Topic: Crime & Justice — Neutral reports only
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[2026-01-19 02:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Saudi Arabia accused the UAE of smuggling an opposing leader to Abu Dhabi through Somalia, after the Saudi-backed government charged him with treason
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[2026-01-18 23:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: There were more than 4 million guns in Australia in 2025, more than at the time of a 1996 shooting that killed 35 and prompted a gun buy-back scheme
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[2026-01-18 21:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Officers intercepted 50 vehicles on suspicion of illegal modification during two-day operation ‘Fossington’
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[2026-01-18 20:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: At least eight people were killed in a series of avalanches across the Austrian Alps on Saturday, police and mountain rescue services said.
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[2026-01-18 20:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Police are searching for the owner of a drone that fell out of the sky and damaged a Tesla stopped at traffic lights in Jordan
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[2026-01-18 19:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Tensions between Ethiopia and neighboring Eritrea have escalated after Ethiopian police said they had seized a lorry full of ammunition allegedly sent from Eritrea to Ethiopian Fano rebels based in Amhara state. Fano rebels have waged an insurgency against the Ethiopian military since 2023.
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[2026-01-18 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Failure to follow the rules could result in a maximum fine of HK$5,000 and up to three months in prison
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[2026-01-18 18:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: More than 80 per cent of tickets for January sold, says Commissioner for Cultural and Creative Industries Drew Lai
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[2026-01-18 17:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chung Chi College’s student union is the latest to dissolve, leaving just two of nine remaining at the university amid police registration pressures
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[2026-01-18 17:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Dashcam footage circulating online shows cyclist riding across zebra crossing against red light
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[2026-01-18 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: When the far-right Alternative for Germany party (AfD) deplores the state of the country, it often also portrays itself as a victim: a victim of the intelligence agencies for investigating it for suspected right-wing extremism; a victim of the other parties for stigmatizing it; and a victim of the courts for convicting AfD politicians of criminal offenses.
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[2026-01-18 15:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Iran’s supreme leader has for the first time publicly acknowledged that thousands of people were killed during recent protests.
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[2026-01-18 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Experts cite social media as a key factor contributing to rising bullying cases in schools, warning of cases that go unnoticed
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[2026-01-18 01:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: په امريکا متحده ايالاتو کې يوې فدرالي محکمې د مينيسوټا په مينياپولس ښار کې د کډوالۍ او ګمرکاتو د پلي کولو ادارې (ICE) پر ضد د سوله ييزو مظاهرو پر مهال د زور کارول او بې دليله نيونې محدودې کړي او ويلي يې دي چې سوله ييز لاريون کوونکي او څارونکي نه شي نيول کېدای.
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[2026-01-17 23:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Post revisits notable incidents when the city’s officers drew their guns, ranging from knife attacks to protest clashes
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[2026-01-17 23:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The comments by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei are the first admission by Tehran on the death toll from the unrest
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[2026-01-17 23:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
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[2026-01-17 21:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Man, 28, was wanted in Hong Kong in connection with the murder of his girlfriend, whose body was found hidden in his flat
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[2026-01-17 21:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-01-17 18:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A woman impersonating a Police Inspector was arrested near a lodge in Pettah by officers from the Colombo Central Crimes Division.
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[2026-01-17 17:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Colombo Magistrate’s Court yesterday (16) ordered that the case involving Neville Wanniarachchi, the former Chief Security Officer to ex-President Mahinda Rajapaksa, be taken up again on June 9.
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[2026-01-17 15:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A group of detainees at Boossa High-Security Prison climbed onto the rooftop of D Ward and engaged in unruly behaviour yesterday (16), causing damage to prison property, a spokesperson for the Department of Prisons said.
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[2026-01-17 15:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Police subdue man with knife near McDonald’s outlet in Tsuen Wan, two days after shooting dead another attacker who took woman hostage at mall
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[2026-01-17 13:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Rex Tan has resigned as a Free Malaysia Today reporter and apologised for his question, which raised an uproar for its racial overtones
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[2026-01-17 12:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Israeli attacks have killed at least three Palestinians in Gaza in the latest violations of its tenuous ceasefire with Hamas, a day after the United States announced the start of the second phase of President Donald Trump’s plan to end Israel’s genocidal war against the Palestinian people in the besieged territory.
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[2026-01-17 11:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A man who was injured in a shooting incident in the Jinthupitiya area last night (16) has died after being admitted to the National Hospital of Colombo, police said.
