Man's murder conviction quashed by Court of Appeal
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Thai police arrest boxing camp manager for trafficking underage boys for sex
The suspect was captured after undercover officers posed as clients seeking sexual services from three boys aged 13, 15 and 16
· Agence France-Presse
Thai police arrest boxing camp manager for trafficking underage boys for sex
The suspect was captured after undercover officers posed as clients seeking sexual services from three boys aged 13, 15 and 16
· Agence France-Presse
Former Hong Kong law student gets nearly 3 years after riot acquittal overturned
Alice Tong, 27, sentenced to two years and 10 months’ imprisonment for rioting during 2019 anti-government protests
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Former Hong Kong law student gets nearly 3 years after riot acquittal overturned
Alice Tong, 27, sentenced to two years and 10 months’ imprisonment for rioting during 2019 anti-government protests
· Brian Wong
High Court freezes Knesset law stopping arrests of haredi military draft evaders
The High Court of Justice on Wednesday temporarily froze a law passed by the Knesset a day earlier that would halt arrest, investigation, and enforcement proceedings against qualifying haredi yeshiva students who failed to report for military service.
· SARAH BEN-NUN, KESHET NEEV
Utah man arrested after allegedly targeting Muslim kiosk worker in stabbing
A man has been arrested in the western United States after allegedly stabbing a Muslim man multiple times inside a shopping mall, telling investigators he targeted the victim because of his religion and he “intends to kill Muslims”, according to court records.
· Caolán Magee
Man Fleeing ICE Agents Struck, Killed By Semi-Truck In Florida
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· Tyler Durden
2 Fla. school principals arrested for DUI hours apart after police stop — riding in the same Jeep
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· Adam Silverstein
Three men who raped woman on Brighton beach jailed
Abdulla Ahmadi (left), Ibrahim Alshafe (centre) and Karin Al-Danasurt (right) have been sentenced over the rape of a woman on Brighton Beach
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Israeli soldier sentenced for sending videos of missile interceptions to Iranian agent
Israel's military court sentenced an active-duty soldier to five years in prison for sending videos of missile interceptions to an Iranian agent, the Israeli army announced.
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Israeli air attack on Gaza apartment kills family of three
Three members of a family – a father, a mother and their six-year-old daughter – have been killed in an Israeli air attack on an apartment in central Gaza as Israel continues to violate a “ceasefire” with near-daily attacks.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Muslim man stabbed multiple times in Utah over his religion, police say
Arrested suspect tells police he ‘intends to kill Muslims’ after alleged attack on kiosk worker at West Valley City mill
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Mali: Six former Bah N'Daw allies on Trial Over Alleged Coup Plot
In Mali, six men linked to former transitional president Bah N'Daw are on trial over an alleged coup plot. The case is before the Bamako Court of Appeal on Tuesday, July 14.
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Hardliners in Tehran are running the show while the Iran's supreme leader watches - opinion
Ever since the Islamic Revolution of 1979, Iran has been an autocratic theocracy, ruled with an iron fist by the supreme leader – first Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini until his death in 1989, and then Ayatollah Ali Khamenei until he was killed on February 28, 2026, in an airstrike.
· NEVILLE TELLER
‘Cycle of chaos’: Israel killing Gaza civil officials to derail its future
An Israeli attack in northern Gaza’s Jabalia camp on Tuesday killed the director of a police station and several officers, adding to a mounting civilian death toll.
· Mohammad Mansour
Israel's latest airstrikes in Gaza kill about a dozen people
Palestinians carry the bodies of people killed in an Israeli military strike on a residential building on the back of a vehicle as they attend their funeral at Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Wednesday, July 15, 2026.(AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
· Wafaa Shurafa
Kenyan court rejects Rastafarians' bid to use cannabis for religion
A Kenyan court refused to grant Rastafarians the right to smoke weed on religious grounds in a ruling Wednesday.
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Hong Kong police raid 2 indie bookstores, arrest several over national security
Have a Nice Stay bookshop in Prince Edward and Greenfield Book Store in Mong Kok targeted by national security police
· Jess Ma
Hong Kong police raid 2 indie bookstores, arrest several over national security
Have a Nice Stay bookshop in Prince Edward and Greenfield Book Store in Mong Kok targeted by national security police
· Jess Ma
Blanche faces Senate test as he seeks to become Trump attorney general
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche listens as President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, June 26, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
· Eric Tucker
WATCH: Prosecution says Duterte wealth case not hinged on one document
House prosecutors on July 15, 2026 express confidence that they have enough evidence to prove the impeachment charge of unexplained wealth against Vice President Sara Duterte, saying the case is supported by multiple documents and witnesses rather than a single piece of evidence. San Juan City Rep. Bel Zamora said t…
· The Manila Times
Arizona suspect accused of killing missing woman, 21, blamed phantom attackers during horror first date
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Hezbollah-tied individual arrested on suspicion of spying for Israel in Lebanon
An individual with close ties to Hezbollah was accused of being a “high-level Israeli agent” and arrested in Beirut last week, a judicial source told Agence France-Presse and Arab media sites earlier this week.
· DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Groups sue over Trump administration sanctions on ICC
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is seen on Dec. 9, 2025, in The Hague, Netherlands. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, Pool, File)
· Eric Tucker
Mothers in Brazil demand reparations after police killed their sons
When a Brazilian police officer killed Ana Paula Oliveira’s 19-year-old son in a Rio de Janeiro favela in 2014, the mother of two didn’t think she would survive the grief. (AP Video: Diarlei Rodrigues and Mario Lobao)
· El Onore Hughes
Save the Children accuses Starmer of complicity in Israeli atrocities
Save the Children UK directed a post on X at Prime Minister Keir Starmer, denouncing his legacy on Israeli atrocities against Palestinians. “History will remember your complicity,” the NGO wrote. Keir Starmer’s government “continued to enable Israel’s atrocities against Palestinians, their family, and children,” the…
· Middleeasteye
Boy killed woman fighting for life after car hits pedestrians in Perth
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Three killed as Russian bombing of Odesa continues
Russian attacks overnight into Wednesday hit a residential building in Odesa
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Iraq arrests senior military officers in widening corruption crackdown | The National
Iraq's anti-corruption authorities have arrested three senior military officers and five engineers over alleged irregularities in the awarding of a $71 million contract to renovate and equip a military hospital in Baghdad.
· Amr Mostafa
Bangkok pub fire toll rises to 32 with 15 in intensive care
The death toll in a fire at a popular live music pub in Bangkok has risen to 32 after two more people died from their injuries, as Thai police continue to investigate possible negligence as a factor in the blaze.
· Al Jazeera
‘Fear, intimidation, violence’: calls mount to remove ICE from US streets after agents killed two men
Agents killed Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero in Maine and Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Texas, even though both were not targets of enforcement action
· Dani Anguiano
US trial could reveal who paid hackers to target Exxon climate critics: ‘on the edge of our seats’
Oil giant has denied involvement, but climate activists are closely watching court case against Israeli private investigator for answers
Kenyan court dismisses attempt to legalize marijuana
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s High Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition seeking to legalize the use of cannabis by Rastafarians for religious purposes.
· Evelyne Musambi
Boss of fake government agency arrested in Nigeria after weeks on the run
Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew was in hiding for weeks before his arrest
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Kenya denies Rastafarians the right to smoke weed
NAIROBI — A Kenyan court refused to grant Rastafarians the right to smoke weed on religious grounds in a ruling Wednesday.
· Agence France-Presse
US strikes kill at least seven at Iranian army base, Tasnim reports
At least seven personnel were killed in US strikes on an Iranian military base in Bampur overnight, Iran's army said, according to Iran's Tasnim news agency.
· Middleeasteye
High Court cancels Land Authority head's appointment due to connection to Smotrich
The High Court of Justice canceled Yehuda Eliyahu’s appointment as head of the Israel Land Authority on Wednesday, setting aside both the government’s decision to appoint him and the search committee’s recommendation that preceded it.
· SARAH BEN-NUN
2 prisoners found guilty of helping correctional officer attack fellow inmate
Court convicts Bosco Lee and Brian Lam of wounding with intent over brutal attack that sent inmate to hospital for emergency operation
· Fiona Chow
2 prisoners found guilty of helping correctional officer attack fellow inmate
Court convicts Bosco Lee and Brian Lam of wounding with intent over brutal attack that sent inmate to hospital for emergency operation
· Fiona Chow
School in remote SA Indigenous community on list of places where accused paedophile worked
Police investigating Hamish Tait – who faces 329 child abuse charges – have released list of 55 locations where he worked or attended
· Cait Kelly
Car flips and plunges off steep cliff after driver seen ploughing through walls and fences
Police say the car was being driven off-road and through fields on the Great Orme, a beauty spot and vantage point overlooking the north Wales coast
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How the Corona impeachment court ruled on evidence predating his term
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· Dwight de Leon
Russian attack on Odesa kills three as Ukraine targets vessels in Black Sea
Several people have been killed in Russian attacks on port infrastructure in Odesa and Mykolaiv, and Ukraine said it launched drone strikes on 20 Russian vessels as the warring sides escalated their battle over the Black Sea and key trade routes.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Ex-UK government minister Ann Widdecombe killed in ‘targeted attack’ at home but motive still being probed: cops
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· Associated Press
Police searching for man after massage parlour assaults
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Final arguments begin in Hong Kong hearings over deadliest fire in decades
Yip Ka Kui, left, a family member of a victim of the last year’s deadly fire, arrives for the independent committee hearing in Hong Kong, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
· Kanis Leung
BREAKING: Prosecution, defense panels present arguments over subpoenas for VP Duterte’s bank, BIR, and AMLC records
House prosecutor Chel Diokno urged the Senate impeachment court to issue subpoenas for Vice President Sara Duterte’s bank, BIR, and anti-money laundering council records. He argued the tribunal has the exclusive constitutional authority to determine what evidence it may consider. During the prosecution’s oral argume…
· The Manila Times
Breaking: Crime scene declared after woman found dead in Rockhampton
Wed 15 Jul 2026 at 6:41pm
· Jasmine Hines
Gibraltar enters Schengen as border fence comes down under EU-UK treaty
Crowds on both sides of the Gibraltar frontier celebrated overnight into Wednesday 15 July as the newly opened border brought an end to decades of routine checks, in what many described as a historic moment. Footage shows Gibraltar's Chief Minister Fabian Picardo embracing La Línea mayor Juan José Franco as they cro…
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