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Second shooter arrested in Akuregoda Double Murder Case - DailyNews
Police have apprehended a second suspect believed to be involved in the targeted killing of a lawyer and his wife in Akuregoda.
· Thushan Jayasuriya
Justice Department lawsuit says UCLA failed to protect Jewish employees from hostility
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Justice Department is suing the University of California over allegations that UCLA failed to protect Jewish employees from antisemitic harassment amid pro-Palestinian protests that roiled the campus in 2023 and 2024.
· Associated Press
Aid groups petition Israeli Supreme Court as Gaza, West Bank work ban nears
Seventeen international aid groups said they have petitioned Israel’s Supreme Court to allow them to keep working in the Gaza Strip and other areas in the occupied Palestinian territory, where the Israeli government is set to halt their life-saving work next month.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Heavily armed police to patrol places of worship and protests in NSW after hate crime unit made permanent
NSW Greens MLC Sue Higginson says the move could put public at risk of ‘violence, harm and death’
· Guardian staff and Australian Associated Press
Northeast US digs out from snowstorm that disrupted flights, canceled school
NEW YORK — Millions across the northeastern United States on Tuesday contended with treks to school and work as they dug out from a major — and in some areas record-breaking — storm that blanketed the region with snow, canceled flights, disrupted transit and killed at least one person.
· Associated Press
Mexico hunts prisoners sprung by cartel as violence fuels World Cup safety fears
Mexican police are hunting for a group of prisoners who were freed from a jail in the town of Puerto Vallarta during the widespread violence that erupted after the death of cartel boss Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera on Sunday.
· Megan Janetsky
US House rejects bill requiring aircraft locators to prevent midair collisions
The House failed to approve a bill Tuesday that was crafted after last year’s tragic midair collision near Washington, D.C., to require all aircraft flying around busy airports to have key locator systems to prevent such crashes. The collision of an airliner and an Army helicopter killed 67 people in January 2025.
· Associated Press
Bali ‘suitcase murder’ convict leaves Indonesia to face US court
Tommy Schaefer, convicted of killing girlfriend Heather Mack’s mother in 2014, apologised to the victim’s family after his early release
· Agence France-Presse
New police chief reveals personal experience as victim of crime
Queensland’s new police commissioner Brett Pointing has revealed his personal experience as a victim of crime, while announcing a new statewide operation bolstering police resources.
· Dominique Tassell
Hong Kong officer shot inside police station, investigation under wayInsider said police officer opened fire inside Kwun Tong Police Station at about 7.45am.
Insider said police officer opened fire inside Kwun Tong Police Station at about 7.45am
· Jess Ma
Judge blocks DoJ from searching Washington Post reporter’s seized devices
Court itself to search devices for documents related to national security inquiry as newspaper calls ruling ‘victory’
· https://www.theguardian.com/profile/cecilia-nowell
Two arrested over alleged kidnapping and death of Chris Baghsarian
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Police trace men through backyards after alleged school pick-up carjacking fail
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NT government sued over 44yo mother's death in police watch house
Topic:Black Deaths In Custody
· https://www.abc.net.au/news/jane-bardon/167024
Animal rights organization urges Nature and Parks Authority to cease shooting of stray dogs
Animal rights association Let the Animals Live filed a legal petition demanding that the Israel Nature and Parks Authority (INPA) put a stop to the procedure of shooting and killing stray dogs in and around nature preserves on February 19.
Shark cull and swimming ban to resume after fatal attack in New Caledonia
Swimming is banned at New Caledonia's beaches again after a man was killed in a shark attack. (ABC News: Yasmine Wright Gittins)
· https://www.abc.net.au/news/lucy-cooper/13474048
Australian jailed for 7 years for 'betraying' the United States
US prosecutors said Peter Williams sold tools that "would have allowed Russia to access millions of digital devices". (Reuters: Elizabeth Frantz)
· https://www.abc.net.au/news/stephen-dziedzic/166934
Police trace men through backyards after alleged school pick-up carjacking fail
Property News: Suburbs where house values rose most in the past 12 months.
· Eleanor Wilson
Judge in Coles court case questions whether ACCC case has to fail
Topic:Consumer Protection
· https://www.abc.net.au/news/michael-atkin/5778984
Philippine Supreme Court ruling adds momentum to same-sex marriage debateAdvocates hailed the ruling as a breakthrough, though observers said its reach remains limited without congressional action.
Advocates hailed the ruling as a breakthrough, though observers said its reach remains limited without congressional action
· Sam Beltran
F-16 fighter jet crashes in Türkiye (VIDEOS)
A Turkish Air Force F-16 fighter jet crashed during a training flight in western Türkiye early Wednesday, claiming the life of the pilot, local authorities have confirmed.
· RT
Alleged murdered baby had so many injuries, police need more time: lawyer
Police need more time to gather evidence in the alleged murder of a baby because the three-week-old boy had suffered “myriad” injuries, a magistrate has heard.
