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The High Court of Justice is set to convene at 10 a.m. on Wednesday for a closely watched hearing on petitions seeking to force Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to dismiss National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, in a case that goes to the core of who decides when political supervision of the police crosses into…
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A suspect was arrested after a $20 million oceanfront Massachusetts mansion was broken into by two masked men, who allegedly attacked a housekeeper, tied her up and held her at gunpoint while reportedly stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars in valuables.
A state's political donation and campaign funding laws have been ruled constitutionally invalid, in a case that could have national implications.In a landmark 71-page judgment today, the High Court struck out Victoria's Australian-first political donation rules.The court found part 12 of the Electoral Act, which reg…
An Israeli air strike killed five people in the town of Ansariyah in southern Lebanon, the National News Agency (NNA) reported.
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Gina Rinehart retained her ownership share of the Hope Downs operation, but the court ruled the family of her father's former business partner had the right to royalties. (Supplied)
Not ‘reasonable’ to impose that Siena Hopper, 25, with no criminal history, should be excluded from City of Sydney except for work or to attend court
Nearly 700 civilians have been killed in drone strikes in Sudan since January, the United Nations said, underscoring the escalating toll of a civil war now entering its fourth year.
Forty-five-year-old Rajab Ali was cleared of stalking Israeli President Isaac Herzog in Sydney, but sentenced for intimidating a security guard. (Supplied: TikTok)
Eat First’s review bombing highlights the performative nature of online protests without lasting change
Eat First’s review bombing highlights the performative nature of online protests without lasting change
Ruby Rose accused Katy Perry of sexually assaulting her in 2010 in a recent social media post. (Facebook/AAP: James Ross)
U.S. President Donald Trump took aim at Pope Leo XIV again, suggesting that he was unaware of Iran's repressive actions against its own people and building on his criticism of the Catholic pontiff.
Mose Kopyoto has applied to sue the Australian government for unpaid accommodation costs. (ABC News: Marian Faa)
Johnny Somali, 25, caused outrage after filming himself kissing a statue commemorating wartime sex slaves
Margaret McCallum thought she had seen the last of Ben McCulloch, the man who killed her brother, when he was handed a jail sentence four years ago.
CEBU CITY — A Cebu-based political group slammed the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte even as a key witness delivered explosive allegations before the House Committee on Justice.
David Warner’s position as Sydney Thunder captain is in jeopardy after he was charged with drink-driving earlier this month.
Of more than 2,000 people killed in Lebanon since Israel’s current war with Iran-backed Hezbollah began, 168 are children. Israel has often struck alleged Hezbollah militants or officials in their homes without warning. It’s frequently in areas far from the front line when they are with their families, in apartment …
Police say the thefts involved a silver Mazda SUV fitted with a tank that was used to carry stolen diesel. (Supplied: SA Police News)
Struggle for justice symbolises limitations of Truth and Reconciliation Commission, whose hearings began 30 years ago
Nicole Mowbray is the spokesperson for The Lesbian Action Group. (ABC News: Patrick Stone)
A Cambodian woman in her 40s who had been homeless in South Korea for years has returned safely to her home country with support from local police and support groups.
One of Australia’s worst paedophiles, who was jailed for life for sexually assaulting children during his 19 years working in childcare centres, will face the Queensland Court of Appeal next month in a bid to have his sentence reduced.
American livestreamer Johnny Somali, who caused outrage in South Korea by kissing a statue representing World War Two sex slaves, has been sentenced to six months in jail.
Australia's wealthiest person Gina Rinehart must part with some of her riches, a court has ruled in a high-profile dispute over her mining empire.
Police sift through the rubble after a house fire at Good Night on Saturday. (ABC Wide Bay: Johanna Marie)
Nebraska police fatally shot a woman who slashed a toddler after leading the child out of a Walmart at knifepoint in an alleged kidnapping, according to cops and body-worn camera images.
Ruby Rose says she has formally completed a police report tied to explosive claims involving pop star Katy Perry, saying the move marks a turning point that prevents her from publicly discussing the case further.Rose claimed the alleged assault occurred nearly 20 years ago at the Spice Market nightclub in Melbourne,…
Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund (KKL-JNF) unveiled a collection of photographs documenting the early years of the Forest of the Martyrs (Ya'ar Hakedoshim), a living memorial to the six million Jews killed during the Holocaust, to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day.
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Landmark ruling finds Wright Prospecting successfully made out its contractual claim to 50% of past and future royalties from Hope Downs iron ore project
Taylor Frankie Paul, star of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, will face no new charges following domestic violence investigations by Utah police.
The heirs of iron ore pioneer Peter Wright have claimed victory in their decades-long legal battle against the company owned by Gina Rinehart, with a Supreme Court judge ruling the spoils from lucrative Hancock Prospecting projects in Western Australia’s Pilbara region must be shared with their family company.
Israeli air and artillery attacks struck 76 cities, towns and areas across Lebanon on Tuesday, killing 21 people and injuring 29, the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health said.
The US Department of Justice has asked a federal appeals court to throw out the convictions of 12 people who were found guilty of seditious conspiracy related to the 6 January 2021 riots.
The US military has killed four more people in its fourth deadly attack on vessels in the eastern Pacific Ocean over the past four days.
Section of state’s electoral act that introduced caps on political donations but carved out an exemption for major parties ruled unconstitutional
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A Tennessee sex predator was handed a record-breaking 438-year sentence on Tuesday for 13 years of horrific abuse against six different children.Matthew Cody Ball, 36, was convicted in March of continuous sexual abuse of a child, nine counts of child rape, and various other sex crimes against six victims as young as 4.
Viral online personality built notoriety through disruptive content filmed globally
Police believe the death occurred after a violent disturbance in Milingimbi yesterday. (ABC News: Jano Gibson)
A Florida doctor accused of fatally removing the wrong organ from a patient during a botched surgery was arrested and slapped with new charges over the deadly blunder, according to authorities.
Six children died and three were seriously injured during and end-of-year school event at Hillcrest Primary School in December 2021. (ABC News: Chook Brooks)
A heavily armed Glendale man, Sean Steiner, is facing multiple felony firearm charges after deputies say he wandered into a high-profile Los Angeles-area neighborhood dressed in body armor and carrying a collection of weapons, including a rifle styled with “Joker” imagery and phrases.
Justice David Lok cautions against turning the panel into a Commission of Inquiry with statutory powers at this stage
Justice David Lok cautions against turning the panel into a Commission of Inquiry with statutory powers at this stage
Broadcaster Tim Blackwell will fight an application for a final apprehended domestic violence order sought by police to protect a woman, as his lawyer said he continues to have the support of his employer.
SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- American YouTuber Johnny Somali, who sparked outrage in South Korea two years ago after kissing a statue symbolizing Korean victims of Japan's wartime sexual slavery, was sentenced by a court Wednesday to six months in prison and remanded in custody.