Sydney gang member shot dead in Vietnam amid underworld feud
A senior member of the so-called Coconut Cartel, a gang locked in a months-long feud with the notorious Alameddine crime family, has been shot dead in Vietnam.
· Riley Walter
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Fri 22 May 2026 at 1:34pm
· Giselle Wakatama
Media shut out of court during bid to block release of corruption report
Fri 22 May 2026 at 1:04pm
· Kristian Silva
Media shut out of court during bid to block release of corruption report
Fri 22 May 2026 at 1:04pm
· Kristian Silva
IDF arrests three terrorists in Hebron who were planning shooting terror attacks
IDF forces from the Netzah Yehuda Battalion arrested on Wednesday three terrorists planning to carry out a shooting attack, the military announced.
· ARIELLA ROITMAN
Man faces explosives charge as police search his home for a third day
Fri 22 May 2026 at 12:46pm
· Lani Oataway
Man charged with making threats to kill on Melbourne's Bourke St
Fri 22 May 2026 at 12:44pm
Chinese gang caught using AI in Malaysia bungalow for Spanish job scam
Johor police arrested 35 Chinese nationals for luring victims in Spain with fake high-paying job offers
· The Star
Chinese gang caught using AI in Malaysia bungalow for Spanish job scam
Johor police arrested 35 Chinese nationals for luring victims in Spain with fake high-paying job offers
· The Star
‘Imagine it’s dog poo’: The three critical rules if you find a meteorite
In an era when many stargazers are wasting their shooting-star wishes on falling space junk, what blazed across eastern Australian skies on Thursday night was a bona fide meteor – an exploding offcut of an asteroid or comet.
· Angus Dalton
Man charged with threats to kill after Bourke Street warning
A 31-year-old homeless man allegedly armed with a knife has been charged with threatening to kill after calling a media outlet and issuing a threat about an incident he alleged would take place in Bourke Street in Melbourne CBD.
· Angus Delaney
Israel kills four early on Friday in southern Lebanon
An Israeli air strike targeting an emergency response center in the town of Hanouiyeh, south Lebanon, killed four.
· Middleeasteye
1 dead, 4 injured as Hong Kong subdivided flat fire forces 300 to be evacuated
69-year-old man killed and four taken to hospital after fire broke out in a flat inside Man Yuen Building in Jordan late on Thursday
· Ambrose Li
1 dead, 4 injured as Hong Kong subdivided flat fire forces 300 to be evacuated
69-year-old man killed and four taken to hospital after fire broke out in a flat inside Man Yuen Building in Jordan late on Thursday
· Ambrose Li
Police have a job to enforce the law, says former PNP chief on dela Rosa arrest order
MANILA, Philippines — Former Philippine National Police chief Nicholas Torre III on Friday said it was the duty of police officers to implement lawful warrants amid the possible arrest of Sen. Ronald dela Rosa in connection with the International Criminal Court (ICC) investigation into the Duterte administration’s d…
· James Daniel Danio
Aerial shooting to resume as brumby numbers spike in national park
Fri 22 May 2026 at 11:59am
· Adriane Reardon
Farm worker found not guilty of circular saw amputation murder
Fri 22 May 2026 at 11:55am
· Christopher Testa
Media locked out of mystery challenge to Andrews-era corruption report
A mystery party has launched Supreme Court action to stop IBAC from publishing a report into corruption allegations centred on dealings between former premier Daniel Andrews and union boss Peter Marshall.
· Chip Le Grand
'We are resilient': As San Diego's Muslim community reels from mosque shooting, it refuses to be intimidated
At about 11:40 local time, Nawal A-Nouri received a WhatsApp message, notifying her of an active shooter at her seven-year-old daughter's school at the Islamic Center of San Diego - where two gunman opened fire on Monday, killing three in what has been called a hate crime.
· Nardine Saad
PH’s first sexual assault investigation kit seen to strengthen evidence, survivor access to justice
SCIENTIFIC innovations that strengthen forensic investigations can help make justice more accessible for survivors of sexual violence, according to DOJ Undersecretary Margarita Gutierrez, who expressed support for the country’s first Philippine Sexual Assault Investigation Kit (SAI Kit).
· The Manila Times
Reckless hunter arrested after 13 decapitated deer carcasses appear on front lawns across Texas
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· Daniel Cody
Actress Kim Gyu-ri injured in burglary
South Korean police officers said Thursday they had arrested a man in his 40s who broke into actress Kim Gyu-ri's home and assaulted her the previous day.
· Yoon Min-sik
Turkish court ousts leader of main opposition party
A court in Turkiye has annulled the 2023 leadership election of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) in a sharp escalation against the country’s embattled opposition.
· Al Jazeera
Father arrested after baby found dead in hot car while he was allegedly drinking
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· Zoe Hussain
Italian teenager re-arrested in Florence for terrorism recruitment
A 15-year-old teenager was re-arrested in Florence for recruiting for the purpose of international terrorism after having previously been arrested for the same crime, said Italian state police on Wednesday.
