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TEN years after its promulgation, the 2016 ruling of the arbitral tribunal at the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) at The Hague on the China-Philippines conflict over the South China Sea draws focus of interest invariably on the legal angle. This matter is amply taken care of by the book “The South China Sea Arb…
The body of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei lay in state in a vast hall in Tehran on Friday as clerics, officials, foreign dignitaries and other mourners paid their respects to Iran's late Supreme Leader, killed by US and Israeli bombs.
THE three-day Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) rally from June 30 to July 2, 2026, was certainly not a crowd-control story nor an EDSA traffic story, and certainly not merely a religious group defending one of its own. It was a political thunderclap. It was a public warning that many Filipinos now see the Marcos Jr. administ…
IS selective justice an injustice? Yes, and maybe no. Yes, it is an injustice to the general public. But maybe not to those who are out to take revenge.
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The International Criminal Court's prosecutor’s office has not applied for a single arrest warrant over crimes committed in Sudan's Darfur region since the country's devastating war began in April 2023, despite more than three years of investigation and repeated public assurances that charges were imminent, Middle E…
Parents should not publicly post images of their children online due to the growth of AI-generated abuse imagery, the National Crime Agency (NCA) has warned.
Vickrum Digwa was jailed for life with a minimum of 21 years for Henry Nowak's murder
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An early intervention program developed in Scotland is showing promising signs – but in an election year full of punitive rhetoric, its future is uncertain
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill speaks with attendees during an election night watch party for U.S. Senate candidate Rep. Julia Letlow, R-La., May 16, 2026, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton, File)
General view of the outside of the Central Criminal Court, commonly known as the Old Bailey, in London, Oct. 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali, File)
Police in Abu Dhabi have reiterated calls for drivers to avoid distractions while behind the wheel.
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Syrians have filed through the capital, Damascus, to mourn the victims of a bomb blast that ripped through a cafe, near the Palace of Justice, killing nine people, including six lawyers.
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan listens as Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud speaks during a joint news conference in Istanbul, Turkey, on Dec. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra, File)
Naomi Osaka had never won a match on Court One at Wimbledon before
CEBU CITY — Police and emergency responders launched a massive security operation after a reported bomb threat disrupted a mall in Cebu IT Park on Friday afternoon, July 3.
LONDON (AP) — Three men were acquitted of murder Friday in the killing of Belfast journalist Lyra McKee, who was shot by a member of a dissident Irish Republican Army splinter group while covering a 2019 riot in Northern Ireland.
Republican Liz Murrill was indicted for the alleged intimidation of New Orleans elected officials
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Lebanon is actively courting Emirati capital as it seeks to revive its struggling economy, with its ambassador to the UAE saying investors from the Gulf state are “more than welcome” amid growing momentum in bilateral engagement.
Lebanon is actively courting Emirati capital as it seeks to revive its struggling economy, with its ambassador to the UAE saying investors from the Gulf state are “more than welcome” amid growing momentum in bilateral engagement.
The boy, who was taken to a nearby police station for questioning, was in shock.
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A Palestinian child was killed in Gaza and another wounded by an Israeli drone that dropped an explosive device as they collected water.
Authorities have arrested a popular Turkish comedian after he was accused of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and "insulting religious values".
Dubai Police have warned youngsters not to be drawn into a viral social media trend that encourages them to heat slime and squishy toys in microwaves to make them even softer.
This weekend marks 1,000 days since the Hamas-led October 7 massacre in which 1,164 people were killed, and 251 were taken hostage.
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MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) is ready with a six thousand-strong force to secure the vicinity of the Senate as the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte begins on Monday July 6.
At least 40 people were killed on Friday when an overcrowded bus fell into a ravine in south-western Pakistan.
Mourners carry the coffin of Fathi Muhammad Saeed Qabbani, who was killed Tuesday when an explosive device detonated in a cafe near Damascus’ main courthouse complex, during his funeral in the Al-Midan neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, Friday, July 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)
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On Thursday a bomb ripped through crowded cafe in central Damascus, killing at least nine people and wounding 22 others, in an attack very near the main entrance of the Palace of Justice - in an area frequented by lawyers, courthouse employees and visitors.
A Moscow woman jailed for making a hookah out of a traditional Orthodox Easter cake was released from custody on Friday after a high-level judicial body overturned her three-year prison sentence.
Ansreen Bukhari - mother of TikTok influencer Mahek Bukhari - was convicted along with her daughter of the murder of Saqib Hussain and Hashim Ijazuddin in February 2022
An Ebola outbreak in the DR Congo has killed more than 400 people and is still spreading, with a first case reported in the major city of Kisangani nearly 600 kilometres (370 miles) from its epicentre.
A police officer is under investigation for attempting to board an airplane while carrying live ammunition, Jeju Island police said Friday. The officer was not carrying a gun at the time.
Infant placed into care of authorities after parents arrested on suspicion of neglect, while another daughter remains in social welfare custody in Sweden.
Russian law enforcement authorities have reportedly arrested and pressed fraud charges against Alexander Neradko, the former head of the state civil aviation agency Rosaviatsia, nearly three years after his dismissal.
Tel Aviv District Police arrested two suspects near Tikva Market in south Tel Aviv on suspicion of being involved in an assault against activists, including Tel Aviv Deputy Mayor Chen Arieli, police confirmed on Friday.
Ben-Gurion Airport Police arrested a well-known Israeli television star on Friday morning after he was suspected of driving a Tesla with an invalid driver's license.
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Fans cheer England's World Cup victory over DR Congo in a pub garden on Wednesday
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South Korean police said Friday they have requested an arrest warrant for a man in his 80s, who is accused of a knife attack against two people in a beauty salon in Geoje, South Gyeongsang Province.