[2026-08-31 18:12 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Police under fire after backtracking on suicide evidence in Jeju missing woman's death

Snippet: Investigation chief now says the cause of Jang's death undetermined due to body's severe decomposition

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10857778

[2026-08-31 17:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: (3rd LD) Unification Church leader sentenced to 2-yr prison term in bribery case

Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details; RECASTS lead)

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260831001653315

[2026-08-31 17:33 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Police weigh naming lecturer accused of killing, dismembering Chinese student

Snippet: Police are set to decide this week whether to disclose the identity of a university lecturer accused of killing and dismembering a Chinese international student who had taken his classes.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10857736

[2026-08-31 17:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Student admits forging reference letter for PhD place at Education University

Snippet: Defendant says she has learned a hard lesson, but magistrate calls offence serious for depriving another applicant of a fair chance

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3365822/student-admits-forging-reference-letter-phd-place-education-university?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-31 17:21 UTC+10:00] [Ho Wai-yip] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Student admits forging reference letter for PhD place at Education University

Snippet: Defendant says she has learned a hard lesson, but magistrate calls offence serious for depriving another applicant of a fair chance

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3365822/student-admits-forging-reference-letter-phd-place-education-university

[2026-08-31 17:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Police arrest suspect after gravestone of film star Linda Lin Dai found damaged

Snippet: Marble altar at Lin’s grave in St Michael’s Catholic Cemetery in Happy Valley found covered in cement

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3365820/police-arrest-suspect-after-gravestone-film-star-linda-lin-dai-found-damaged?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-31 17:20 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Police arrest suspect after gravestone of film star Linda Lin Dai found damaged

Snippet: Marble altar at Lin’s grave in St Michael’s Catholic Cemetery in Happy Valley found covered in cement

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3365820/police-arrest-suspect-after-gravestone-film-star-linda-lin-dai-found-damaged

[2026-08-31 16:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: 'Moonies' church leader jailed for two years over bribery offences

Snippet: Han Hak-ja arriving at a Seoul court for her sentencing hearing on Monday

Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8xkqjdk142o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-08-31 16:54 UTC+10:00] [World / South America] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Age

Title: Maduro flashes peace sign in prison picture

Snippet: Nicolás Maduro held up the peace sign in new photographs of him posing inside a New York federal prison.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/world/south-america/maduro-flashes-peace-sign-in-prison-picture-20260831-p60t29.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-31 16:46 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Complainant told friend that Alan Jones was ‘in love with’ him, court told

Snippet: Warning: Graphic content

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/complainant-told-friend-that-alan-jones-was-in-love-with-him-court-told-20260831-p60syp.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-31 16:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: SA man who wore Nazi uniform to McDonald's outlet avoids jail

Snippet: Heath Duke was placed on a two-year good behaviour bond after earlier pleading guilty to 16 counts of using a Nazi symbol or salute. (Supplied: Facebook)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-31/heath-duke-nazi-symbol-charges-avoids-jail/107098412

[2026-08-31 16:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Trump posts AI videos of key Iranian oil hub ‘being blown to smithereens’

Snippet: US President Donald Trump has published AI-generated clips showing a missile attack on Iran’s Kharg Island oil hub amid a new escalation between Washington and Tehran.US and Iranian forces earlier exchanged strikes for the first time since late July. On Sunday, the US Central Command said it had targeted two Iranian launchers on Larak Island, near the narrowest point of the Strait of Hormuz, which it claimed were preparing to fire rockets carrying sea mines into the waterway, accounting for

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/644863-trump-us-iran-kharg/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-08-31 16:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Trump posts AI videos of key Iranian oil hub ‘being blown to smithereens’

Snippet: US President Donald Trump has published AI-generated clips showing a missile attack on Iran’s Kharg Island oil hub amid a new escalation between Washington and Tehran.US and Iranian forces earlier exchanged strikes for the first time since late July. On Sunday, the US Central Command said it had targeted two Iranian launchers on Larak Island, near the narrowest point of the Strait of Hormuz, which it claimed were preparing to fire rockets carrying sea mines into the waterway, accounting for

