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Prisoner loses court case over access to Vegemite
A convicted killer fails to overturn a ban on Vegemite in Victoria's prisons after court hears it can be used to make alcohol and impair sniffer dogs from detecting contraband.
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Lamarre-Condon told friend he misinterpreted alleged confession, court hears
The accused told his friend he had "misheard" an alleged confession he had "killed people" in recordings played to court.
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Woman granted bail after allegedly trying to snatch teen's hijab
The young women and some of their mothers had gathered at Bayside Park on February 21 after Iftar, a meal eaten after sunset during the Islamic month of Ramadan.
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Two rescued after Nairobi building collapse, with five still missing
Two people have been pulled alive from the rubble of a building that collapsed in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, as a search continues for five still missing. Nairobi Governor Sakaja Johnson told local media that the building’s owners lacked the required paperwork to occupy it.
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Death toll in Nigeria village raided by gunmen rises to 48, police say
The death toll from Friday’s attack on a remote village in the north-eastern Nigerian state of Taraba has risen to at least 48, police have told the BBC. Amnesty’s Nigeria director, Isa Sanusi, told BBC News on Saturday that the NGO had spoken to some of the bereaved families who said up to 50 people had died.
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Trump escalates anti-Muslim rhetoric in fierce attack on El-Sayed
Trump has launched another fierce anti-Muslim attack on Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed.
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Gunmen kill at least 40 people in northeastern Nigeria, Amnesty International says
Gunmen killed at least 40 people in an attack on a village in Nigeria’s northeastern Taraba state on Friday afternoon, Amnesty International said. A large group of gunmen carried out the attack on Binnari village, police said in a statement on Saturday Amnesty International said in a statement that while police had earlier confirmed the killing of 10 people, more bodies were recovered later on Saturday The attackers invaded the village with heavy gunfire and looted food items from shops, police said Northern Nigeria has experienced a surge in attacks by heavily armed criminal ga
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Unemployed man jailed 10 years for attempted robbery
Chief Inspector Eric Abban, prosecuting, said the complainant, Christian Owusu, was a mobile money vendor residing at Adenta Accountancy, while Agyapong lived at Ashaley Botwe Highways. He said that on June 5, 2025, at about 2030 hours, Owusu was returning home from work when Agyapong attacked him from behind with a machete near Adenta Accountancy.
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Police hunt for masked men after four injured in Logan drive-by shooting
A 19-year-old woman who was shot in the head and neck remains in a critical condition after the drive-by shooting on Saturday.
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Police investigate bullet inscribed with 'RAT' found on Victorian MP's car
Emergency Services Minister Paul Edbrooke, a former firefighter, found the bullet on his car on Saturday.
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Ebola: Day pandemic killed an Aláàfin, By Festus Adedayo
Day pandemic killed an Aláàfin, By Festus Adedayo. Nigeria is treating the reported Ebola case discovered in Abuja with its usual levity.
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Gachagua Urges Road Safety Authorities to Act After Mtito Andei Crash Kills 22
NAIROBI, Kenya Oct 25 – Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has called on authorities responsible for road safety to take measures to protect Kenyans on highways following a fatal crash at Kanga, near Mtito Andei, that claimed 22 lives. The accident occurred on Sunday morning at Kanga, near Mtito Andei, along the Nairobi-Mombasa Highway.
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Brazil runoff live updates: voting time extended as Bolsonaro narrowly leads Lula in race for presidency
Brazilian Supreme Court ordered voting in runoff to be extended by two hours Sunday as Flávio Bolsonaro narrowly leads incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva The local electoral court ordered the immediate restoration of 100% of the bus fleet and ordered the arrest of the municipal transport secretary, Pablo Souza, on suspicion of an electoral offence and disobeying court orders. Late in the afternoon, Flávio Bolsonaro also filed requests for voting to be extended by two hours in cities in the states of São Paulo, Paraná and Santa Catarina, but because of heavy rain that he said had…
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Kenya bus crash kills at least 24 as government vows road safety crackdown
Church mourners die on Kenya’s Nairobi-Mombasa Highway weeks after another crash killed 17 people.
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One killed as off-road vehicle plunges into gorge at Kakkadampoyil in Keralam’s Kozhikode
The accident took place along the Koodaranhi-Kakkadampoyil route when the driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle, causing it to skid and plunge down the slope
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Four-year-old girl dies after falling from east London tower block
Police say the incident at an address in Barking is not believed to be suspicious A four-year-old girl has died after falling from a tower block in east London. She was injured after “falling from height” at an address in St Paul’s Road, Barking, on Saturday and died in hospital, the Metropolitan police said.
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Pulakeshinagar IED blast case cracked, personal rivalry behind the plot
The Bengaluru police have cracked the case of the recent blast at an under-construction building on Jeremiah Road, injuring two, and arrested a 27-year-old bakery salesman, who allegedly conspired with two childhood friends to murder his uncle by assembling an improvised explosive device (IED) concealed inside a parcel
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Flights resume at Riyadh airport as Houthis attack Saudi Arabia
Flights resumed at Riyadh’s international airport on Sunday following a series of deadly attacks on the facility that saw it closed for two weeks, even as Yemen’s Houthis targeted the country with strikes. “During the past 24 hours, Saudi warplanes launched 56 airstrikes and missiles targeting civilian objects in the governorates of Hajjah, Lahj, Amran, Saada, Al-Jawf, Taiz and Ibb using F-15 and “Typhoon” planes that took off from the bases of Khamis Mushait and Taif, and missiles from Najran,” he said on X. As operations at the airport restarted, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis…
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Police Probe Fatal Shooting Of Two Officers In Kogi
The Kogi State Police Command said it has commenced an investigation into a fatal shooting at ASCO Camp, Ajaokuta, which led to the death of two serving police officers. KOGI POLICE COMMAND INVESTIGATES FATAL SHOOTING INVOLVING TWO OFFICERS AT ASCO CAMP, AJAOKUTA The Kogi State Police Command is investigating a fatal shooting at ASCO Camp, Ajaokuta, on 23rd October 2026, in which two serving police officers died.
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Police Foil Railway Vandalism, Arrest Four Suspects With 70 Stolen Sleepers In Katsina
The Katsina State Police Command has arrested four suspected railway vandals and recovered 70 railway sleepers believed to have been stolen. Sadiq said the Commissioner of Police, CP Ali Umar Fage, reaffirmed the Command’s unwavering commitment to protecting critical national infrastructure and bringing perpetrators of vandalism to justice.
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Two persons arrested in Ranipet for stealing two-wheelers
The police intercepted the duo during a surprise vehicle check
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How far can a sitting judge speak outside the courtroom?
Justice Ujjal Bhuyan’s remarks on voting rights have revived a difficult question of judicial ethics: when does an academic address begin to anticipate the work of the court?
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Supreme Court clarifies scope of police custody under BNSS
Court held that Section 187(2) of BNSS enlarges the window during which police custody may be sought
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Court freezes Sh245 million assets linked to Lands ministry official, spouse
Senior Ministry of Lands official and his wife barred from selling or transferring six properties.