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A Singaporean doctor received 18 months’ jail for a patient’s death during a beauty treatment. Photo: Shutterstock
Singapore

Singapore doctor jailed over woman’s death during beauty treatment

A judge slammed Chan Bingyi’s ‘deplorable’ choice to hide the truth from the victim’s family and paramedics to protect himself.

Animals

US tourist arrested for allegedly throwing rock at endangered Hawaiian seal

The Philippines

Philippine senator wanted by ICC flees from Senate

Ukraine war

Ukraine arrests Zelensky’s ex-top aide as corruption probe widens

Andriy Yermak was named as an official suspect in a sprawling, multi-episode money-laundering case that has gripped Ukraine for months.

Former head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak appears at court in Kyiv for a hearing on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters
Malaysia

High stakes, low odds: why Trump pardon is unlikely for 1MDB’s Jho Low

The request appears unlikely to succeed because Low has never appeared in a US court, stood trial or accepted responsibility, analysts say.

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The Philippines

Who is dela Rosa, the ICC-wanted lawmaker holed up in the Philippine Senate?

The ex-police chief, accused by the ICC of crimes in Duterte’s drug war, is evading arrest over the bloody campaign that killed thousands.

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US-China relations

Chinese-American found guilty in New York ‘secret police station’ case

Lu ‘Harry’ Jianwang convicted of acting as an unauthorised Chinese agent and obstruction of justice in closely watched trial.

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Lu Jianwang (left) and defence lawyer John Carman outside federal court in Brooklyn, New York, on Wednesday moments after the verdict was read. Photo: Mark Magnier
United States

US woman who wrote book on husband’s death gets life sentence for his murder

Kouri Richins put five times the lethal dose of fentanyl in her spouse’s drink, then wrote a children’s book about grief after he died.

Germany

Paediatrician in Germany charged with sex offences in 130 cases

Most of the offences were committed while the accused was working at a hospital near Berlin, the prosecutor’s office says.

France

French prosecutors seek 7-year sentence for ex-president Sarkozy

He is in an appeal trial on charges that he sought Libyan financing for his 2007 election.

French former president Nicolas Sarkozy leaves the courtroom after prosecutors requested a seven-year prison sentence for him on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
Britain

Bodies of 3 women recovered from the sea off UK city

The coastguard is completing an ‘extensive search of the water’, but the force is not searching for anyone else.

Sussex Police announced the bodies of three women were recovered from the sea at Brighton Palace Pier, early on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters
The Philippines

Gunshots fired in stand-off at Philippine Senate over ICC suspect

Chaos mounted in anticipation of an attempt to arrest Senator Ronald dela Rosa, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court.

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Hong Kong courts

Helper molested 10-year-old girl while waking her up, Hong Kong court hears

Domestic helper denies four counts of indecent assault for allegedly molesting daughters of her former employer.

Thailand

Thailand to review visa rules after spate of tourist crimes trigger public anger

Proposed measures include reducing the 60-day visa-free stay to 30 days for tourists from 93 countries and reviewing visa criteria.

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Thai police arrest two Russians suspected of murdering a fellow national near the resort town of Pattaya in February. Photo: Handout
The Philippines

‘Accountability is coming’: dela Rosa flight piles pressure on Duterte camp

Dela Rosa evading the ICC arrest and the Senate leadership coup could mark a turning point for a Duterte camp under siege, analysts say.

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Philippine Senator Ronald dela Rosa shows his bandaged fingers during a session at the Senate in Metro Manila on Tuesday, a day after he evaded an ICC arrest warrant. Photo: EPA
Ukraine war

Zelensky’s ex-chief of staff named as suspect in money-laundering probe

Andriy Yermak was Ukraine’s lead negotiator in talks with the US and left during the scandal.

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Indonesia

Police raids reveal Indonesia as new hub for scam, gambling syndicates

Hundreds of foreigners have been arrested in Indonesia recently following crackdowns against crime groups in Cambodia and Myanmar.

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Africa

Ugandan president, 81, sworn in for new term after 40 years at the helm

The five-year term might be his last, with his son and presumptive heir emerging as de facto ruler.

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni, a US ally on regional security, is often credited with presiding over relative peace and stability. Photo: AP
US-China relations

US trial hears witness claims of harassment over Chinese ‘secret police station’

Witness testifies he was harassed after holding a protest against the establishment of alleged Fuzhou-controlled facility in New York.

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US, Israel war on Iran

US tells banks to flag suspected Iranian money-laundering networks

Banks are asked to look out for oil labelled ‘Malaysian blend’ to disguise its Iranian origin and missing or falsified shipping documents.

United States

US police sue Damon and Affleck, claiming Netflix thriller is ‘too real’

Miami officers allege The Rip gives the impression they committed the criminal acts that appear in the film.

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck in The Rip. Photo: Netflix
South Africa

South Africa’s Ramaphosa defies calls to resign over ‘cash-in-sofa’ scandal

President pledges to fight misconduct charges after a ruling by the nation’s top court resurrected the scandal.

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa. Photo: AP
Gun violence in the US

Lawsuit blames OpenAI for ChatGPT helping plan Florida mass shooting

Lawsuit alleges ChatGPT provided specific timing and weapon advice to gunman who killed two at Florida State University.

United States

‘Horrific scene’: bodies found in shipping container at US rail yard

Bodies of five men and one woman were found in a sweltering container in southern Texas in a suspected smuggling event.

The Philippines

Philippine senator escapes arrest as ICC confirms drug war warrant

Senator Ronald Dela Rosa will be treated as if in the custody of the Senate.

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Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte (left) listens to Ronald Dela Rosa, then-director general of the Philippine National Police, during a press conference at the Malacanang palace in Manila in 2017. Photo: AFP
United States

Trump gala shooter pleads not guilty to all charges

The charges include attempted assassination of the president, assault on ⁠a federal officer and firearms offences.

Cole Tomas Allen, a suspect in the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner shooting, sits in the courtroom during a hearing in Washington DC, on April 30, 2026, in this courtroom sketch. Photo: Reuters
The Philippines

Remote control: the inmates running crime empires from Philippine prison

What do a South Korean drug ring and a Japanese robbery syndicate have in common? They were both allegedly run from Philippine prison cells.

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Singapore

Teenager charged after assault on blogger Amos Yee at Singapore anime event

The 18-year-old Chinese national and Singapore permanent resident is accused of punching and kicking the blogger and being a public nuisance.

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