· GOLDIE KATZ
Mandatory jail time for fraud vs. taxpayers? Absolutely
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· CA Post Editorial Board
World must not get 'accustomed to seeing Palestinians killed', Palestine's UN envoy says
Palestine's UN envoy Riyad Mansour said that Israel has continued to unleash and incite violence on Palestinians, warning that it was taking ""blatant steps towards the destruction of the Palestinian state and the two-state solution".
· Middleeasteye
‘It was chaos’: Australians released from Israeli prison, allege mistreatment
Eleven Australians who were detained in Israel after their Gaza-bound flotilla was intercepted have been released, with two alleging mistreatment and abuse of other activists by Israel following their capture in international waters on Monday.
· Bronte Gossling, Emily Kaine
Teacher charged with alleged child grooming, possessing child abuse material
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16 dead after gunmen open fire in 2 separate attacks in Honduras
6 police officers were among the dead. Honduras struggles with high rates of crime linked to gangs and the transnational drug trade
· Associated Press
16 dead after gunmen open fire in 2 separate attacks in Honduras
6 police officers were among the dead. Honduras struggles with high rates of crime linked to gangs and the transnational drug trade
· Associated Press
‘Up to the AFP to test that’: Crisafulli backs benched Olympics Minister
Queensland Premier David Crisafulli has backed his Olympics Minister, and refused to be drawn on questions of a broader reshuffle of his cabinet, after Tim Mander stood down from his portfolio duties following a referral to police.
· Matt Dennien, Catherine Strohfeldt
Over 2,000 gather in San Diego to mourn three men killed in mosque attack
More than 2,000 people have gathered in a park in San Diego, California, to mourn a security guard and two other men murdered as they tried to stop this week’s attack on the city’s largest mosque.
· Al Jazeera
UK police bosses say unsafe social media platforms should be blocked for under-16s
Children should be blocked from accessing social, AI and gaming apps which do not disable "high-risk" features such as private messaging, UK police chiefs have said.
· Chris Vallance
Police to score train firms on tackling sexual harassment
Train operators will be scored by police on how they tackle sexual harassment on the railways.
· Claire Jones
Turkey Markets Crash After Court Unseats Opposition Head In Latest Erdogan Power Grab
Shortly after we learned that Turkey had sold virtually all of its Treasuries in March to defend the lira after the Iran war broke out, the country was thrown into fresh political turmoil on Thursday when a Turkish court removed the leader of the country’s main opposition party in a landmark ruling that triggered a …
· Tyler Durden
At least 16 people killed in two attacks in northern Honduras
Two incidents of gun violence have shaken Honduras, killing at least 16 people in the Central American country.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Prosecutors drop charges against activists in Chicago immigration crackdown
Democratic candidate for Congress Kat Abughazaleh talks with reporters after voting in the primary election for the upcoming midterms outside the Chicago Park District Loyola field house in Chicago, March 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
· Sophia Tareen
Argentine official who investigated death of AMIA prosecutor charged with covering up evidence
The former prosecutor who led the investigation into a mysterious 2015 death that unnerved Argentina’s Jewish community has been charged with concealing evidence in the case.
· JUAN MELAMED/JTA
San Diego mosque shooter walked out of mental health treatment center the day before massacre, police had prior warnings: sources
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· Joe Marino, Jared Downing
Texas suspends nursing license of Camp Mystic health officer for inaction during flood
Camp director Mary Liz Eastland is questioned during a hearing on a suit against Camp Mystic in the 459th State District Court in Austin on April 14, 2026. (Mikayla Compton/Austin American-Statesman via AP, File)
· Jim Vertuno
San Diego police were short-staffed during deadly mosque shooting
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· Ross O'Keefe
Heartbreaking scenes as ‘heroes’ killed at San Diego Islamic Center shooting are buried side-by-side
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· Katie Jerkovich
High-profile substance abuse counselor busted with fentanyl and meth near troubled MacArthur Park
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· Benjamin Brown
Former girlfriend of Why Don't We member charged in dark web hitman plot
Jack Avery of Why Don’t We performs during 103.5 KISS FM’s Jingle Ball at the Allstate Arena on Dec. 18, 2019, in Rosemont, Ill. (Photo by Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP, File)
· Jamie Stengle
DOJ Probe Widens: Minnesota Daycare Owner Charged, While Convicted Fraudster Gets Nearly 42 Years
A Minneapolis daycare owner has been charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States, adding another case to Minnesota's widening public-benefits fraud scandal.
· Tyler Durden
Islamophobic TikToker made call for another Cronulla riot
A young man so enraged by the Bondi terror attack he called for a "Middle Eastern Bashing Day" will leave prison after five months.Ryder Shaw, 20, used a TikTok account to post two images the day after December's terrorist attack, calling for followers to "stand the f--- up" and riot at Cronulla Beach.The posts thre…
· Tom Wark
Airbus, Air France found guilty of manslaughter over crash that killed 228 people
A French appeals court found Airbus and Air France guilty of corporate manslaughter over the Rio-Paris plane crash, but a 17-year legal battle over the country’s worst aviation disaster is set to continue.
· Tim Hepher
2 men charged with creating AI-generated porn under new US law targeting ‘deepfakes’
The men are among the earliest defendants to face charges under the Take It Down Act, a law signed last year by US President Donald Trump
· Associated Press