US human rights groups sue Trump over anti-ICC push
ICC. File photo of the International Criminal Court headquarters in The Hague, Netherlands.
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Lawsuit challenges executive order targeting international criminal court for investigating Israeli crimes in Palestine
· Alice Speri
Evergrande wins HK$6b debt-recovery case after court rejects ‘fabricated’ claims
Debt stemmed from March 2021, when Evergrande subsidiary State Hero reached agreement to lend HK$5 billion to Yingjia International
· Simpson Cheung
Court rules Evergrande can recover HK$6b debt after ‘fabricated’ claims rejected
Debt stemmed from March 2021, when Evergrande subsidiary State Hero reached agreement to lend HK$5 billion to Yingjia International
· Simpson Cheung
‘Terrifying’ ‘abusive’: the women who worked for convicted rapist Ralph Carr speak out – Full Story podcast
For the past three years, we’ve known him only as a ‘high-profile businessman’, accused and then convicted of raping a woman in his home. Until last week, when the court order suppressing his name was lifted and he was revealed to be Ralph Carr, one of Australian music’s heavyweights, a man who helped bring us the b…
Trump administration faces lawsuit as it targets the ICC
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is seen on Dec. 9, 2025, in The Hague, Netherlands. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, Pool, File)
· Farnoush Amiri
Hungary approves new president in step to dismantle Orbán era
Andras Baka, sole candidate of the Tisza Party for President of the Republic of Hungary and former President of the Supreme Court, center, arrives for the presidential election during the extraordinary plenary session of the Parliament in Budapest, Hungary, Tuesday, Aug.11, 2026. (Zoltan Balogh/MTI via AP)
· Justin Spike
Thailand suspends new gun permits after mass shooting
Mourners pray for the 12-year-old who died after being shot at the school outside Bangkok
· Bbcnews
NYC boat survivor held baby moments before she was killed with her mom: ‘There was no time’
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· Anthony Blair
High Court criticizes Knesset retreat on polling stations in nursing homes
The High Court of Justice sharply criticized the Knesset on Tuesday for failing to provide dedicated polling stations in nursing homes and assisted-living facilities for the upcoming election, but appeared reluctant to impose through a court ruling an arrangement lawmakers had chosen not to enact.
· SARAH BEN-NUN
Iranian ‘Black Widow’ accused of killing a dozen men handed 10 death sentences by Iranian court
Kolthoum Akbari, a 56-year-old who has come to be known by the title of Iran’s “Black Widow,” was sentenced to death after she allegedly confessed to killing 12 out of her 13 husbands, the Mazandaran Judiciary’s public relations office told Iranian state media on Sunday.
· DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Likud court freezes Netanyahu's reserved slot on party list for Haim Katz
The Likud Party's secretariat was set to vote Tuesday on approving reserved slots on the party’s Knesset slate for three ministers selected by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of the elections.
· KESHET NEEV, SARAH BEN-NUN
Hungary parliament approves Orban-critic judge as president
Former supreme court chief Andras Baka had been fired during ex-leader Orban’s time in power
· Agence France-Presse
Hungary parliament approves Orban-critic judge as president
Former supreme court chief Andras Baka had been fired during ex-leader Orban’s time in power
· Agence France-Presse
Detained Malian journalist Ras Bath rejects charges as trial opens
The trial of Malian commentator Youssouf Bathily, known as Ras Bath, and activist Rose opened on August 10 before the Bamako Court of Appeal, with both denying accusations of criminal association and undermining state institutions.
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Three killed in Houthi attack on Red Sea cargo ship, sources say
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Middle school teacher first to be arrested under new grooming law is married new mom
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· Chris Bradford
PNP: Casualties due to tropical cyclones, habagat now up at 26
MANILA, Philippines — The reported death toll due to the combined onslaught of Tropical Cyclones Maymay, Luis and southwest monsoon or habagat has now climbed to 26 including a police officer, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Tuesday.
· Izel Abanilla
Confusion as NYPD denies City Hall claim Mamdani’s wife Rama Duwaji will get police escort on Syria, Lebanon trip
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· Chris Nesi
Brazil's Supreme Court to decide on Amazon and Indigenous rights
Trees line the Oiapoque River on the border between Brazil and French Guiana, in Oiapoque, Amapa state, Brazil, March 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)
· Gabriela Sa Pessoa
Mom of 2 kidnapped, killed by Florida deputy boyfriend in shocking murder-suicide
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· Patrick Reilly
Philippine VP Sara charged over Marcos assassination threat
She was hit with a ‘grave threats’ charge in an ongoing Senate impeachment trial over an alleged assassination plot against the president
· Agence France-Presse
Philippine VP Sara charged over Marcos assassination threat
She was hit with a ‘grave threats’ charge in an ongoing Senate impeachment trial over an alleged assassination plot against the president
· Agence France-Presse
Russia launches massive overnight barrage on Ukraine, leaving nine dead
In Kyiv, the State Emergency Service said a warehouse caught fire after a ballistic missile attack and one person was wounded. Footage released by the service showed firefighters tackling flames at the scene. The capital came under attack shortly after midnight, with Mayor Vitali Klitschko reporting a ballistic miss…
· AfricaNews
14 clandestine miners killed in disused South Africa mine
A rockfall at an illegal mine northwest of Johannesburg killed 14 clandestine miners, most of them from Lesotho, with several hurt and others possibly still stuck underground, police said Tuesday.
· AfricaNews
The big questions in Luigi Mangione case as he returns to court
Luigi Mangione appears in New York state court in February 2025.
· Bbcnews
WATCH: Two settlers disconnect electricity, destroy property of Palestinian family in West Bank
Two settlers damaged a Palestinian family's property, disconnected their electricity system, and emptied their water tank after trespassing on their residential compound on Tuesday.
