Topic: Law & Courts — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-18 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Alan Jones trial] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: For the first time, seven weeks into the criminal trial of Alan Jones, a complainant came face to face with his alleged offender in the courtroom. The former athlete, known as complainant M, was the third of six complainants and chose to give evidence in the same room as Jones.
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[2026-09-18 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Alan Jones trial] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: For the first time, seven weeks into the criminal trial of Alan Jones, a complainant came face-to-face with his alleged offender in the courtroom. The former athlete, known as complainant M, was the third of six complainants and chose to give evidence in the same room as Jones. The courtroom – and the journalists squeezed into a separate room in the court – heard allegations against Jones that he twice kissed the prominent athlete without consent
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[2026-09-18 00:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Security Bureau says government will include targeted offences in sex offence amendment bill after public and legal groups express broad support
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[2026-09-18 00:59 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong Bar Association] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Security Bureau says government will include targeted offences in sex offence amendment bill after public and legal groups express broad support
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[2026-09-18 00:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-09-18 00:25 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Election lawyer Romulo Macalintal on Thursday urged President Marcos to veto the measure postponing the Nov. 2 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE), adding he wants to be personally heard by Marcos regarding the matter.
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[2026-09-17 23:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: PSG fans cheers ahead of the French League One soccer match between Paris Saint Germain and Olympique de Marseille at Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, France, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard, File)
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[2026-09-17 23:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Tel Aviv District Court sentenced Prof. Aryeh Levin, a former senior doctor at Wolfson Medical Center, to six years in prison on Thursday for raping the mother of a patient and committing sexual offenses against two patients.
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[2026-09-17 23:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Taylor Frankie Paul allegedly had her parenting time reduced to eight hours a week after she failed multiple court-ordered drug tests in the last 60 days, according to TMZ.
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[2026-09-17 23:21 UTC+10:00] [Sean ‘Diddy‘ Combs] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The musician is serving a 50-month federal prison term for prostitution-related offenses
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[2026-09-17 22:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Anutin says foreigners ‘should not come here and take advantage of us’, as Thailand acts to close legal loopholes and deter transgressions
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[2026-09-17 22:52 UTC+10:00] [Anutin Charnvirakul] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Anutin says foreigners ‘should not come here and take advantage of us’, as Thailand acts to close legal loopholes and deter transgressions
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[2026-09-17 22:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A UAE-based father and son found liable for deceit and conspiracy in a UK fraud case have had their travel ban lifted by a Dubai court, according to documents seen exclusively by Middle East Eye.
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[2026-09-17 22:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A Syrian court has issued its first verdicts linked to mass killings in coastal areas last year, with two supporters of the deposed government receiving a death sentence and life in prison, according to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA).
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[2026-09-17 22:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has resigned after his ruling right-wing bloc was narrowly defeated by the centre-left opposition in the country's general election.
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[2026-09-17 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Fox News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The network continues to cater to its presidential ‘audience of one’, downplaying his supreme court loss and more
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[2026-09-17 21:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Former attorney-general Avichai Mandelblit, who authorized the investigations of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and later decided to indict him, could take the witness stand in Netanyahu’s criminal trial weeks before the election. Netanyahu’s defense asked the Jerusalem District Court on Thursday to summon him.
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[2026-09-17 21:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A court in Aleppo has handed down the first sentences for the 2025 massacre of Alawites in Syria.
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[2026-09-17 21:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A Syrian military court on Thursday sentenced one defendant to death, another to 25 years in prison and a third to 20 years over deadly sectarian violence on Syria’s coast last year.
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[2026-09-17 20:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Public Defender’s Office asked the Tel Aviv District Court, sitting as a Court for Administrative Affairs, on Thursday to urgently stop the Israel Prison Service from releasing further footage of Agam Tsarafi, a 19-year-old charged in the murder of her former boyfriend, Benyahu Razi.
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[2026-09-17 20:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Syria's parliament has voted to abolish an antiterrorism court that was used to prosecute thousands of people, including peaceful activists, under the regime of ousted president Bashar Al Assad.
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[2026-09-17 20:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: An English village has overwhelmingly voted to “secede” from the UK in protest over government plans to house more than 1,200 male migrants at a nearby former military base. The referendum in Piddington, Oxfordshire has no legal force but drew nearly 92% turnout.
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[2026-09-17 19:30 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Tennis] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Tennis Australia is being taken to the Federal Court by a leading umpire and former match official who allege they were unlawfully dismissed after airing concerns about selection favouritism, workplace safety and alleged bullying.
