Five men are lynched in Guatemala after earthquake-linked looting accusations
2025-07-12 event: five men are lynched in Santa Maria de Jesus after being accused of robbing damaged homes in the wake of a 5.7-magnitude earthquake.
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Ecuadorean gang leader Fito agrees to extradition to the United States
Jose Adolfo Macias Villamar, known as Fito, agreed to be extradited from Ecuador to face U.S. drug and weapons trafficking charges, according to the supplied CNN report.
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George Gibney Agrees to Extradition From U.S. to Ireland
Former swimming coach George Gibney has agreed to waive an extradition hearing in the United States and return to Ireland, where he is wanted on 79 charges involving four girls who were between eight and 14 years old at the time of the alleged offenses.
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India strike leaves eastern cities rattled as unions and opposition parties back shutdown
A nationwide July 10 strike partially disrupted life in eastern India and saw scattered clashes, according to ABP's report.
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Von der Leyen survives no-confidence vote in European Parliament
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has weathered a parliamentary challenge led mainly by far-right lawmakers who accused her team of undermining trust in the EU.
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UK police arrest four in cyberattack probe tied to Marks & Spencer, Co-op and Harrods
The National Crime Agency says the suspects are linked to a coordinated series of attacks that disrupted three major British retailers and exposed customers to financial and data risks.
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South Korea court orders arrest of former president Yoon Suk Yeol over martial law probe
The Seoul Central District Court approved a warrant on five charges, sending Yoon Suk Yeol back into custody for the second time as investigators pursue evidence concerns.
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ICC issues arrest warrants for top Taliban leaders over persecution of women and girls
The court in The Hague says Hibatullah Akhunzada and Abdul Hakim Haqqani are accused of crimes tied to the Taliban’s treatment of women, girls and some gender-nonconforming people.
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Teenager’s attack at Brazil school kills 9-year-old boy and injures two others
Authorities said a 16-year-old attacked children at a school in southern Brazil, killing one child and injuring two others before being arrested.
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House standoff in Calldetenes ends with two dead and five Mossos officers injured
Catalan police said a man barricaded in a home in Calldetenes killed one brother, wounded another and was later shot dead after hours of failed negotiation.
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Kim Min-seok inaugurated as South Korea’s new prime minister in Sejong
Kim Min-seok began his term at a ceremony in the central administrative city after winning National Assembly approval four days earlier.
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Amnesty says Saudi Arabia executed 345 people in 2024, a record high
Amnesty International says Saudi Arabia carried out more executions in 2024 than ever before recorded by the group, with drug cases driving much of the rise.
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Erin Patterson found guilty of murdering 3 relatives
An Australian jury convicted Erin Patterson over a death cap mushroom lunch that killed three relatives.
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Gunman killed after Border Patrol facility shooting in Texas
A rifle-armed man opened fire at a Border Patrol site in McAllen, injuring three law enforcement personnel before dying.
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Philippine police detain 15 officers in cockfighting disappearance probe
Police say former officers are being investigated over the abductions and suspected killings of at least 34 cockfight fans whose cases shocked the Philippines.
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Justice Department says Epstein had no client list, undercutting Bondi claim
The department said it will not release more files on Jeffrey Epstein and acknowledged there was no list of clients tied to the sex-trafficking case.
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Putin fires transport minister Starovoyt, who is later found dead in his car
Russian President Vladimir Putin has dismissed Transport Minister Roman Starovoyt, and investigators later found him dead with a gunshot wound in his private car.
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Jennifer Geerlings-Simons set to become Suriname's first female president
Parliament backed the veteran lawmaker as the oil-rich country's first woman leader after Sunday's vote.
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French court gives gynaecologist 10-year prison term after rape convictions involving patients
The Haute-Savoie court found the doctor guilty of raping nine patients during medical consultations after 30 women complained of abuse and sexualised exams.
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London police arrest 29 at Palestine Action protest on the day the group is proscribed
Twenty-nine people were detained in Westminster after a protest in support of Palestine Action, whose ban took effect on 2025-07-05.
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Four bodies found after Talladega welfare check on missing woman
Police checking on a missing woman found four people shot dead in an Alabama apartment.
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Turkey arrests three opposition mayors in widening crackdown on CHP officials
Detentions in Adıyaman, Adana and Antalya deepen the pressure on Turkey’s main opposition party and add to a year of arrests and investigations.
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Mexico City anti-gentrification protests turn violent in tourist districts
A march against mass tourism escalated into vandalism and harassment, turning a local housing grievance into a broader public-order confrontation.
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South Korea parliament backs Kim Min-seok as prime minister
The confirmation came in a 173-3 vote after the opposition boycotted the ballot over allegations about Kim's wealth and family.
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