Topic: Law & Courts — Neutral reports only
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[2026-02-05 04:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Republican US House Judiciary Committee has published details of what it claims is a decade-long campaign by the European Commission to stifle online political speech, with barely-veiled threats used to stamp out memes, satire, and anything Brussels calls “disinformation.”
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[2026-02-05 03:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino rejects Chinese criticism, arguing verdict was within Panama’s constitutional and legal framework
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[2026-02-05 01:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hop On Management outlines rigid schedule for cheque collection for URA building maintenance subsidies, which must be completed by owner or authorised person
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[2026-02-05 01:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: पश्चिम बंगाल में एसआईआर के एलान के बाद से ही ममता बनर्जी और उनकी सरकार चुनाव आयोग के साथ दो-दो हाथ करने के मूड में है. लेकिन अब इस प्रक्रिया के अंतिम दौर में पहुंचने पर यह टकराव चरम पर पहुंच गया है. मुख्यमंत्री ममता बनर्जी इसके खिलाफ लगातार सड़कों पर उतरती रही हैं.
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[2026-02-05 00:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A tearful Marius Borg Hoiby tells an Oslo court that an extreme need for recognition drove his life of excess, as he stands trial for rape
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[2026-02-04 21:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Case could take years to resolve, whether the Hong Kong conglomerate seeks compensation or ruling invalidating the voiding of its contract
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[2026-02-04 16:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Defence lawyer says Hong Kong group aimed to promote democracy and greater political freedom, not oppose or topple Communist Party leadership
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[2026-02-04 15:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Retired justice says updating the Foreign Agents Act will help deter individuals from espousing pro-Beijing content
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[2026-02-04 14:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Our Court Correspondent
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[2026-02-04 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne informed Parliament yesterday that he has received copies of four petitions filed with the Supreme Court challenging the new Protection of Occupants Bill. He made this statement at the beginning of the House’s proceedings yesterday.
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[2026-02-04 03:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Move comes after Beijing called ruling self-sabotaging and warned Panama would pay heavy political and economic price
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[2026-02-03 19:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Mount Lavinia Magistrate’s Court today (3) ordered the release of popular actor Hemal Ranasinghe on bail.
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[2026-02-03 16:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Legal constraints and stronger Beijing-Canberra relations among factors limiting Albanese administration’s options, analysts say
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[2026-02-03 16:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Court of Appeal has dismissed a writ petition filed by four monks, including Venerable Balangoda Kassapa Thero, and five others currently in custody over the placement of a Buddha statue at the Sri Sambodhi Temple on the Trincomalee coast.
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[2026-02-03 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With deep capital markets and globally aligned legal practices, the city can support a competitive Chinese space programme that shapes global standards
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[2026-02-03 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Fort Magistrate Isuru Nettikumara yesterday (02) ordered the arrest and production of Samindra Rajapaksa, the youngest son of former Minister Chamal Rajapaksa, in connection with an investigation into an alleged US$ 2 million fraud involving the acquisition of a new fleet of wide-body aircraft for SriLankan Airlines.
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[2026-02-03 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Fort Magistrate Isuru Nettikumara yesterday issued warrants for the arrest of Member of Parliament Jagath Manuwarna and Rathidu Senaratne, popularly known as ‘Ratta’, for failing to appear before the open Court.
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[2026-02-03 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The 27-year-old faces trial for drugging, raping, and filming his Chinese girlfriend, and is charged with attempted murder and aggravated rape
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[2026-02-03 01:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Marius Borg Hoiby, son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit, faces 38 charges including rape, strangulation, knife threats, marijuana trafficking
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[2026-02-02 23:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video
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[2026-02-02 23:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: शोभा कुमारी (बदला हुआ नाम) काम की तलाश में दस साल पहले बिहार के मुजफ्फरपुर से दिल्ली आई थीं. तब से वह अपने पति के साथ शाहबाद डेरी की एक बस्ती में रह रही हैं. पिछले साल जिस घर में शोभा काम करती थीं, वहां के मालिक ने उन पर चोरी का झूठा आरोप लगा दिया.
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[2026-02-02 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Landmark trip draws fierce criticism from Taiwan’s ruling party and reignites debate about the island’s cross-strait strategy
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[2026-02-02 22:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court has ordered that Shamindra Rajapaksa, son of former Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa, be named as the third suspect in the controversial Airbus deal investigation.
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[2026-02-02 21:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A court in Bangladesh on Monday sentenced former prime minister Sheikh Hasina to 10 years in jail and her niece, Tulip Siddiq, who is a British lawmaker, to four years in prison in two cases involving a government township project near the capital.
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[2026-02-02 19:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Colombo Fort Magistrate Isuru Neththikumara issued arrest warrants today (02) against MP Jagath Manuwarna of the NPP and one other individual after they failed to appear in court.
