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Outcry over judicial missteps linked to missing girl prompts French government reckoning

The agricultural silo in Puycasquier, France, where search teams found the body of a child believed to be the missing 11-year-old Lyhanna.
The agricultural silo in Puycasquier, France, where search teams found the body of a child believed to be the missing 11-year-old Lyhanna.

Bondi Beach attack hero charged with assaulting father: Reports

New South Wales Premier Chris Minns (left) visiting Bondi Beach hero Ahmed al-Ahmed at a hospital in Sydney on Dec 15, 2025.
New South Wales Premier Chris Minns (left) visiting Bondi Beach hero Ahmed al-Ahmed at a hospital in Sydney on Dec 15, 2025.

Man charged after he allegedly assaulted male stranger wearing cap with Israeli emblem

Muhammad Asyraf Said, 30, who is a Singaporean, is accused of committing the offence against Alan Sim, 55, at a bus stop in Rivervale Drive in Sengkang on Oct 27, 2025.
Muhammad Asyraf Said, 30, who is a Singaporean, is accused of committing the offence against Alan Sim, 55, at a bus stop in Rivervale Drive in Sengkang on Oct 27, 2025.

Military seeks prison time for Indonesian soldiers in acid attack

The four soldiers are charged with premeditated assault for the attack that left Andrie Yunus blind in one eye.
The four soldiers are charged with premeditated assault for the attack that left Andrie Yunus blind in one eye.

Woman who pulled helper’s headscarf, assaulted her in Marsiling gets jail, must pay $5k compensation

Hasnah Hashim committed the offences in August 2024.
Hasnah Hashim committed the offences in August 2024.

Russia accuses Ukraine of killing eight civilians in drone strike on a passenger bus

A worker walks at the site of a Ukrainian drone attack on a bus, according to local authorities in the course of the Russia-Ukraine military conflict, in the settlement of Yenakiievo in Donetsk region, a Russian-controlled part of Ukraine, June 3, 2026.  REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko
A worker walks at the site of a Ukrainian drone attack on a bus, according to local authorities in the course of the Russia-Ukraine military conflict, in the settlement of Yenakiievo in Donetsk region, a Russian-controlled part of Ukraine, June 3, 2026.  REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko

US influencer with ties to Trump’s MAGA cautioned after admitting London assault

US PR consultant Melissa Rein Lively and partner Philipp Ostermann, a German national, have been charged over an alleged attack on a family in London.
US PR consultant Melissa Rein Lively and partner Philipp Ostermann, a German national, have been charged over an alleged attack on a family in London.

Five dead, dozens wounded as Russia launches major attack across Ukraine, authorities say

Smoke rises in the background after an overnight Russian missile and drone strike in Kyiv on June 2. Russia struck major Ukrainian centres including Kyiv, Dnipro and Kharkiv early that day.
Smoke rises in the background after an overnight Russian missile and drone strike in Kyiv on June 2. Russia struck major Ukrainian centres including Kyiv, Dnipro and Kharkiv early that day.

Jail for man who assaulted wife, harassed daughter and splashed hot water at two cops

The 74-year-old man was sentenced to two years, two months and two weeks’ jail on May 28.
The 74-year-old man was sentenced to two years, two months and two weeks’ jail on May 28.

Survivors of al-Fashir attack describe brutal escape from Sudan

Mona Mohamed, 33, a Sudanese refugee who fled Al-Fashir, reacts during an interview with Reuters, amid ongoing conflict in Sudan between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese army, at the Iridimi refugee camp, northwest of the town of Iriba, in Wadi Fira province, eastern Chad, November 27, 2025. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
Mona Mohamed, 33, a Sudanese refugee who fled Al-Fashir, reacts during an interview with Reuters, amid ongoing conflict in Sudan between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese army, at the Iridimi refugee camp, northwest of the town of Iriba, in Wadi Fira province, eastern Chad, November 27, 2025. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.