Crime
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Australia
Inside $300m probe before Ben Roberts-Smith’s arrest for alleged war crime murders
The arrest of former special forces corporal Ben Roberts-Smith is a turning point in Australian military history. Mr Roberts-Smith, one…
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UK
George Clooney calls Donald Trump’s ‘a whole civilization will die tonight’ threat to Iran a war crime | George Clooney
The long-running war of words between George Clooney and the White House reignited after the Oscar-winning actor criticized Donald Trump’s…
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UK
Millionaires in Mayfair lose battle to stop national memorial to late Queen after they claimed it could be a magnet for crime and anti-social behaviour
DAN WOODLAND, NEWS CORRESPONDENT Publication date: 19:05 BST, 8 April 2026 | Updated: 01:30 BST, 9 April 2026 Millionaires in…
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UK
Timor-Leste is vulnerable to ‘infiltration by foreign organized crime’, president José Ramos-Horta says | Timor-Leste
The country’s president, José Ramos-Horta, has warned that East Timor is vulnerable to “infiltration by foreign organized crime”. His comments…
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UK
Wednesday briefing: Has the sacking of a shop worker highlighted our unease around how crime is tackled? | Waitrose
Good morning. The United States and Iran agreed overnight to a two-week conditional ceasefire that includes the temporary reopening of…
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UK
New £26m mapping technology to be used in crack down on knife crime hotspots
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USA
Ex-Australian Soldier Charged With Committing 5 War Crime Murders In Afghanistan
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Ben Roberts-Smith, Australia’s most decorated living veteran, faces war crime charges for allegedly killing five unarmed…
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Australia
Roberts-Smith behind bars following war crime charges
UPDATE: Former SAS soldier Ben Roberts-Smith will spend the night behind bars after being accused of murdering unarmed Afghan civilians.
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UK
I grew up in Britain’s deadliest triad gang… here are the THREE signs your favourite Chinese restaurant is run by gangsters. Read it exclusively in The Crime Desk newsletter
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Australia
Government under fire for ‘cherry-picking’ crime stats
A drop in youth crime under controversial legislation has been highlighted by a state government accused of indiscriminately collecting crime…
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