Topic: Crime & Justice — Neutral reports only
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[2025-12-20 18:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: At least three people were killed and five injured in the Taiwanese capital, Taipei, in attacks at two metro stations on Friday.
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[2025-12-20 17:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The 27-year-old, arrested while taking pictures of a military headquarters, was accused of executing over 200 similar assignments for Mossad
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[2025-12-20 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Judges rule against husband who ogled at ‘seductive’ and ‘suggestive’ photos of women online; lawyers say actions may be grounds for divorce
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[2025-12-20 14:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘DNA tests are still being carried out, and we do not rule out the possibility that the DNA of other deceased people may be identified,’ police commissioner says
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[2025-12-20 13:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: At least three people have been killed and nine others injured as a knife-wielding attacker went on a rampage in the Taiwanese capital Taipei.
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[2025-12-20 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The prime minister’s call for tighter gun controls is meeting resistance from right-wing populists and mainstream conservatives
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[2025-12-20 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Fiancée asks ex if he ‘enjoyed the tights and underwear’ he bought for her; court rules ‘private items’ provided ‘emotional value’ to both parties
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[2025-12-20 10:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: At least five Isis members were killed in a ‘large-scale’ strike hitting 70 Isis targets across central Syria
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[2025-12-20 06:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Skipper Ashen Bandara struck 121 in 176 balls as Police SC reached 345 for 7 wickets at stumps on day one on their Major Clubs three-day fixture against Chilaw Marians CC at Colts Grounds yesterday.
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[2025-12-20 06:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Court of Appeal yesterday ordered Sri Lanka Customs (SLC) to release a further 166 BYD vehicles that had been detained, subject to the furnishing of the relevant bank guarantees and corporate guarantees.
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[2025-12-20 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A knowledge exchange and interaction programme for 10 Apex Court Judges of Sri Lanka was organised by the Supreme Court of India, New Delhi and National Judicial Academy (NJA), Bhopal recently. The delegation was led by Sri Lanka’s Chief Justice, Justice Preethi Padman Surasena.
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[2025-12-20 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A Sri Lankan air passenger who had illegally brought a consignment of foreign-made cigarettes worth Rs. 2.85 million into the country and attempted to take them out of the Katunayake Airport via the ‘Green Channel’ where there is no declaration required was arrested by a team of airport customs officers in the early hours of Tuesday (16).
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[2025-12-20 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sampath Manamperi who is in the custody of the Western North Crimes Division on charges of possessing a stock of chemicals used to manufacture the drug Ice and weapons, has been produced before the Walasmulla Magistrate’s Court. The magistrate ordered that the suspect be further detained at the Western North Crimes Division.
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[2025-12-20 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The world was rocked in recent weeks by a series of shooting massacres, which have again called into question the prevalence of small arms in private and unauthorized hands. Among these incidents were the Bondi Beach attack, Australia’s deadliest mass shooting in decades, in which 15 people lost their lives and two deadly shootings in US universities.
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[2025-12-20 06:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Unfounded claims that the gunman was a Palestinian student flooded social media, complicating the probe
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[2025-12-20 03:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Three people killed in attack that police say was carried out by a 27-year-old man acting alone
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[2025-12-20 03:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US official says more of the long-awaited documents will follow in coming months, citing legal limits to protect victims and investigations
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[2025-12-20 03:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: A Paris court on Friday rejected the French government's request to suspend Chinese online platform Shein.
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[2025-12-20 03:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: French court rejects Shein site ban, citing sporadic offences, as platform removes illicit items, but must enforce age checks for adult products
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[2025-12-20 01:46 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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[2025-12-20 01:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Suspect escapes police custody at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Jordan but is caught hours later in Mong Kok
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[2025-12-19 23:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Les accusations concernent leur rôle présumé dans les exactions graves commises par les membres des Forces de Soutien Rapide au Soudan. Une accusation portée par l'association soudanaise Priority Peace Sudan qui a saisi la Cour pénale internationale (CPI) à travers un signalement par le biais du cabinet d'avocats français, Bourdon & Associés.
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[2025-12-19 22:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: US Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem said late on Thursday that President Donald Trump ordered her to pause the diversity visa lottery, which was used by the suspect in the Brown University shooting.
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[2025-12-19 21:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A man credited with saving lives for wrestling a gun from one of the alleged attackers during a mass shooting at Australia’s Bondi Beach received a cheque for more than A$2.5 million ($1.65 million) on Friday, after tens of thousands of people contributed to a donation website.
