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Sydney police hunt gunman who opened fire on venue staging underworld figure’s funeral

On June 6, footage emerged of a gunman in a car firing multiple shots at a venue slated to host Lemalu’s funeral in Sydney’s west.
On June 6, footage emerged of a gunman in a car firing multiple shots at a venue slated to host Lemalu’s funeral in Sydney’s west.

13 men arrested for alleged links to secret societies

Nearly 100 people and about 35 public entertainment outlets, nightlife establishments, and food and beverage outlets were checked during a two-day raid.
Nearly 100 people and about 35 public entertainment outlets, nightlife establishments, and food and beverage outlets were checked during a two-day raid.

Brazil to target betting, tobacco sectors in new anti-organized crime operations, source says

People walk past graffiti reading \"PCC\", referring to Brazilian drug gang Primeiro Comando da Capital, after U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a policy to designate \"PCC\" and Comando Vermelho \"CV\" as foreign \"terrorist organizations\", in Sao Paulo, Brazil, May 31, 2026. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli
People walk past graffiti reading \"PCC\", referring to Brazilian drug gang Primeiro Comando da Capital, after U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a policy to designate \"PCC\" and Comando Vermelho \"CV\" as foreign \"terrorist organizations\", in Sao Paulo, Brazil, May 31, 2026. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli

Lula rejects U.S. terrorist designation of Brazil criminal gangs

People walk past graffiti reading \"C.V\", referring to a Brazilian gang Comando Vermelho, in Penha neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil May 29, 2026. REUTERS/Aline Massuca
People walk past graffiti reading \"C.V\", referring to a Brazilian gang Comando Vermelho, in Penha neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil May 29, 2026. REUTERS/Aline Massuca

Ecuadorean children chase World Cup dreams at Caicedo's football schools

Chelsea's Moises Caicedo arrives at the stadium before the match, Soccer Football, Premier League, Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur, Stamford Bridge, London, Britain, May 19, 2026. Action Images via Reuters/Peter Cziborra
Chelsea's Moises Caicedo arrives at the stadium before the match, Soccer Football, Premier League, Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur, Stamford Bridge, London, Britain, May 19, 2026. Action Images via Reuters/Peter Cziborra

US to designate two Brazilian gangs as 'terrorist organizations,' Rubio says

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio boards his plane at Zvartnots International Airport in Yerevan, Armenia, May 26, 2026.  Julia Demaree Nikhinson/Pool via REUTERS
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio boards his plane at Zvartnots International Airport in Yerevan, Armenia, May 26, 2026.  Julia Demaree Nikhinson/Pool via REUTERS

Colombia presidential candidate De La Espriella proposes mega-prisons, crime crackdown

Colombian lawyer and right-wing presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella attends a campaign event in Bogota, Colombia, May 7, 2026. REUTERS/Nathalia Angarita
Colombian lawyer and right-wing presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella attends a campaign event in Bogota, Colombia, May 7, 2026. REUTERS/Nathalia Angarita

Cambodia sentences six men for murder of South Korean student linked to scam centre

Israeli strikes kill seven people in Gaza, medics say

Families of Pakistani hostages held by Somali pirates for 23 days call for their rescue

Families of the Pakistani hostage crew members of the Oil Products Tanker the HONOUR 25 that was hijacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia, hold placards during a protest, calling the government to take immediate action for the safe return of their loved ones, in Karachi, Pakistan May 13, 2026. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
Families of the Pakistani hostage crew members of the Oil Products Tanker the HONOUR 25 that was hijacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia, hold placards during a protest, calling the government to take immediate action for the safe return of their loved ones, in Karachi, Pakistan May 13, 2026. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro

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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.