Topic: Crime & Justice — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-24 20:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Syria's highest Islamic official under the deposed Assad regime, Ahmad Badr Al Din Hassoun, has been sentenced to life in prison after being tried on charges of "incitement to violence, justification of killing and abuse of office", state news agency Sana said on Monday.
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[2026-08-24 20:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A special tribunal in Bangladesh’s capital on Monday asked authorities to keep three journalists jailed until their trial in a case involving a mass uprising that ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from office in 2024, lawyers said.
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[2026-08-24 20:00 UTC+10:00] [ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Civil liberties groups decry plan to use gloves linked to death of Kentucky man allegedly shocked 27 times in county jail
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[2026-08-24 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-24 19:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Syria’s former grand mufti under ousted President Bashar Assad, Ahmad Badreddine Hassoun, stands as a court sentences him to life in prison at the Palace of Justice in Damascus, Syria, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
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[2026-08-24 19:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel may have committed war crimes in a double-tap attack on a Gaza hospital that killed Palestinian journalists, medics and first responders, an investigation by The Independent has found.
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[2026-08-24 19:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A 14-year-old from central Israel is suspected of extorting two peers through threats, demanding money and clothing items in exchange for "protection," police stated on Sunday.
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[2026-08-24 19:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Brian Charles Parfitt attacked the ambulance during a violent confrontation. (ABC Goldfields: Macey Turner)
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[2026-08-24 18:52 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-08-24 18:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with police inspection in last 2 paras)
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[2026-08-24 18:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Brydon Carse is under investigation over a video of him appearing to be led away from a nightclub by police. (Getty Images: Jason McCawley/Cricket Australia)
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[2026-08-24 18:32 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Yarra Mayor Stephen Jolly told police he was scared he would be “knifed” when four masked protesters attended his post-election party in 2024, where he is accused of punching one in the face.
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[2026-08-24 18:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Ahmad Badreddin Hassoun, a top Muslim religious official during ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s rule, has been sentenced to life in prison for crimes committed during the country’s nearly 14-year war.
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[2026-08-24 18:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: This drone was intercepted carrying contraband into the Townsville Correctional Complex on May 17. (Supplied: Queensland Corrective Services)
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[2026-08-24 18:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The campaign to prevent the killing of wild horses in national parks has moved to the NSW north coast. (ABC South East NSW: Adriane Reardon)
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[2026-08-24 18:11 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Justice Minister Jung Sung-ho's resignation has been confirmed, weeks after the liberal bloc pushed through a controversial overhaul of the criminal justice system that strips the prosecution of its investigative powers without exception.
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[2026-08-24 18:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A seven-year-old girl received a life-saving liver transplant last month from a fallen IDF soldier, Sergeant First Class Shahar Gamla, who was killed while deployed in Lebanon.
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[2026-08-24 17:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- An appellate court on Monday granted bail for a jailed self-proclaimed power broker convicted for providing free opinion polls to former President Yoon Suk Yeol between 2021 and 2022, legal sources said.
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[2026-08-24 17:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with more details in last 3 paras)
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[2026-08-24 17:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Central Elections Committee chairman and Supreme Court Deputy President Noam Sohlberg on Monday morning rejected a petition seeking to prevent National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir from attending and speaking at a police event over concerns that his participation would amount to prohibited election campaigning.
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[2026-08-24 17:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Ukrainian strikes killed at least three teenagers in the Krasnodar region, Russian officials said Monday morning, coming as the country's second-largest retailer Ozon reported that four of its logistics centers across southern Russia were targeted in the overnight attacks.
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[2026-08-24 17:43 UTC+10:00] [Australian trade unions] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Police arrest five men and search six properties including the union’s Victorian headquarters
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[2026-08-24 17:40 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-08-24 17:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The student was 13 at the time of the alleged murder. (ABC Newcastle: Jenae Madden)
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[2026-08-24 17:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Oscar Hamilton died after he was stabbed at Woodgrove Shopping Centre in Melton in 2024. (Supplied)
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[2026-08-24 17:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung has accepted Justice Minister Jung Sung-ho's resignation, a presidential spokesperson said Monday, a week after the minister offered to step down.
