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Hong Kong politics
Ex-Hong Kong police deputy commissioner Albert Yuen set for hygiene chief role
Yuen will assume office on Tuesday after retiring from nearly four-decade police career.
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Royalty
Norwegian crown princess’ son to be jailed 4 years for rape, domestic violence
21 minutes ago
Pakistan
Australian girl dies after Pakistani police ‘mistakenly’ shoots family, officer arrested
3 hours ago
Malaysia
Viral video of Indonesian helper being beaten in Malaysia prompts calls to act
Four suspects were detained in Johor as an Indonesian MP urged President Prabowo to intervene over the abuse in a private home.
5 hours ago
Britain
UK anti-Islam activist Tommy Robinson says he was detained under terrorism laws
Police said a man in his 40s had been arrested under the Counter Terrorism and Border Security Act as he flew back to Britain from Russia.
15 Jun 2026 - 5:28AM
Britain
British commandos board Russian shadow fleet tanker, Zelensky grateful
The UK has sanctioned almost 600 Russian oil tankers, as part of Western governments’ efforts to disrupt revenue that funds Russia’s war in Ukraine.
14 Jun 2026 - 6:24PM
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Americas and the Caribbean
How did a Venezuelan school dropout become a crime boss on the US hit list?
Guerrero Flores, known as the ‘child warrior’, led the powerful Tren de Aragua gang before his demise in a raid announced by Trump on Friday.
14 Jun 2026 - 12:10PM
Americas and the Caribbean
Armed men in Haiti’s capital seize top official in rare high-level abduction
Security expert James Boyard was cabinet director of the defence ministry and also inspector general of Haiti’s police.
14 Jun 2026 - 2:15AM
Crime in Hong Kong
Police seize HK$7.2m of drugs, target syndicate recruiting using online gaming
Two of four arrested suspects recruited by syndicate through gaming platforms to help run drug packaging and distribution, force says.
13 Jun 2026 - 6:51PM
United States
US judge reprimanded for having sex in chambers apologises: ‘I have no excuse’
Eleanor Ross wrote an apology letter for falsely accusing the clerk who exposed her conduct of poor work attitude.
13 Jun 2026 - 8:43AM
Gun violence in the US
Suspect dead after West Texas shooting kills 1 and injures at least 9 others
Police say the suspect, Victor Mata Villarreal, had shot at officers just days earlier during a chase.
13 Jun 2026 - 4:07AM
Hong Kong courts
Court extends order against college finance chief in HK$25m embezzlement case
Hong Kong Chu Hai College alleges that Ray Yip disguised illicit transactions as academic and administrative expenses.
12 Jun 2026 - 8:39PM
Hong Kong courts
Hong Kong retiree gets 40 hours of community service for slapping 5-year-old boy
Court hears Lok Kam-ming, 61, lost his temper after hearing boy berate helper at Grand Yoho shopping centre.
12 Jun 2026 - 2:31PM
Indonesia
Indonesia’s US$8 million visa scandal threatens drive for talent, investors
Public-sector corruption is an ‘open secret’ in Indonesia, analysts say, urging Jakarta to make the application process more transparent.
12 Jun 2026 - 3:21PM
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South Korea
Former South Korean president Yoon given 30 years over Pyongyang drone plot
Yoon is already serving a life sentence for insurrection over his short-lived martial law decree in 2024.
12 Jun 2026 - 5:23PM
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Singapore
Singapore charges construction firm, boss over Tanjong Katong sinkhole lapses
Ohin Construction’s building works allegedly caused a sinkhole to open up along Tanjong Katong Road South last July, swallowing a car.
12 Jun 2026 - 9:32AM
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Canada
Canadian policeman killed during investigation tied to US consulate shooting
Marc Pinizotto, 43, was shot by a suspect and died of his wounds in hospital.
12 Jun 2026 - 5:48AM
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Protests around the world
Belfast stabbing victim ‘improving’ and may soon wake from coma
Stephen Ogilvie lost his left eye and suffered deep head and back wounds in a brutal attack that sparked violent unrest in Northern Ireland.
12 Jun 2026 - 2:39AM
Gun violence in the US
US man pleads guilty to assassinating Minnesota House speaker and husband
Vance Boelter admits to murdering Melissa and Mark Hortman and wounding state Senator John Hoffman and his wife.
12 Jun 2026 - 2:00PM
Crime in Hong Kong
16 arrested over bogus MPF withdrawal requests due to serious health problems
Superintendent says suspects include two alleged intermediaries who recruited and helped MPF members to file fraudulent applications.
11 Jun 2026 - 9:52PM
Singapore
Singapore uncovers US$18 million scheme to dodge US mattress tariffs, 3 charged
The men allegedly declared China-made mattresses as Singapore goods to avoid paying US anti-dumping duties.
11 Jun 2026 - 3:11PM
Thailand
Thai court sentences 2 Uygur men to death for 2015 Bangkok shrine bombing
The worst attack on the city in recent history killed 20, including tourists from China, Malaysia and Singapore.
11 Jun 2026 - 7:42PM
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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals
Trainee doctor reported to police for allegedly accessing patient data illicitly
Hospital Authority says it also warned woman over earlier misconduct while interning at Ruttonjee Hospital in Wan Chai.
11 Jun 2026 - 12:33AM
Human rights
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Indonesian soldiers guilty of acid attack on activist
The court ruled that the soldiers acted on their own initiative out of revenge, but critics called the verdict ‘a blatant whitewash’.
10 Jun 2026 - 8:37PM
Indonesia
Indonesian soldiers jailed for up to 3 years over acid attack on activist
Amnesty International called the trial for the attack, which left Andrie Yunus blind in one eye, ‘a blatant whitewash’.
10 Jun 2026 - 8:40PM
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The Philippines
Filipino ex-cop in South Korean’s murder caught after 2 years on the run
Rafael Dumlao had been in hiding since the Philippine Supreme Court upheld a lower court conviction for Jee Ick-joo’s murder.
10 Jun 2026 - 2:54PM
Pakistan
Acid attack on female doctor forces Pakistani women to reconsider medicine
The attack on Mahnoor Nasir at her hospital has shown the risk of violence and social disparities women face in Pakistan.
10 Jun 2026 - 12:23PM
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Britain
Protesters torch buildings and vehicles, block roads over Belfast stabbing
A suspect from Sudan has been arrested for the brutal attack that was captured in a graphic video.
10 Jun 2026 - 8:12AM
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