Survivors fear scrutiny gaps as Hong Kong fire probe declines statutory powers
Committee chairman Justice David Lok says move would delay investigation and render panel unable to deliver final report on time
· Brian Wong
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A protester holds a placard reading “Tumekataa Ebola” (We refuse Ebola) during a demonstration against a proposed Ebola quarantine center to be established by the United States at Laikipia Air Base in Nanyuki, Kenya, Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
· Evelyne Musambi
WATCH: Second shooting suspect apprehended
Residents of San Jose, Tacloban City help authorities apprehend the second suspect in the shooting at the San Jose National High School to authorities. Both suspects in the school attack are now in police custody. (Contributed video)
· The Manila Times
WATCH: Deadly Mindanao quake upturns coastline and residents' lives
A major earthquake that hit the southern Philippines earlier this month toppled buildings, triggered landslides and killed at least 76 people on the southern island of Mindanao. It also thrust chunks of the island's coastline upward in a phenomenon known as "coastal uplift", leaving stretches of shore unrecognizable…
· The Manila Times
Judge orders pro-Palestine 'legal' body to pay UK-Israeli IDF soldier it attempted to prosecute
The International Centre of Justice for Palestinians (ICJP) has been ordered to pay costs after failing to bring a private prosecution against a dual British-Israeli citizen who served in a reserve IDF unit after 7 October 2023. Its antics were also called "egregious" and "inexcusable" by the presiding judge.
· MATHILDA HELLER
'Unacceptable' that Israel killed nearly 100 Lebanese in few days, Qatari PM tells Al Jazeera
Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, criticized Israel’s actions in Lebanon and their impact on negotiations, while also applauding the United States’ role in the process, in an interview with Al Jazeera in Doha on Monday.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
At least 13 killed and dozens injured after Qatar gas explosion
At least 13 people have been killed and 66 injured after an explosion at Qatar's largest gas facility.
· Olivia Ireland
Australian police uncover 3 tons of cocaine
Police found 2.7 metric tons (3 tons) of cocaine on a property on Sydney’s outskirts in Australia’s largest ever seizure of the drug, officials said on Monday.
· AfricaNews
WHCD shooting suspect Cole Allen loses bid to toss top prosecutors off his case
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· Mark Suleymanov
Supreme Court reinstates murder conviction in case of Etan Patz, missing New York City boy
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· Associated Press
Ex-DUP chief found guilty of sexual abuse in Northern Ireland
NEWRY, Northern Ireland — The disgraced former leader of Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party, Jeffrey Donaldson, was found guilty Monday of committing a 23-year series of sexual crimes against two young victims.
· Shawn Pogatchnik
Father, uncle sentenced to life for honor killing of 14-year-old girl in Pakistan
Two men were handed life sentences in Pakistan on Saturday after being found guilty of the murder of an American teenager, over fears her “Western” lifestyle would dishonor the family, according to international reports.
· DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
How four weeks in court unravelled 'sinful and deceitful' Jeffrey Donaldson
Sir Jeffrey Donaldson almost looked like he walked into court straight from the House of Commons on the first day of his sex abuse trial at Newry Crown Court.
· Luke Sproule
How four weeks in court unravelled 'sinful and deceitful' Jeffrey Donaldson
Sir Jeffrey Donaldson almost looked like he walked into court straight from the House of Commons on the first day of his sex abuse trial at Newry Crown Court.
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Call for safer schools, thorough probe: Reactions after deadly Tacloban school shooting
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From Parliament to prison - the fall of Jeffrey Donaldson
Sir Jeffrey Donaldson's political career is a tale of two Good Fridays – the first a pivotal turning point, the second a shocking end.
· Jayne McCormack
Pakistan court sentences human rights activists to life in prison
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Two leaders of a Baloch human rights group were sentenced to life in prison on Monday by an anti-terrorism court in Pakistan over the death of a paramilitary soldier during a rally in 2024.
· Abdul Sattar
Tacloban school shooting kills three, injures more | The wRap
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Supreme Court reinstates murder conviction in case of Etan Patz
The U.S. Supreme Court is seen, June 11, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)
· Mark Sherman
Jeffrey Donaldson, former leader in Northern Ireland, convicted of rape
Jeffrey Donaldson arrives at Newry Crown Court, England, on May 27, 2026. (Brian Lawless/PA via AP)
· Brian Melley
Scottish Court Rules Against Biological Males Being Held In Women's Prisons
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· Tyler Durden
Qatar says Ras Laffan LNG complex blast killed 13 and injured 66 | The National
At least 13 people were killed and 66 people injured after an explosion at Qatar's core LNG processing site of Ras Laffan on Sunday, Energy Minister Saad Al Kaab said on Monday.
· The National
Dad of YouTuber killed alongside Oliver Tree in helicopter crash believes ‘it was an attack’
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· Chris Bradford
Muntinlupa strengthens school security after Tacloban shooting
MANILA, Philippines — Muntinlupa City Mayor Ruffy Biazon ordered an urgent assessment of school security measures following the deadly shooting incident at a school in Tacloban, saying no community can be complacent against threats of violence.
· James Daniel Danio
Female cop's nephew used her gun in Tacloban shooting — PNP
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday said the police officer aunt of the 14-year-old suspect in the San Jose National High School shooting in Tacloban, Leyte is set to face raps over supposed negligence in the safekeeping of her firearm resulting in the access of her nephew to it.