· EFRAT FORSHER
Future of southern Lebanon peacekeeping uncertain ahead of UNIFIL phase-out
Beirut, Lebanon – As time runs out on the mandate for UNIFIL, the United Nations peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon, there is still strong international and domestic support for peacekeepers in the region, devastated by an Israeli war since 2023, in which thousands have been killed.
· Justin Salhani
Murder arrest over fatal shooting in Clapham
Officers and paramedics were called to Willington Road on Monday night
· Bbcnews
Family of Former U.S. Marine Imprisoned in Russia Warns He Is ‘Near Death’ After Alleged Torture
The family of Robert Gilman, a former U.S. Marine and English teacher imprisoned in Russia, is appealing to Russian authorities for his release, warning that he is near death following months of alleged torture in jail.
· The Moscow Times
Authorities say 10 Nigerian police officers were killed in gunbattle with rebels in the north
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A gunbattle between rebels and Nigerian security forces has left 10 police officers dead in a remote part of the country’s conflict-battered north, authorities said Tuesday.
Syria sentences absent former leader Bashar al-Assad to death
Bashar al-Assad now lives in Moscow after fleeing Syria in December 2024. (Reuters: SANA)
Three killed in Houthi attack on cargo ship in Bab al-Mandab
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations centre (UKMTO), the international reference for maritime security incidents, has received a report of an attack on a cargo ship in Bab al-Mandab off the coast of Mocha from an "unknown projectile" which resulted "in casualties".
· Middleeasteye
Who are the nine Assad regime officials sentenced to death in Syria? | The National
Fifteen years after the first anti-regime protests, a court in Damascus has sentenced former president Bashar Al Assad and eight ex-officials to death.
· The National
WATCH: 10 bodies recovered, 3 rescued from Baguio landslide
Col. Allen Rae Co, Philippine National Police (PNP) spokesman, confirms on Aug. 11, 2026 that 13 individuals were retrieved from the landslide that hit Barangay Guisad Surong, Baguio City on Aug. 9 due to incessant rains brought by Tropical cyclones Maymay, Luis and the southwest monsoon.
· The Manila Times
Colombia continues search and rescue operations after earthquake, over 160 killed
Rescue efforts across western Colombia carried into a second day on Tuesday as emergency workers dug through collapsed buildings and flattened homes, amid expectations that the death toll from the country's most powerful earthquake in decades could rise.
· REUTERS
IDF, Border Police destroy home of terrorist who killed Yuval Ezra, Benayahu Mellet
The IDF and Border Police officers destroyed the home of the terrorist who killed Maj. Yuval Ezra, 27, and Capt. (res.) Benayahu Mellet, 32, in an overnight operation in the village of Tell in the West Bank, the military announced on Tuesday afternoon.
· MIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Chinese paratrooper killed in Qinghai exercise as Beijing acknowledges casualties
Death of 23-year-old was one of two parachute-related incidents in consecutive months recently made public by the PLA
· Liu Zhen
Chinese paratrooper killed in Qinghai exercise as PLA acknowledges casualties
Death of 23-year-old was one of two parachute-related incidents in consecutive months recently made public by the PLA
· Liu Zhen
Former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad sentenced to death in absentia
A Syrian court sentenced ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad along with his younger brother to death in absentia on Tuesday for crimes against humanity and war crimes during Syria's 14-year conflict that left about half a million people dead.
· AfricaNews
2 ex-Chinese military personnel arrested in South Korea for alleged espionage
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Two former Chinese military servicemembers were arrested in South Korea for alleged espionage, accused of acts including intercepting communications between fighter jets and ground control and collecting information on movements of U.S. armaments, police said Tuesday.
· Hyung Jin Kim
Syrian court sentences Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia for war crimes
Verdict relates to atrocities committed during the country’s 14-year civil war in which about 500,000 people died
· William Christou
East Libya military intelligence chief killed in car bomb
The head of military intelligence for eastern Libya’s self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA) has been killed in a targeted assassination, according to eastern Libyan authorities.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Syria court sentences in absentia ousted ruler Bashar al-Assad to death
DAMASCUS — A Syrian court on Tuesday sentenced former ruler Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia, after convicting him over charges of "war crimes" and "crimes against humanity" during the country's civil war.
· Agence France-Presse
Ex-commander appeals 3-yr sentence in 2023 Marine death case
A former Marine commander has appealed a three-year sentence recently upheld by an appellate court over the death of a young Marine during a search mission for heavy rain victims in 2023, sources said Tuesday.
· Yonhap
Deadly earthquake in Colombia hits Manizales, damaging cathedral and homes
Footage from 10 August shows collapsed buildings and ambulances as residents make their way through areas closed off by authorities. One of the side towers of the city’s neo-Gothic Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary was also brought down by the force of the tremor, sending debris into the surrounding stree…
· AfricaNews
Court sentences Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia in landmark trial
A Damascus court sentenced Syria's former president Bashar al-Assad, his brother Maher and former security official Atef Najib to death on Tuesday on charges of murder, torture and incitement to murder.
· Middleeasteye
Who is Atef Najib, former Syrian official sentenced to death with al-Assad?
Former Assad official faces historic trial over the Syrian revolution crackdown.
· Sarah Shamim
Over 8,200 detained as China launches year-long crackdown on organised crime
The campaign targets ‘covert’ crimes that have spread online, from ‘soft violence’ to sexual extortion
· Phoebe Zhang
Over 8,200 detained as China launches year-long crackdown on organised crime
The campaign targets ‘covert’ crimes that have spread online, from ‘soft violence’ to sexual extortion
· Phoebe Zhang