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A case filed against former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s son Yoshitha Rajapaksa under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, was yesterday fixed for May 14 to deliver its order regarding the preliminary objections by the Colombo High Court.
“A new world order must be built to ensure economic justice and equal political security for all nations. An end to the arms race is an essential prerequisite for the establishment of such an order.”
Three Australian women with links to the Islamic State (IS) group have been charged after returning home from Syria.
According to Public Security Deputy Minister Sunil Watagala, a series of Court cases will be instituted against those accused of misappropriating public funds. According to the Deputy Minister, the people have a right to know about these cases and understand the verdicts, which is a cornerstone of the democratic sys…
The rescheduled 19th Sujata Jayawardena Memorial Oration to be delivered by the 52nd Chief Justice of India, Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, on the topic ‘In a True Democracy, is Parliament Supreme?’, will take place at the BMICH today (9).
A parolee with 7 previous arrests was busted for allegedly throwing a stranger onto the subway tracks in the Bronx last week, police said.
The Palestinian Health Ministry said on Friday said that the number of Palestinians killed in Israel’s genocide on Gaza has risen to 72,628, with 172,520 wounded since 7 October 2023.
Eight Chadian opposition leaders arrested at the end of last month were jailed for eight years on Friday, their lawyer told AFP, the latest detentions of President Mahamat Idriss Deby's critics.
A state appeals panel on Thursday upheld the bulk of Michigan’s regulations limiting local control over renewable energy projects, while rejecting narrow aspects that critics had decried as regulatory overreach.
About 100 gather for a balloon-release vigil to honor Savannah Rubio, 39, and Jeremiah Cuevas-Griffin, 15, who were shot and killed the night before amid a dispute over a soccer game at Southwest Elementary School in Grand Rapids, Mich. on Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (Isaac Ritchey/The Grand Rapids Press via AP)
N’DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — A Chadian court in the capital N’Djamena sentenced eight opposition leaders to eight years in prison Friday for convictions on charges including insurrection.
The Virginia Supreme Court’s ruling striking down Democrats’ costly redistricting push sparked an uproar on social media over the massive sum the party spent to pass the now-defunct congressional map.
Hisham Abugharbieh, facing two counts of first-degree murder appears in court via video on Saturday, April 25, 2026 in Tampa, Fla. (WFTS-TV via AP)
Jeff Franklin has given up trying to sell it. Now he just wants someone to live there.
Secondary school students wave the Kuwaiti flag as they gather in the grounds of the Fajr al-Sabah School to attend in-person classes in Kuwait City on May 3, 2026. High school students resumed in-person classes after a suspension of more than two months following military strikes launched by the US and Israel again…
Federal and local lawmakers in Puerto Rico, as well as civil rights and advocacy organizations, have called for investigations after ProPublica reported how a federal probe into a drugs-for-votes scheme in Puerto Rico prisons got quashed after the 2024 elections.
Israeli air raids have killed at least 20 people in southern Lebanon, including a civil defence rescuer, according to Lebanese state-run media, despite the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.
ROME — There were plenty of Filipino flags waving in support of Alexandra Eala amid the statues lining the picturesque Pietrangeli court at the Italian Open on Friday.
This courtroom sketch depicts Cole Tomas Allen, center, listening as his attorney Eugene Ohm, left, speaks to U.S. Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui, Monday, May 4, 2026, in Washington, as Tony Towns, the acting general counsel for the District of Columbia Department of Corrections, listens at right. (Dana Verkouteren vi…
Israeli strikes on Friday killed at least 18 people in Lebanon, including two paramedics, as it continued to carry out attacks across the country's south despite a ceasefire announced on April 16.
He wanted a fresh slice of jail time.
A ninth person has been arrested in connection with an arson attack on Jewish community ambulances in north-west London, police say.
Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, discussed developments in the Middle East with the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
COHUTTA, Ga. (AP) — The town council in a small north Georgia mountain community called a special meeting Friday evening to discuss reinstating the police department after the mayor fired the chief and all the officers.
The Greek authorities are investigating a suspected Ukrainian-made sea drone discovered by local fishermen in a cave on the island of Lefkada, Reuters reported on Friday, citing coast guard and police sources.
The Greek authorities are investigating a suspected Ukrainian-made sea drone discovered by local fishermen in a cave on the island of Lefkada, Reuters reported on Friday, citing coast guard and police sources.
Police in Abu Dhabi have warned of the dangers of improper e-scooter use and called for people to make sure they only ride them in designated areas.
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The Israel Police arrested three suspects this week, who it says planned to carry out terrorist attacks, including a Palestinian Authority police officer and an ISIS member.
SYDNEY, Australia — An Australian mother and daughter "kept a female slave" after traveling to Syria in 2014 to support the Islamic State (IS), police said on Friday as the pair faced charges in the southeastern city of Melbourne.
WHEN the Supreme Court of the Philippines was designated by the United Nations Environment Program to lead the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) in “educating” the judiciary about the new field of environmental law in the region, the course was already being taught in Philippine law schools as a compuls…
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This undated image provided by the U.S. Justice Department and contained in the affidavit in support of a criminal complaint, shows Manuel Rocha during a meeting with a FBI undercover employee. (Justice Department via AP, File)
At least five people have been killed in Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon, according to the National News Agency.
South Africa’s highest court has cleared the way for the revival of impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa, ruling that parliament’s decision to block an inquiry four years ago was inconsistent with the constitution.
World relay gold medallist bailed until 28 May court hearing
Mount Brown, second peak from left, is tucked behind Bearhat Mountain, far left, at Glacier National Park on Aug. 1, 2018, in West Glacier, Mont. (AP Photo/Desiree Brooks)
Virginia’s top court has thrown out a new electoral map that was crafted to flip four Republican-held US congressional seats to Democrats, handing President Donald Trump’s party a victory in the run-up to the November midterm elections.
After her breakthrough role as the compassionate Mamma Rosa in the Warner Brothers/DC film Shazam!, Marta Milans is showing audiences a different side of herself in Peacock’s M.I.A. Milans plays Caroline, the daughter of cartel boss Issac Rojas (Edward James Olmos) and half-sister of the hot-tempered Mateo (Maurice …
The family of the late Yemanu Binyamin Zalka accused the prosecution on Friday of taking a lenient approach towards the indictment of the murder suspect of 21-year-old Zalka and called on the public to protest the expected decision.
The Supreme Court of Virginia has denied a request from Democrats and state officials to lift a lower-court order blocking certification of the April 21 redistricting referendum, leaving a voter-approved congressional map that could flip four Republican U.S. House seats in legal limbo just months before the 2026 mid…
The Lebanese health ministry issued a statement announcing that over 2727 people have been killed and 8438 wounded due to Israeli strikes between 2 March and 7 May.
Two captives were locked inside the bank's vault but were freed by police unharmed. (Sascha Ditscher/dpa via AP)
A divided Virginia Supreme Court ruled Friday that commonwealth Democrats unlawfully engineered a referendum on new congressional maps, declaring congressional districts approved by voters last month to be null and void.
A person votes in the Virginia redistricting referendum at Lake Braddock Secondary School, Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in Burke, Va. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
The U.S. Department of Justice logo is before a news conference, Monday, May 4, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
US rapper Kodak Black was arrested this week on a drug trafficking charge in central Florida in his latest run-in with law enforcement.
JAKARTA, Indonesia — An explosive eruption of Mount Dukono on a remote Indonesian island killed three hikers, authorities said Friday.
Two players and betting agent found guilty of bribing footballers to rig match results across city’s top two leagues between 2021 and 2023
Two players and betting agent found guilty of bribing footballers to rig match results across city’s top two leagues between 2021 and 2023