Indian court rejects appeal over ban on Telegram app
An Indian court has rejected an appeal by the Telegram social media app against a temporary ban.
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Newest first · UTC+11:00‘Murder?’: Beauty queen’s killer boyfriend’s interviews with police revealed
Sitting across from two detectives, Mark Sheridan Waden is emotionless as he’s questioned over the murder of his girlfriend.
· Cloe Read
Morocco soccer star Achraf Hakimi will stand trial in a rape case, French appeals court confirms
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· Associated Press
Syrian activist Hassan Akkad arrested in Damascus | The National
Prominent Syrian content creator and activist Hassan Akkad was arrested in Damascus on Wednesday, Syria's state television reported.
· Nada AlTaher
Lebanon says Israeli strikes kill 18 as Israel says four soldiers killed by Hezbollah
At least 18 people have been killed in southern Lebanon following a series of Israeli air strikes overnight, the country's health ministry has said - while the Israeli military says four of its soldiers were also killed.
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Never-before-seen evidence in murder trial
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Morocco star Achraf Hakimi will stand trial in a rape case, French appeals court confirms
Morocco’s Achraf Hakimi exercises during a training session ahead of the World Cup Group C soccer match between Scotland and Morocco in Foxborough, Mass., near Boston, Thursday, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
· Samuel Petrequin
Body-cam footage of police visiting Mark Waden's home
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Mark Waden interviewed at Redcliffe Police Station
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Fighting flares in Lebanon: 18 die in strikes, Israel reports 4 soldiers killed
Fierce clashes and overnight bombardments put the newly minted US-Iran agreement under immediate strain
· Agence France-Presse
Fighting flares in Lebanon: 18 die in strikes, Israel reports 4 soldiers killed
Fierce clashes and overnight bombardments put the newly minted US-Iran agreement under immediate strain
· Agence France-Presse
Man who threatened worshippers at Brisbane mosque sentenced
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Police investigating alleged break-in at ballot-counting center
SEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- Police are investigating an alleged break-in at a ballot-counting center amid weekslong protests calling for a rerun of the June 3 local elections, sports officials said Friday.
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US kills 3 in strike on alleged drug smuggling boat in Eastern Pacific
The United States military has killed at least three people in a strike on a boat in the Eastern Pacific Ocean that it alleged was smuggling drugs.
· Al Jazeera
Liberman, Smotrich demand strikes on Beirut after four IDF soldiers killed by Hezbollah drones
Avigdor Liberman, chairman of the Yisrael Beiteinu party, called for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz to strike Dahiyeh in response to four IDF soldiers being killed by Hezbollah on Friday.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Nasrallah did not spend his days in underground bunkers, IAF 'Nahalat Binyamin' colonel reveals
Most Israelis believe that Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah rarely emerged above ground before he was killed, but Col. (res.) S., head of the IDF's "Nahalat Binyamin," revealed that this was a misconception in a rare interview with Maariv.
· AVI ASHKENAZI
Third man charged over Ripponlea synagogue arson
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Prominent Cambodian political activist permanently silenced from politics
Political activist and labor unionist Rong Chhun, wearing a white shirt and Cambodian kroma scarf, arrives at the Supreme Court on June 19 to hear the ruling on his appeal of an incitement conviction as his supporters chant behind him. (Photo by Phoung Vantha)
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Cambodian court tightens restrictions on prominent political activist
Political activist and labor unionist Rong Chhun, wearing a white shirt and Cambodian kroma scarf, arrives at the Supreme Court on June 19 to hear the ruling on his appeal of an incitement conviction as his supporters chant behind him. (Photo by Phoung Vantha)
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Parents accused of starving daughter victims of 'unfair trial', court rules
Fri 19 Jun 2026 at 5:53pm
· Samantha Goerling
UK farmstay guest found guilty of manslaughter over death of host
Fri 19 Jun 2026 at 5:44pm
· Anna Mcguinness
Elder fraud cases jump 61% in Israel as abuse reports rise, Welfare Ministry says
Elder fraud cases jumped by 61% in Israel over 2025, the Welfare Ministry announced on Monday in a report for World Elder Abuse Awareness Day.
· TZVI JASPER
Four IDF soldiers killed by Hezbollah drone strike in Lebanon
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· Jewish News Syndicate
Alice and Steve actress Nicola Walker on playing the ‘mad woman’ everyone wants to shut up
English actress Nicola Walker talks about pivoting from police procedurals to comedy and her ‘Tom Cruise stunt moment’ in a tractor
· Tribune News Service
Alice and Steve actress Nicola Walker on playing the ‘mad woman’ everyone wants to shut up
English actress Nicola Walker talks about pivoting from police procedurals to comedy and her ‘Tom Cruise stunt moment’ in a tractor
· Tribune News Service
Four IDF soldiers killed while fighting in southern Lebanon, military announces
The IDF announced that four soldiers were killed while fighting in southern Lebanon.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Florida man indicted for allegedly plotting mass shooting of Jewish employees at advocacy group
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(LEAD) Ex-defense minister sentenced to 3 yrs in prison for leaking military secrets
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· Chae Yun-hwan
Man charged over assaulting dementia patient at aged care facility
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Ex-defense minister gets 3 years for leaking military secrets tied to martial law bid
Former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun was sentenced to three years in prison Friday for leaking a list of military intelligence personnel, in a case tied to former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s botched martial law bid in 2024.
