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Glam beautician shot dead by ex-husband in murder-suicide during bitter custody battle over their kids
The pair had been scheduled to attend a hearing on June 18 regarding custody of their two children.
· Anthony Blair
Passenger arrested over P13.3-M worth of suspected kush
MANILA, Philippines — A total of 8.91 kilograms of kush were intercepted at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1, found in the possession of a passenger who arrived from Bangkok, Thailand, on Thursday, June 4.
· Benjamin L. Vergara
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Palestinians attend the funeral of their relatives who were killed in an Israeli strike, in Gaza City, Thursday, June 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
· The Associated Press
You can’t handle the truce: Trump has redefined ‘ceasefire’ in the Middle East
A ceasefire in the Middle East does not always mean that shooting stops entirely, US President Donald Trump has said, after reporters pressed him on the latest military exchanges involving Iran.
· RT
‘Good lord, what a smell’: can Brazil’s biggest city save a vital source of water from sewage, bacteria and organised crime?
As São Paulo faces a climate-induced water crisis, campaigners are fighting to reverse the impact of pollution and illegal deforestation on its largest reservoir
· Sam Cowie and Avener Prado in São Paulo
UK Police Officers Admit DEI Training Pressured Them To Ignore Dying White Teen Henry Nowak
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· Tyler Durden
Israel's top court lifts ban on Red Cross visits to jailed Palestinians | The National
Israel's supreme court has issued a ruling that effectively overturns a ban on members of the International Committee for the Red Cross visiting Palestinians held in the country's jails.
· Nada AlTaher
Hong Kong police to launch 2-week crackdown on distracted driving and jaywalking
Force says 51 people died in traffic accidents between January and May 31, up by 42 per cent from same period last year
· Wynna Wong
Hong Kong police to launch 2-week crackdown on distracted driving and jaywalking
Force says 51 people died in traffic accidents between January and May 31, up by 42 per cent from same period last year
· Wynna Wong
Three UK Royal Navy members killed as helicopter explodes into ‘ball of fire in the sky’ during training
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· Chris Bradford
UK’s Starmer: Musk is trying to ‘whip up division’ over murder case
LONDON — Keir Starmer accused Elon Musk of interfering in British politics Thursday after the owner of the X social media platform posted a flurry of comments about the murder of a British teenager.
· Noah Keate
Single mom stabbed to death by ex-boyfriend while serving customers at Skyline Chili: cops
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· Patrick Reilly
Hezbollah chief says northern Israel not safe as long as Lebanese villages are bombed
Lebanon's Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem has said that as long as Lebanese villages were being bombed and people were being killed by Israeli forces, northern Israel will not be safe.
· Middleeasteye
Hezbollah Chief, Qassem: Northern Israel at risk while Lebanon faces bombings
Lebanon's Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem said on Thursday that as long as Lebanese villages were being bombed and people were being killed, northern Israel would not be safe.
· REUTERS
Trump Says He Plans to Nominate Blanche for Attorney General
President Trump has indicated that he plans to nominate the acting attorney general, Todd Blanche, to take on the role on a permanent basis, the latest move by the president to place loyalists in top jobs across the government.
· The New York Times
BBC apologizes for racializing Farage response to Henry Nowak murder
The BBC has been forced to issue an apology after one of its presenters sparked an uproar by misquoting Reform UK leader Nigel Farage as calling for “white cold rage” in response to the murder of 18-year-old student Henry Nowak.
· RT
Oil Prices Fall As White House Signals Will Maintain A Ceasefire With Iran Unless American Troops Are Killed
President Trump in an early Thursday morning Truth Social post has said the United States is "in the middle of my final negotiations to end the War" - while blasting the Republicans who voted the night prior to limit war powers "GRANDSTANDERS" and "unpatriotic".
· Tyler Durden
Israel seeks to recruit ultranationalists for police unit at Al-Aqsa Mosque
Israeli authorities are seeking to recruit ultranationalists and settlers into police units deployed at Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, according to a report by Haaretz.
· Middleeasteye
Syria makes bid to revive hospitality industry with new Tourist Police Unit
Damascus has created a new Tourism Police Unit, responsible for the security of visitors in the country, as part of plans to bolster Syria’s reviving hospitality industry, Syrian Tourism Minister Mazen Al Salhani announced at the Syria Private Sector Dialogue summit in Damascus earlier this week, according to The Na…
· DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Bondi Beach shooting hero charged with domestic assault
The man who disarmed one of the alleged perpetrators of the deadly Bondi Beach shooting has been charged with assault.
· Ottilie Mitchell
Israeli strikes kill 11 people in Gaza City, medics say
At least 11 Palestinians have been killed, including women and children, and dozens wounded in Israeli air strikes across Gaza City, according to medical sources and eyewitnesses.
· Wyre Davies
China courts foreign firms with telecoms opening as US tightens curbs
China lifted the previous 50 per cent foreign ownership cap to allow wholly foreign-owned enterprises to operate within pilot zones
· Ben Jiang
Starmer accuses Musk of trying to ‘whip up division’ in UK over Henry Nowak murder
PM says Britons are ‘reasonable, tolerant people’ and backs MP’s legal action against Grok firm over fake sexualised images
· Peterwalker
Bondi attack hero Ahmed al-Ahmed charged with assaulting his father
Police allege the 44-year-old lauded for disarming one of the gunmen in December’s attack put his father in a headlock
· Australian Associated Press
Starmer accuses Musk of trying to whip up division over Henry Nowak murder
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has accused tech billionaire Elon Musk of "trying to whip up division" over the murder of Henry Nowak.
