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Newest first · UTC+11:00Foreign nationals face deportation for illegal business activities in Philippines
TWO foreign nationals are facing deportation after the Bureau of Immigration (BI) arrested them on Thursday, July 9, for allegedly running a Siargao resort while on tourist visas.
· William B. Depasupil
‘We will never use them’: the California universities stockpiling AR-15s, grenades and submachine guns
A 2021 state law allows campus police to own military equipment for civilian safety – students fear it may be used to quash dissent
· Phoebe Huss of CalMatters
Top court upholds South Korean ex-president Yoon's 7-year jail sentence
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· Agence France-Presse
PNP: No jail time yet for Marcoleta
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· Franco Jose C. Baroña
Muchova pips Gauff in thrilling third-set tie-break
Watch the dramatic third-set tiebreak on Centre Court between Karolina Muchova and Coco Gauff which secures Muchova's place in the Wimbledon 2026 final.
Horror as 12-year-old girl is allegedly raped in student’s dorm room at top California college
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· Zain Khan
28 killed in a shoe factory fire in southern China
BEIJING (AP) — A fire broke out at a shoe factory in the eastern Chinese province of Fujian on Thursday, killing 28 people, the official Xinhua News Agency said.
ICC deputy prosecutor says ‘breakthrough’ achieved in Darfur investigation
The deputy prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Nazhat Khan, said on Thursday that her office had achieved a "breakthrough" in its investigations into war crimes allegedly committed by parties to the current conflict in Sudan's Darfur region.
· Middleeasteye
At least 28 people killed as fire engulfs shoe factory in China
At least 28 people have been killed in a fire at a shoe factory in southeastern China, and many are still thought to be trapped inside, according to state media.
· Al Jazeera Staff
AI Price War Breaks Out: Meta Unveils Paid AI Model For First Time, Will Be "Among Most Affordable Options"
Shortly after a leaked Meta memo revealed the company was planning on putting an AI chip into production in September as it looks to double computing capacity to 14Gigawatts, the company also unveiled a version of its most advanced artificial intelligence model, Muse Spark 1.1, that includes a new paid tier for deve…
· Tyler Durden
Polish Court Jails Russian Activist and Wife for Spying for FSB
A court in Poland has found a Russian activist and his wife guilty of spying on behalf of Russia’s FSB security service and participating in a parcel bomb plot, Polish media reported Thursday.
· The Moscow Times
Irish man gets 14 years’ jail for killing US tourist in Hungary
After his arrest in 2024, the man claimed Michalski’s death had been an accident. But police said he had attempted to cover up his crime
· Associated Press
Irish man gets 14 years’ jail for killing US tourist in Hungary
After his arrest in 2024, the man claimed Michalski’s death had been an accident. But police said he had attempted to cover up his crime
· Associated Press
Trump demands Supreme Court re-examine birthright citizenship case: ‘Miscarriage of justice’
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· Ryan King
Labor court blocks Walla layoffs, overhaul pending talks with journalists’ union
The Tel Aviv Regional Labor Court blocked Walla from advancing planned layoffs and organizational changes before completing talks with the Union for Journalists in Israel, rejecting the company’s request to prevent the union from taking organizational action over the dispute.
· SARAH BEN-NUN
Irish citizen gets 14 years for strangling US tourist in Hungary
Photos showing Mackenzie Michalski, an 31-year-old American tourist who was murdered while on vacation, hang at a candlelight vigil in Budapest, Hungary, on Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky, File)
· Justin Spike
Russian activist who admitted spying for Moscow sentenced in Poland
Russian opposition activist Igor Rogov was sentenced to seven years in prison by a Polish court on Thursday after admitting he had shared sensitive information on other Russian dissidents with Moscow’s Federal Security Service.
· Milena Wälde
Inside the mind of a Wimbledon semi-finalist by Tracy Austin
Enjoy 1979 Wimbledon semi-finalist Tracy Austin encapsulating "the sense of history" that comes with playing on Centre Court as part of the last four at SW19.
‘She doesn’t give up that easily’: France’s Le Pen eyes the Elysee
Hours after an appeals court lifted a ban on Marine Le Pen’s eligibility for the next presidential election while upholding her embezzlement conviction, France’s far-right leader announced plans to run in 2027 – possibly with an electronic ankle bracelet.
· Sophie Stuber
Moscow Judge Sentences Veteran Activist Lev Ponomaryov to 5.5 Years in Prison in Absentia
A Moscow judge on Thursday sentenced exiled human rights veteran Lev Ponomaryov to five and a half years in prison in absentia after finding him guilty of violating Russia’s laws on “foreign agents” and “undesirable” organizations.
· The Moscow Times
‘Reckless’ mom sobs as learns fate for toddler son fatally shooting himself with gun he found in her purse
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· Chris Bradford
28 killed in factory blaze in the heart of Chinese shoe manufacturing hub
President Xi Jinping demands ‘a swift inquiry into the cause of the fire and for those responsible to be held accountable’
· Xinlu Liang
28 killed in factory blaze in the heart of Chinese shoe manufacturing hub
President Xi Jinping demands ‘a swift inquiry into the cause of the fire and for those responsible to be held accountable’
· Xinlu Liang
A-listers including Bob Iger, Shaq, Magic Johnson and ex-Turner prez David Levy vying for NBA’s Las Vegas expansion team
A group of Hollywood and sports heavyweights are engaged in a full court press to land the NBA’s potential Las Vegas expansion franchise, which could cost upwards of $10 billion.