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[2026-08-24 17:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Former Integrity Care co-director Amy June Collins will return to court for another pre-sentence hearing next month. (ABC News)
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[2026-08-24 17:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (LEAD) Gov't, ruling party share need to relax tax rule for single-home owners not living in property
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[2026-08-24 17:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Megan Tangye died after she was taken to Port Macquarie Base Hospital in December 2025. (Supplied: NSW Police)
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[2026-08-24 16:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- A top presidential aide said Monday that the chief justice's recommendation of Supreme Court justice nominees without prior consultation may have infringed on the president's authority to appoint public officials.
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[2026-08-24 16:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Eight Palestinian residents of the West Bank were found illegally living in an apartment in Beersheba during a police enforcement operation last week, prompting Southern District Police Commander Haim Bublil to sign an administrative order closing the property for 30 days.
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[2026-08-24 16:44 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The presumed body of a missing woman was found Monday on the southern resort island of Jeju, police said, amid an intensive search for the missing person launched belatedly due to a police officer there prematurely, if not illegally, closing the case, allegedly without confirming her safety.
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[2026-08-24 16:36 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-08-24 16:36 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-08-24 16:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: At least 30 people have been killed after a massive pile of rubbish collapsed at Conakry’s largest landfill in Guinea.
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[2026-08-24 16:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Drivers have been urged to regularly review their traffic records and pay fines in good time after Dubai Police confirmed they impounded 497 vehicles in the first six months of this year over unpaid fines.
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[2026-08-24 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The road to Konstyantynivka in Donetsk, Ukraine, is a perilous journey for the Khyzhak brigade – a mobile unit tasked with shooting down Russian drones to cover soldiers’ rotations or moving armoured vehicles
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[2026-08-24 15:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: JEJU, South Korea, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- The presumed body of a missing woman was found Monday on the southern resort island of Jeju, police said, amid an intensive search for the missing person launched belatedly due to a police officer there prematurely, if not illegally, closing the case, allegedly without confirming her safety.
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[2026-08-24 15:42 UTC+10:00] [US immigration] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Joshua Aviles says he is on a nine-month Middle East deployment and learned his has father has been arrested while he was waiting for green card approval
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[2026-08-24 15:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The court has heard more evidence about a 2008 lunch where a complainant alleges Alan Jones touched him. (ABC News: Jamie McKinnell)
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[2026-08-24 15:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- An appellate court on Monday upheld an 18-month prison term for a former presidential secretary for drafting a false document linked to former President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed martial law bid.
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[2026-08-24 15:28 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Veteran radio host’s indecent assault and sexual touching trial enters fourth week, with fellow shock jock Jason Morrison telling court complainant C appeared ‘stuck’ beside Jones
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[2026-08-24 15:15 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Seoul police launch review of 92,800 closed missing-person reports
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[2026-08-24 15:00 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Crime rates were climbing steeply at suburban train stations across Melbourne in the years before Victoria Police decided to strip them of security officers, new data reveals.
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[2026-08-24 14:41 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A man accused of posting false information about the victims and bereaved family members of the 2014 Sewol ferry disaster and the Itaewon crowd crush in 2022 was sentenced to one year in prison Monday.
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[2026-08-24 14:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Two public schools in Calubian, Leyte have tightened security measures following reports of shooting threats circulating on social media, prompting school officials to coordinate with the Philippine National Police (PNP).
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[2026-08-24 14:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Seong-sook ordered the National Police Agency on Monday to look thoroughly into the handling of all missing person cases and take stern measures if any mishandling is confirmed, following revelations that an officer closed cases without confirming the safety of those missing.
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[2026-08-24 14:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Road Accidents and Incidents
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[2026-08-24 14:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The 14-year-old teen in Cebu who was caught with an unloaded gun brought the firearm to school to threaten his friend’s bullies, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Monday.
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[2026-08-24 14:22 UTC+10:00] [Sydney Swans] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: AFL chief executive Andrew Dillon faces media for first time since players stood down, saying ‘the way we treat women says a lot about who we are’
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