Abuse

World Cup captains to swap pennants denouncing hate

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Group L - Ghana v Panama - Toronto Stadium, Toronto, Canada - June 17, 2026 General view inside the stadium before the match REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo

Cyprus watchdog finds possible abuse of power by ex-president Anastasiades

Cypriot President Nikos Anastasiadis speaks during a news conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz after their meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, November 23, 2022. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi

Prosecution seeking up to 21 months’ jail for woman who burned domestic helper’s arm with hot iron

Tan Loan Eng was on June 15 convicted of one charge of voluntarily causing hurt. She will return to court on July 2 to be sentenced.

Young people who faced childhood adversities like abuse more likely to struggle at work: Study

Young Singaporean workers who experienced childhood abuse, substance exposure or poverty may have a poorer sense of job security and less optimism, a study shows.

Outcry in Indonesia after police find toddlers tied up at daycare centre

The centre has been vandalised with spray-painted profanities on the walls and windows since news of the abuse was made public.

Man to be charged over sending abusive e-mails to Marsiling-Yew Tee MP, town council employee

The police said that the e-mails contained “accusations of unlawful conduct and abusive comments” directed at an MP and a town council employee.

Commentary

Vulgar HK school principal, abusive sports coach? Our kids deserve better

A secondary school is seeking to replace its principal who was caught on video crudely swearing at ethnic minority security guards, while another basketball coach was arrested for alleged assault after a video showed him slapping a student repeatedly.

French actor Patrick Bruel in police custody over sexual abuse allegations

Patrick Bruel, a major figure in French pop culture with multiple top‑selling albums and dozens of film appearances, has denied any wrongdoing.

Judge upholds oversight of US consulate builder in Milan over labour probe

General view of the site designated for the future U.S. consulate in Milan, Italy, May 28, 2026. REUTERS/Claudia Greco

Leo meets abuse victims in Spain as some protest

Miguel Hurtado, who alleges abuse by a priest at Montserrat Abbey and is a representative for the platform \"Full Reparation Now\" to support victims of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, and Maria Dantas hold a placard with a picture of Pope Leo XIV, during a protest for victims of clerical sexual abuse in front of the Apostolic Nunciature, where Pope is staying during his apostolic journey in Spain, in Madrid, Spain June 7, 2026. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura

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