Ex-Brazilian president sentenced to 27 years over coup attempt
The former leader faces a decades-long jail sentence for conspiring to overturn the results after losing his 2022 re-election bid
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Hong Kong lawmakers vote down bill recognising same-sex partnerships | South China Morning Post
In the city’s Legislative Council, 71 of 87 lawmakers voted against the measure despite a landmark court ruling.
Explosions rock Doha as Israeli air strike targets Hamas leaders in Qatar | South China Morning Post
The attack, which killed Hamas members and a Qatari security officer, marks a stunning escalation that could upend delicate Gaza ceasefire talks.
Thailand’s Thaksin Shinawatra ordered to serve 1 year in jail by Supreme Court | South China Morning Post
The ruling is the latest blow for the once unstoppable Shinawatra family, just days after Thaksin’s daughter was removed as prime minister.
South Korea deploys hologram police officer in public disorder black spots | South China Morning Post
Since its installation in a Seoul park, crimes reported during the hours the hologram was active were down by about 22 per cent.
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MovePH Beyond the ‘sadsad’: How Dinagyang 2026 became a platform for advocacy Visayas Groups seek justice in South Korea over abuses tied to Iloilo dam project Sep 1, 2025 12:16 PM PHT Share in Chat Share article Facebook X (Twitter) Copy Link Copied Visayas Bago hardest hit as sugarcane pest ravages 546 hectares in…
How Thailand’s political dynasty shaped the country for the last 25 years | South China Morning Post
Paetongtarn Shinawatra has been removed as Thailand’s Prime Minister by the country’s Constitutional Court.
Court of Appeals affirms conviction of 2 Vietnamese in kidnap-for-ransom case
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Man clings to bonnet of speeding car after argument with girlfriend | South China Morning Post
A viral video circulated on August 12, 2025, showing a dangerous driving incident involving a man clinging to the windscreen of a moving vehicle on a busy highway in Hong Kong’s New Territories. Police have arrested three people for dangerous driving, assault and drug-related offences
South Korean ex-first lady Kim Keon-hee arrested amid bribery probe | South China Morning Post
Kim and husband Yoon Suk-yeol are the country’s first presidential couple to be simultaneously arrested over criminal allegations.
India’s Supreme Court orders removal of 60,000 stray dogs from Delhi | South China Morning Post
The move to set up shelters and ban dog releases has drawn criticism from conservationists, who call it an ‘impractical’ move.
New Uvalde Records Reveal Details About School Safety Concerns and Shooter’s Behavioral Issues
Records released this week provide more details about campus safety concerns raised before the deadly 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas, and include some surviving teachers’ accounts that school leaders didn’t check on them after they were injured and traumatized.
· Lomi Kriel, Alex Nguyen, and Paul Cobler
A driver faces up to $110,000 in fines for speeding on a Swiss street. But he can afford it
A vehicle passes in front of a sign of the Vaud Cantonal Police indicating the number of driving licences withdrawn for speeding in the construction zone on the A1 motorway between Lausanne and Yverdon, Switzerland, Tuesday, June 15, 2010. (Dominic Favre/Keystone via AP, file)
· Jamey Keaten
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Voices [OPINION] Waste is political. Binaliw shows why zero waste is a matter of justice. BrandRap [BEHIND THE GOOD] Meet Che Abrigo of SIERREZA Aug 11, 2025 11:12 AM PHT Share in Chat Share article Facebook X (Twitter) Copy Link Copied Voices [OPINION] Plastic pollution won’t wait for consensus Aug 5, 2025 7:00 PM …
Police deployed in China to stop teen bullying case protest | South China Morning Post
Swat officers called to Jiangyou city in Sichuan as crowd gathered to demand tougher penalties for alleged perpetrators.
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‘It’s all gone’: Beijing villagers left with nothing after deadly floods | South China Morning Post
At least 44 people were killed and tens of thousands forced to evacuate as heavy rain inundated the region
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First video of the aftermath of Thailand mass shooting | South China Morning Post
A gunman opened fire at a popular market in Bangkok, killing at least 6 people
Tensions along Thailand-Cambodia border boil over as soldiers open fire | South China Morning Post
At least 9 Thai civilians have been killed after Cambodia launched what it called a “retaliatory” attack against Thailand’s military.
