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Video shows Vince McMahon's high-speed car wreck in Connecticut
In an image taken from Connecticut State Police police bodycam video, Vince McMahon is questioned in his car after an accident on July 24, 2025, in Westport, Conn. (Connecticut State Police via AP)
· https://apnews.com/author/dave-collins
A New York City snowball fight gone wrong leaves Mayor Mamdani at odds with police
What started as an innocent snowball fight during the New York City blizzard has, in fact, snowballed, landing Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the city's police leadership in a row.
· Sakshi Venkatraman
Eastern suburbs man arrested as new police task force targets Coconut Cartel
Two alleged members of a criminal syndicate at the heart of an escalating spate of gang violence have been charged under a newly established police strike force targeting the Coconut Cartel.
· Daniel Lo Surdo
The 'common' AI-related crimes Australians fear most
More than half of Australians say they have concerns about the potential for artificial intelligence to cause harm or enable crime. (Supplied: Google)
· https://www.abc.net.au/news/luke-cooper/104477724
Harvey Weinstein’s new lawyers have represented Luigi Mangione and Sean 'Diddy' Combs
Harvey Weinstein appears in court in New York, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. (Steven Hirsch/New York Post via AP, Pool, File)
· https://apnews.com/author/michael-r-sisak
IDF captures terrorists in West Bank operations, Police detain 30 illegal immigrants in Tel Aviv
Jerusalem Border Police and IDF troops detained terrorists in the Aqabat Jaber refugee camp in the West Bank in a joint operation on Wednesday, an Israel Police spokesperson said in a statement.
Four killed after boat from Florida entered Cuban waters, occupants opened fire
Four people were killed, and seven others were wounded after a speedboat from Florida entered Cuban waters on Wednesday and opened fire on Cuban forces, who returned fire, Cuba's Interior Ministry said.
Cuban border guards kill four gunmen on US-flagged speedboat
Four armed men traveling in a US-registered speedboat have been killed after opening fire on Cuban border guard forces in the island’s territorial waters, according to Cuban officials. The incident escalates already strained relations between Havana and Washington.
· RT
Former Polish intel chiefs charged over ‘Israeli spyware’ use
The former directors of Poland’s Internal Security Agency (ABW) and the Military Counterintelligence Service (SKW) have been charged for allegedly using Pegasus spyware, the national prosecutor’s office has announced.
· RT
Former Polish intel chiefs charged over ‘Israeli spyware’ use
The former directors of Poland’s Internal Security Agency (ABW) and the Military Counterintelligence Service (SKW) have been charged for allegedly using Pegasus spyware, the national prosecutor’s office has announced.
· RT
Cuba says it killed 4 people aboard Florida-registered speedboat that opened fire
HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s government said Wednesday that its soldiers killed four people aboard a speed boat registered in Florida that opened fire on officers in Cuban waters.
Prosecutor's comment prompts retrial for man convicted of child sex offences
The Supreme Court has ordered the man be retried. (ABC News: Courtney Bembridge)
· https://www.abc.net.au/news/keane-bourke/12799768
Cuba says border guards killed four gunmen on US-registered speedboat
Rare clash off island’s coast comes amid oil embargo and heightened tensions between two countries
· https://www.theguardian.com/profile/roth-andrew
Korea Herald [Wang Son-taek] Upgrading the liberal international order
The recent US Supreme Court ruling that invalidated President Donald Trump’s so-called “reciprocal tariffs” marks a significant turning point. The policy debate surrounding these tariffs has highlighted the growing tension between domestic economic priorities and the institutional foundations of the multilateral tra…
· Korea Herald
NYC Mayor Mamdani splits with police after officers were pelted with snowballs during snowball fight
Mamdani said that from the videos he has seen, “it was a snowball fight that got out hand and it should be treated accordingly.”
· https://apnews.com/author/anthony-izaguirre
Woman charged with $400,000 fraud over alleged illegal daycare
Property News: Suburbs where house values rose most in the past 12 months.
