At least 25 killed in prison clashes in Sri Lanka | The National
Twenty-five people were killed and about 100 injured in clashes between two groups of inmates at a prison in Sri Lanka on Monday.
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· Jared Downing, Priscilla DeGregory
MUFG and JCB court rich Southeast Asians with luxury card for Japan visits
Mitsubishi UFJ Bank and JCB are aiming to attract wealthy customers in Southeast Asia to spend more money in Japan. (Source photos by Akira Kodaka and Kosuke Imamura)
· TSUBASA SURUGA
Indonesia deports 92 Chinese nationals, issues lifetime entry bans in anti-scam crackdown
The Chinese nationals were arrested in May in connection with an alleged online gaming and investment fraud syndicate operating from Batam
· SCMP’s Asia desk
Indonesia deports 92 Chinese nationals, issues lifetime entry bans in anti-scam crackdown
The Chinese nationals were arrested in May in connection with an alleged online gaming and investment fraud syndicate operating from Batam
· SCMP’s Asia desk
Regionwide Blackout Hits Crimea After Ukrainian Strikes Kill 1
Overnight Ukrainian attacks on Crimea knocked out power across the entire annexed peninsula, local energy authorities said Monday morning, as a separate strike on Russia’s Belgorod region killed at least one person.
· The Moscow Times
At least 19 people killed in Sri Lanka prison clashes
At least 19 people have been killed and more than 100 others were wounded in clashes at a prison in Sri Lanka, according to a medical official.
· Al Jazeera
Deadly clashes break out at prison in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Deadly clashes broke out inside a prison in the outskirts of Sri Lanka’s capital, officials said on Monday.
· Bharatha Mallawarachi
Sentences finalized for 3 people in ex-first lady's corruption case
SEOUL, July 6 (Yonhap) -- Suspended prison terms and fines have been finalized for three defendants on charges of handing bribes to former first lady Kim Keon Hee, legal sources said Monday.
· KIM, SEONGHUN
Marcoleta, three others arrested after court denies motion to quash plunder case
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· The Manila Times
Zelenskyy demands Western support after Russian strikes kill 11 in Kyiv
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy renewed his calls for more Patriot missiles Monday as Russia's latest missile attacks killed at least 11 people and injured 46 in Kyiv on Sunday night.
· Ferdinand Knapp
ABC barred from reporting high-profile sports figures’ ‘crude descriptions of sexual acts’
The ABC has warned of a risk to investigative journalism after three professional sportsmen got a court order barring the broadcaster from publishing a story revealing their group chat messages sharing “crude descriptions of sexual acts and domestic violence”.
· Kishor Napier-Raman
Indonesian police name 14 more suspects in daycare abuse case, bringing total to 27
Indonesian police named 14 more people as suspects in an alleged child abuse and neglect case at a daycare center in Yogyakarta city, an official said on Monday, bringing the number of suspects to 27 people in a case which has sparked outrage in the country.
· REUTERS
UN reports 300 children killed in Sudan war in 2026 alone
A woman and a child, displaced from North Darfur’s capital, el-Fasher or other conflict-affected areas walk in the newly established El-Afadh camp in Al Dabbah, in Sudan’s Northern State, Sudan, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali, File)
6 killed in Mumbai building collapse as monsoon rains batter India
Heavy rainfall has paralysed parts of the city, with the Meteorological Department recording more than 200mm of rain within 24 hours
· Agence France-Presse
6 killed in Mumbai building collapse as monsoon rains batter India
Heavy rainfall has paralysed parts of the city, with the Meteorological Department recording more than 200mm of rain within 24 hours
· Agence France-Presse
3 booked over alleged dissemination of election fake news
SEOUL, July 6 (Yonhap) -- Three individuals have been booked on suspicion of spreading fake news regarding ballot shortages during the June 3 local elections, the police said Monday, adding the number may increase with a total of 67 online accounts currently under investigation for disseminating such news.
· KIM, SEONGHUN
Papal envoy presides over first Vietnamese beatification rite | South China Morning Post
A special mass was held in a church in Ca Mau for Father Francis Xavier Truong Buu Diep, a priest killed while protecting parishioners in 1946.
Crowds fill Tehran as funeral procession begins for Iran’s slain supreme leader Khamenei
Iranians come out to see Ali Khamenei’s flag-draped coffin, and those of his family killed in a February 28 air strike
· Agence France-Presse
Crowds fill Tehran as funeral procession begins for Iran’s slain supreme leader Khamenei
Iranians come out to see Ali Khamenei’s flag-draped coffin, and those of his family killed in a February 28 air strike
· Agence France-Presse
Russian attacks on Ukraine kill 11 on eve of NATO summit, authorities say
A Russian missile and drone attack on Ukraine’s Kyiv has killed at least 10 people and damaged more than a dozen residential buildings in the second large-scale assault on the Ukrainian capital in less than a week.
· Al Jazeera
Teen hospitalised after stabbing at Malaysian secondary school
Social media footage showed a girl with a knife roaming school grounds as students fled
· The Star
Teen hospitalised after stabbing at Malaysian secondary school
Social media footage showed a girl with a knife roaming school grounds as students fled
· The Star
Israeli drone strike kills at least four in south Gaza
An Israeli drone strike targeting a vehicle along a road in the Mawasi area of Khan Younis, south Gaza, has killed at least four Palestinians, Al Jazeera reported based on medical sources.
