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Sana Yousaf in her last video posted to TikTok.
Pakistan

Video | Killer of Pakistani TikTok teen star sentenced to death

The 22-year-old man shot 17-year-old influencer Sana Yousaf at her home in Islamabad after she repeatedly rejected his advances.

Thailand

Thai Singha beer heir dismissed from family firm amid sexual abuse claims

The Philippines

Philippine Senate guards investigated for firing shots as fugitive senator fled

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Pakistan

Pakistan court sentences man to death for killing TikTok teen who refused him

The 22-year-old man shot 17-year-old influencer Sana Yousaf at her home in Islamabad after she repeatedly rejected his advances.

Women activists holding photographs of Sana Yousaf take part in a demonstration condemning violence against women in Islamabad on June 5, 2025. Photo: AFP
Spain

Mango founder’s son arrested over father’s mountain death plunge in Spain

Jonathan Andic is now vice-chairman of the board following the death of his father, Isak, during a hiking trip in 2024.

Singapore

Singapore sentences man to 18 years’ jail for repeatedly raping sister

On several occasions when the victim resisted him, he shouted at her, pinched and punched her.

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Fame and celebrity

UK jails driver for smuggling cocaine in Kardashian brand underwear shipment

UK border officials found the illicit haul hidden in a truck transporting Skims shapewear cargo.

Kim Kardashian at the 2026 Met Gala in New York on May 4. Photo: AFP
Thailand

‘Lives are cheap here’: Thailand reels from deadly Bangkok train crash

A drug-positive train driver with no licence. A barrier raised too late. Thailand’s capital asks: when will the city finally fix itself?

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Accidents and personal safety

Taxi driver, 65, arrested after crash kills pedestrian in Hong Kong

Accident marks city’s second fatal crash involving elderly cabby in less than one week.

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Singapore

‘Younger and younger’: Singapore softens approach to first-time drug abusers

First-time abusers who turn themselves in will avoid detention under new rules. The youngest offender arrested this year was just 12.

Cannabis use is legal or tolerated in parts of Southeast Asia such as Thailand, whereas Singapore retains some one of the world’s harshest policies on drugs. Photo: dpa
Italy

Meloni meets victims of Italy car-ramming attack

Italy’s prime minister rushes to Modena following a horrific vehicle assault that left several people seriously injured.

The car that crashed into pedestrians. Photo: Reuters
Jeffrey Epstein

Around 10 ‘new’ victims emerge in France’s expanding Epstein probe

Authorities target French perpetrators who facilitated the late American sex offender’s crimes.

Malaysia

Malaysian ex-ministers resign from Anwar’s party, snap election rumoured

Rafizi Ramli and Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad resigned from cabinet last year after losing leadership posts in internal party elections.

The Philippines

Philippine lawyers support ICC arrest warrant for fugitive senator

Senator Ronald dela Rosa is wanted for alleged crimes against humanity linked to his overseeing former president Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody ‘war on drugs’.

An activist displays a sign with a slogan calling for the arrest of Philippine Senator Ronald ‘Bato’ dela Rosa’s, during a protest outside the Philippine Senate, in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines, on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters
Sri Lanka

The great scam migration: fraudsters fleeing Cambodia find a new hub

Criminal gangs are setting up in rented spaces ranging from luxury villas to office complexes, thanks to cheap visas and fast internet.

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Police escort detained Indians and Nepalis suspected of running cyber fraud centres to a court in Galle, Sri Lanka, on Tuesday. Photo: AFP
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police to prosecute 7th suspect in 1999 murder, seeking 8th

Newspaper seller Ho Wai-ha was murdered by assailants for her leading role in standing up to business exploiting fellow vendors.

Africa

Rwandan genocide suspect Kabuga dies in custody in The Hague at age 91

Accused of bankrolling the mass killing of the Tutsis, Kabuga was declared unfit to continue standing trial because he had dementia.

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Italy

8 injured as man rams car into crowd in Italy’s Modena

The fleeing driver was stopped by some pedestrians, one of whom he attacked with a knife, before being arrested.

A damaged car is seen after an incident in Modena, Italy, on Saturday. Photo: Lapresse via AP
Thailand

Bangkok train-bus crash kills 8, Thai PM orders investigation

Eight people were killed and more than 30 injured after a goods train collided with a bus in a busy downtown intersection.

Americas and the Caribbean

10 Mexican government, justice officials indicted in US, will surrender

The defendants include a governor, a mayor and a secretary of public security for charges which include corruption, bribery and arms and drug smuggling.

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Malaysia 1MDB scandal

Malaysian police probe reports of Jho Low’s secret 1MDB meetings in Kuala Lumpur

An online portal news portal quoted sources as claiming that Low attended the meetings under the protection of the Chinese delegation.

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A protester holds a poster of Jho Low as a pirate during a rally in Kuala Lumpur on April 14, 2018. Photo: AP
Catholic Church

Czech police recover medieval saint’s 800-year-old skull encased in concrete

The 35-year-old suspect told police he objected to the public display of human remains and had planned to throw the skull into a river.

The side altar from which the skull of Saint Zdislava was stolen at St Lawrence Church in Jablonne v Podjestedi. Photo: dpa
Sexual harassment and assault

Harvey Weinstein’s third New York rape trial ends in mistrial

The jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict on whether the former Hollywood mogul raped aspiring actress Jessica Mann.

Ukraine war

36 nations approve tribunal creation to prosecute Russia over Ukraine

The move came on the same day the WHO said Ukraine’s mental health crisis is growing, with ‘work to do until the end of the century’.

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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.

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

US tourist arrested for allegedly throwing rock at endangered Hawaiian seal

A video of the incident of a coconut-sized rock being hurled towards the animal’s head has drawn widespread condemnation.

The rock narrowly missed the seal’s head, but caused the animal to abruptly alter its behaviour, prosecutors say. Photos: District of Hawaii US Attorney’s Office
The Philippines

Philippine senator wanted by ICC flees from Senate

Senator Ronald dela Rosa’s exit from the heavily guarded Senate came after volleys of gunshots were fired on Wednesday night.

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.

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