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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.
Former Google software engineer Ding Linwei was convicted by a federal jury in San Francisco ‌in January of stealing AI trade secrets from US companies. Photo: Shutterstock
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 that comedian Russell Brand raped her

United States

Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil asks US to review deportation case

United States

US arrests over 2 dozen in California sweep targeting alleged non-citizen voters

The Justice Department said all those arrested are lawful permanent residents but not US citizens who are permitted to legally vote.

Homeland Security Investigations officers leave a home after arresting a suspect accused of illegally registering to vote during a federal operation in Commerce, California on Monday. Photo: AP
Middle East

Saudi Arabia executes 2 Bangladeshis over ‘indecent acts’ in holy city of Mecca

Bangladesh said it was not informed before the sentences were carried out and has sought information from Saudi Arabia.

Africa

Rwandan government critic found beheaded in Uganda

The decapitated body of former sergeant Robert Kabera, a fierce opponent of President Paul Kagame, was discovered near Kampala on Monday.

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Britain

‘Islamist’ bomb threats sent to hundreds of schools in UK, Hungary, Serbia

It was not known if the warnings, which appeared to be a hoax, were connected. Northern Ireland cited emails that were signed ‘Allahu akbar’.

Schools in Northern Ireland, Scotland, Hungary and Serbia were sent bomb threats on Monday. Photo: Shutterstock
US Supreme Court

US Supreme Court denies bid by accused 9/11 mastermind to revive plea deal

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and 2 alleged accomplices are still being held at Cuba’s Guantanamo Bay and are set to go on trial in June 2028.

Africa

Kenyan cult leader found guilty of murder of 191 children, 1 adult

More than 400 bodies have been recovered from mass graves discovered at the Shakahola Forest more than three years ago.

France

France’s PM calls for curfews as nation grapples with unrest

The government was ready to impose a state of emergency ‘if needed’, PM Sebastien Lecornu said.

A person walks as flames rise during civil unrest in Paris, on Sunday. Photo: Reuters
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.

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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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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.

Sangkhla Buri in the northwest of Thailand’s Kanchanaburi province, which is the gateway to the Three Pagodas Pass in Myanmar. Photo: Shutterstock
United States

Chilling details emerge of mass shooting plot targeting US Hindu temple

Authorities say a 19-year-old told co-workers his rifle jammed at suburban Chicago site and that he ‘couldn’t wait to kill Indian people’.

A security vehicle outside Sri Venkateswara Swami (Balaji) Temple in Aurora, Illinois on Thursday. Photo: AP
Gun violence in the US

Teen kills 4 at Oregon school before being shot dead by armed citizen

Three children and a teacher die in Bend as police say a community member pursued the 16-year-old shooter into building.

Americas and the Caribbean

Shackled Maduro defies judge, calls US torture charges ‘false accusations’

Ousted Venezuelan leader and his wife Cilia Flores face expanded indictment alleging beatings, electric shocks and abuse of three Americans.

United States

Trump scraps plan to live-stream Fort Hood shooter’s execution by firing squad

US president says former US Army psychiatrist Nidal Malik Hasan’s execution will proceed, with victims’ immediate families allowed to attend.

US President Donald Trump at Joint Base Andrews in Washington on Thursday. Photo: AP
US-China relations

Blast simulation, university probes, AI spies: 7 US-China relations reads

From Ivy League woes to OpenAI spy fears, here are highlights from the SCMP’s overseas correspondents in the first half of October 2026.

Nuclear-capable missiles are paraded in Beijing in September 2025. Photo: Xinhua
Laos

Laos private jet bust reveals how Mekong meth slips past borders

Drug experts say narcotics production infrastructure extends across Southeast Asia, and transport routes are fluid and move with enforcement.

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Get to Know

Who is Selma Blair’s boyfriend, Andy Kiernan?

Kiernan, who reportedly runs a film production company and has kept a low profile, spoke out after the Cruel Intentions star was charged with two counts of assault.

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