· Lee Seung-ku
Ex-defense minister sentenced to 3 years in prison for leaking military secrets
A Seoul court on Friday sentenced former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun to three years in prison for leaking military secrets in the lead up to former President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed martial law bid in December 2024.
· Yonhap
Alleged 'black flight' pilot arrested at Brisbane Airport
Fri 19 Jun 2026 at 4:22pm
· Stephen Clarke
Third suspect charged in Melbourne synagogue arson attack linked to Iran
People gather outside the Adass Israel Synagogue, Dec. 9, 2024, after a firebombing in Melbourne, Australia. (Con Chronis/AAP Image via AP)
· Rod Mcguirk
Alleged black flight pilot arrested at airport after seven months in Indonesian jail
The alleged pilot of a “black flight” carrying two fugitives from Far North Queensland to a remote part of Indonesia has been arrested upon his arrival in Australia, after spending seven months in an Indonesian jail.
· Julius Dennis
Ex-defense minister sentenced to 3 yrs in prison for leaking military secrets
SEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court on Friday sentenced former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun to three years in prison for leaking military secrets in the lead up to former President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed martial law bid in December 2024.
· Chae Yun-hwan
(URGENT) Court sentences ex-Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun to 3 yrs in prison for leaking military secrets
Defense chief to propose target year for wartime OPCON transfer to S. Korean, U.S. presidents at year-end
· Chae Yun-hwan
‘Off my meds’: Man avoids jail over mosque AK-47 threat
A man who stormed a mosque claiming he had an AK-47 assault rifle has avoided jail after telling a court: “I’m not a racist, I was off my meds.”
· Robyn Wuth
Niger: search underway for attackers who killed 11 soldiers at Niamey airport
Niger's security apparatus has begun a search for the attackers who attacked the airport of the capital, Niamey, on Thursday, killing at least 11 soldiers and two civilians.
· AfricaNews
Haifa court stops auction of yellow star, Holocaust-era documents
The Magistrates Court in Haifa issued an immediate restraining order, forbidding the auctioning of artifacts from the Holocaust, Walla reported on Wednesday.
· YOAV ETIEL
Man who falsely claimed to have AK-47 at mosque avoids criminal conviction
Fri 19 Jun 2026 at 3:47pm
· Talissa Siganto
Mangione, accused CEO killer, withdraws mental health defense plans for now
Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down a health insurance executive on a Manhattan sidewalk, is for now withdrawing plans to introduce evidence at trial that he was undergoing an extreme mental health crisis at the time of the alleged killing, according to a Friday court filing.
· REUTERS
Police confirm human leg found in Incheon was mistakenly discarded by hospital
Incheon police officials said Friday that a leg found last week at a recycling center had been mistakenly disposed of as recyclable waste by a local hospital, confirming a report submitted by hospital staff two days earlier.
· Yoon Min-sik
Thousands killed in US-Israeli war on Iran - but experts say true total may never be known
Thousands of people have been killed across the Middle East since the US-Israeli war with Iran began in February, official figures show, with a deal now agreed to end the war.
· Christine Jeavans
At least 16 killed in southern Lebanon's Nabatieh
Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) reported that at least 16 people have been killed in Nabatieh as a result of Israeli attacks early on Friday.
· Middleeasteye
Months after scam crackdown, thousands remain stuck in Cambodia
Workers who were tricked or trafficked into Myanmar scam centers remain in limbo at a compound inside KK Park, a scam hub near Myanmar's border with Thailand, in February. Thousands of foreigners who were forced to work in Southeast Asian scam centers remain in limbo, unable to go home. © Reuters
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Waterloo demolition to commence after activist camp cleared out
Fri 19 Jun 2026 at 2:57pm
· Declan Bowring
Clarkson waves PH flag in Knicks championship parade
Filipino-American shooting guard Jordan Clarkson of the New York Knicks was seen branding the Philippine flag during the team’s NBA championship parade in New York City.
· Aric John Sy Cua
Grammy-nominated music producer Tay Keith, who worked with Drake and Travis Scott, dies aged 29
Hip-hop producer behind Travis Scott’s Sicko Mode and Drake’s Nonstop has been found dead at home during a police welfare check
· Emma Joyce
Cambodia's Supreme Court upholds conviction of opposition politician
Supporters greet Rong Chhun, a prominent Cambodian opposition politician, center, as he arrives at his hearing at the Supreme Court in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Monday, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
NYC driver plows into two teens on a motorized scooter, killing one: cops
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· Larry Celona, Zoe Hussain