· Adam Vidler
Trump administration's 'third country' deportation policy is unlawful, judge rules
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement flight operates out of King County International Airport-Boeing Field, Aug. 23, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)
· https://apnews.com/author/michael-kunzelman
James Harden questionable for Cavaliers after injuring right thumb
Cleveland Cavaliers guard James Harden smiles as he heads off the court after being interviewed following the Cavaliers’ victory over the Denver Nuggets in an NBA basketball game Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Israel responsible for two-thirds of record 129 journalist deaths in 2025, watchdog finds
Images of Al Jazeera journalists who were killed during the war on Gaza, during the opening of the 17th Al Jazeera Forum. Source: Getty / Yousef Masoud
· https://www.facebook.com/SBSAustralia/
Court allows BYD imports: Prior notice to Customs required for future shipments - DailyNews
The Court of Appeal has permitted the importation of specified consignments of BYD vehicles, reaffirming that such imports may proceed on the same basis as earlier directed by Court, subject to the submission of a corporate guarantee covering any duty difference.
· Gayan Abeykoon
Sri Lanka duo cruise to last four at ITF UNIQLO Wheelchair Open - DailyNews
Sri Lanka’s Suresh Dharmasena and Gamini Dissanayake stormed into the semi-finals of the ITF UNIQLO Wheelchair Tennis Tour Futures 18th Sri Lanka Open with commanding straight-set victories in their men’s open singles quarter-finals at the Sri Lanka Tennis Association courts in Colombo yesterday.
· Gayan Abeykoon
CA dismisses Avant Garde writ petitions over removal of armouries - DailyNews
The Court of Appeal yesterday dismissed two writ petitions filed by Avant Garde Maritime Services (Pvt) Ltd challenging directives issued by the Defence Secretary to remove the company’s armouries from Sri Lanka Navy premises.
· Gayan Abeykoon
Yoshitha’s grandaunt acquitted in money laundering case - DailyNews
The Colombo High Court, ordered yesterday (25) the acquittal of Daisy Forrest, the grandaunt of Yoshitha Rajapaksa, who was charged under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
· Gayan Abeykoon
Second shooter in lawyer’s murder arrested in Moneragala - DailyNews
The second shooter involved in the incident in which a lawyer and his wife were shot dead by two gunmen inside a car in a supermarket parking lot in the Akuregoda area in Thalangama has been arrested on Tuesday night (24) along with another two suspects linked to the incident in the Hulandawa area of Moneragala.
· Gayan Abeykoon
Trump's pick to lead new Justice Department unit scrutinized as president declares 'war on fraud'
The U.S. Department of Justice logo is seen on a podium before a press conference, May 6, 2025, at the Justice Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)
· https://apnews.com/author/alanna-durkin-richer
A dangerous situation - DailyNews
A news report stating that 32 drivers had been arrested while being high on narcotics in the Kandy District should indeed invite the attention of the concerned authorities. According to the report, this includes mostly private bus and three-wheeler drivers. The DIG for Kandy and Matale Districts Sudath Munasinghe de…
· Gayan Abeykoon
Claims on nuclear, missile programmes, unrest death toll are ‘big lies’ - DailyNews
Tehran, IRNA – Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei has dismissed claims about the Islamic Republic’s nuclear programme, intercontinental ballistic missiles, and the number of people killed during recent unrest as “big lies,” saying fabricated narratives are being used to advance a hostile propaganda campaig…
· Gayan Abeykoon
Seven dead in Ukrainian drone raid on Russian fertilizer plant - DailyNews
Seven civilians have been killed and at least ten others injured in a Ukrainian drone raid on a chemical plant in Smolensk Region, western Russia, the country’s Investigative Committee reported on Wednesday.
