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Police investigate eighth woman's death in Ekurhuleni
Acting police minister Firoz Cachalia confirmed that authorities have added an eighth woman to an active murder inquiry in Ekurhuleni, though…
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US court sets trial for Lockerbie bombing suspect
Abu Agila Masud, extradited from Libya to the US in 2022, is due to stand trial over the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 that killed 270 people. A…
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Norway opens probes into Telenor over Myanmar unit
Norwegian law enforcement bodies PST and Kripos have opened separate criminal investigations into Telenor Group over its former Myanmar operations…
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Michigan Supreme Court ruling removes 20,000 from registry
A Michigan Supreme Court ruling prompted state police to remove roughly 20,000 people from the state's public sex offender registry, down from about…
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Alex Saab to plead guilty in Miami money laundering case
Alex Saab, a former Venezuelan official accused of enriching himself through contracts, is expected to plead guilty in federal court in Miami on a…
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SBA suspends 870,000 organizations over $39 billion pandemic loan fraud
The Small Business Administration said it has suspended 870,000 organizations tied to more than $39 billion in suspected pandemic-era fraud involving…
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UN experts urge halt to Christa Pike execution
Christa Pike, the only woman on Tennessee's death row, is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection on September 30, 2026. United Nations human…
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Gunmen abduct six clerics on Zamfara feeder road
Police in Zamfara state said six Islamic clerics were abducted on September 12 at about 11:30 a.m. after their vehicle was ambushed on the…
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Lil Durk's mother reflects on son's death amid acquittal
LaShawnda Woodard, known as Mama Durk, spoke in a lengthy interview with Amber Grimes about losing her eldest son Dontay “DThang” Banks Jr., her…
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Man kills woman outside Sacramento workplace
Shalini Thakur, 38, was shot dead outside a Panera Bread in Sacramento after months of stalking that included a hidden Apple AirTag in her car, a…
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Justice Department deports Afghan permanent resident via terrorism court
The Justice Department announced the first-ever use of the Alien Terrorist Removal Court to deport Nazira Haji Zada, a 47-year-old permanent resident…
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Justice Department fails to win most felony protest assault cases
The Associated Press found that of 102 people arrested on federal felony assault charges during protests in Los Angeles, Chicago, Portland and…
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Clashes in Kobani kill prisoners as tribal feud sparks protests
Protests over the kidnapping and brutal killing of former SDF fighter Sipan Hizni in Hasakah sparked armed clashes and unrest in Kobani, where at…
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Lawyer fined for filing AI‑fabricated testimony in appeal
New Mexico's highest court found that attorney Stephen Aarons filed an appeal brief containing false testimony from wholly fabricated witnesses…
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South Asian nations vow coordinated action against wildlife crime
South Asian governments meeting at the first general assembly of the South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network in Kathmandu on September 10-11 adopted…
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Judge sets 2028 trial date for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
Two decades after his capture, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed remains detained at Guantanamo as a military judge set a June 5, 2028, commission trial date…
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Six Nigerians extradited from South Africa to United States
Six Nigerian nationals were extradited from South Africa to the United States to face wire fraud and money laundering charges tied to an alleged…
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U.S. designates 21 Latin American criminal groups as terrorists
The Trump administration has designated 21 Latin American and Caribbean criminal groups as foreign terrorist organizations, extending a label once…
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Judge sets 2028 Guantanamo trial date for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
A US military judge has scheduled a Guantanamo trial for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and three others on June 5, 2028, but significant legal hurdles…
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U.S. designates 21 Latin American criminal groups as foreign terrorist organizations
The U.S. has labeled 21 criminal groups across Latin America and the Caribbean as foreign terrorist organizations, a policy shift from targeting…
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Iran executes at least 29 people linked to protests
Iranian authorities executed at least 29 people linked to protests in a five-month campaign, Human Rights Watch and the Abdorrahman Boroumand Center…
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China launches international alliance to fight telecom and cyber fraud
An international alliance to combat cross-border telecom and cyber fraud was inaugurated at the 2026 Global Public Security Cooperation Forum in…
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U.S. adds Ecuadorian gang Los Tiguerones to terrorist list
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the United States has designated the Ecuadorean gang Los Tiguerones as a foreign terrorist organization…
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Noel Clarke charged with six sexual offences
Noel Clarke, a British actor and filmmaker, has been charged with six sexual offences involving five women, including two counts of sexual assault…
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