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Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara and State Attorney Amit Aisman on Tuesday issued coordinated warnings against a coalition-backed bill that would remove the Justice Ministry’s Police Investigation Department from the State Attorney’s Office, saying the proposal risks exposing investigations into police misconduct…
The Supreme Court is seen, Jan. 13, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)
Marius Borg Høiby is on trial accused of 38 crimes including four rapes and assaults
THE Philippines is in a “good spot” despite renewed trade uncertainty following a US Supreme Court ruling striking down President Donald Trump’s global tariffs, a Cabinet official said.
President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday ordered the FSB security service and law enforcement agencies to step up the protection of government officials amid a wave of deadly attacks that Moscow has blamed on Ukrainian intelligence services.
A revolutionary court in Tehran has issued a death sentence for an Iranian man accused of "enmity against god," which, if confirmed, would be the first such sentence linked to mass protests in January, a source close to the man's family said.
DURING an event at the Philippine Military Academy in Baguio over the weekend, Sen. Panfilo Lacson said the Senate was still “considering possible actions” to take in the case of Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, who disappeared in November after rumors began circulating that the International Criminal Court (ICC) had i…
DURING an event at the Philippine Military Academy in Baguio over the weekend, Sen. Panfilo Lacson said the Senate was still “considering possible actions” to take in the case of Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, who disappeared in November after rumors began circulating that the International Criminal Court (ICC) had i…
THERE are currently no discussions on the Philippines’ plan of rejoining the International Criminal Court (ICC), Malacañang said Tuesday.
THE House Committee on Justice next week will look into whether the impeachment complaints filed against Vice President Sara Duterte are sufficient in form.
Campus clashes provide uneasy backdrop to third round of talks on nuclear programme in Geneva
In most cases, the crimes are not reported - whether out of shame, fear of the perpetrator, or mistrust of the police and the justice system.
The military spokesperson for the M23 rebel group, Lieutenant-Colonel Willy Ngoma, was killed early Tuesday in a drone strike near Rubaya in North Kivu province, multiple sources confirmed, dealing a significant blow to the rebel movement amid ongoing ceasefire efforts.
Nancy Guthrie has been missing for three weeks and officials believe she was kidnapped from her Arizona home
Norway's former Prime Minister Thorbjørn Jagland was hospitalized a week ago after a failed suicide attempt, days after he was charged with "gross corruption" after a police probe into his ties with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, local outlet iNyheter reports.
Israel Police announced the detention of a suspect who is being investigated for an attempted ramming occured at a checkpoint in the West Bank near Jerusalem on Tuesday afternoon.
Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko addresses journalists following his release from police custody in Dakar, Senegal, on March 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Sylvain Cherkaoui, File)
Willy Ngoma, spokesperson for the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels fighting in eastern Congo, is photographed in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. Willy Ngoma was killed in a drone strike Tuesday Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
A routine morning in a central Iran market turned into a disaster Tuesday when an Iranian army helicopter crashed into a fruit and vegetable bazaar in Isfahan province, killing four people and prompting an emergency response as officials blamed a mechanical problem for the deadly impact.
US Federal Reserve officials are trying to determine the impact the Supreme Court's rejection of President Donald Trump's tariffs will have on inflation and interest rate decisions.
Canadian officials have summoned senior OpenAI representatives to Ottawa to answer questions about the tech company’s safety protocols after it confirmed it did not alert police about an account linked to mass shooter Jesse Van Rutselaar.Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon said on Monday that OpenAI’s seni…
Stepbrother, 16, was charged in the death of Anna Kepner, a high schooler found dead on a Carnival cruise in November
Hong Kong police arrest man after HK$25,000 in cash stolen during flightCity recorded 169 cases of cabin theft on inbound flights in the first 10 months of 2024, involving property worth HK$4.3 million.
One deputy is killed in a traffic stop and a second dies when deputies track suspect to woods, sheriff says
Topic:Law, Crime and Justice
Four members of the Syrian security forces were killed in an ISIS attack near Raqqa in Syria on February 23. The attack was one of several over the last two days. This illustrates that ISIS not only poses a threat but could be increasing activity.
The crown court backlog in England and Wales will continue to rise and may be at the same level at the next general election despite a new package of reforms, Justice Secretary David Lammy has told the BBC.
Mexican forces killed Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as “El Mencho”, the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (JNGC), in a high-risk operation in the western state of Jalisco on Sunday.
MANILA, Philippines — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has raised a “red alert” posture in Metro Manila ahead of public assemblies marking the 40th anniversary of the 1986 Edsa People Power, placing troops on standby to assist police if needed.
An update to a running independent tally of Russian war deaths has put the number of soldiers killed fighting on the side of Moscow at more than 200,000, a figure that journalists maintaining the list say remains a conservative estimate of the human toll Russia has faced since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine was …
Should a person be deported because once, a decade and a half ago, they left their toddlers home alone for a half hour to buy them pajamas at Walmart? That’s what the Trump administration is arguing in a little-noticed federal appeals court case being decided in California, with sweeping implications for both the im…
MANILA, Philippines—As the confirmation of charges hearing against former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte got underway before Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, a misleading claim resurfaced online: that only 78 people were killed in Duterte’s war on drugs.
Police in Haiti exchanged gunfire with a group of suspected kidnappers in downtown Port-au-Prince on Monday, with unconfirmed reports indicating casualties on both sides, as kidnapping-for-ransom continues to plague the capital.
Peter Mandelson, the former diplomat, minister, and adviser to multiple Labour Party prime ministers in the United Kingdom, was arrested on Monday on charges linked to allegedly confidential information that he shared with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
Meloni government had claimed case showed why officers using weapons in self-defence needed more protection
Topic:Law, Crime and Justice
A quiet farming area off Pitt Town Bottoms Road became a major crime scene on Tuesday, as detectives searched for the abducted 85-year-old
Taylor Sheridan appears at the Hollywood Film Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Nov. 5, 2017. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
Two separate operations against loose firearms in Pavia, Iloilo, have drawn conflicting explanations. While the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) in Iloilo insists it conducted legitimate buy-bust operations, the Police Regional Office-6 (PRO-6) said one incident actually stemmed from a lovers’ quarrel.
Two Missouri sheriff’s deputies were fatally shot, one during a traffic stop and the other hours later during an exchange of gunfire with the suspect, who was also killed, authorities said.
Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko on Tuesday unveiled legislation to double the maximum penalty for same-sex relations.
Police in Mexico are searching a number of inmates sprung from a prison in Puerto Vallarta during a wave of attacks launched by the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) on Sunday.
FedEx is suing the U.S. government, the latest company to request a refund on what it paid for tariffs set by President Donald Trump last year after the Supreme Court ruled that the tariffs are illegal. (AP Production: Marissa Duhaney)
Security Bureau has confirmed the suspension of senior officer Alex Wong, who is due in court on charges of indecent assault
Family members of the people who were killed in the midair collision near Washington Reagan National Airport listen during a news conference as Rep. Don Beyer, D-Va., speaks, not shown, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
England forward was among Arsenal heroes in attendance at event commemorating fan who was stabbed to death
There's been another killing by explosive device in the heart of Moscow - this time coming on the fourth anniversary of the start of the Russia-Ukraine war.
The president and his aides vilify the judiciary with brutal rhetoric, hoping to delegitimize a co-equal branch of government
Beijing is on alert but signals readiness to engage ahead of high-level trade talks and Trump’s first visit to China in his second term
Dozens of international aid organisations have sent a joint appeal to the Israeli High Court in a last-ditch effort to reverse Israel's decision to ban them from working in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.