· Jennifer McKiernan
Inquest to examine if police response contributed to Henry Nowak death
An inquest jury will consider whether "any act or omission by police officers" or delay in treatment caused or contributed to the death of Henry Nowak.
· Marcus White
Sri Lanka nursing home fire kills 12
51 people were rescued from the facility and the home’s director has been arrested
· Reuters
Sri Lanka nursing home fire kills 12
51 people were rescued from the facility and the home’s director has been arrested
· Reuters
Supreme Court rules Israel’s ban on Red Cross visits to detainees unlawful
The High Court of Justice unanimously accepted a petition on Wednesday against the state’s sweeping ban on visits by the International Committee of the Red Cross to security prisoners and detainees held in Israel Prison Service and IDF facilities, ruling that the policy was unlawful and must be canceled.
· SARAH BEN-NUN
Teenager given life sentence for knife murder while on bail for slashing
A teenager who murdered a man with a hunting knife while on bail for a slashing has been given a life sentence with a minimum term of 17 years.
· David Cowan
‘To them a power line is a line of trees’: Costa Rica moves to protect howler monkeys from electrocution
Electric shock is one of the biggest causes of death among wildlife in the country but a court ruling is a first step to making power lines safe
· Suzanne Bearne
In This Church, Child Sexual Abuse Has Gone Unchecked for So Long That It Spans Generations
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· Andy Mannix, Jeremy Kohler, and Leila Navidi
Hong Kong police launch search after man, 76, goes missing in Ma On Shan
Liu Yim-kwan left his home at Yan On Estate on Han Chi Street in the small hours Wednesday and failed to return
· Theodora Yu
Hong Kong police launch search after man, 76, goes missing in Ma On Shan
Liu Yim-kwan left his home at Yan On Estate on Han Chi Street in the small hours Wednesday and failed to return
· Theodora Yu
Yazidi woman claims rape and enslavement in Syria, court hears
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A Yazidi woman has alleged she shared a bedroom with a woman accused of enslaving her in Syria and was repeatedly raped and beaten by the woman’s father, police told a court on Thursday.
· Rod Mcguirk
Details of charges against Melbourne ‘ISIS bride’ revealed in court
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Ride share driver charged over alleged kidnapping and sexual assault of teen
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One UN peacekeeper killed and two wounded in south Lebanon
A UN peacekeeper in Lebanon died on Thursday from wounds sustained when mortar shells hit his position near Marjayoun in southeastern Lebanon late the previous night, the UN peacekeeping mission Unifil said.
· Middleeasteye
Ukraine accused of killing four in occupied Crimea
Russian-backed authorities in the occupied region of Crimea in Ukraine say at least four people have been killed in the latest wave of Ukrainian strikes on the peninsula.
· Vitaly Shevchenko
Murdered, missing, unidentified … the tragic stories that inspire Britain’s cold case investigators
When Dave Grimstead left the police after more than 30 years, he knew just what he wanted to do: solve some of its most intractable mysteries. The founder of Locate International explains why the country needs him and his volunteers
· Anna Moore
I Got Access to Hundreds of Teacher Misconduct Complaints in California — and You Can Too
I was a new reporter at KQED in 2021 when former elementary teacher Joseph Brian Houg was sentenced to more than three decades in prison for sexually abusing 10 students. He’d taught at the same San Francisco Bay Area school for more than two decades. Were there warning signs?
· Holly McDede
Court junks Cusi, DOE execs’ bid to dismiss graft case over UC Malampaya-Chevron sale
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· Tati Maligro
Bondi terror attack hero Ahmed Al Ahmed charged with assault
Thu 4 Jun 2026 at 6:49pm
Riot at Justice Sohlberg’s home exposes dangerous double standard on Israeli rule of law - comment
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the riot and said law enforcement must apply the full force of the law against the rioters. Justice Minister Yariv Levin, Defense Minister Israel Katz, the Judiciary, the national judges’ representative body, and political figures from across the spectrum also condemned th…
· SARAH BEN-NUN
Paedophile walks free from prison
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ISIS bride acted ‘like deputy’ to abusive father after family bought teen slave, police claim
A Melbourne family accused of buying a teen slave captured by Islamic State for $10,000 knew she was being purchased for sex and housework in a home where guns and terror flags were put on display, police say.
· Erin Pearson
Fire at Sri Lanka nursing home kills 12 residents, injures 8
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A fire at a nursing home in western Sri Lanka killed 12 residents and injured eight others, police said Thursday.
Avoid 'reactive' police reforms after Nowak murder, senior black officer warns
The head of the National Black Police Association has warned police forces are at risk of making "not well thought-out" changes to anti-racism guidance in light of the murder of Henry Nowak.
· Vicky Wong
Australian woman linked to Islamic State lived with teenage slave who was repeatedly raped, court told
Allegations made in Melbourne magistrates court on Thursday as Zeinab Ahmad, 31, applied for bail, a month after she was charged with slavery offences
· Australian Associated Press