Faberge egg heist at London pub ends in jail for thief
The rare item remains missing as police continue their investigation, urging anyone with information to come forward
· dpa
Russia’s Supreme Court Designates Nobel Prize-Winning Memorial as ‘Extremist’
Russia’s Supreme Court on Thursday declared the Nobel Prize-winning human rights organization Memorial an “extremist” group, a designation that effectively criminalizes its remaining operations and exposes its supporters to criminal prosecution.
· The Moscow Times
Jerusalem’s Palm Sunday and the asymmetry of moral judgment - opinion
On Palm Sunday, in Jerusalem’s Old City, Israeli police prevented senior Christian clergy from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Within hours, images and reports spread globally. The reaction was swift and condemnatory: an affront to religious freedom at one of Christianity’s holiest sites.
· NIRA BRONER WORCMAN
NYC ‘squatter from hell’ sends tenants fleeing from their beds as judge brushes off hearing for 2 months: ‘Unlivable’
West Village residents claim their building’s “squatter from hell” is continuing to terrorize them — forcing them to run from their beds in fright as he screams death threats and bangs on walls so hard they shake, new court filings detail.
· Peter Senzamici
Brazilian police dog sniffs out 48 tons of marijuana in record bust
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian police on Wednesday seized a record 48 tons of marijuana in a favela in Rio de Janeiro, uncovered by chance by a sniffer dog during a regular operation against criminal factions.
· Agence France-Presse
Longtime Philly sports radio host Mike Missanelli arrested for allegedly slapping fiancé
Mike Missanelli, a former Philadelphia sports radio host, was arrested Wednesday on harassment and assault charges, according to NBCPhiladlephia.com.
· Matt Ehalt
Longtime Philly sports radio host Mike Missanelli arrested for allegedly slapping fiancé
Mike Missanelli, a former Philadelphia sports radio host, was arrested Wednesday on harassment and assault charges, according to NBCPhiladlephia.com.
· Matt Ehalt
These Iranians supported the US-Israeli war. Now they realise their mistake
The cessation of US-Israeli strikes has brought relief to people in Iran. For those among them who began the conflict supportive of the assault, it also came with a kind of realisation.
· Middleeasteye
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ lawyers to urge appeals court to overturn conviction, sentence
Lawyers for Sean “Diddy” Combs are expected to tell an appeals court on Thursday the judge who oversaw the hip-hop mogul’s sex crimes trial should not have considered evidence that he abused and threatened former girlfriends in sentencing him to more than four years in prison for his conviction on prostitution charges.
· Reuters
Bruce Lehrmann's appeal will not be heard by High Court
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Russian court criminalizes the activities of the Nobel Prize-winning rights group Memorial
Court judge Vyacheslav Kirillov reads a ruling to outlaw the “international movement” Memorial as extremist in a move against Nobel Peace Prize-winning rights group in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, April 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
· Dasha Litvinova
Woman killed sister and snatched Rolex, court told
A woman fatally stabbed her film director sister in the neck and snatched her diamond-encrusted gold Rolex watch, the Old Bailey has heard.
· BBC News
Why I declined Megyn Kelly’s invitation - opinion
Megyn Kelly recently invited me to appear on her true crime podcast, MK True Crime.
· JOEL WALDMAN
Petition to High Court seeks to strike down new rabbinical courts arbitration law
A new petition filed with the High Court of Justice on Thursday is seeking to strike down the new law allowing rabbinical courts to serve as arbitrators in certain civil disputes.
· SARAH BEN-NUN
Netanyahu's criminal trial to resume Sunday after wartime court freeze
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s criminal trial is set to resume on Sunday after weeks in which Israel’s court system operated under emergency restrictions because of the war with Iran.
· SARAH BEN-NUN
Police probe alleged murder of 'pop Terry'
Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.
· 9News Staff
Al Jazeera condemns killing of journalist in Israeli strike in Gaza
Al Jazeera has condemned the killing of one of its Palestinian journalists in an Israeli strike in the Gaza Strip, describing it as a "deliberate and targeted crime".
