Topic: Crime & Justice — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-08 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Afternoon Update here, and start your day with our Morning Mail newsletter
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[2026-05-08 16:57 UTC+10:00] [Volcanoes] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: A volcanic eruption in Indonesia on Friday killed at least three hikers and left several others missing, setting off a search and rescue mission to evacuate climbers from the area, officials said.
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[2026-05-08 16:51 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-08 16:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Lachlan Carver (pictured) will spend eight years in jail for hitting and killing Matthew Nilsen. (Supplied)
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[2026-05-08 16:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Chad has declared a 20-day state of emergency in the violence-hit Lake Chad region following a wave of deadly attacks blamed on jihadist group Boko Haram. The decision comes after at least 26 soldiers and two senior generals were killed in separate ambushes this week, triggering nationwide mourning and intensified military operations.
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[2026-05-08 16:38 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea’s Supreme Court on Friday has confirmed a two-year prison sentence for Cho Hyun-bum, chair of auto parts and tire-maker Hankook & Co., after finding him guilty of the embezzlement of company funds and breach of trust.
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[2026-05-08 16:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Police on the Esplanade at Henley Beach where the woman's body was found. (ABC News: Ben Pettitt)
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[2026-05-08 16:37 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-08 16:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A prisoner accused of murdering pedophile and disgraced British ex-rock star Ian Watkins allegedly bragged about becoming “someone famous” after carrying out the fatal 20-second attack.
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[2026-05-08 16:31 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-08 16:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Britain’s Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, looks round as he leaves after attending the Easter Matins Service at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, England, April 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)
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[2026-05-08 16:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Actor and director Rebel Wilson (second from left) is being sued for defamation by actor Charlotte MacInnes (centre). (Supplied: Federal Court of Australia)
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[2026-05-08 16:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Investigators also found that the former municipal bus driver did not hold the type of license required to drive passengers for hire
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[2026-05-08 16:25 UTC+10:00] [Kazuhiro Shigeno] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Investigators also found that the former municipal bus driver did not hold the type of license required to drive passengers for hire
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[2026-05-08 16:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The court ordered Raphael Granites remain in custody while cultural grieving for his daughter takes place. (ABC News: Xavier Martin)
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[2026-05-08 16:06 UTC+10:00] [Rebel Wilson] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Barrister for actor Charlotte MacInnes, who is suing the Pitch Perfect star for defamation, also accused Wilson of ‘a complete revision of history’. Wilson has rejected defamation claims.
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[2026-05-08 15:48 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Art & design] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: I held zero envy for the Archibald Prize judges this year, charged with picking a winner that is right for the times.
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[2026-05-08 15:45 UTC+10:00] [Fact Check] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-05-08 15:34 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean police said Thursday that two officials of a local Taekwondo academy have been booked for attempted murder, after allegedly conspiring to kill the husband of one of the suspects, with at least 10 days' premeditation of the crime.
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[2026-05-08 15:30 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Weeks before Jeffrey Epstein killed himself in a decrepit Manhattan jail in 2019, he was found on the floor of his cell, alive but with marks on his neck.
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[2026-05-08 15:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details)
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[2026-05-08 15:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: In November 2019 Nicola Bannon and Lynne Darcy didn't even know each other. Six years later they believe they have helped bring a paedophile to justice.
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[2026-05-08 15:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The AFP's investigations began in 2024 following a luggage check at Melbourne Airport. (ABC News: Daniel Irvine)
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[2026-05-08 15:08 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Federal police have charged four men after an 18-month investigation into the sharing of propaganda spread by terrorist group Islamic State.
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[2026-05-08 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Kapila Chandrasena, former Chief Executive Officer of SriLankan Airlines, has been found dead at his residence in Kollupitiya today (08), Police said.
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[2026-05-08 14:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Police have released footage showing the last movements before a man''s body was found with a gunshot wound to the head. (Supplied: NSW Police Force )
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[2026-05-08 14:57 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A beauty salon owned by the daughter of a slain underworld figure and romantic partner of a rival criminal family has been hit in a failed firebombing.
