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Kenyan court sentencing doomsday cult leader Paul Mackenzie

Paul Mackenzie was found guilty last month for murdering 191 people, all but one of them children.

Lagos real estate firm seeks police protection to develop Lekki property amid disputes

A court ruled that the real estate firm had established its interest in the land through a deed of assignment.

Courts grant ex-Malaysian PM Najib house arrest after $12m royal pardon

Najib transitions to house arrest after his party UMNO raises $12m fine via crowdfunding.

Met police chief urges potential victims of Russell Brand to come forward

Mark Rowley says he would not be surprised if many more people emerged with allegations against convicted rapist The head of Scotland Yard has called for anyone with fresh allegations against the convicted rapist Russell Brand to come forward. Mark Rowley, the Metropolitan police commissioner, said he would not be surprised if “many more” alleged victims of Brand emerged after the former comedian turned online influencer was on Thursday convicted of rape and sexual assault.

Supreme Court seeks replies of NewsClick, journalist Prabir Purkayastha on ED's plea against HC order

At the outset, the counsel appearing for the ED submitted that they needed four weeks' time as Additional Solicitor General S.V. Raju, representing the agency, was not available

Supreme Court terms vehicular emissions major contributor to air pollution in Delhi-NCR

The Bench highlighted the large number of vehicles plying on roads connecting Delhi with neighbouring areas, including Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Gurugram and Faridabad

Bandits torment eight Taraba communities, 10 captives freed

According to a community leader, the bandits operate from forest hideouts in neighbouring Plateau State.

Malaysia: Jailed ex-leader Najib to leave prison for house arrest

Convicted in the 1MDB scandal for embezzling millions, jailed former Prime Minister Najib Razak will serve his prison term under house arrest after his party had collected donations to pay his fine.

Germany news: Trial of alleged 'Reichsbürger' group ringleaders begins

Trial of alleged 'Reichsbürger' group ringleaders begins. Four members of the banned far-right "Kingdom of Germany" are on trial for belonging to a criminal organization.

Delhi Court orders 7-day notice before arrest of Congress MP

Alleged stalker who threatened to kill jockey Michelle Payne denied bail

A 51-year-old man who allegedly sent a series of violent threats and sexualised slurs at the first woman to win the Melbourne Cup has been denied bail.

Seven people arrested in Glasgow after Bonfire Night violence across Scotland

Emergency services targeted with fireworks and police vehicle set alight in Glasgow Seven people were arrested in Glasgow after violence on Bonfire Night in parts of Scotland during which fireworks were launched at emergency services and a police vehicle was set alight. In what it called Operation Amberlight, Police Scotland deployed the largest number of officers to deal with disorder since the visit by the US president, Donald Trump, last year.

Ex-partner of disgraced author Craig Silvey speaks of 'great betrayal'

The former partner of disgraced author Craig Silvey makes her first public statement since he was sentenced on child exploitation charges, describing his actions as a "great betrayal".

The Assassin review – will anybody save Keeley Hawes from this unbearably pathetic boy?

One day a few years ago, prolific TV thriller writers Harry and Jack Williams (since The Missing in 2014 they’ve created Rellik, The Widow, Liar, Baptiste, Angela Black, Boat Story and The Tourist) pitched something like the above in a meeting with Prime Video, and walked out of the room with a big bag of money and a commission for another of their slick, twisty dramas. With Keeley Hawes as sardonic mercenary Julie Green and Freddie Highmore as her wan, bookish journalist son Edward, the premise of The Assassin just about survived a chaotic first season that benefited from placing its two…

Cult in the forest, Chapter 2: The blind spots that allowed Mackenzie to kill

The preacher, the police, and the inaction: this series uncovers the machinery behind the...

14-year-old girl shot as gunmen attack farmers in Nasarawa

A 14-year-old girl, identified as Amina Ya’u, has sustained gunshot injuries after suspected armed herders opened fire on farmers in Majelisa village, a community bordering Nasarawa and Plateau states. The troops subsequently evacuated the injured girl to the General Hospital, Lafia, Nasarawa State, for medical attention.

Trump tries to get 2024 conviction in hush money corruption case thrown out

President’s lawyers will try to persuade appeals court to toss criminal trial verdict over $130,000 sent to Stormy Daniels Donald Trump’s legal team on Thursday plan to continue efforts to get his 2024 conviction in the hush money election corruption case thrown out. Attorneys for the US president will try to persuade a New York appeals court to toss the criminal trial verdict from May 2024, when Trump was found guilty on all charges of falsifying business records in the hush-money corruption scheme to influence his eventual victory in the 2016 presidential election.

18yo, teenagers arrested over Calder Highway pursuit

An 18-year-old described as the ringleader behind a series of alleged youth crimes in Victoria's north-west is remanded in custody.

India: Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam go back to Supreme Court for bail

Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam have asked the Supreme Court for bail once more, having spent over six years in jail. Elsewhere, the top court has clarified when the 24-hour clock for producing an arrested person starts.

Three suspected criminals killed in exchange of fire with Bihar Police in Patna district

"Upon receiving information that some people with previous criminal records had assembled there to carry out a crime, they rushed to the spot and were met with indiscriminate fire. The SHO of Maner police station and his team retaliated and injured three of the accused," says the officer

AI, terrorism top AU-EU security talks in Addis Ababa

, Ambassador Antonin B. Bieke, who is also the AU Peace and Security Council Chairperson for November 2026, and the EU Political and Security Committee’s Permanent Chair, Ambassador Lene Mandel Vensild. Opening remarks were delivered by AU Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security Bankole Adeoye and Ireland’s Representative to the EU Political and Security Committee, Ambassador Luke Feeney.

Breaking: Kumanjayi Little Baby's father jailed for more than three years for DV

The father of five-year-old Kumanjayi Little Baby has been handed a jail sentence of more than three years for aggravated assault, for offences committed against the girl's mother.

2013 Muzaffarnagar riots case: Court acquits 37 in murder of eight Muslims after 13 years

On February 20, 2026, Additional District and Sessions Judge Manjula Bhalotiya acquitted all the accused, citing absence of proof against them

Donors flag online fraud targeting patients in need of blood in Keralam’s Kozhikode

Fraudsters reportedly contact people responding to urgent requirements for blood, offer to donate and then seek advance online payments towards travel expenses and other costs. They allegedly disappear after receiving the money without turning up for blood donation