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.
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Tensions 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
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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.
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‘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.
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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
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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".
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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
Police launch death probe after senator sounds alarm
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Woman arrested in Japan for sewing shut housemate's lips
TOKYO — Japanese police arrested a woman near Tokyo for allegedly sewing shut the lips of her housemate, officials said Thursday.
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SC junks petitions vs No Contact Apprehension Policy
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· Jairo Bolledo
Three-time deported illegal immigrant charged with killing North Carolina girl, 6, after running stop sign
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A 'surge in calls' among pressures mounting on police, review finds
Thu 9 Jul 2026 at 6:17pm
· Sophie Jaggers
(3rd LD) Supreme Court upholds 7-yr prison term for ex-President Yoon for obstruction of justice
(ATTN: UPDATES with Yoon's reaction to ruling, other details)
· Lee Haye-ah
(LEAD) PPP leader visits Gwangju amid murder case controversy, fails to meet with police chief
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· Yi Wonju
Hong Kong corruption watchdog charges 3 over HK$1.3 million elderly care voucher fraud
Trio allegedly conspired with 10 carers to fake attendance records, overstating 5,000 hours across 130 users
· Connor Mycroft
Hong Kong corruption watchdog charges 3 over HK$1.3 million elderly care voucher fraud
Trio allegedly conspired with 10 carers to fake attendance records, overstating 5,000 hours across 130 users
· Connor Mycroft
FACT CHECK: No clash between protesters, police in Liwasang Bonifacio rally
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Top court upholds South Korean ex-president Yoon's 7-year jail sentence
SEOUL — South Korea's highest court upheld ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol's seven-year prison sentence on Thursday over crimes tied to his botched 2024 martial law declaration and its chaotic aftermath.
· Agence France-Presse
New task force to examine past police investigations amid Gwangju probe controversy
SEOUL, July 9 (Yonhap) -- Police said Thursday they will launch a task force dedicated to examining past investigations amid a growing controversy over the alleged leak of investigative details by local police investigators in a recent high-profile murder case.
· KIM, SEONGHUN
Hong Kong man pleads guilty to subversive promotion of pro-Taiwan party
Chan Ho-hin earlier called on Hongkongers to support and join the Revive the Republic of China Freedom Party in Taiwan
· Brian Wong
Hong Kong man pleads guilty to subversive promotion of pro-Taiwan party
Chan Ho-hin earlier called on Hongkongers to support and join the Revive the Republic of China Freedom Party in Taiwan
· Brian Wong
3 ex-PSS officials get prison terms for obstructing Yoon arrest warrant
SEOUL, July 9 (Yonhap) -- Park Jong-joon, former chief of the Presidential Security Service (PSS), and Kim Seong-hoon, its former deputy chief, were sentenced to prison Thursday for blocking investigators from executing a warrant to detain former President Yoon Suk Yeol last year.
· Yoo Cheong-mo
Spanish court refuses to refer migrant amnesty to Europe
Despite complaints from regional governments, the controversial mass regularisation process will not be passed up the legal chain to an EU court - for now.
· The Local
Flooding from Tropical Storm Maysak kills 39 in southern China
Flooding from Tropical Storm Maysak has killed 39 people in southern China, most of them after a dam breach inundated the city of Nanning.
· Al Jazeera
NSW Police officer taken into custody after sexually assaulting then-wife
Thu 9 Jul 2026 at 5:11pm
· Isobel Roe
Han Dong-hoon denies Ahn’s testimony over martial law night, warns of legal action
Independent Rep. Han Dong-hoon on Thursday rejected People Power Party Rep. Ahn Cheol-soo’s court testimony that he had called People Power Party lawmakers to the party headquarters, not the National Assembly, on Dec. 3, 2024, when martial law was declared by former President Yoon Suk Yeol.
· Choi He-suk
Breaking: Death on day of Telstra outage investigated by police
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Malacañang rejects service extension for retiring Calabarzon top cop Marantan
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· Jairo Bolledo
South Korea's Supreme Court upholds prison sentence for Yoon
A TV screen shows an image of former South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, July 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
· Kim Tong Hyung
Couple who robbed elderly neighbor after meeting in bomb shelter sentenced to prison
A Haifa couple was sentenced to prison on Wednesday for robbing an 80-year-old woman whom they'd first met in their apartment building's bomb shelter in 2024.
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NY mom beaten to death inside Ireland home as police search for person of interest she knew: report
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· Nicholas McEntyre
Court told former Wagga Wagga MP was 'kept in dark' over visa scheme
Thu 9 Jul 2026 at 4:00pm
· Melinda Hayter
Alexander Zverev unfazed by potential Wimbledon lion’s den for Arthur Fery clash
No 2 seed set to be public enemy No 1 on Centre Court when he faces home favourite for right to meet Novak Djokovic or Jannik Sinner in final
· Reuters
Alexander Zverev unfazed by potential Wimbledon lion’s den for Arthur Fery clash
No 2 seed set to be public enemy No 1 on Centre Court when he faces home favourite for right to meet Novak Djokovic or Jannik Sinner in final
· Reuters
[Breaking] Supreme Court upholds Yoon’s 7-year sentence for obstructing arrest
First top-court ruling in Yoon’s martial law-related criminal cases comes 583 days after failed declaration
· Lee Seung-ku
Supreme Court upholds prison terms for shaman, ex-Unification Church official
SEOUL, July 9 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Court on Thursday confirmed prison sentences for a shaman and a former Unification Church official in a bribery case linked to former first lady Kim Keon Hee.
· Yoo Cheong-mo
(2nd LD) Supreme Court upholds 7-yr prison term for ex-President Yoon for obstruction of justice
(ATTN: UPDATES with details; RESTORES previous material; ADDS photo)
· Lee Haye-ah
NJ cop in charge of K-9 unit charged after leaving two police dogs to die in hot car for 7 hours: report
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· Ella Morrison