Rachel Morgan News Editor 
An Coimisiún Pleanála has granted permission for the construction of 106 apartments at the site of the former Bessborough Mother and Baby institution in Cork. The decision follows an appeal against a previous planning grant issued to developer Estuary View Enterprises by Cork City Council. The project remains a point of contention due to concerns … Read more
George J. Cotliar, the veteran journalist who served as managing editor of the Los Angeles Times for 19 years, died in his sleep at his Newport Beach home early Monday. He was 94. His daughter, Sharon Cotliar-Zweifach, confirmed the news, noting that her father remained a dedicated “newspaper man” throughout his life. A Career Defined … Read more
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Senate Secretary and Impeachment Clerk of Court Renato Bantug Jr. confirmed that a meeting with Office of the Vice President (OVP) Chief of Staff Atty. Zuleika Lopez on Thursday, July 9, was strictly administrative. Bantug stated the discussion focused on seating allocations for the defense panel during the upcoming impeachment trial of Vice President Sara … Read more
A 31-year-old Singaporean man pleaded guilty on July 9 to multiple charges of child abuse and providing false information to the Ministry of Manpower after subjecting primary school pupils in his care to severe physical violence and starvation. The man, who worked as a manager at an educational facility run by his aunt, is scheduled … Read more
Latvijas dzelzceļš (LDz) has become the first railway operator in the Baltic states to implement a private 5G network. The project, currently in a test phase, is being deployed by LMT to enhance railway infrastructure management and operational connectivity across the region. The upgrade aims to eliminate connection lags and improve data transfer speeds for … Read more
Israeli Defense Minister Katz stated Thursday that Israel will maintain its military operations in southern Lebanon for as long as necessary, effectively distancing the Israeli government from recent comments made by U.S. President Trump. While Trump suggested on Wednesday that he believed Israel would withdraw its troops from the area, Katz emphasized that Israel’s security … Read more
U.S. Park Police arrested former Olympic canoeist David Hearn and several others this week following allegations of vandalism at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C. The arrests follow a $16 million restoration project by the Trump administration that has faced ongoing maintenance issues, including persistent algae growth and peeling pool liners. Legal Challenges … Read more
A 34-year-old man has been charged with murder following the death of a 17-year-old girl in the remote Northern Territory community of Galiwin’ku. Northern Territory Police arrested the man on Monday after discovering the teenager unconscious at a home on Elcho Island. He was formally charged on Thursday, one day after an autopsy confirmed the … Read more
Advocate Muhammad Hafidz has filed a lawsuit with the Constitutional Court, challenging legal protections for buyers of “Patriot Bonds” and “Merah Putih Bonds” under the Law on Developing and Strengthening of the Financial Sector (PS2K Law). The applicant argues that Article 50A, paragraph (5) of the law creates a form of legal immunity that could … Read more