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/644863-trump-us-iran-kharg/

[2026-08-31 16:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: (2nd LD) Unification Church leader sentenced to 2-yr prison term in bribery case

Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details; CHANGES lead, photo)

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260831001652315

[2026-08-31 16:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: Hybe chairman to be referred to prosecution over alleged deception of shareholders: police

Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- Bang Si-hyuk, chairman of K-pop powerhouse Hybe, will be referred to the prosecution this week for possible indictment on suspicion of deceiving investors into selling their stakes in his company, police said Monday.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260831007600315

[2026-08-31 16:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: South Korea court gives Unification Church leader jail sentence for bribery

Snippet: Unification Church leader Han Hak-ja on Aug. 31 arrives for a sentencing hearing in Seoul on allegations of bribery and political funding. © Reuters

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/society/crime/south-korea-court-gives-unification-church-leader-jail-sentence-for-bribery

[2026-08-31 16:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Charge upgraded to murder over shooting death of Melbourne father

Snippet: Khaled Malas went missing following a dispute in which he was allegedly shot. (Supplied)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-31/khaled-malas-wildwood-shooting-charge-upgraded/107098830

[2026-08-31 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Podcasts] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: The Mindhunter is a juicy true-crime show indeed: best podcasts of the week

Snippet: Francisco Garcia’s dark, funny new crime show is a rare feat. Plus, an engrossing listen about whether people have ‘awoken’ super intelligent chatbots …

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/aug/31/the-mindhunter-is-a-juicy-true-crime-show-indeed-best-podcasts-of-the-week

[2026-08-31 15:57 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Lee's approval rating sinks as friction with top court flares

Snippet: President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating fell below the 40 percent mark for the first time in Realmeter's opinion polls since Lee's inauguration in June 2025, as friction with the Supreme Court flares up.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10857564

[2026-08-31 15:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Seoul court sentences Unification Church leader to 2 years in prison

Snippet: Unification Church leader Hak Ja Han, on the wheelchair, arrives for the sentencing hearing on allegations of bribery and political funding, at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Aug. 31, 2026. (Jeon Heon-kyun/Pool Photo via AP)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-unification-church-hak-ja-han-34e4dd060fd1d75353a61a2eeb85b08d

[2026-08-31 15:48 UTC+10:00] [Sydney] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Newborn baby’s body found in Sydney rubbish bin as police hold ‘serious concerns’ for mother

Snippet: Police urge mother to attend hospital after baby’s body discovered in Harrow Road in Auburn

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/31/baby-body-found-garbage-rubbish-bin-harrow-road-auburn-sydney-ntwnfb

[2026-08-31 15:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Regional council head in southern Israel arrested in raid on charges of bribery, fraud

Snippet: A serving regional council head in southern Israel has been arrested on charges including bribery and fraud, alongside six other suspects, in a police raid on Monday morning, Israel Police announced.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/crime-in-israel/article-907086

[2026-08-31 15:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: (LEAD) Unification Church leader sentenced to 2-yr prison term in bribery case

Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES throughout with court ruling; CHANGES headline, lead)

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260831001651315

[2026-08-31 15:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: (URGENT) Court sentences Unification Church leader to 2 years in prison in bribery case

Snippet: Facebook X More Pinterest Linked in Tumblr Reddit Facebook Messenger Copy URL URL is copied. OK

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260831007000315

[2026-08-31 15:33 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 92]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Supreme Court rules 'room cafes' off-limits to minors

Snippet: The Supreme Court has ruled that entertainment venues known in Korea as “room cafes,” where customers rent private booths equipped with televisions, mats and pillows, qualify as businesses off-limits to minors.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10857508