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[2026-09-17 19:17 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: A Justice Ministry expert panel finalized a report Thursday urging the introduction of penalties for people who seek out sex workers for their services, as Japan weighs its first major overhaul of its anti-prostitution law in decades.
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[2026-09-17 18:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The 71-year-old man has blood cancer, but the judge said it was clear neither age nor condition had stopped his ‘appalling’ crimes
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[2026-09-17 18:12 UTC+10:00] [Justice Mavis Chionh] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The 71-year-old man has blood cancer, but the judge said it was clear neither age nor condition had stopped his ‘appalling’ crimes
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[2026-09-17 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Yonhap) -- The government has no plan to seek further legal action against North Korea for damaging South Korean properties in the reclusive North, Unification Minister Chung Dong-young said Thursday.
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[2026-09-17 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Fact Check] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-09-17 17:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Cristian Volpato was charged with driving with cocaine in his system by NSW Police in July. (Getty Images: Imagn Images/David Gonzales)
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[2026-09-17 17:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Shabtay Yaacoby played a "heroic" role during the Bondi massacre while on bail awaiting trial, the court heard. (ABC News: Teresa Tan)
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[2026-09-17 17:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Two women whose images as girls were found in pornography seized from Jeffrey Epstein filed a class action lawsuit on Wednesday seeking damages from the late sex offender's estate for individuals featured in his collection of thousands of pictures and videos of child sexual abuse material.
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[2026-09-17 17:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Yonhap) -- The Constitutional Court on Thursday ruled constitutional a legal provision requiring the unification minister's approval to bring in items from North Korea.
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[2026-09-17 16:41 UTC+10:00] [Sydney] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Court hears Mauro Paul Coluzzi and two associates defrauded customers and banks of more than $130,000
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[2026-09-17 16:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Court slams Ernest Au Yeung’s reckless behaviour after NGO worker accelerated car to almost 100km/h to beat amber light on his way to work in 2024
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[2026-09-17 16:41 UTC+10:00] [Ernest Au Yeung Shiu-hong] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Court slams Ernest Au Yeung’s reckless behaviour after NGO worker accelerated car to almost 100km/h to beat amber light on his way to work in 2024
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[2026-09-17 16:40 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The ruling Democratic Party of Korea on Thursday adopted the confirmation report on its embattled justice minister nominee despite resistance from the main opposition.
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[2026-09-17 16:36 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-09-17 16:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Yonhap) -- The National Assembly on Thursday passed the confirmation motion for Supreme Court Justice nominee Kim Sung-soo.
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[2026-09-17 16:24 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Tradr, Turtle court market where Koreans account for up to 25% of assets and influence new product launches
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[2026-09-17 16:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The man is accused of assaulting two boys, aged two and four, at Belconnen Mall in Canberra's north. (ABC News: Adam Kennedy)
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[2026-09-17 15:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Police say the 21-year-old man was found with a laceration to his neck a few blocks away from Tennant Creek's main street on June 12. (ABC News: Samantha Jonscher)
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[2026-09-17 15:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The former Philippine leader’s trial over his ‘war on drugs’ that killed thousands starts on November 30.
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[2026-09-17 15:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-09-17 14:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: An Argentinian judge has ordered the suspension of a British-Israeli oil project near the Falkland Islands in a purely symbolic move as Argentina escalates its claim over the British-administered territory.
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[2026-09-17 14:49 UTC+10:00] [Explainers] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Former Chief Justices Artemio Panganiban and Reynato Puno, and retired Associate Justice Adolf Azcuna, appearing as amici curiae, advised the impeachment court on the conviction threshold debate whether the vote threshold should be based on the full membership of 24 senators or only those able to participate, on September 16, 2026.
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[2026-09-17 14:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The crew of a Turkish cargo ship hit by Ukrainian drones has filed a complaint against Kiev with the International Criminal Court (ICC) over the attack, which killed one sailor and injured two others, lawyers said on Wednesday. The plaintiffs include 12 crew members, the family of the deceased sailor and the ship’s owner.
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[2026-09-17 14:30 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Socialite Venus Behbahani-Clark has lost her court bid for ownership of a Toorak townhouse owned by her sister’s billionaire partner Alex Waislitz, bringing to an end a messy, years-long legal battle.
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[2026-09-17 14:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-09-17 13:34 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A boy accused of murdering a young man in a group attack at a party has had his case heard in court for the first time.
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[2026-09-17 13:33 UTC+10:00] [Kali Sidharth Medepalli] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The amendment introduced penalties for forcing someone to assume a transgender identity through surgical, chemical or hormonal procedures
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