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Israel will request a six-day extension of the detention of the Gaza flotilla activists who were arrested off the coast of Greece.
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Israel honors children killed in Iranian unrest, Druze children killed by Hezbollah, with new mural
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IDF kills two fleeing terrorists with drone in southern Lebanon
The IDF killed two Hezbollah terrorists in southern Lebanon with a drone while they were attempting to flee, the military announced on Tuesday.
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‘Outrageous’ crimes: Inside the Supreme Court battle for Eddie Obeid’s $30m coal cash
Sixteen years after the family of jailed politician Eddie Obeid received a secret payment of $30 million relating to a corrupt coal deal, the all-powerful NSW Crime Commission has finally launched a legal bid in the NSW Supreme Court to seize the proceeds of the crime.
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More than 240 Wang Fuk Court homeowners petition administrator to hold meeting
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Novosibirsk Court Jails 2 Hypersonic Researchers for Treason
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SC orders Comelec, DFA to answer petition vs vote-count automation
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· Kathleen de Villa
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Former Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has cancelled two of her book tour stops, days after her partner, Dr Reza Adib, was charged with rape.
Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of killing three civilians in ‘war crime’
Afghanistan’s Taliban-led government has accused neighbouring Pakistan of killing three civilians in a cross-border attack, which Kabul has condemned as a “war crime”.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Man, 25, dies after Brixton drive-by shooting
A murder investigation has been launched after a man died following a drive-by shooting in south London.
· Jess Warren
Alan Jones claims invalid warrants, police impropriety and ‘willy-nilly’ search in sex abuse investigation
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· Australian Associated Press
Ex-French president Sarkozy attends final hearings in Libyan financing trial
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy returned to the Paris Court of Appeal for the final hearings in the high‑profile case over alleged Libyan financing of his 2007 presidential campaign, again rejecting accusations that he sought funds from Muammar Gaddafi’s regime.
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Video shows teens carving up golf course greens in reckless stunt, police say
Florida detectives are pursuing a group of teenagers whose late-night joyride across a local golf course left the pristine landscape scarred by deep tire tracks and thousands of dollars in property damage.
· Fox News
Three killed in yacht disaster off Ballina
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Jefferson Lewis excused from appearing in court over alleged murder of Kumanjayi Little Baby
Lewis, 47, did not appear at first hearing since being charged over death of girl, 5, who was allegedly abducted from an Alice Springs town camp
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Judge 'disturbed' over treatment of Trump gala shooting suspect
A US judge on Monday apologized to the man accused of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump for the "legally deficient" treatment he has faced in a Washington, DC, jail, which included being placed on suicide watch, separated from other inmates, and denied a Bible.
· REUTERS
Australia begins hearings into Bondi Beach attack and rising antisemitism
Australia began public hearings on Monday in an inquiry into the Bondi Beach mass shooting in December, with Jewish Australians giving evidence of their experience of rising domestic antisemitism.
· REUTERS
EU Crime Report: Spanish Rape Reports Surge 322% Over Last Decade, EU Sees 150% Increase
New data released by Eurostat on Wednesday reveals a staggering rise in reported sexual crimes across the European Union, with Spain showing an increase far beyond the continental average.
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Blast at fireworks factory in China kills 21: Report
A blast at a fireworks factory in China’s Hunan province has killed 21 people and injured 61, prompting a call from President Xi Jinping for a thorough investigation, state media reported on Tuesday.
· Reuters
Taxi operator tells Victorian court wheelchair passenger deaths 'tragic'
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Police constable arrested for accepting bribe to drop charges against drug suspect
A police constable attached to the Peliyagoda Police Headquarters has been taken into custody by officers from the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption over claims that he solicited and accepted a bribe amounting to Rs. 200,000.
· Rosajee Senevirathne
Spain to deploy over 13,000 police for Pope Leo's June visit
Spain will deploy more than 13,000 police officers to stave off "multiple" potential threats to Pope Leo XIV's visit from June 6th to 12th, the interior minister said on Monday.