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[2026-02-02 16:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Four Buddhist monks, including Venerable Balangoda Kassapa Thero, and six other individuals have been further remanded by the Trincomalee Magistrate’s Court until 9 February 2026 in connection with a dispute over a Buddha statue placed on coastal land.
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[2026-02-02 06:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Mirihana Police has arrested a suspect in connection with an incident that occurred on January 30 in front of the Gangodawila Court Complex, where two attorneys appearing for an accused before the Magistrate’s Court of Nugegoda were allegedly threatened and attacked.
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[2026-02-02 05:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Liam Conejo Ramos and his father released after a federal judge blasts the Trump administration’s ‘ill-conceived’ pursuit of deportation quotas
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[2026-02-02 00:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing will need to step in if the case is to be brought to an international court in The Hague, legal expert tells SCMP
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[2026-02-01 18:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: More troubling concerns surface in a high-profile case involving a man who fathered children with a mentally ill woman, lawyers say
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[2026-02-01 18:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The 29-year-old, who goes on trial next week accused of sexually assaulting his ex-girlfriends, has become a liability for the monarchy
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[2026-02-01 09:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Liam Conejo Ramos was allegedly used as bait to lure out his family, further strengthening the backlash against Trump’s migrant crackdown
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[2026-02-01 02:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: It has been two decades since moves began to bring such cases to Hong Kong. Any resolution will likely come too late for Wang Fuk Court residents
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[2026-02-01 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: But effort by billionaire Li Ka-shing’s conglomerate will still face scrutiny from Beijing and deal may be re-evaluated, analysts tell SCMP
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[2026-01-31 14:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Readers discuss the use of Chinese stylistic elements in fashion, a Malaysian corruption trial, and a new trade pact
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[2026-01-31 10:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Harrel Braddy, who spent a decade on death row for the gruesome murder of Quatisha Maycock, has been given a life sentence in a new trial
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[2026-01-31 08:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Secretary of State Rubio said the decision was encouraging, as it drew support on Capitol Hill and unease among Chinese-linked firms
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[2026-01-31 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Președintele Rusiei, Vladimir Putin, se scaldă în sângele Ucrainei, iar președintele SUA, Donald Trump, rupe acordul privind protecția climei ca un copil furios. Sunt doar două dintre imaginile purtate de carele alegorice create de sculptorul din Düsseldorf, Jacques Tilly. Deși provoacă intenționat reacții puternice, el nu a fost niciodată până acum tras la răspundere legal pentru vreunul dintre ele.
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[2026-01-31 04:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: He could still be put behind bars for life if convicted of other charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson
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[2026-01-31 01:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Taken into custody covering the Grammys, Don Lemon’s lawyer calls arrest a ‘First Amendment violation’, saying he was just chronicling a protest
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[2026-01-30 18:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Wattala Magistrate’s Court has ordered the further remand of five suspects, including former Minister Johnston Fernando and his two sons, Johan Fernando and Jerome Kenneth Fernando, until February 13.
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[2026-01-30 18:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Court of Appeal has rescheduled the delivery of its order regarding a writ petition filed by Ven. Balangoda Kassapa Thero and Ven. Kalyanawansa Tissa Thero of Trincomalee.
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[2026-01-30 16:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Supreme Court rules port contract of firm’s subsidiary ‘unconstitutional’
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[2026-01-30 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: First randomised controlled trial of telesurgery finds it a ‘feasible solution’ for uneven distribution of medical services
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[2026-01-30 10:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: Two Alaska school districts filed a lawsuit on Jan. 20 in Anchorage Superior Court against the state, its governor and its education commissioner over what they say is a long-running failure to adequately fund public education.
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[2026-01-30 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: This Supreme Court judgment (Ediriweera Jayasekera Kurundupatabendige Chandrani vs. Willorage Rasika Lakmini and others [SC APPEAL NO. 15/2009]))addresses a pivotal procedural dispute regarding the maintainability of an appeal in a partition action. The core issue is whether the 4th defendant’s failure to strictly adhere to the notice and security requirements of the Civil Procedure Code (CPC) should result in the dismissal of her appeal.
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[2026-01-30 06:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Kalutara Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Municipal Council (MC) Member who was arrested for assaulting a person on a motorcycle during a protest held by the SJB in Kalutara has been released on bail on the order of the Kalutara Magistrate’s Court yesterday (29).
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[2026-01-30 06:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Court of Appeal (CA) has upheld a 10-year rigorous imprisonment sentence imposed on a pastor in a church in Kottukachchi, Puttalam District, who was convicted of raping a 15-year-old girl.
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[2026-01-29 21:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: When the FBI executed a warrant on Wednesday to seize records from the 2020 presidential vote in Fulton County, Georgia, it marked both an extraordinary event in the history of American elections and a significant escalation in President Donald Trump’s breaking of democratic norms, several legal experts said.
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[2026-01-29 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Experts fear the 2020 ballot seizure is a ‘poisoning of the well’ that marks the start of a broader legal offensive for the 2026 elections
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