[2026-08-31 15:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Jordan intercepts Iranian missiles, 'co-ordinated' settler attacks in West Bank, and Iraqi officials sentenced | The National

Snippet: Today on Trending Middle East, Jordan has intercepted eight Iranian missiles following a US strike on Iranian forces near the Strait of Hormuz. The exchange marks the first direct fighting between the two countries in more than a month.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/podcasts/trending-middle-east/2026/08/31/jordan-intercepts-iranian-missiles-co-ordinated-settler-attacks-in-west-bank-and-iraqi-officials-sentenced/

[2026-08-31 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: Today in Korean history

Snippet: 1923 -- A 7.9 magnitude earthquake strikes Japan's Kanto region, leaving more than 100,000 people dead or missing. Following the Great Kanto earthquake, rumors emerged that ethnic Koreans in Japan had poisoned wells or planned a riot, and Japanese police killed thousands of Koreans.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260831002600315

[2026-08-31 14:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Newborn baby's body found inside bin in Sydney's west

Snippet: Police have established a crime scene at Auburn and are urging the new mother to come forward. (ABC News: Floss Adams)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-31/newborn-body-found-in-bin-auburn-sydney/107098618

[2026-08-31 14:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: Cause of death unknown for missing woman found dead on Jeju: police

Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- The exact cause of death remains unknown for a missing woman who was recently found dead on the southern resort island of Jeju due to body decomposition, a senior police official said Monday.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260831006500315

[2026-08-31 14:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Pakistani nurse to be honoured for saving newborn from deadly hospital fire

Snippet: The baby whom Razia Noreen saved was the sole survivor of a fire that killed 14 other infants at a major government hospital in Islamabad

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3365802/pakistani-nurse-be-honoured-saving-newborn-deadly-hospital-fire?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-31 14:37 UTC+10:00] [Pakistan] [Factuality: 90]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Pakistani nurse to be honoured for saving newborn from deadly hospital fire

Snippet: The baby whom Razia Noreen saved was the sole survivor of a fire that killed 14 other infants at a major government hospital in Islamabad

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3365802/pakistani-nurse-be-honoured-saving-newborn-deadly-hospital-fire

[2026-08-31 14:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Closing statements expected at trial over Tupac Shakur's killing

Snippet: Duane Davis looks on during his trial, related to the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, in Clark County District Court at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas, on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026. (Caroline Brehman/Pool Photo via AP)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/tupac-shakur-trial-las-vegas-duane-davis-0b0b080d73f91cd122b6dd438e5bbb80

[2026-08-31 14:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Airport chaos erupts after driver suddenly smashes through fence, hits plane and tractor: police

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/31/us-news/airport-chaos-erupts-after-driver-suddenly-smashes-through-fence-hits-plane-and-tractor-police/

[2026-08-31 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Man who murdered Molly Ticehurst will not face life in jail, judge says

Snippet: Justice Natalie Adams says she is troubled by expert evidence about rape allegations in slain woman’s police statement

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/31/molly-ticehurst-domestic-violence-murder-daniel-billings-sentence-ntwnfb

[2026-08-31 13:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Maduro sends peace and love in first prison photos after US capture

Snippet: Topic:Law, Crime and Justice

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-31/nicolas-maduro-posts-us-prison-photos-months-after-capture/107097680

[2026-08-31 13:15 UTC+10:00] [Culture / TV & radio] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: This gritty British crime drama gambles on a radical approach – and it’s a winner

Snippet: Prodigies who burst out of the gate brimming with ambition and attitude are all well and good, but there’s something to be said for screenwriters who’ve been around people and bring a sense of life’s complexities to the page. One of the best examples is Tony Schumacher, the 59-year-old from Liverpool responsible for creating one of the best British shows in recent years: 2022’s police procedural The Responder, which took Martin Freeman’s fractured uniformed officer to the edge.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/this-gritty-british-crime-drama-gambles-on-a-radical-approach-and-it-s-a-winner-20260827-p60s5o.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-31 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: Supreme Court justices paid extra bonuses without legal grounds: state auditor

Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Court was found to have paid about 2 million won (US$1,450) each in extra incentives to its justices each month without legal grounds, the Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI) said Monday.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260831004300315

[2026-08-31 12:58 UTC+10:00] [Basketball] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Three-point dunks and mid-court shots worth four: how Australia’s NBL is seeking to shake up traditional rules

Snippet: Basketball Australia refers proposed rule changes to Fiba

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/aug/31/three-point-dunks-australian-nbl-basketball-rule-changes

[2026-08-31 12:57 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Brazilian candidate Bolsonaro praises Bukele's security model

Snippet: Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro on Sunday praised El Salvador's hard-line model for fighting crime after meeting with the Central American country's security minister, Gustavo Villatoro.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10857345

[2026-08-31 12:56 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Hundreds attend funeral in Haiti for 4 victims of brutal gang attack that killed 47

Snippet: Hundreds of people crowded into a church near Haiti’s capital on Sunday for the funeral of four of the 47 people killed in a recent gang attack so brutal that it shook a country that has long struggled with violence.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10857344

[2026-08-31 12:56 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Manhunt in Switzerland after fatal rave shooting

Snippet: Swiss police were on Sunday hunting at least one gunman who opened fire at a rave, killing an Italian woman and wounding five other people, some of them seriously.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10857342

[2026-08-31 12:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Miranda Devine: AG Letitia James turns evil eye on Trump — and blind eye to NY crime

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/30/opinion/miranda-devine-ag-letitia-james-evil-eye-on-trump-and-blind-eye-to-ny-crime/

[2026-08-31 12:50 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Tik Tok videos glorify Queensland youth crime

Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/tik-tok-videos-glorify-queensland-youth-crime-20260831-p60t24.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-31 12:46 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Prosecution-police team wraps up probe into political-religious collusion

Snippet: A joint prosecution-police team investigating suspected collusion between politics and religion concluded its activities Monday, 237 days after its launch on Jan. 6.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10857325

[2026-08-31 12:33 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 92]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Maserati driver arrested over fatal drunk-driving crash in Seoul

Snippet: A Maserati driver accused of causing a five-vehicle crash while intoxicated in southern Seoul, killing a delivery rider, was arrested Sunday.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10857264

[2026-08-31 12:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: New York Post

Title: Drunk boater charged with homicide for passenger death in third such crash along Jersey Shore this summer

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/30/us-news/drunk-jersey-shore-boater-latest-to-be-charged-with-homicide-for-deadly-crash/

[2026-08-31 12:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: Prosecution-police team wraps up probe into political-religious collusion

Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- A joint prosecution-police team investigating suspected collusion between politics and religion concluded its activities Monday, 237 days after its launch on Jan. 6.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260831004100315

[2026-08-31 11:28 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 95]

Source: The Japan Times

Title: ‘We’re alive’: Kyiv-area survivor recalls Russian strike that killed 38

Snippet: MYLA, Ukraine – Glass crackles as Liudmyla Polianychko walks through her shattered home outside Kyiv, where a Russian drone strike on an ammunition depot on Friday sparked blasts that killed 38 people and ravaged her neighborhood.

Read full article: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/31/world/kyiv-survivor-russian-strike/

[2026-08-31 11:08 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Govt. launches 2nd half program to recover remains of fallen Korean War soldiers

Snippet: The defense ministry said Monday it has launched second-half operations to recover and identify the remains of soldiers killed in the 1950-53 Korean War, continuing its efforts to bring closure to families of service members killed in action or still missing.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10857029

[2026-08-31 10:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: Gov't launches 2nd half program to recover remains of fallen Korean War soldiers

Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- The defense ministry said Monday it has launched second-half operations to recover and identify the remains of soldiers killed in the 1950-53 Korean War, continuing its efforts to bring closure to families of service members killed in action or still missing.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260831002900315