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An official was hospitalized after a shooting at a provincial government office in Thailand, and a suspect has been detained, according to media reports.
At least three people were killed and 10 others injured in multiple shootings across Chicago over the weekend, with no arrests made, according to CBS Chicago reports cited by Xinhua.
The resort of Saint-Tropez was one of the main recruitment locations for the Epstein network. The financier visited it almost every year, Le Monde writes, citing judicial documents and witness testimony. One of the main recruiters in France was model agent Jean-Luc Brunel, who used his work to provide Epstein with access to young girls.
About 80 people have been detained in Rwanda following a nationwide crackdown on illicit alcoholic beverages, the Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) said Saturday.
BERLIN, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) — Police in Berlin are investigating a shooting at a hair salon in eastern Berlin on Sunday morning, two days after a 22-year-old man was shot and wounded in the German capital. Unidentified assailants fired shots at the salon around 6 a.m. local time, and at least one bullet hole was found at a neighboring nightclub. No one was hurt. Police are investigating whether the two incidents are linked.
South Korea is set to launch a nationwide crackdown on organized crime, targeting fraud, money laundering, online gambling and drug trafficking. The operation comes amid a rise in offenses involving younger gang members.
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has dismissed 1,337 police officers for grave offenses since August 2025, with 2,276 others suspended, 235 demoted, 672 reprimanded, and 100 having their salaries forfeited, according to local media reports on Sunday. The PNP also said 3,524 officers accused of wrongdoings were exonerated after investigation.
Syrian authorities seize automatic rifles, RPG rounds and ammunition in the western province of Tartus, allegedly prepared for smuggling into Lebanon.
The death toll from a shooting at a school in Thailand has risen to nine, including the attacker, according to the Thai newspaper Thairath, as reported by TASS.
Russian journalist Gordeeva, recognized as a foreign agent in Russia, faces up to 10 years in prison in a case over alleged fakes about the Russian Armed Forces, TASS reports citing law enforcement.
At least 3 inmates have been killed in a wave of unrest across several Sri Lankan prisons as authorities investigate disturbances they describe as 'organized acts of sabotage and part of a conspiracy'.
Semyon Slepakov, recognized as a foreign agent in Russia, faces up to two years in prison over an Instagram post without the required foreign agent marking, TASS reports.