· Middleeasteye
Jury told accused used a 'Razor' scooter to kill axe-wielding man
Mon 6 Jul 2026 at 4:28pm
· Giselle Wakatama
At least 5 injured in crash between bus and luggage trailer at Hong Kong airport
Five people taken to North Lantau Hospital with minor injuries after a manually operated luggage trailer collided with a bus on airport’s south apron
· Jess Ma
At least 5 injured in crash between bus and luggage trailer at Hong Kong airport
Five people taken to North Lantau Hospital with minor injuries after a manually operated luggage trailer collided with a bus on airport’s south apron
· Jess Ma
MQG to push for fines, arrest of MKs involved in decision to ignore Supreme Court ruling
The Movement for Quality Government held a rally on Sunday night to protest the government’s declaration that it would not comply with a High Court of Justice ruling regarding the Second Authority Council.
· SHIR PERETS
Released from Iranian prison after 804 days, Dr. Kylie Moore-Gilbert has a message for Iran
Dr. Kylie Moore-Gilbert traveled to Iran in 2018 for an academic conference and left 804 days later, after a ten-year espionage sentence, stints in Evin and Qarchak prisons, and the prisoner swap that finally brought her home. In her conversation on the JPost sits down with... podcast, the Australian-British Middle …
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Six killed, including five children, killed in building collapse as rains wreak havoc across India
At least six people, including five children, were killed when a group of buildings collapsed in the eastern suburbs of India's Mumbai on Sunday, the latest casualties of heavy rains that have disrupted travel and shut down schools in the city.
· REUTERS
Hong Kong police arrest 13 in drink and drug driving crackdown during World Cup
Operation ‘Quickchaser’ nets 13 suspects aged 17 to 62 for drug-related offences across major Kowloon East roads
· Jeffie Lam
Hong Kong police arrest 13 in drink and drug driving crackdown during World Cup
Operation ‘Quickchaser’ nets 13 suspects aged 17 to 62 for drug-related offences across major Kowloon East roads
· Jeffie Lam
Bardella is possible presidential candidate stand-in but no Le Pen copy
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s political future is on the line as a Paris appeals court rules on her eligibility to stand in the 2027 presidential election. If she’s barred, she would be replaced by her 30-year-old protégé Jordan Bardella, the current president of the National Rally party.
· John Leicester
Qld premier defends 'breach bail, go to jail' amid concerns over capacity of facilities
Mon 6 Jul 2026 at 3:06pm
· Jack Mckay
Israeli attacks on residential area, water station kill at least four in Gaza
At least four Palestinians were killed and several others were injured as a result of Israeli strikes and shelling across the Gaza Strip early on Monday.
· Middleeasteye
Inside the Telegram ‘drug rape’ chat group that shocked Germany
The men, who drugged and secretly filmed their victims, were members of an online gang targeting mainly women of Chinese heritage
· Zhaoyin Feng
Jail sought for trio in BB gun attack on dog
Prosecutors are asking for prison sentences for three men accused of shooting two dogs with BB guns at a restaurant in Geoje, South Gyeongsang Province.
· Song Seung-hyun
Another Philippine senator arrested on allegations of large-scale plunder
Philippine Sen. Rodante Marcoleta gestures from the window of a police vehicle at the Sandiganbayan special anti-graft court after being arrested for alleged plunder, a non-bailable offense, in Quezon city, Philippines on Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo)
· Jim Gomez
‘Shifting the crime scene’: Union warns of lack of detail in new bail-breach laws
Queensland’s premier has promised the public will have a hand in shaping his latest crackdown on youth crime, as the union representing detention centre workers warned there were still unanswered questions about how it would work.
· Catherine Strohfeldt
Neighbor arrested after girl, 11, vanishes during boat trip on Lake Erie, other passenger found dead
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· Zoe Hussain
Nine killed in Russian strikes on Kyiv on eve of Nato summit in Turkey
Kyiv emergency services were pulling survivors out of bombed-out buildings following early morning strikes on Monday morning
· Bbcnews
PNP warns against misinformation, inciting to violence online linked to impeachment proceedings
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday cautioned the public against spreading misinformation and inciting violence as the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte opens later in the day
· Izel Abanilla
Key hearing begins in Charlie Kirk murder case
Tyler Robinson, who is accused of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk, appears during a hearing in Fourth District Court in Provo, Utah, on Dec. 11, 2025. (Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP, Pool, File)
· Hannah Schoenbaum
BREAKING: Marcoleta, 3 others arrested after court denies motion to quash plunder case
Senator Rodante Marcoleta has been arrested. This came after the Sandiganbayan denied his motion to quash the plunder charges filed against him and three others. The court found probable cause to try the senator, former lawmaker Mike Defensor, as well as Joseph Espiritu and Aristotle Viray. The case was in connectio…
· The Manila Times
Families of Dubai crash victims receive financial support from Dh1m fund | The National
The families of seven workers killed in a road crash in Dubai last month have been given a financial lifeline thanks to a Dh1 million ($270,000) relief fund set up by a leading UAE businessman.
· The National
Police search underway for person who fatally stabbed a man at Taree
Mon 6 Jul 2026 at 1:44pm
· Emma Siossian
Calls for independent review as police probe if cannibalism involved in four-year-old’s alleged murder
Police charge woman with murder after the body of a preschooler was found in a Central Coast home on Saturday
· Jordyn Beazley
Netanyahu is pushing Israel toward a constitutional crisis by ignoring court ruling - editorial
In an unprecedented move, the government on Sunday approved a unanimous decision declaring it would disobey a High Court ruling.
· JPOST EDITORIAL
Russia launches deadly missile and drone attacks on Kyiv
At least seven killed in the Ukraine capital in the second major assault on the city and its surrounds in less than a week
· Guardian staff and agencies