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Indonesia
How a major Bali bust is putting Indonesia’s tourist visa in the spotlight
The case also underscores Indonesia’s struggle against online gambling, which continues to flourish despite repeated crackdowns.
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Canada
Canada school shooter was 18-year-old with mental health issues
3 hours ago
United States
Man questioned about Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance says he was released
6 hours ago
Mainland China
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Nanjing Museum accused of selling donated art to collectors
Museum admits to ‘systemic problems’, pledges reform after ‘severe’ damage caused to image of cultural and museum industry.
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Hong Kong's national security law
Hong Kong fugitive’s father guilty of trying to cash out her insurance policy
Kwok Yin-sang tried to deal with financial assets of US-based Anna Kwok, despite knowing daughter is wanted activist with HK$1 million bounty.
11 Feb 2026 - 7:07PM
The Philippines
Philippines vows aid for Filipino assaulted in Singapore shopping centre
‘It’s assault, physical assault. It’s a crime anywhere in the world, especially in Singapore,’ said a Philippine labour official.
11 Feb 2026 - 5:17PM
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Australia
Australia demands answers from Laos over methanol poisoning ‘injustice’
While 10 were convicted of destroying evidence, not a single person has been charged in connection with the deaths of two Melbourne teens.
11 Feb 2026 - 1:20PM
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United States
Person detained in Guthrie case following release of masked man video
A ‘subject’ was detained during a traffic stop in Arizona, marking a turning point in the search for missing 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie.
11 Feb 2026 - 5:21PM
Canada
Shootings at school and home in Canadian town leave 10 dead, many injured
Police say a suspect is among the dead and more than 25 people are injured in the remote British Columbia town of Tumbler Ridge.
11 Feb 2026 - 5:59PM
Singapore
Singaporean gets 11 years’ jail for posing as teen online and raping girl
The offender was 22 when he matched with the 13-year-old victim on a Telegram bot and asked her to be his girlfriend.
11 Feb 2026 - 9:53AM
US-China relations
Yaoning Sun gets 4 years in prison for acting as Beijing’s agent in California
The case was filed at a time of rising concern that the China was seeking to influence local polls and install Beijing-friendly politicians.
11 Feb 2026 - 3:14AM
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United States
FBI releases images of masked, armed person at Nancy Guthrie’s door
In the footage, the individual appears to tamper with a camera at the home of TV host Savannah Guthrie’s missing mother.
11 Feb 2026 - 11:05AM
Britain
‘Strong and united’: UK’s Starmer defiant as Epstein fallout dogs leadership
Senior ministers shore up Keir Starmer’s position as indirect fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein scandal threatens the British prime minister.
11 Feb 2026 - 9:19AM
Hong Kong courts
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Collusion is a serious offence. Let Jimmy Lai’s case be an example
Critics of the former media boss’ sentencing should remember that he was not on trial for his beliefs, but rather for a clearly defined crime against national security.
10 Feb 2026 - 8:30PM
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Crime in China
China’s Nanjing Museum scandal probe uncovers historic mismanagement, corruption
Museum admits to ‘systemic problems’, pledges reform after ‘severe’ damage caused to image of cultural and museum industry.
10 Feb 2026 - 7:51PM
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Southeast Asia forced-labour scams
Easier, faster, cheaper: how AI is revolutionising Southeast Asia’s scam hubs
Technology is enabling gangs to target more victims efficiently and expand operations as governments struggle to tackle evolving cybercrime.
10 Feb 2026 - 1:22PM
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Hong Kong courts
Retiree who left urine-spiked drinks in Hong Kong supermarkets spared prison
Court considers defendant’s psychological health and accepts Social Welfare Department’s recommendation to place him on probation for one year.
10 Feb 2026 - 6:50PM
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Fame and celebrity
Mystery deepens in Guthrie case as purported ransom deadline passes
The FBI says it still has no suspects as ‘Today’ show co-host again appeals for the public’s help to find her mother.
10 Feb 2026 - 11:27AM
Scams and swindles
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Cambodia is in a frontline battle against transnational scam syndicates
Targeted due to geography, Cambodia is on the front foot now, dismantling scam compounds, rescuing victims and prosecuting criminals.
10 Feb 2026 - 5:30AM
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Mexico
Mexico says 5 of 10 workers kidnapped from Canadian miner found dead
The workers were kidnapped on January 23 from a silver mining project in Mexico’s violence-plagued Sinaloa state.
10 Feb 2026 - 10:59AM
Ghislaine Maxwell
Maxwell seeks clemency from Trump before publicly giving ‘unfiltered truth’
Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyer links agreeing to any public testimony to a deal from the White House.
10 Feb 2026 - 1:54PM
Britain
Defiant Starmer rejects calls to quit as crisis deepens over Epstein fallout
Despite losing two top aides in 48 hours and a demand to resign from the Scottish Labour leader, Britain’s prime minister vows to fight on for his ‘mandate’.
10 Feb 2026 - 9:18AM
Jeffrey Epstein
UK king to ‘support’ police assessing Andrew’s Epstein communications
King Charles has ‘profound concern’ as British police assess if his brother passed sensitive reports to Jeffrey Epstein.
10 Feb 2026 - 4:29PM
Crime in Hong Kong
Wife alleged to have attacked man with pan in Hong Kong murder case
Wife, 51, suspected to have hit victim with a stainless steel pan, investigators say.
10 Feb 2026 - 6:41PM
Myanmar
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Scam centre members apologise in broadcast confession
Core members of the Myanmar-based telecoms fraud syndicate Ming Zhenzhen and Bai Yingcang apologised for causing harm to Chinese citizens.
9 Feb 2026 - 2:49PM
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Japan
Is Japan’s labour shortage to blame for surge in police crime, ‘lax discipline’?
National Police Agency figures showed that 337 personnel had to be disciplined last year, the highest in a decade.
9 Feb 2026 - 9:39AM
Jeffrey Epstein
Norwegian ambassador resigns over Epstein links as scandal widens
Ambassador Mona Juul’s contact with Jeffrey Epstein revealed a ‘serious lapse in judgment’, foreign minister says.
9 Feb 2026 - 11:32AM
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Banking & finance
Farmers’ son banker Xu Yiding under probe by China’s anti-corruption watchdog
The Agricultural Development Bank of China vice-president was once held up as a model figure for finance-driven poverty reduction.
9 Feb 2026 - 12:13AM
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