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Luigi Mangione during a pretrial hearing at New York State Supreme Court in New York, on Wednesday
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 18, 2026
Accused insurance CEO killer could face hurdles with breakdown defense
Luigi Mangione is accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a hotel ?in Midtown Manhattan in December 2024.
A person walks toward a police officer on a cordoned-off street where a fire broke out at British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's home in north London, Britain, in the early hours of May 12, 2025.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 16, 2026
Amateur saboteurs: the proxies carrying out attacks for gangs, Russia and Iran
A growing list of mainly young men are being found ?guilty in Britain of carrying out serious criminal acts on behalf of shadowy online figures for money.
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has been asked to appear before U.S. lawmakers after documents released by the Justice Department raised new questions about his contacts with late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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Jun 10, 2026
Bill Gates faces questioning in U.S. Congress over Epstein ties
Democrats say they intend to ask what Bill Gates knew about the disgraced financier¡¯s crimes and the full nature of their relationship.
A firefighter works to extinguish a fire in three cars parked on the street at Tigers Bay, during a protest after a knife attack on June 8 left a man seriously injured and prompted police to declare a critical incident, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 10, 2026
U.K. police call for calm after brutal knife attack in Belfast
The incident led to the arrest of a Sudanese national and prompted protest calls from the far right.
Marina Lacerda in Parkland, Florida, on April 20. Lacerda is one of 23 women whose claims of sexual abuse in the hands of financier Jeffrey Epstein have led to them coming under attack from trolls, haters and other foes.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 9, 2026
Exposed by the Justice Department, Epstein survivors come under attack
Women who accused the late financier of sexual abuse have faced threats, harassment and intimidation by trolls, haters and other foes.
Temporary street signs warn pedestrians of a Metropolitan Police live facial recognition operation in London on May 11.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 25, 2026
On London¡¯s streets, facial recognition tests the balance between security and liberty
Britain has long been one of the world¡¯s heaviest users of CCTV cameras in public spaces, and Londoners can be caught ?on film up to several ?hundred times a day.
Lu Jianwang, a U.S. citizen charged with conspiring to act as an agent of the Chinese government by helping set up a Chinese ¡°secret police station,¡± arrives at Brooklyn federal court during his trial in New York on Tuesday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 14, 2026
Man accused of running China police outpost in New York convicted
The man, a U.S. citizen, was also convicted in Brooklyn federal court of obstruction of justice.

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For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon

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