Trump Justice Department releases partial set of Epstein files for now
US official says more of the long-awaited documents will follow in coming months, citing legal limits to protect victims and investigations
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Newest first · UTC+11:00France court rejects request to suspend Shein
A Paris court on Friday rejected the French government's request to suspend Chinese online platform Shein.
· Saim Dušan Inayatullah
Shein avoids France site ban after removing illegal goods
French court rejects Shein site ban, citing sporadic offences, as platform removes illicit items, but must enforce age checks for adult products
· Agence France-Presse
Tuba and Benguet top cops relieved for 'mishandling' Cathy Cabral death investigation
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· Jairo Bolledo
Robbery suspect flees Hong Kong hospital barefoot but is caught after taxi rides
Suspect escapes police custody at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Jordan but is caught hours later in Mong Kok
· Wynna Wong
Guerre au Soudan : des Tchadiens accusés de complicité
Les accusations concernent leur rôle présumé dans les exactions graves commises par les membres des Forces de Soutien Rapide au Soudan. Une accusation portée par l'association soudanaise Priority Peace Sudan qui a saisi la Cour pénale internationale (CPI) à travers un signalement par le biais du cabinet d'avocats fr…
· Blaise Dariustone
US suspends diversity visa lottery after Brown Uni shooting
US Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem said late on Thursday that President Donald Trump ordered her to pause the diversity visa lottery, which was used by the suspect in the Brown University shooting.
· Midhat Fatimah
Funeral with the highest honours held for Hong Kong firefighter killed in Tai Po blaze | South China Morning Post
Ho Wai-ho died at the age of 37 battling the fire at Wang Fuk Court that claimed the lives of at least 160 in late November.
Australia's 'Bondi Hero' handed $1.65 mln collected from fundraising - DailyNews
A man credited with saving lives for wrestling a gun from one of the alleged attackers during a mass shooting at Australia’s Bondi Beach received a cheque for more than A$2.5 million ($1.65 million) on Friday, after tens of thousands of people contributed to a donation website.
· Thushan Jayasuriya
Hong Kong fire: authorities seek to dissolve Wang Fuk Court owners’ committee
Home affairs minister Alice Mak says government intervening for first time on record in residential estate’s affairs
· Elizabeth Cheung
Chinese AI, chip start-ups court global investors with Hong Kong listing plans
GigaDevice and Montage are each aiming to raise as much as US$1 billion from Hong Kong listings as early as January, report says
· Julie Zhang
5 arrested in Hong Kong over HK$1.8 million stolen from eMPF pension accounts
Scammers impersonated account holders to withdraw funds, prompting managing body to suspend digital verification process
· Wynna Wong
Hong Kong court orders trial to compensate dancer paralysed in Mirror show
Judge says Mo Li’s then employer Studiodanz ‘evaded responsibility’ by failing to appear at hearings, orders trial to determine compensation
· Fiona Chow
Civil Appeals Court Refuses Injunctions with Costs - Home Lands’ Continues with Pentara Construction - DailyNews
The Civil Appellate High Court of the Western Province by Order dated 11th December 2025, refused to issue Leave to Appeal and Interim Orders against the landmark Pentara Residencies project in Thummulla, Colombo.
· jagath
UN says Sudan’s RSF killed 1,000 civilians in horrific 3-day attack on camp
New report details three days of terror at the Zamzam displacement camp in April, citing mass executions and gang rapes
· Associated Press
Is Philippines being unfairly named in Australia’s Bondi Beach shooting?
Australian police are looking into a trip the two suspects made to Davao City, but Philippine officials say it is not connected to the shooting
· Sam Beltran
Austria's top court rules Meta's ad model illegal, orders overhaul of user data practices in EU
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· Angelo Gonzales
ECJ rules Polish top court breached EU's fundamental values
Poland's Constitutional Tribunal has breached core principles of European Union (EU) law, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled on Thursday.
· Louis Oelofse
New Epstein estate images released ahead of deadline
A fresh batch of images from the estate of the late sex offenderJeffrey Epstein was made public on Thursday, one day ahead of a deadline by which the US Department of Justice (DOJ) is legally required to release the "Epstein files."
· Matt Ford
Hong Kong customs arrests 2 party room operators over suspected pirated songs
Customs says officers raided eight properties across city, seizing HK$240,000 worth of karaoke equipment in copyright crackdown
· Edith Lin
Gunman in Brown University shooting found dead, authorities say
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· Mia Gonzalez
Brown University shooting suspect found dead
A man suspected of killing two people and wounding nine others at Brown University last weekend has been found dead in a storage facility in the state of New Hampshire, authorities said late Thursday.
· Midhat Fatimah
Dubai warns residents to stay indoors because of rain - DailyNews
Dubai police on Thursday urged residents to stay indoors unless it was “absolutely necessary” as heavy rainfall was expected in the desert country which saw record downpours last year.
· Supuni Kulasinghe
Australia announces gun buyback scheme in wake of Bondi attack - DailyNews
The Australian government has announced a gun buyback scheme in the wake of the Bondi Beach attack – its deadliest mass shooting in decades.