Chinese passengers arrested for fighting on plane | South China Morning Post
Five Chinese passengers were involved in a dispute over noise on a flight from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to Chengdu on Monday. Three ended up arrested and the remaining two fined, airport police said.
The Men Trump Deported to a Salvadoran Prison
On March 15, President Donald Trump’s administration sent more than 230 Venezuelan immigrants to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. Without providing evidence, Trump has called the men “some of the most violent savages on the face of the Earth.”
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Thought Leaders [Pinoy Criminology] Protecting the old and sickly from prolonged trial detention Latin America Venezuela to investigate Bukele, other officials for alleged detainee abuse Jul 22, 2025 2:02 PM PHT Share in Chat Share article Facebook X (Twitter) Copy Link Copied Thought Leaders [Pinoy Criminology] How…
Hong Kong police chief vows tech boost including robot dogs, more drone patrols to tackle crime | South China Morning Post
Hong Kong police chief Joe Chow took the helm of the city’s 27,000-strong force in April 2025. In his first exclusive interview with the Post, Chow lays out his strategies to spearhead the force in tackling new challenges and meeting the public’s higher expectations. The police commissioner has also vowed to use mor…
Journalism a ‘crime’ in UK – RT reporter after detention
RT’s Lebanon bureau chief, Steve Sweeney, says British counterterrorism officers who briefly detained him at a London airport questioned him about alleged links to Russian officials. They also asked whether he still “loved” Britain.
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At least four killed in Bangladesh political party rally violence | South China Morning Post
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Lavrov in Pyongyang: Russia’s urgent bid for more North Korean troops? | South China Morning Post
Russia’s appeals to North Korea for military manpower have taken on new urgency with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s trip to Pyongyang on July 12-13, 2025. In his first visit to the North Korean capital since 2009, Lavrov praised North Korea’s “important contribution” in the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine. North Korea se…
At least 9 killed in bridge collapse in India’s western Gujarat state | South China Morning Post
At least nine people were killed after a bridge collapsed in India’s western Gujarat state on July 9, 2025. Built in 1985, the bridge sent vehicles into a river as it collapsed, with an oil tanker coming to a stop just metres away from the edge. The accident has sparked renewed concerns about the country’s infrastru…
Chinese man smashes train window after collision traps passengers on hot day | South China Morning Post
Passengers on a train in eastern China’s Jinhua were trapped after the vehicle collided with a freight train on July 2. One man, finding the heat unbearable, broke a window for fresh air as the air conditioning had been off for more than two hours. He was later taken away by police and reprimanded.
FDA Layoffs Could Compromise Safety of Medications Made at Foreign Factories, Inspectors Say
Inspectors charged with safeguarding America’s drug supply say they are reeling from deep cuts at the Food and Drug Administration despite promises by the Trump administration to preserve the work of the agency’s investigative force.
· Victoria Malis, Katherine Dailey, Sadie Leite, Debbie Cenziper, and Megan Rose
Thai court suspends PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra over leaked phone call | South China Morning Post
Constitutional Court voted seven to two to suspend Shinawatra from duty
Indian chemical reactor blast kills at least 36, several others trapped and injured | South China Morning Post
An explosion and fire at a pharmaceutical factory in India’s southern state of Telangana killed at least 36 people and injured several others on June 30, 2025. Officials said firefighters recovered the bodies of 10 workers inside the Sigachi Industries pharmaceutical unit and two other workers succumbed to burns. Ne…
Connecticut’s New Towing Law Will Help Some, but Not All, Drivers. Here’s What They Told Us.
A Hartford woman never saw her car again after it was towed while she sat in housing court fighting an eviction.
