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Crime
Norway court orders release of ailing crown princess’s son ahead of rape verdict
Marius Borg Hoiby’s verdict is due in a week. His mother, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, suffers from an incurable lung disease.
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Britain
UK’s Starmer gives Apple, Google 3 months to stop kids sending nude images
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Crime
Death of girl, 11, in France sparks storm over cracks in judicial system
6 Jun 2026 - 3:14AM
Crime in Hong Kong
Hong Kong man arrested for allegedly groping schoolgirl on bus
Video circulating online shows man on upper deck reaching forward one row to touch side of girl’s chest.
5 Jun 2026 - 11:33PM
Royalty
Auditors shine light on UK royal housing, disgraced Andrew’s ‘peppercorn rent’
National Audit Office offers the most detailed review ever of royal property arrangements in a new report.
5 Jun 2026 - 12:47PM
United States
Trump to nominate Todd Blanche as US attorney general
Blanche, 51, took over leadership of the Justice Department after Trump fired Pam Bondi in April.
4 Jun 2026 - 10:38PM
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Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s top monk suspended over alleged child sex abuse
Police arrested the 71-year-old on May 9 over allegations that he had sexually abused an 11-year-old girl in 2022.
30 May 2026 - 8:30PM
Jeffrey Epstein
Bondi refused to answer questions about Trump and Epstein files, Democrats say
She also pushed any blame for missteps with the release of files related to the late sex offender onto Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche.
30 May 2026 - 2:52AM
Singapore
Former Singapore police officer jailed for disguising as woman to molest boy
Sharizal Shafi’ee also recorded videos of 32 men engaged in sexual acts for around six months.
29 May 2026 - 2:14PM
United States
US Justice Department launches criminal probe into Trump accuser
Federal prosecutors investigate whether E. Jean Carroll committed perjury in her two civil lawsuits against Donald Trump.
28 May 2026 - 1:37PM
Hong Kong courts
Hong Kong private tutor jailed for 4½ years over repeatedly molesting boy
Ng Tin-yu continued to commit obscene acts at boy’s residence until camera in child’s bedroom captured one of the incidents.
27 May 2026 - 11:50PM
Hong Kong courts
Man gets 9 years’ jail for attempted rape after following victim from wet market
Former dock worker Leung Kam-wah followed mother with baby in pram and held cutter to her back as she opened flat door.
28 May 2026 - 3:41PM
Malaysia
Why are more men in Malaysia reporting being sexually harassed now?
More than 1,000 complaints involving male victims have been lodged since 2024, but campaigners say shame and fear still keep many men silent.
26 May 2026 - 4:57PM
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Crime
Swedish prosecutor urges prison for man who prostituted wife to dozens of men
State demands 10-year sentence for aggravated pimping and rape as defence maintains denial.
26 May 2026 - 4:56PM
Thailand
Thai Singha beer heir’s sexual abuse claims empower others to come forward
After Siranudh Scott’s allegations, public figures took to social media to talk about the subject, long considered taboo in Thailand.
25 May 2026 - 1:12PM
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Women and gender
Chinese drug-rape network shocks Germany
29 May 2026 - 7:46AM
Artificial intelligence
Pair charged in US under new law for creating AI celebrity porn
Arrests mark some of the earliest prosecutions under the Take It Down Act as the US cracks down on explicit ‘deepfakes’.
22 May 2026 - 11:02AM
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Britain
Queen pushed for ex-prince Andrew’s appointment as trade envoy
Emails released earlier this year suggest that Mountbatten-Windsor, while serving as trade envoy, forwarded reports to Jeffrey Epstein.
21 May 2026 - 7:35PM
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Thai Singha beer heir dismissed amid sex abuse claims
Siranudh Scott, a scion of the family behind the beer brand, posted a video accusing his brother of repeatedly abusing him when he was a teenager.
20 May 2026 - 5:59PM
Thailand
Thailand’s Singha beer dynasty rocked by sexual abuse allegations
The kingdom’s most-watched family scandal in years has prompted a sacking, a televised confessional – and a warning from media regulators.
21 May 2026 - 8:36AM
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Thailand
Thai Singha beer heir dismissed from family firm amid sexual abuse claims
Siranudh Scott, a scion of the family behind the beer brand, posted a video accusing his brother of repeatedly abusing him as kids.
20 May 2026 - 6:09PM
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Singapore
Singapore sentences man to 18 years’ jail for repeatedly raping sister
On several occasions when the victim resisted him, he shouted at her, pinched and punched her.
19 May 2026 - 9:49AM
Britain
UK reality hit Married at First Sight pulled as contestants allege rape
Channel 4 removes all seasons of the series following rape and non-consensual sex allegations by three women.
19 May 2026 - 12:05PM
Crime
Around 10 ‘new’ victims emerge in France’s expanding Epstein probe
Authorities target French perpetrators who facilitated the late American sex offender’s crimes.
18 May 2026 - 11:34AM
Celebrity Families
Who is Ansel Elgort’s Japanese partner and baby mama, Miona?
The Baby Driver actor – who previously dated Violetta Komyshan for a decade – is making waves with his new partner and baby mama, Miona.
17 May 2026 - 6:00AM
Harvey Weinstein
Harvey Weinstein’s third New York rape trial ends in mistrial
The jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict on whether the former Hollywood mogul raped aspiring actress Jessica Mann.
16 May 2026 - 1:47AM
Germany
Paediatrician in Germany charged with sex offences in 130 cases
Most of the offences were committed while the accused was working at a hospital near Berlin, the prosecutor’s office says.
14 May 2026 - 1:39AM
Singapore
Singaporean pleads guilty to filming colleague with live upskirt camera
Desmond Han Jiancong also sent the victim an AI-generated photo of her face on a nude body.
12 May 2026 - 3:29PM
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