· Thushan Jayasuriya
Hong Kong taxi driver, 62, arrested over fatally knocking down pedestrian
Police say taxi was travelling along Caine Road when it hit 68-year-old woman, who sustained multiple injuries and later died in hospital
· Jeffie Lam
South Korea’s top court seeks to restore trust after martial law controversy
The changes target high-stakes national security cases amid mounting criticism over delays and alleged bias
· Park Chan-kyong
Editorial | Restoring safety and unity key for Australia in Bondi shooting aftermath
Pledges to toughen laws against hate speech and on gun ownership are welcome as Australia reels from the horrifying violence
· SCMP Editorial
Suspect in Brown University shooting and MIT professor’s killing found dead
Portuguese national suspect took his own life as investigators reveal a years-old academic connection to a slain MIT scientist
· Associated Press
Medical Examiners Warn That Controversial Lung Float Test Could Be Dangerous
The nation’s largest organization for medical examiners has issued a warning about a controversial, centuries-old forensic test that has contributed to cases in which pregnant women have been charged with murder.
· Duaa Eldeib
Missing directors, ex-parte judgment - DailyNews
This article reviews an appeal filed in the Supreme Court against an order of the Commercial High Court of the Western Province. The High Court’s order, delivered in October 2010, refused to vacate an ex-parte judgment entered against the Defendant-Petitioner-Appellant, Kala Traders (Pvt.) Ltd., in default, as per S…
· Gayan Abeykoon
IGP orders probe into senior Police officers’ alleged negligence of duty - DailyNews
Police Media Division stated yesterday (18) that IGP Priyantha Weerasooriya has directed the Police Special Investigation Division to initiate a preliminary investigation against the senior police officers who have allegedly neglected their duties in their investigation into the accident involving the collision of N…
· Gayan Abeykoon
SC cautions lawyer for being both counsel and potential witness - DailyNews
An attorney-at-law was yesterday discharged subject to a formal warning after pleading guilty to an act of professional misconduct, with the Court cautioning him to exercise greater diligence in the future to avoid any conduct that may compromise the integrity of the profession or the administration of justice.
· Gayan Abeykoon
Justice Ministry receives laptops from JURE - DailyNews
The Support to Justice Sector Project known as the EU- Sri Lanka Justice Reform Programme (JURE) handed over 24 Laptops to the Justice and National Integration Ministry to ensure smooth functioning of Courts and Prisons after Cyclone Ditwah.
· Gayan Abeykoon
Three suspects remanded for killing of wild elephant - DailyNews
Three suspects have been remanded in custody in connection with the incident in which a wild elephant was set on fire and tortured, resulting in its death, in the Seeppukulam area of the Mihintale Police division.
· Gayan Abeykoon
Civil Appellate High Court refuses injunctions on Home Lands’ Pentara Construction - DailyNews
The Civil Appellate High Court (CAHC) of the Western Province on December 11, refused to issue ‘Leave to Appeal’ and Interim Orders against the Pentara Residencies project in Thummulla, Colombo.
· Gayan Abeykoon
Brazil’s Lula vows to veto bill slashing Bolsonaro’s 27-year prison term
The proposed law could see the ex-president spend just over two years behind bars for an attempted coup
· Associated Press
Retired Nascar driver and family among 7 killed in US plane crash
Business jet erupted into flames when it hit the ground while trying to land at Statesville Regional Airport, North Carolina
· Associated Press
Denmark's 'ghetto law' faces scrutiny after EU court ruling
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) on Thursday found that Denmark's so-called "ghetto law" could be discriminatory, but said that the country's own courts need to decide if it goes too far.
· Louis Oelofse
US man who googled how to dispose of body gets life sentence for wife’s murder
Ana Walshe – a mother of three – disappeared nearly three years ago, and her body has never been found
· Associated Press
Police warn against misuse of ‘119’ Emergency Hotline - DailyNews
The Sri Lanka Police have issued a special public notice warning against the misuse of the 119 police emergency hotline and urging the public to use the appropriate short telephone numbers for other essential services.
· Thushan Jayasuriya
Sarah Discaya arrested over Davao Occidental ghost project | The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:
US government admits liability in fatal Washington helicopter-plane crash
US government admits ‘breach of care’ as DOJ cites Army and FAA errors in January crash that killed 67 near Ronald Reagan airport in Washington
· Reuters
Power outage briefly leaves 5,000 Hong Kong households in darkness
Outage also leaves some stuck in lifts at shopping centre and university campus, while police get report of traffic lights malfunctioning
· Oscar Liu
Who is Ma. Belen Ringpis Liban, new chief of Court of Tax Appeals?
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· Jairo Bolledo
Australia promises new hate laws as youngest Bondi Beach shooting victim is laid to rest
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· Jee Geronimo
Colombo HC rules dismissal of complaint against Deshabandu Tennakoon unlawful - DailyNews
The Colombo High Court has ruled that the decision of the former Colombo Chief Magistrate to dismiss a private complaint against Deshabandu Tennakoon, who was then Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police (SDIG) in charge of the Western Province, was unlawful.
· Supuni Kulasinghe
Hong Kong Bar Association backs making bid-rigging a crime after deadly fire
Chairman Jose-Antonio Maurellet also says association will propose that key construction safety guidelines become legally binding
· Matthew Cheng
Sarvajana Balaya PS member remanded in connection with murder - DailyNews
Abdul Samad, a member of the Lankaapura Pradeshiya Sabha representing the Sarva Jana Balaya, has been remanded until December 29 over a murder investigation. The Polonnaruwa Magistrate’s Court issued the order yesterday (17) after Samad appeared in court.
· Supuni Kulasinghe
Wall Street Journal accuses Hong Kong union head of abusing legal process
Lawyers for US newspaper claim ex-employee Selina Cheng is taking legal action only after her ‘extortionate’ demand for HK$3 million was rejected
· Brian Wong
South Korea’s police chief removed for supporting martial law plot
Cho Ji-ho was removed for sending officers to disrupt parliament and undermine the election commission’s independence, the Constitutional Court ruled
· Associated Press