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Crime news including the latest on murder cases, the hunt for serial killers, triads, court cases and trials, shootings, burglary, armed robbery and corruption.
Online media outlet HK01 received an airmail letter at its Kwai Chung office. Photo: SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
Hong Kong society

Suspicious letters containing white powder sent to 2 Hong Kong media outlets

White powder, believed to be crushed oatmeal, sent from Britain to offices of online media outlets HK01 and Dot Dot News.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police arrest 4 teenagers over viral back-alley assault video

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Singapore

Singaporean parents jailed after 8-month-old son dies from severe abuse

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France

France to deploy troops for planned protests after riots and looting

Leaders concede intelligence and tactical lapses as Paris prepares massive security operation.

Scorched wreckage on a Paris street after weekend rioting prompted plans for military deployments ahead of Saturday’s protests. Photo: AP
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong child sex sentences remain far below maximum life, report finds

Average sentences for sex with a girl under 13 drop from 10-12 years in mid-2000s to under five in recent years.

Get to Know

Meet Billy Evans, Elizabeth Holmes’ partner who appears fully nude in You Can See Everything

The A24 production, directed by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim and shot before Holmes was sent to prison, has made a big box office debut.

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Singapore

Ex-army captain in Singapore jailed 17 months for sex with 15-year-old boy

His co-accused, a former navy cook, was jailed for 12 months for causing a minor to perform sexual penetration.

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The State Courts in Singapore. A former army captain lost his job after he was convicted of having sex with a minor. Photo: AP
Australia

Australian police charge man after attack on MP Helen Haines

Brendan Nugent is accused of dangerous driving causing serious injury, intentionally causing serious injury and harming a public official.

US-China relations

US sanctions 5 Chinese entities over ex-Google engineer’s AI trade secrets theft

Firms include Shanghai Zhisuan Technology, founded by former Google software engineer Ding Linwei, MiraclePlus and three related entities.

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Sexual harassment and assault

Woman tells UK court Russell Brand dragged her into bar toilet and raped her

Third complainant says actor told her ‘don’t be a spoilsport’ during alleged 2004 assault; defence insists incident ‘did not happen’.

British actor and comedian Russell Brand leaves Southwark Crown Court following his appearance. Photo: Reuters
United States

Palestinian activist takes deportation fight to US Supreme Court

Mahmoud Khalil seeks to ensure non-citizens can challenge Trump administration attempts to punish protected speech.

A protester holds a photo of Mahmoud Khalil in New York in 2025. Photo: Getty Images via AFP
United States

US charges 28 in California sweep targeting alleged non-citizen voting

Trump administration seeks emergency order over mail ballots, while state officials dismiss allegations as baseless political theatre.

Middle East

Saudi Arabia executes 2 Bangladeshis over ‘indecent acts’ in a Mecca mosque

Dhaka says it was given no prior notice of executions as Saudis cite ‘gravity’ of violating sanctity of Islam’s holiest city.

Africa

Rwandan government critic found beheaded in Uganda

Police probe murder of former soldier Robert Kabera after headless body was discovered outside Kampala.

Robert Kabera, an outspoken critic of Rwanda’s government, in a video from his YouTube channel. Photo: YouTube / Major Robert TV
Islamic militancy

Police probe wave of hoax bomb threats targeting schools across Europe

Classrooms evacuated in the UK, Hungary and Serbia as authorities treat flood of threatening emails as unfounded.

An empty classroom. Police across Europe are investigating a wave of emailed bomb hoaxes sent to hundreds of schools. Photo: Shutterstock
Africa

Kenyan cult leader convicted of murder over starvation of nearly 200 children

Paul Mackenzie and 28 sect members found guilty in the Shakahola Forest doomsday tragedy.

France

France imposes curfews in Paris and major cities after worst riots in years

Government struggles to restore order as half a million take to streets over soaring prices.

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Australia

Terrorism squad probes car attack that critically injured Australian lawmaker

A man has been arrested after Haines was deliberately hit by a car outside her office.

Australian politician Helen Haines in Canberra last month. Photo: via AP
Albania

Albanian PM rejects resignation calls as violent protests enter sixth day

More than 270 injured in Tirana clashes as demonstrators attack police stations and ministries over tuition fees, living costs and corruption.

France

Macron condemns ‘unbridled’ violence as France faces fresh street clashes

French leader threatens rally bans as weekend rioting sees historic town halls torched and shops looted across Paris.

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Britain

UK deports Romanian convicted of arson at ex-PM Starmer’s homes

The court found that the men had acted on the orders of a Russian-speaking contact on Telegram.

Police officers stand outside then prime minister Keir Starmer’s private home, after it was damaged by fire in a suspected arson attack in north London in May 2025. Photo: Reuters
Crime in Hong Kong

Man arrested for alleged HK$450,000 theft of wife’s Chanel, Hermes, Rolex goods

Woman, 34, reported her husband to police after suspecting he stole HK$450,000 worth of goods from their home.

The couple’s flat is in the Ocean One development in Yau Tong. Photo: Google Maps
Scams and swindles

Police urge Apple to fix security after 110 reports of fraud over iPhone Duo

Force says company ignored suggestions on strengthening cybersecurity following similar reports last month, with one case involving HK$229,788.

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Americas and the Caribbean

3 Mexican men jailed for over 158 years for Australian, US surfer murders

The bodies of Australians Callum and Jake Robinson and their American friend, Carter Redd Rhoad, were found on a Mexican beach in 2024.

Gun violence in the US

Oregon teen gunman was tackled by ‘heroic’ teacher then shot by students’ dad

Attacker Griffin J. John II, an ex-student at the school, killed four people and had 44 rounds remaining when he died.

Children place flowers at a makeshift memorial outside Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, Oregon, on Friday. Photo: AP
US-China relations

New details emerge in US probe of Chinese-American scientists over China ties

House committee on China releases results of investigations into some 30 scientists as chairman pushes for stricter research security rules.

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Critics argue that investigations such as the China Initiative selectively and unfairly target scholars of Chinese descent by criminalising standard international academic partnerships. Photo: Shutterstock
Sean 'Diddy' Combs

‘Diddy’ Combs moved to new prison after reports of luxury life behind bars

Combs was allegedly having fellow inmates cook, clean and give him massages, and using a contraband phone to view an ex-girlfriend’s nudes.

Thailand

Thai raid foils cross-border cable ruse powering Myanmar scam centre

Authorities found a 48-core fibre optic cable, reaching 350 metres across the border, supplying an illegal casino and suspected scam centre.

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