· Tim Baysinger
Pakistani prime minister vows to press fight against militants
Mourners gather around the ambulances carrying the coffins of police officers, who were abducted earlier this week and subsequently killed by insurgents, as they hold a sit-in protest against their killing at a roadside in Quetta, Pakistan, Thursday, July 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Arshad Butt)
US appeals court rejects Trump’s latest bid to delay paying E Jean Carroll $5.8m
US president contested judge’s order to release money after Carroll’s 2023 sexual abuse and defamation trial against him
· Victoria Bekiempis
Norway drops case against professor who called October 7 'most beautiful thing this century'
Norwegian police have dismissed a complaint against a university professor who called the October 7 massacre “the most beautiful thing that has happened in our century,” The Jerusalem Post has learned on Thursday.
· MATHILDA HELLER
Flooding from days of heavy rain in southern China has killed 39 people
BEIJING — Authorities in southern China said Thursday that 39 people died in flooding after a tropical storm dumped heavy rainfall, as the country's east coast and Taiwan prepared for a typhoon expected to make landfall in the coming days.
· Associated Press
Suspect busted after Molotov cocktails hurled at two religious buildings in Queens
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· Joe Marino, Patrick Reilly
‘New terrifying levels’: 10 people fatally shot by immigration officials in Trump’s second term
As Trump’s immigration crackdown continues, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s death marks another high-profile killing by ICE officers
· Jose Olivares
8-year-old girl killed by lightning while playing just feet from family: ‘It’s unfathomable’
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· Patrick Reilly
Israel Police detain suspect caught carrying axe near Haifa's IDF recruitment center
A man was seen carrying an axe close to an IDF recruitment center in Haifa, Israel Police confirmed on Thursday.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Tensions erupt in Indian state after 11-year-old raped and murdered
A protest in Kolkata against the rape and murder of the 11-year-old in Baruipur
· Bbcnews
Teenage Palestinian girls held in Israeli prison have their futures put on hold
As thousands of Palestinian students complete their final high school exams this summer and look ahead to university, 17-year-old Nada Bani Odeh and 16-year-old Ola Qutaishat are spending these same weeks behind bars in Israel’s Damon Prison, far from classrooms, textbooks and the futures they had been preparing for.
· Middleeasteye
‘His legacy is cringe’: how Charlie Kirk became a punchline among the young - even his supporters
Crude memes of the Maga luminary are exploding online – less than a year after conservatives were suppressing any slander against him
· Noah Kirsch
Iran summons UK ambassador over stabbing allegation
Iran has summoned the British ambassador to Tehran to protest what it called "baseless accusations", state media said on Thursday, after a London court jailed two people for a knife attack it said was carried out at Iran's behest.
· Middleeasteye
BREAKING: Impeachment court subpoenas VP Sara Duterte's chief of staff
The Senate impeachment court has issued a subpoena on Zuleika Lopez, the chief of staff of Vice President Sara Duterte. She was ordered to appear as a witness in the impeachment trial of the Vice President next week. This is in connection with charges that Duterte made grave threats against President Marcos, the Fir…
· The Manila Times
Man denies attempted murder of 10 people on train
A man has denied the attempted murder of 10 people who were stabbed on a train.
· Bbcnews
Senate impeachment court summons Sara Duterte’s aide Zuleika Lopez
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Kazakhstan Court Overturns $1.4Bln Naftogaz Arbitration Award Against Gazprom
A special court in Kazakhstan has overturned its earlier ruling allowing Ukraine’s state oil and gas company Naftogaz to collect a $1.4 billion international arbitration award from Russia’s Gazprom.
· The Moscow Times
8 Hong Kong teens arrested over taking cash from gang to splash paint on doors
Police say crime syndicate used popular social media platforms and messaging apps to recruit teenagers with promise of quick cash
· Emily Hung
8 Hong Kong teens arrested over taking cash from gang to splash paint on doors
Police say crime syndicate used popular social media platforms and messaging apps to recruit teenagers with promise of quick cash
· Emily Hung
Restore Britain leader describes Dunblane school shooting as 'one murder'
Rupert Lowe founded Restore Britain after he was suspended from Reform UK
· Bbcnews
Iran says US strikes on civilian infrastructure a 'gross war crime'
Iran's foreign ministry has denounced US strikes on the country, which it said targeted civilian infrastructure including railway bridges, as a "gross war crime".
· Middleeasteye
One week into e-bike crackdown, 63 bikes and scooters seized
In the first week since Queensland began its e-mobility crackdown, more than 60 bikes and scooters have been seized by police.
· Felicity Caldwell
US strikes kill 14 and wound 78 over past two days in Iran
US strikes on Iran have killed 14 people and left 78 injured over the past two days, Iran's health ministry said on Thursday.
· Middleeasteye
Herzog, elections chief, Shin Bet head warn of efforts to disrupt upcoming vote
President Isaac Herzog met Thursday with Central Elections Committee chairman Justice Noam Sohlberg and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) head David Zini, issuing a joint warning that internal and foreign actors were seeking to undermine the integrity of Israel’s upcoming election.
· SARAH BEN-NUN
Police search for 30-year-old mother missing in regional Qld
Thu 9 Jul 2026 at 7:00pm
· Aisling Brennan