· Izel Abanilla
Once Upon a Time in Holyhead: Quentin Tarantino and Kylie Minogue shooting film in Porthcawl
Pair pictured ‘laughing and singing’ at Welsh seaside town’s Saltwater Inn, for post-funeral scene in film by British film-maker Jamie Adams
· Andrewpulver
Hong Kong court hears of boy’s final moments after being beaten, starved by mother
Mother, 38, pleads guilty to count of manslaughter and another of cruelty to child over the death of son, age five, in September 2022
· Fiona Chow
Hong Kong court hears of boy’s final moments after being beaten, starved by mother
Mother, 38, pleads guilty to count of manslaughter and another of cruelty to child over the death of son, age five, in September 2022
· Fiona Chow
Israeli raid in Hebron kills two Palestinians, including child
Israeli forces early on Monday stormed Beit Ummar, a town northwest of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, killing two Palestinians, including a child.
· Middleeasteye
Supreme Court urged to act on Bangsamoro parliamentary poll cases
COTABATO CITY — The Save Bangsamoro Movement staged another peaceful rally in front of the Supreme Court on Monday, calling on the high tribunal to act on pending petitions that could significantly affect the historic parliamentary elections, peace process, and governance in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Musli…
· Drema Quitayen Bravo
Libyan warlord convicted of human rights violations at detention facility
This is a locator map for Libya with its capital, Tripoli. (AP Photo)
· Fatma Khaled
Palestinian school girl killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza City
A Palestinian school girl has been killed in an Israeli attack on a vehicle in Gaza City, Wafa news agency is reporting, citing medical sources.
· Middleeasteye
'They took a healthy kid and returned him dead': Bedouin dies in Israeli custody with signs of torture
A Bedouin Israeli man held by the Shin Bet on suspicion of arms smuggling has died in hospital after being found unconscious in his cell at a southern Israeli prison, with his family and lawyers saying they found severe bruising on his body.
· Middleeasteye
Five people reportedly arrested after Trump claims Washington reflecting pool was ‘vandalized’ – US politics live
CBS News report says administration official told her arrests were made for vandalizing pool and another five federal citations issued
· Tom Ambrose
Spanish PM's former right-hand man sentenced to 24 years for corruption
A court in Spain on Monday sentenced a top ex-aide of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, former transport minister José Luis Ábalos, to 24 years in jail for graft.
· The Local
South Korea jails ex-justice minister for 25 years over martial law disaster
SEOUL — A South Korean court sentenced a former justice minister to 25 years in prison on Monday for his role in ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol's brief and disastrous declaration of martial law in 2024.
· Agence France-Presse
Ex-justice minister given 25-yr prison sentence for martial law role
Former Justice Minister Park Sung-jae was sentenced to 25 years in prison Monday after a district court found him guilty of playing a key role in an insurrection through his involvement in former President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law bid.
· Yonhap
(2nd LD) Ex-justice minister given 25-yr prison sentence for martial law role
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· Lee Haye-ah
Boy, 3, in stable condition after crocodile attack
A three-year-old boy who was seriously injured after ending up in a crocodile enclosure is no longer in a critical condition, police confirmed.
· Aimee Dexter
D-day arrives for public sector workers as belts get tightened
Welcome to Brisbane Times’ Queensland public sector column, Public Circus. This week: Brisbane’s budget week, a “new” commission loses its shine, police behaviour in focus, the state librarian resigns and an electoral redraw looms.
· Matt Dennien, James Hall, Julius Dennis
WATCH: Marcos orders probe, tighter security after Tacloban school shooting
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· The Manila Times
German journalist released from Damascus prison returns to Berlin
BERLIN (AP) — A German journalist whose fate was unknown for months after she was detained in Syria has been released, her lawyer said Monday.
· Kirsten Grieshaber
4 more suspects arrested over HK$7 million gold bar robbery at Hong Kong airport
Three men and a woman handed over by mainland authorities, bringing number of suspects held over airport car park case to 13
· Danny Mok
4 more suspects arrested over HK$7 million gold bar robbery at Hong Kong airport
Three men and a woman handed over by mainland authorities, bringing number of suspects held over airport car park case to 13
· Danny Mok
Russian drone strike in Sumy kills family, including 13-year-old boy
A woman holds her cat after it being found during search and rescue works in the damaged residential building following Russia’s missile attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Saturday, June 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)
LIVE UPDATES: Tacloban City high school shooting
MANILA, Philippines — The two armed juvenile suspects went on a rampage at the San Jose National High School in Tacloban City, Leyte, on Monday and killed three fellow students, according to witnesses.
· INQUIRER.net
Two students arrested after three killed in Philippines school shooting
At least three students have been killed and seven others were wounded after two students opened fire in a high school in the central Philippines, police said.
· Al Jazeera
Boy, 14, charged with murder over stabbing
A 14-year-old boy has been charged with murdering a teenager who was stabbed to death in Battersea, south-west London.
· BBC News
'Release Sohlberg's hostages': Soldiers, haredi protesters clash outside of Military Prison 10
IDF soldiers and haredi (ultra-Orthodox) protesters clashed outside of Military Prison 10 in Beit Lid on Monday morning, demonstrating in support of arrested draft dodgers being held in the prison and the IDF's haredi draft law.
· MIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Former South Korean justice minister gets 25-year prison term for role in martial law imposition
Former South Korean Justice Minister Park Sung-jae arrives for his trial at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, June 22, 2026. (Kim Ju-hyung/Yonhap via AP)
· Kim Tong Hyung