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French government seeks to defuse crisis after girl’s killing exposes judicial failings

People attend a demonstration, amid nationwide calls to protest the handling by the criminal justice system of previous complaints involving child victims against the main suspect in the killing of 11-year-old Lyhanna, whose body was discovered near Fleurance after a days-long search, near the Paris courthouse, France, June 8, 2026, in a protest supported by the #NousToutes movement. The sign reads: \"Broken childhood, justice denied\". REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

American entrepreneur W.R. Berkley dies

William R. Berkley founded the company in 1967 and built it into one of the largest US commercial property and casualty insurers.

Former Hong Kong TVB actress Natalie Ng dies aged 51 after battle with breast cancer

Ng revealed that she had stage four breast cancer that had spread to her liver, bones and brain.

Actress Eleanor Lee mourns late Chinese actor Jin Ze after his sudden death at 33

Peabo Bryson, who won Grammys for Beauty And The Beast and A Whole New World, dies at 75

Bryson celebrated 50 years in music through his Golden Touch Tour in 2025.

Death toll from collapsed Philippine building rises to 13

Military personnel with a working dog conduct search and rescue operations at a collapsed building in Angeles City, Pampanga province, north of Manila, on May 25.

Tiger’s Nest Monastery: What to know about this iconic Buddhist landmark in Bhutan

Paro Taktsang or more popularly known as Tiger’s Nest Monastery is a sacred Buddhist monastery clinging to a sheer granite cliff 900m above the upper Paro Valley in Bhutan.

Woman from Singapore dies in Bhutan after feeling unwell on hike down iconic monastery

The woman was descending from Tiger’s Nest Monastery, one of Bhutan’s most sacred Buddhist sites. It sits 3,120m above sea level.

Motorcyclist dies after accident involving trailer on BKE

A 34-year-old male motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene by an SCDF paramedic.

Man gored to death by buffalo during Aidiladha sacrificial ritual in Malaysia, say Johor police

Johor police said the buffalo suddenly became aggressive and attacked the victim, who is receiving treatment in hospital.

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