· Dave Altimari, Ginny Monk, and Shahrzad Rasekh
South Korean prosecutors release video of Seoul subway arson | South China Morning Post
The Seoul Southern District Prosecutor’s Office has released a video showing the moment a man lit a fire on a packed subway in the South Korean capital. The incident happened on the morning of May 31, 2025. The suspect could be seen dousing a subway carriage floor with flammable liquid before setting it on alight, s…
[HOMESTRETCH] The pickleball craze: How courts create communities
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· Jaira Roxas
ProPublica Sued the FDA for Withholding Records About the Safety of Generic Drugs
ProPublica has sued the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in federal court in New York, accusing the agency of withholding information about the safety and availability of generic drugs critical to millions of Americans.
· Katherine Dailey and Jessie Nguyen
We Spent a Year Investigating How the FDA Let Risky Drugs Into the U.S. Market
It’s been 17 years since tainted blood thinner from China injured or killed hundreds of people in the United States, and since then, contaminants and other defects have appeared in a cross section of America’s generic drugs.
· Brandon Roberts, Debbie Cenziper, Megan Rose, and Irena Hwang
Netanyahu suggests killing Iran’s supreme leader would end conflict | South China Morning Post
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on June 16, 2025, did not rule out plans to assassinate Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. In an interview with a US network, he said the move would “end the conflict” between the two arch-foes. The Israeli military issued an evacuation warning for a part of cent…
Funerals for some Air India crash victims begin as other families await return of remains | South China Morning Post
Authorities continued to survey the site of the Air India plane crash that killed at least 271 people on June 15, 2025, as families awaited DNA profiling results to identify charred bodies. The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner with 242 people on board was heading for London’s Gatwick Airport when it started losing altitude s…
‘I don’t know how I’m alive’: sole survivor found in Air India flight that killed 241 | South China Morning Post
The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner carried 242 people, including 217 adult passengers, 11 children and 2 infants from India, UK, Portugal, Canada
Former Chicago Cop Pleads Guilty to Aggravated Battery of Two Female Colleagues
A former Chicago police officer pleaded guilty on Tuesday to felony charges in connection with two incidents of sexual misconduct involving female colleagues — one that occurred while at the police training academy and one at a police precinct.
· María Inés Zamudio
At least 11 killed in India after stampede at cricket victory celebrations | South China Morning Post
More than 200,000 people had gone to watch the Indian Premier League cricket final in the city of Bengaluru
Hong Kong police arrest 2, take away 10 at Tiananmen commemoration | South China Morning Post
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Hundreds of prisoners break out of Pakistani jail after earthquake | South China Morning Post
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Dozens dead as monsoon rains and landslides wreak havoc in northeast India | South China Morning Post
Landslides and flash flooding triggered by days of torrential monsoon rains in India’s northeast had killed at least 34 people as of June 2, 2025, according to officials. Flash floods are common during the monsoon season, which usually begins in June and eases by late September. However, South Asia has been experien…
Trump Administration Knew Vast Majority of Venezuelans Sent to Salvadoran Prison Had Not Been Convicted of U.S. Crimes
The Trump administration knew that the vast majority of the 238 Venezuelan immigrants it sent to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador in mid-March had not been convicted of crimes in the United States before it labeled them as terrorists and deported them, according to U.S. Department of Homeland Security data t…
· Mica Rosenberg, Perla Trevizo, Melissa Sanchez, Gabriel Sandoval, Ronna Rísquez, and Adrián González
Hong Kong activist Jimmy Sham released from jail after 4-year sentence | South China Morning Post
Sham, Kinda Li, Roy Tam and Henry Wong among second batch of defendants released after serving sentences under the national security law
Chemical plant blast leaves 5 dead, 6 missing in Chinese province of Shandong | South China Morning Post
An explosion at a chemical plant in Shandong province in eastern China on May 27, 2025, has killed five people with a further six still missing, state broadcaster CCTV reported. The explosion, which occurred at a site owned by Shandong Youdao Chemical in Gaomi city just before noon, also left 19 people injured. The …
China’s Xi Jinping joins Vladimir Putin at Victory Day parade in Russia | South China Morning Post
Russia has marked the 80th anniversary of the former Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi German forces in World War II, with a military parade attended by Chinese President Xi Jinping. Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke at the May 9, 2025, event which also featured military units from 13 countries, including China,…