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[2026-05-08 14:41 UTC+10:00] [Fact Check] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-05-08 14:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Four Corners exposed a security flaw in Axon tasers and body-worn cameras, which are used by police forces across Australia. (Four Corners: Sissy Reyes)
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[2026-05-08 14:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Former Sydney Knox Grammar teacher William Roberto Gulson was placed on the NSW Child Protection Register. (ABC News: Jamie McKinnell)
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[2026-05-08 14:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Authorities entered the second day of their search Thursday at a home connected to the man convicted of killing 19-year-old college student Kristin Smart in 1996, according to law enforcement. (AP Video shot by Haven Daley, Production by Ao Gao)
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[2026-05-08 14:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel's wave of attacks on Thursday killed at least 12 people, including two children and a paramedic, in southern Lebanon, the Ministry of Health reported.
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[2026-05-08 14:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Judge Tony Graf in 4th District Court presides over a hearing for Tyler Robinson, accused in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, in 4th District Court in Provo, Utah, on Friday, April 17, 2026. (Trent Nelson /The Salt Lake Tribune via AP, Pool)
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[2026-05-08 14:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Gerald Begay, whose mother Ella Mae Begay went missing from her home, shows a photo of her on his phone in Denver, Thursday, April 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert,File)
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[2026-05-08 13:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Li Shangfu fell in Xi Jinping's anti-corruption purge that focused on the armed forces in recent years. (Reuters: Caroline Chia)
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[2026-05-08 13:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: After the close on Thursday, the Court of International Trade (CIT) ruled to invalidate Trump's latest set of universal 10% tariff imposed two months ago under Sec. 122. The administration will quickly appeal this decision before it takes effect May 12. If the case follows the same pattern as the challenge to the IEEPA tariffs last year, a higher court might soon stay this ruling and leave the tariffs in place pending a longer review.
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[2026-05-08 13:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Anthony Nugent was shot dead at his Hamilton South unit in September 2022. (Supplied: NSW Police)
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[2026-05-08 13:18 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Former Marine Corps 1st Division commander Lim Seong-geun was sentenced to three years in prison on Friday after being held criminally responsible for the death of Marine Cpl. Chae Su-geun during a flood search operation in 2023.
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[2026-05-08 13:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A close friend of mine serves in an elite combat reserve unit. One of the soldiers in his unit is Druze. Several members of their team were killed shortly after the October 7 massacre. Several more were wounded.
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[2026-05-08 13:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Raymond Thomas Whyte pleaded guilty in the Mackay District Court. (ABC Tropical North: Ollie Wykeham)
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[2026-05-08 13:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Te Chi-wang, deputy director of the Home Affairs Department, takes stand at hearing into Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades
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[2026-05-08 13:07 UTC+10:00] [URA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Te Chi-wang, deputy director of the Home Affairs Department, takes stand at hearing into Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades
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[2026-05-08 13:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission decided Friday to request a police investigation into suspicions surrounding its 2024 decision that then first lady Kim Keon Hee's acceptance of a luxury handbag from a Korean American pastor constituted no violation of the anti-graft law.
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[2026-05-08 12:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court on Friday sentenced a former Marine commander to three years in prison in connection with the death of a young Marine during a search mission for victims of heavy rains in 2023.
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[2026-05-08 12:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BEIJING — A Chinese military court gave suspended death sentences Thursday to two former defense ministers who were accused of bribery, according to the official Xinhua News Agency.
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[2026-05-08 12:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Police have dropped charges against Dion Prestia (left) and Steven May over an alleged brawl. (Getty Images)
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[2026-05-08 12:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A group of supporters surround a woman with alleged ties to the Islamic State as she arrives with a child at Melbourne international Airport, in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, May 7, 2026. (Joel Carrett/AAP Image via AP)
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[2026-05-08 12:29 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Ex-defence ministers, Li Shangfu and Wei Fenghe both sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve, among the most severe sentences in a years-long purge
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[2026-05-08 12:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a two-year prison sentence for Hankook & Company Co. Chairman Cho Hyun-bum for misappropriating and embezzling company funds.
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[2026-05-08 12:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: A jury has found two men guilty of shooting underworld figure Gavin Preston outside a Keilor cafe in Melbourne's north-west in 2023.
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