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Jefferson Lewis to remain behind bars following alleged child murder
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Hong Kong boy, 12, arrested for allegedly making explosives, posting process online
Police set to reveal details of the case later in the afternoon
· Edith Lin
Hong Kong boy, 12, arrested for allegedly making explosives, posting process online
Police set to reveal details of the case later in the afternoon
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Hong Kong corruption watchdog arrests 7 over rigged maintenance project tender
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· Connor Mycroft
Hong Kong corruption watchdog arrests 7 over rigged maintenance project tender
Syndicate suspected of targeting large maintenance project involving undisclosed conflicts of interest and contractor who doubled as consultant
· Connor Mycroft
Nine workers killed in Colombia coal mine explosion
A coal mine explosion in Colombia’s Cundinamarca province killed nine workers and injured six, the National Mining Agency said, weeks after issuing risk-control recommendations for the site.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Former SriLankan Airlines CEO Kapila Chandrasena granted bail
Former SriLankan Airlines Chief Executive Officer Kapila Chandrasena has been granted bail by the Colombo Magistrate’s Court in connection with allegations of bribery linked to the airline’s Airbus aircraft procurement process.
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Man arrested after fatal crash at Woodford
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· The Local
Explosion at fireworks factory in China kills 26, injures 61
An explosion at a fireworks plant in China has killed at least 21 people
· Erin Hale
Report: 15,000 Pakistanis arrested and deported from UAE, savings seized
New Lines Magazine reported that authorities in the United Arab Emirates have detained and deported up to 15,000 Pakistani workers, many of them Shia Muslims, without formal charges.
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Ex-Hong Kong police inspector with HK$2 million debt jailed for lying to colleagues
Tang Chun-ho, 45, falsely claimed a bank was pursuing him over a loan, borrowing HK$130,000 from a colleague
· Fiona Chow
Ex-Hong Kong police inspector with HK$2 million debt jailed for lying to colleagues
Tang Chun-ho, 45, falsely claimed a bank was pursuing him over a loan, borrowing HK$130,000 from a colleague
· Fiona Chow
Nicky Winmar's barrister claims AFL great was defending himself
Nicky Winmar has pleaded not guilty to charges including unlawful assault. (AAP: Erik Anderson, file image)
· Anna Mcguinness
Defining the intifada and testing Australia’s racial hate laws
What the word intifada means to Australian Jews and whether it offends will determine the outcome of a landmark case against two Sydney academics for their social media posts about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the Federal Court heard on Tuesday.
· Sally Rawsthorne
Iran says US military killed five civilians in attacks on passenger boats
Iran-US clash over alleged warship attack in Strait of Hormuz
· Al Jazeera Staff
Gwangju stabbing suspect nabbed after 11-hour manhunt
Police in Gwangju on Tuesday apprehended a 24-year-old man suspected of fatally stabbing a high school girl and injuring another student who tried to help her, authorities said.
· Lee Sun-young
Police complete investigation into Petah Tikva stabbing, nineteen minors arrested
Police have completed their investigation into the fatal stabbing of Yemanu Binyamin Zalka in Petah Tikva, announcing that all suspects have been arrested and that evidence has been gathered implicating the primary suspect.
· ALON HACHMON
‘She knew Jonathan was dead’: Prosecution sums up case in drug-spiked smoothie murder trial
When paramedics found Jonathan Crabtree, he had allegedly been dead for at least three hours.
· Cloe Read
Blast at China fireworks factory kills 21
Hong Kong: A blast at a fireworks factory in China’s Hunan province killed 21 people and injured 61, prompting President Xi Jinping to call for a thorough investigation, state media reported on Tuesday.
· Clare Jim
Explosion at China fireworks factory kills 21 people
A blast at a fireworks factory in China’s Hunan province has killed 21 people and left 61 wounded, according to state media.
· Supuni Kulasinghe
Man tracked to school after woman killed in head-on crash
A man allegedly hid from police for more than two hours after being involved in a head-on crash that left a woman dead.
· Andrew Stafford