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Missing University of Alabama student James Gracey’s phone was found when Spanish police busted someone, his family said in an alarming update.
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The rapper had used home security footage in his music videos to take aim at their raid of his house in 2022
A teenager was arrested Thursday over the savage stabbing of a Queens mom of three as she was walking to a bus stop near her home earlier this week, cops said.
LONDON (AP) — Three men who alleged that actor Kevin Spacey sexually assaulted them have settled their civil claims before going to trial at the High Court in London, courts document show.
In this week’s newsletter: we look at the global ‘tactical assault’ on women’s rights, how AI slop is affecting our understanding of atrocities, and Nigeria’s bid to preserve its history in the Arctic
Iran's intelligence ministry has arrested 97 people for being "soldiers of Israel", state media reported on Thursday, in the latest round of a security sweep that has seen hundreds detained over alleged linked to Israel and the US since the start of the war.
Israeli air strikes killed two people and wounded eight others in southern Lebanon’s Tyre district, the National News Agency reported.
Police vehicles sit outside the Temple Israel synagogue Friday, March 13, 2026, in West Bloomfield Township, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
AI videos let young people adopt the guise of DFS agents, sparking debate over glorifying corruption and impunity
A glum Joseph Duggar was photographed for his mugshot after he was arrested for allegedly molesting a 9-year-old girl.
A glum Joseph Duggar was photographed for his mugshot after he was arrested for allegedly molesting a 9-year-old girl.
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Former residents of Wang Fuk Court are demanding accountability and answers to the tragedy.
Artist who topped UK charts with Because I Got High created comedic videos from footage, which officers claimed invaded their privacy
Rulings in cases alleging antisemitism on US campuses say common pro-Palestinian speech is constitutionally protected
Lemi Limbu, who has severe intellectual disabilities, remains in prison and will now face retrial for the murder of her daughter
Former Australian chief justice is best known to Hong Kong people as one of the first non-permanent judges for the Court of Final Appeal
The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) informed the Colombo Magistrate’s Court today (19) that former SriLankan Airlines CEO Kapila Chandrasena has revealed that Rs. 60 million in bribes from the Airbus aircraft procurement deal was handed over to former President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
Nigeria's Vice President Kashim Shettima flew to Maiduguri on Wednesday, pledging to restore "full peace" after a triple suicide bombing killed 23 people in one of the deadliest attacks on the Borno state capital in years.
Air strikes have killed two fighters from the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) in northern Iraq, the paramilitary group says from one of the fronts in the sprawling war engulfing the Middle East.
Toufik Khiar has lost count of the number of times he has gone to the police station in recent days to report the defacement and removal of his campaign posters for France’s municipal elections, where he came fourth in the first round on Sunday.
LONDON (AP) — British police have charged two men with spying on the U.K.’s Jewish community on behalf of Iran.
Crane collapsed near Pik Kwai House at Kwai Chung Estate
An Israeli drone strike killed two Palestinians in Gaza City’s Zeitoun neighbourhood, Al Jazeera reported, citing sources at al-Shifa Hospital.
Coffins draped in Iranian flags were paraded through central Tehran streets on trucks, as mourners waved portraits and banners proclaiming vengeance. The ceremony, broadcast live by state television, marked one of the largest public gatherings in Iran since the conflict escalated in late February 2026. Among those c…
A father who killed his mentally disabled adult daughter was convicted of murder and sentenced to three years in prison, a Daegu court said Thursday, citing mitigating circumstances including the decades of care he provided for the victim.
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A residential building in Tel Aviv was damaged early on Thursday 19 March after a missile strike, as emergency services responded at the scene, according to footage filmed by the Associated Press. Police, firefighters and ambulances were deployed around the building, where shattered windows and debris were visible. …
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The Wang Fuk Court housing complex fires tore through seven buildings and killed 168 people. (AP: Chan Long Hei)
Israeli air raids targeted a house in the town of Burj Shemali in southern Lebanon as dozens were reported killed across the war-battered country over the past two days on this punishing front of the wider conflict launched by the United States and Israel against Iran, embroiling the Middle East.
A construction boss with outlaw motorcycle gang links is suspected of having submittedfalse bail documents to a magistrate, and a court has heard police believe the only person he is allowed to travel with is the chapter president of a bikie gang.
Bradley Murdoch was sentenced to life in prison in 2005 for the murder of Peter Falconio and the attempted kidnapping of Joanne Lees, with a non-parole period of 28 years. (AAP)
Three Palestinians, including a teenager, were killed and 13 others injured on Wednesday night when missile fragments struck a hair salon near Hebron, in the occupied West Bank.
Rising appeals, difficulties in probing judges, staffing pressures highlight systemic challenges
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In the past month, 30 urns in Negeri Sembilan and 22 urns in Johor were reported stolen at two memorial parks
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Heavy rains and strong winds lashed Pakistan’s largest city overnight, killing at least 15 people and injuring several others as walls and roofs collapsed at multiple locations, emergency services and hospital officials said Thursday.
British pop star pedophile Gary Glitter is a frail shadow of his former self — and insiders claim he’s likely to die behind bars.
The body of a 92-year-old real estate developer could have been decomposing for days before he was found dead inside his Hermosa Beach home. The new details follow a bizarre standoff with a suspect who had been holed up inside for hours, authorities said.Demetrius Doukoullos, a longtime property owner in the quiet c…
Ababacar Mboup, an activist against homosexuality and founder of And Samm Jikko Yi or “Together for the Preservation of Values,” poses for a portrait in front of a mosque in Guediawaye, Senegal, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)
Israeli attacks killed 45 people across Lebanon over the past two days, according to Lebanon’s public health ministry.
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Iran has executed three people convicted of killing police officers and carrying out operations in favour of the United States and Israel during unrest earlier this year, the judiciary said, amid the sprawling war launched on the country, now in its 20th day.
A mourner holds a poster depicting Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, right, the successor to his late father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, left, as supreme leader, during the funeral procession for senior Iranian military officials and civilians killed during the U.S.-Israel campaign in Tehran, Iran, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/V…
South Korea’s Supreme Court upheld a 13-year prison sentence for a Polish national convicted of smuggling more than 5.4 billion won ($3.6 million) worth of illicit drugs into the country.
A teenager has been arrested after a stabbing at a shopping centre in south-east Melbourne today.
A UK civil suit against actor Kevin Spacey has been settled out of court. (Reuters: Susannah Ireland)