· David Gritten
Police hunting man who stole 2 Pokemon cards worth HK$250,000 from store
Man entered shop in Tsim Sha Tsui and asked to view two rare cards, then snatched them and fled
· Danny Mok
Police hunting man who stole 2 Pokemon cards worth HK$250,000 from store
Man entered shop in Tsim Sha Tsui and asked to view two rare cards, then snatched them and fled
· Danny Mok
These Iranians supported the US-Israeli war. Now they realise their mistake
The cessation of US-Israeli strikes has brought relief to people in Iran. For those among them who began the conflict supportive of the assault, it also came with a kind of realisation.
· Middleeasteye
Indonesian activists target Myanmar’s president in genocide case against him
The complaint seeks to hold Min Aung Hlaing accountable for international crimes in an Indonesian court, following recent legal changes
· Resty Woro Yuniar
Indonesian activists target Myanmar’s president in genocide case against him
The complaint seeks to hold Min Aung Hlaing accountable for international crimes in an Indonesian court, following recent legal changes
· Resty Woro Yuniar
Iryna Zarutska's Accused Killer Found Incompetent To Stand Trial In Charlotte Stabbing
In a development that has reignited outrage over North Carolina’s handling of violent repeat offenders and the mentally ill, the man accused of savagely murdering Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on a Charlotte light-rail train - saying "I got that white girl" - has been declared “incapable to proceed” with his stat…
· Tyler Durden
Widow of Long Island man killed in freak MRI accident while wearing 20-pound chain files lawsuit
The heartbroken widow of the Long Island man killed when he was violently yanked into an MRI machine has accused the radiology office of negligence for not telling her husband to remove his 20-pound chain from his neck.
· Richard Pollina
Israeli arrested in Iranian plot to assassinate former PM Naftali Bennett
A Haifa resident has been arrested on suspicion of carrying out missions for Iranian intelligence, including allegedly producing explosives intended to target former prime minister Naftali Bennett, read a joint statement issued by police and the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) on Thursday.
· TOBIAS SIEGAL
Your neighborhood could be aging you faster — and creating more ‘zombie cells’
Affordability, low crime, quick commutes and quality schools are some of the top priorities for homebuyers searching for a neighborhood to call home.
· Tracy Swartz
Congress must stop immigrant welfare madness since Supreme Court won’t
More than half of immigrant households in the United States use welfare, costing taxpayers billions and making the programs less sustainable for Americans in need of help.
· Betsy McCaughey
'We are not broken': French nationals freed from Iran welcomed by President Macron
Two French nationals who returned home on Wednesday after being held for almost four years in Iran said they had never given up hope and would speak out about the "daily horror" of their Iranian prison.
· AfricaNews
Will Philippine ex-president Duterte stand trial at the ICC, and for how long?
Judges are set to decide by late April whether to send Duterte’s case to trial, with any proceedings expected to move at a “glacial pace”
· Raissa Robles
Will Philippine ex-president Duterte stand trial at the ICC, and for how long?
Judges are set to decide by late April whether to send Duterte’s case to trial, with any proceedings expected to move at a “glacial pace”
· Raissa Robles
They Needed Treatment for Drug Addiction. The Company They Turned to May Have Used Them to Commit Fraud.
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· Alex Acquisto and Taylor Six
Police say 'no evidence of kangaroo strike' in woman's suspicious death
Police say they are investigating whether damage to a Jeep Grand Cherokee reportedly involved in a kangaroo strike on the Barkly Highway was pre-existing. (Supplied: NT Police)
Man charged with murder over woman's 'suspicious' kangaroo crash death
Police say they are investigating whether damage to a Jeep Grand Cherokee reportedly involved in a kangaroo strike on the Barkly Highway was pre-existing. (Supplied: NT Police)
Sean 'Diddy' Combs' lawyers appeal his conviction with First Amendment argument
NEW YORK — Sean “Diddy” Combs ’ lawyers are poised to try to persuade federal appeals court judges that the hip-hop mogul was treated unfairly at the trial that sent him to prison on prostitution-related charges, and that the First Amendment should win his freedom.
· Associated Press