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last updated:
9 September, 2024
Emergency personnel and police officers work at Campus Risbergska after a shooting attack in Orebro, Sweden, on Tuesday. Photo: TT News Agency via Reuters
Sweden

Around 10 killed at school for adults in Sweden’s worst mass shooting

The gunman was among the dead, but damage at the scene was so extensive that investigators were unable to give a conclusive final toll.

Crime in Hong Kong

Scam farm victim returns to Hong Kong, as officials vow to help 9 others

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Japan

Outrage in Japan after ex-lawmaker ‘got away’ with raping 12-year-old girl

Americas and the Caribbean

American prisoners could soon be bound for El Salvador’s jails

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Trump’s administration was ‘profoundly grateful’ for the ‘offer of friendship’ to house US prisoners.

Inmates look out form a cell at the Counter-Terrorism Confinement Centre mega-prison in El Salvador last month. Photo: AFP
United States

FBI advocates appeal to Congress as agents face scrutiny for January 6 work

Advocates aim to stop possible mass firings of agents who worked on Capitol attack and other investigations condemned by President Trump.

Sexual harassment and assault

Footballer says she felt ‘disrespected’ by World Cup kiss from ex-Spain boss

On first day of a sex assault trial in Madrid, Jenni Hermoso also said she felt coerced to exonerate Rubiales after 2023 incident in Sydney.

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Syria

Car bomb kills 20 in northern Syria, deadliest attack since Assad toppled

No immediate claims of responsibility for ‘terror’ attack in Manbij, near the Turkish border. Victims were mostly women, officials said.

Syrian White Helmet civil defence workers inspect the site of a car bomb attack on the outskirts of Manbij, Syria on Monday. Photo: Syrian Civil Defence White Helmets via AP
Thailand

Woman arrested in Thailand over record US$186 million romance scam

Orathai’s case is linked to an investigation into a senior executive who has allegedly defrauded her company Essilor Manufacturing (Thailand).

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Britain

Ex-UK soldier jailed for 14 years for spying for Iran

Daniel Khalife, 23, whose mother is Iranian, gathered information over a two-and-a-half-year period while posted in the UK and the US.

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Russia

East Ukrainian paramilitary leader killed in Moscow bomb blast

Ukraine described Sarkisyan as a crime boss in the Donetsk region and said that he was suspected of taking part in ‘illegal armed groups’.

Traffic police officers patrol near the site of a blast in a residential building in Moscow. The bomb detonated in a building just 12km (7 miles) from the Kremlin. Photo: Reuters
Sex and relationships

Who is high-profile Republican Rudy Giuliani’s ‘girlfriend’, Maria Ryan?

The former mayor of New York has denied having a romantic relationship with former nurse and businesswoman Maria Ryan, despite her being described as his partner in a bankruptcy lawsuit.

Rudy Giuliani and “friend” Maria Ryan flex their fancy-dress muscles. Photo: @MariaRyanNH/X
Australia

Sydney cars, houses sprayed with antisemitic graffiti

The spate of attacks has put pressure on the government of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who faces re-election later this year.

The Philippines

Singapore actor’s love scam story puts shifting Philippine fraud networks in focus

Laurence Pang’s case shows the persistent threat that scam operations pose even after the Philippines’ Pogo ban, observers say.

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TV shows and streaming video

Who is disgraced former CBS boss Les Moonves, who greenlit shows Friends and ER?

Moonves joined CBS in 1995 and was with the network for more than two decades; in 2017 the first sexual assault claims were filed against him, leading to his departure.

Les Moonves and Julie Chen have been married since 2004. Photo: Getty Images
The Philippines

Philippines urged to avoid ‘sensationalising’ arrests of Chinese nationals

Chinese-Filipino civic leader calls for fair probe into arrest of Chinese national Deng Yuanqing for allegedly spying on military and police facilities.

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Philippine military chief General Romeo Brawner (front right) speaks alongside National Bureau of Investigation chief Jaime Santiago (front centre) and undersecretary of the Department of Justice Raul Vasquez (front left) during the presentation of five arrested alleged Chinese spies (back row) in Manila on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
Indonesia

Will Prabowo heed Bali bomber’s pardon plea after release of Bali Nine members?

Ali Imron cites years of counterterrorism work and the Bali Nine precedent in his bid for freedom, but observers say his release is unlikely.

Donald Trump

FBI agents involved in Trump investigations about to be fired, insiders say

Such terminations would reflect the US president’s determination to bend the law enforcement and intelligence community to his will.

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Sexual harassment and assault

Gisele Pelicot’s ex-husband caught up in 1990s murder and rape cases

Dominique Pelicot, jailed for drugging his wife so other men could assault her, is being questioned over a killing and an attempted rape.

Gisele Pelicot and her ex-husband Dominique Pelicot are seen during his trial at the courthouse in Avignon, southern France, in September 2024. Courtroom sketch: Valentin Pasquier via PA
Sweden

Man who burned Koran in 2023 Sweden protest shot dead

Salwan Momika was a Christian Iraqi who burned Korans at a slew of protests in 2023.

United States

Ex-US senator Bob Menendez gets 11 years in prison in gold bar bribery case

The once-powerful lawmaker was accused of doing favours for Egypt and New Jersey businessmen in exchange gold, cash and a Mercedes-Benz.

Joe Biden

Who is Hunter Biden’s ex-business partner and former model Devon Archer?

Biden Jr and Archer met through food-company heir Christopher Heinz and spent years involved in risky business ventures – then Archer testified that Hunter had used his dad’s vice-presidential clout.

Devon Archer and Hunter Biden. Photos: TNS; Getty Images
Donald Trump

US drops classified documents case against Trump co-defendants

Valet Walt Nauta and property manager Carlos De Oliveira had been charged alongside Trump over files found at Mar-a-Lago.

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Walt Nauta, Donald Trump’s personal valet, arrives at at court in Fort Pierce, Florida, in August 2023. Photo: Reuters
Malaysia

Stripped for parts: Vietnamese poachers target last of Malaysia’s wild tigers

Poachers use commercial fishing fleets to smuggle what remains of Malaysia’s wild tiger population out of the country, a new report finds.

France

French police probe threats against judge , prosecutors trying Le Pen

The abuse fits a pattern of threats against judges, prosecutors and elected officials in France and underlines deep divisions over the case.

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Americas and the Caribbean

Colombia’s ‘webcam models’ slam abuse in online sex industry

They say studio owners in Colombia often prey on women from poor backgrounds, single mothers and the less educated.

Webcam model Tania Rios has had many bad experiences that she preferred not to recount. Photo: AFP
Malaysia

Malaysia fines Singapore woman who claimed Chinese tea sellers drugged her

Amyra Laila Ho, 45, claimed a couple selling Chinese tea had insisted she smell their tea leaves, which supposedly made her dizzy and stiff.

A Chinese tea ceremony in Chengdu. Photo: Shutterstock
Japan

Never mind the yakuza, in Japan ‘quick money’ gangs are now on the rise

Japan has seen a surge in desperate young people committing ‘yami baito’ – small-time crimes as part-time jobs.

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Donald Trump

US Justice Department says it has fired employees involved in Trump prosecutions

Abrupt action reflects administration’s determination to purge government of staff it perceives as disloyal to the US president.

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