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[2026-01-17 07:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: "You can cope with anything, just not being separated from your children. I'm carrying on for them," says Yulia Dvornichenko. She was arrested in 2021 and held in Russia, before Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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[2026-01-17 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka Police have obtained 95 International Police (Interpol) red notices for 95 Sri Lankan criminal suspects who are presently hiding in overseas countries and operating their criminal networks, and have intensified their crackdown on organized crime through a special operation under the directives of IGP Priyantha Weerasuriya. Addressing a special Police press briefing held yesterday (16), Police Media Spokesman ASP F.
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[2026-01-17 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Three Peradeniya University students were hospitalised following a clash with a group of local youths in the Uda Peradeniya area, according to the police.
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[2026-01-17 05:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: C’est l’une des craintes des proches et de la famille de Martinez Zogo : que l’homme d’affaires Jean-Pierre Amougou Belinga, principal accusé dans le meurtre de Martinez Zogo, bénéficie d’une mise en liberté provisoire.
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[2026-01-17 05:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: South Korea's former President Yoon Suk Yeol's week went from bad to worse on Friday afternoon after a Seoul court sentenced him to five years in prison.
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[2026-01-17 03:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Uganda inaendelea kushikilia pumzi huku taifa likisubiri matokeo ya mwisho ya uchaguzi wa urais, zoezi ambalo tayari limegubikwa na umuagaji damu, hofu na madai mazito ya udanganyifu. Polisi wanasema takribani watu kumi waliuawa katika vurugu zilizotokea usiku kucha katikati mwa nchi, saa chache baada ya kupigwa kura katika uchaguzi unaoonekana kumwelekeza Rais Yoweri Museveni kuendeleza utawala wake hadi muongo wa tano.
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[2026-01-17 02:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-01-17 01:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Thousands of prisoners in India are trapped in a legal limbo under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, commonly known as UAPA, with recent Supreme Court decisions fueling the debate on India's definition of terrorism and its use of security laws.
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[2026-01-17 01:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: For more than two weeks, thousands of people in Iran have been protesting against the governing regime. Security forces have responded with violent crackdowns. According to the human rights organization HRANA, more than 2,670 people have been killed so far, including over 160 pro‑government individuals. The U.S.-based organization believes the true numbers are likely even higher.
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[2026-01-17 01:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: McKenzie Morgan praised the killer of three young girls at a Taylor Swift event, and threatened to bomb an Oasis show, was sentenced on Friday
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[2026-01-17 00:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: सात साल की लंबी कानूनी लड़ाई के बाद, गुरुवार (15 जनवरी) को ग्रीस के लेसबोस द्वीप पर मानवीय कार्यकर्ताओं की आंखों में खुशी के आंसू छलक पड़े. अदालत ने उन सभी 24 आरोपियों को बाइज्जत बरी कर दिया, जिन पर समुद्र में लोगों की जान बचाने के लिए संगीन अपराधों के आरोप लगाए गए थे.
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[2026-01-17 00:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Home affairs chief Alice Mak pledges to fast-track amendment to Building Management Ordinance following Tai Po fire that killed 168
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[2026-01-16 23:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-01-16 22:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Deutsche Welle
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[2026-01-16 22:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Ven. Balangoda Kassapa Thero, who is currently remanded at the Trincomalee Prison, has called off the hunger strike he commenced earlier, according to a letter released by the National Freedom Front (NFF).
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[2026-01-16 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn said: ‘I do think he will want to return to boxing, but that will be his decision when the time is right’
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[2026-01-16 21:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Court adjourns case of man, 43, accused of threatening to burn down offices of media outlets, including the Post, unless they published seditious articles
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[2026-01-16 19:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Following a psychiatric review, a teen faces trial for the stabbing of schoolmate Yap Shing Xuen, who suffered over 200 wounds
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[2026-01-16 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A South Korean court on Friday sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in prison on charges that included obstructing attempts by authorities to arrest him following his failed bid to impose martial law in December 2024.
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[2026-01-16 18:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Police Media Spokesperson Senior Superintendent of Police F.U. Wootler announced that Red Notices have been obtained against 95 organized criminals currently hiding abroad.
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[2026-01-16 17:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Yoon Suk Yeol, the former president of South Korea who was removed from office after declaring martial law in December 2024, was found guilty on several charges on Friday.
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[2026-01-16 17:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The case has sparked widespread outrage on social media and cast the spotlight on causes of child abuse
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[2026-01-16 17:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The ruling comes days after prosecutors in a separate case demanded Yoon Suk-yeol be sentenced to death for masterminding insurrection
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[2026-01-16 16:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: In the past ten years, a total of 27,134 people have died in road accidents across Sri Lanka, according to police statistics. These fatalities occurred in 25,704 reported fatal accidents, out of 248,026 accidents recorded between 2016 and 2025.
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