· Rex Martinich
Aussie monarchists query PM's letter about ex-prince Andrew
Australia's monarchists have issued their support for King Charles amid an ongoing police investigation into his brother, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor - but have questioned Prime Minister Anthony Albanese over his letter supporting the former prince's removal from the line of succession.Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was…
· Adam Vidler
Truck driver charged over double fatal train crash dies
Queensland truck driver Kevin Pearson was charged over the fatal railway crossing crash on the Barrier Highway. (Facebook)
· https://www.abc.net.au/news/eva-blandis/104105260
Duterte drew up ‘death lists’ and boasted about murders: ICC prosecutor
Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte personally drew up “death lists” and boasted about murders committed during his “war on drugs,” an International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor alleged Tuesday at a crimes against humanity hearing.
· Richard Carter
NSW Police announce new armed response command in the wake of Bondi terror attack
Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
· Emily Bennett
New Hampshire resident charged in shooting at Canadian border
An FBI seal is displayed on a podium before a news conference at the field office in Portland, Ore., Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
· https://apnews.com/author/kathy-mccormack
Suspect, four victims dead after stabbing attack in US state of Washington
A 32-year-old man in the United States has stabbed four people to death outside a home on the Key Peninsula, northwest of Tacoma, in Washington state. The suspect was later shot and killed by a Pierce County sheriff’s deputy.
· Al Jazeera Staff
US justice department sues UCLA over alleged antisemitism amid pro-Palestinian protests
Lawsuit is latest action by Trump administration against a university and escalation of president’s feud with California
· https://www.theguardian.com/profile/cecilia-nowell
'Rude, arrogant and entitled': British MPs line up to lash former prince Andrew
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested last week on suspicion of misconduct in public office. Source: Getty / Karwai Tang
· https://www.facebook.com/SBSAustralia/
US Department of Justice sues UCLA over anti-Semitism allegations
The United States Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), alleging that its “administration turned a blind eye to – and at times facilitated – grossly antisemitic acts”.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Victoria Police backs down on using GPs to approve police recruits
Victoria Police has been forced to backtrack on its controversial policy of using GPs to sign off on the mental and physical suitability of recruits following intense opposition from the peak doctors’ group and concerns the policy was a risk to public safety.
· Chris Vedelago
Malaysian resort owners face huge fines, jail over ‘exotic’ pangolin menu
An official said the establishment’s action tarnished Sabah’s image as a responsible, sustainable nature tourism destination
· The Star
Ohio sanitation worker surprised to find police suspect in trash can
A sanitation worker in Ohio got an unexpected surprise when he opened a trash can and found a man hiding inside. Police say the suspect fled on foot after a traffic stop and officers briefly lost sight of him before setting up a perimeter.
NSW Police launch 24/7 rapid response unit in wake of hate-related attacks
Police with long-arm rifles will form a rapid response unit targeting high-risk hate-related threats across Sydney. (ABC News: Che Chorley)
· https://www.abc.net.au/news/miriah-davis/105680756
Court says the IRS can continue to share immigrants’ taxpayer data with ICE
Un letrero afuera del edificio del Servicio Interno de Impuestos del Departamento del Tesoro de Estados Unidos (IRS, por sus siglas en inglés), el 4 de mayo de 2021, en Washington. (AP Foto/Patrick Semansky, archivo)
· https://apnews.com/author/fatima-hussein
Russian professor of Korean studies Andrey Lankov detained in Latvia: report
SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- A Russian professor specializing in Korean studies and teaching at a South Korean university, Andrey Lankov, has been detained by police in Latvia, where he was giving a lecture on North Korea, Russian media has reported.
· Park Boram
How an 'entitled' Perth obstetrician's drunken behaviour ruined multiple lives
Rhys Bellinge killed a young woman when his luxury car smashed into another vehicle. (Instagram: Dr Rhys Bellinge)
· https://www.abc.net.au/news/andrea-mayes/5595170
Climate funding under new Hawaii tax could be cut by millions
As the cruise industry and the state spar in court over Hawaiʻi’s new green fee, state lawmakers are moving full steam ahead to remove those ships from the landmark climate law and have them instead pay a new fee of around $10 per passenger.
US House narrowly fails to pass aviation safety bill drafted after deadly 2025 crash
The US House of Representatives failed to pass key aviation legislation on Tuesday despite pleas from lawmakers and relatives of those killed in the worst US aviation disaster since 2001.
(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on Feb. 25)
U.S. top court's tariff ruling doesn't change muchU.S. should slow its aggressive, unilateral trade policy
· Yi Wonju
Virus that killed 72 tigers at Thai zoos not bird flu, officials say
Bodies of dead tigers are laid in preparation for autopsy at Tiger Kingdom in Chiang Mai. (AP: Tiger Kingdom sanctuary)
Justice Department lawsuit says UCLA failed to protect Jewish employees from hostility
Children play outside Royce Hall at the University of California, Los Angeles, campus, Aug. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
· https://apnews.com/author/collin-binkley
US DOJ sues California University alleging 'antisemitic hostile work environment' at UCLA campus
The US Justice Department said on Tuesday that it had sued the University of California, accusing the university of engaging in "an antisemitic hostile work environment" at its Los Angeles campus (UCLA).
Two arrested over alleged kidnap, murder of Chris Baghsarian
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States sue Trump administration over changes to childhood vaccine recommendations
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes speaks to reporters as Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield listens outside the Supreme Court, on Nov. 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
· https://apnews.com/author/sophie-austin
Utah imam target of shooting, police say
An imam was the target of a shooting in northern Utah, police have said.
· The National