· Gayan Abeykoon
Mother sentenced to up to life in prison in death of emaciated daughter in West Virginia
In this photo taken from video provided by WCHS-TV, Julie Miller is shown at her sentencing Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, in Madison, W.Va. (WCHS-TV via AP)
· https://apnews.com/author/john-raby
Ilhan Omar guest arrested for standing at Trump’s State of the Union address
Aliya Rahman, who was dragged out of her car in January by agents, arrested for ‘refusing to obey orders’ to sit down
· https://www.theguardian.com/profile/eric-berger
Harris County immigrant legal services program can continue, appeals court rules
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton arrives before President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Two men charged with murdering elderly abducted man
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South African police question 11 men lured to Russia to fight in Ukraine
South African men who were allegedly tricked into fighting for Russia in the war in Ukraine arrive at King Shaka International Airport in Durban, South Africa, Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Str)
· https://apnews.com/author/mogomotsi-magome
Met on Fabergé egg hunt after items worth £2m poached from Soho pub
Enzo Conticello admits theft as judge says ‘I expect we’re going to find out’ what he did with egg and luxury watch
· https://www.theguardian.com/profile/rachel-hall
Mexican lawmakers back President Sheinbaum's work week reduction plan
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum gives her the daily, morning news conference at the National Palace in Mexico City, Monday, Feb. 23, 2026, the day after the Mexican army killed Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as “El Mencho.” (AP Photo/Ginnette Riquelme)
Surveillance video captures sinkhole swallowing vehicles in Omaha intersection
A street collapsed in Omaha, Nebraska, on Tuesday, swallowing two vehicles waiting at a red light. Police say the drivers climbed out and weren’t injured.
How Caitlin’s alleged abuser gained control of her body and her money after she died
The control Caitlin Thornton’s alleged abuser held over her did not end when she died. Instead, the man once charged with assaulting her had the power to hold her body hostage after death.
· Amber Schultz
Burke under pressure to bar Israeli journalist who would ‘fan the flames of racism’
Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke faces growing calls to ban a controversial Israeli journalist from entering Australia over inflammatory remarks, including his assertion that 100,000 Palestinians should have been killed at the start of the war in Gaza.
· Matthew Knott
‘I saw houses for the first time’: Australia’s Syrian children tell us about their life
Last week, for the first time in her nine years of life, Aisiya left the prison camp she’s grown up in. She thought she was on her way to Australia.
· Michael Bachelard
Democrats Demand Answers for Federal Prison Staffing Shortage After Corrections Officers Flee for ICE Jobs
Four House Democrats demanded the top Federal Bureau of Prisons official explain how he plans to address the agency’s “persistent, unsafe conditions” and “pervasive shortage of critical staff,” driven in part by corrections officers fleeing the bureau for more lucrative jobs at Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
· Keri Blakinger
Dominican police arrest a woman who sang the national anthem during karaoke
SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica (AP) — Police in the Dominican Republic have arrested a 64-year-old woman who went viral on social media after singing the national anthem to the high-tempo local rhythm called dembow during a karaoke session at a restaurant.
· https://apnews.com/author/danica-coto
Why pouring billions into the Israel Police has made Israelis less safe - opinion
In any private business, if you doubled the budget and got a decrease in output, the CEO would be fired. In the Israel Police and justice system, it’s exactly the opposite: failure is the engine for requesting more budgets.
Floods ravage southeastern Brazil and kill 40 as rescuers race to find dozens missing
JUIZ DE FORA, Brazil — Families of those killed in the devastating floods in southeastern Brazil began burying the dead on Wednesday, as the death toll climbed to at least 40 in the state of Minas Gerais.
· Associated Press
Israel Police chief is right about the crime crisis, wrong to wait for software to fix it - opinion
The police commissioner’s recent admission is a deeply unsettling moment of truth – yet one that surprises no one who lives the reality on the ground. When he calls for “legal courage” and laments the lack of technological tools for intelligence-gathering, he is effectively raising a white flag over the existing wor…
Opposition boycotts Netanyahu at Indian PM's Knesset session, rejoins for Modi’s speech
Opposition parties boycotted the majority of the special plenum session on Wednesday that hosted Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi because Supreme Court Chief Justice Isaac Amit was not invited.
State indicts 19-year-old for alleged revenge rampage in West Bank village after outpost evacuation
State prosecutors on Wednesday filed an indictment at Jerusalem District Court against Israel Harpaz, 19, of Ma’alot-Tarshiha, accusing him of taking part in an organized, racially motivated riot that included assaults, arson, and widespread property damage in the Palestinian village of Jaba, allegedly carried out i…
Israel kills more journalists than any nation on record: Media watchdog
Israel killed at least 84 media workers and journalists in 2025 – far more than any other country in what was the deadliest year on record for the news media.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Man accused of driving wife to suicide claims she lied about abuse, jury told
A husband who is accused of driving his wife to suicide says she lied about being abused by him, a court has heard.
· Beth Cruse