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[2025-12-19 21:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Home affairs minister Alice Mak says government intervening for first time on record in residential estate’s affairs
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[2025-12-19 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: GigaDevice and Montage are each aiming to raise as much as US$1 billion from Hong Kong listings as early as January, report says
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[2025-12-19 18:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Scammers impersonated account holders to withdraw funds, prompting managing body to suspend digital verification process
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[2025-12-19 18:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Judge says Mo Li’s then employer Studiodanz ‘evaded responsibility’ by failing to appear at hearings, orders trial to determine compensation
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[2025-12-19 18:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Civil Appellate High Court of the Western Province by Order dated 11th December 2025, refused to issue Leave to Appeal and Interim Orders against the landmark Pentara Residencies project in Thummulla, Colombo.
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[2025-12-19 18:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: New report details three days of terror at the Zamzam displacement camp in April, citing mass executions and gang rapes
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[2025-12-19 17:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Australian police are looking into a trip the two suspects made to Davao City, but Philippine officials say it is not connected to the shooting
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[2025-12-19 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2025-12-19 16:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Poland's Constitutional Tribunal has breached core principles of European Union (EU) law, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled on Thursday.
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[2025-12-19 16:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: A fresh batch of images from the estate of the late sex offenderJeffrey Epstein was made public on Thursday, one day ahead of a deadline by which the US Department of Justice (DOJ) is legally required to release the "Epstein files."
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[2025-12-19 16:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Customs says officers raided eight properties across city, seizing HK$240,000 worth of karaoke equipment in copyright crackdown
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[2025-12-19 16:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2025-12-19 15:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: A man suspected of killing two people and wounding nine others at Brown University last weekend has been found dead in a storage facility in the state of New Hampshire, authorities said late Thursday.
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[2025-12-19 14:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Dubai police on Thursday urged residents to stay indoors unless it was “absolutely necessary” as heavy rainfall was expected in the desert country which saw record downpours last year.
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[2025-12-19 14:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Australian government has announced a gun buyback scheme in the wake of the Bondi Beach attack – its deadliest mass shooting in decades.
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[2025-12-19 12:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Police say taxi was travelling along Caine Road when it hit 68-year-old woman, who sustained multiple injuries and later died in hospital
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[2025-12-19 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The changes target high-stakes national security cases amid mounting criticism over delays and alleged bias
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[2025-12-19 10:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Pledges to toughen laws against hate speech and on gun ownership are welcome as Australia reels from the horrifying violence
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[2025-12-19 09:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Portuguese national suspect took his own life as investigators reveal a years-old academic connection to a slain MIT scientist
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[2025-12-19 08:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: The nation’s largest organization for medical examiners has issued a warning about a controversial, centuries-old forensic test that has contributed to cases in which pregnant women have been charged with murder.
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[2025-12-19 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: This article reviews an appeal filed in the Supreme Court against an order of the Commercial High Court of the Western Province. The High Court’s order, delivered in October 2010, refused to vacate an ex-parte judgment entered against the Defendant-Petitioner-Appellant, Kala Traders (Pvt.) Ltd., in default, as per Section 86(2) of the Civil Procedure Code.
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[2025-12-19 06:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Police Media Division stated yesterday (18) that IGP Priyantha Weerasooriya has directed the Police Special Investigation Division to initiate a preliminary investigation against the senior police officers who have allegedly neglected their duties in their investigation into the accident involving the collision of NPP Parliamentarian Ashoka Ranwala’s jeep with a car and a motorcycle, in Sapugaskanda on December 11.
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[2025-12-19 06:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: An attorney-at-law was yesterday discharged subject to a formal warning after pleading guilty to an act of professional misconduct, with the Court cautioning him to exercise greater diligence in the future to avoid any conduct that may compromise the integrity of the profession or the administration of justice.
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[2025-12-19 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Support to Justice Sector Project known as the EU- Sri Lanka Justice Reform Programme (JURE) handed over 24 Laptops to the Justice and National Integration Ministry to ensure smooth functioning of Courts and Prisons after Cyclone Ditwah.
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[2025-12-19 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Three suspects have been remanded in custody in connection with the incident in which a wild elephant was set on fire and tortured, resulting in its death, in the Seeppukulam area of the Mihintale Police division.
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[2025-12-19 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Civil Appellate High Court (CAHC) of the Western Province on December 11, refused to issue ‘Leave to Appeal’ and Interim Orders against the Pentara Residencies project in Thummulla, Colombo.
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