July 2023 – Page 4 – World Justice News

Andrew Tate sues woman who accused him of human trafficking

July 14, 2023 World Justice News 0

Controversial influencer Andrew Tate is suing a Florida woman, saying she lied when she accused him of human trafficking. Tate, who has been charged in Romania with human trafficking, rape and forming an organised crime group, claims […]

Police at Constitution Avenue Washington DC

One dead as driver flees police traffic stop near White House

July 13, 2023 World Justice News 0

A person has died after a driver fleeing a US Secret Service traffic stop ploughed into pedestrians near the White House. The fatal collision in the heart of Washington DC unfolded as uniformed officers pulled […]

Ben Roberts-Smith: Australia’s top soldier appeals over war crimes defamation trial

July 13, 2023 World Justice News 0

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier Ben Roberts-Smith is appealing against a landmark defamation judgement which found he committed war crimes. A judge last month ruled articles alleging the Victoria Cross recipient had murdered four Afghans were […]

Tewkesbury School stabbing: Boy arrested on suspicion of attempted murder of teacher

July 11, 2023 World Justice News 0

A boy has been arrested on suspicion of the attempted murder of a teacher who was stabbed at a secondary school in Gloucestershire. Armed officers detained the teenager an hour after the stabbing in Stoke Orchard, about […]

Olympic 800m gold medallist Caster Semenya wins human rights court appeal over athletics testosterone rules

July 11, 2023 World Justice News 0

Double Olympic champion Caster Semenya has won a human rights court appeal over the rules governing testosterone in female athletes in competitions. The European Court of Human Rights ruled the South African 800m gold medallist […]

Sex offender Larry Nassar stabbed multiple times in prison

July 10, 2023 World Justice News 0

Former US national gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar was stabbed multiple times in prison on Sunday during a fight with another inmate, the BBC’s US partner CBS News reports. Nassar, 59, was sentenced to up […]

Farmer fined $61,000 for using thumbs-up emoji

July 8, 2023 World Justice News 0

You may want to rethink the next thumbs-up emoji you send, as it could be interpreted as a digital signature. A farmer in Saskatchewan, Canada was fined a hefty sum for using the emoji after […]

Elle Edwards murderer Connor Chapman jailed for at least 48 years

July 8, 2023 World Justice News 0

The gunman who shot dead Elle Edwards outside a pub on Christmas Eve has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 48 years. Ms Edwards was an innocent bystander when Connor Chapman opened […]

Michael Burnham: US inmate with ‘survivalist skills’ in Pennsylvania jail break

July 8, 2023 World Justice News 0

A suspected murderer with “survivalist skills” has broken out of a Pennsylvania jail by climbing on exercise equipment and is now the subject of a multi-state manhunt. Michael Burnham escaped from a jail in Warren, […]

El Paso Walmart gunman who killed 23 sentenced to 90 consecutive life sentences in federal prison

July 7, 2023 World Justice News 0

The Texas gunman who killed 23 people at a Walmart in 2019 has been sentenced to 90 consecutive life sentences in federal prison. The 24-year-old had pleaded guilty after federal prosecutors said they would not […]

Human Rights

Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m over 1949 killing of miners

February 8, 2026 0

A Nigerian court has ordered the British government to pay $27m (£20m) to each of the families of 21 coal miners killed in 1949 by the colonial administration in the south-east of the country. The […]

Human Rights

Rape trial puts Norway’s royal family in unwelcome glare of public

February 1, 2026 0

When Marius Borg Høiby stands up in room 250 at Oslo district court on Tuesday, at the start of Norway’s biggest trial in years, he will have no moral support from his closest relatives. His […]

Human Rights

France moves to abolish concept of marital duty to have sex

February 1, 2026 0

France is to enshrine in law the end of so-called “conjugal rights” – the notion that marriage means a duty to have sex. A bill approved on Wednesday in the National Assembly adds a clause […]

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Month: July 2023

Andrew Tate sues woman who accused him of human trafficking

One dead as driver flees police traffic stop near White House

Ben Roberts-Smith: Australia’s top soldier appeals over war crimes defamation trial

Tewkesbury School stabbing: Boy arrested on suspicion of attempted murder of teacher

Olympic 800m gold medallist Caster Semenya wins human rights court appeal over athletics testosterone rules

Sex offender Larry Nassar stabbed multiple times in prison

Farmer fined $61,000 for using thumbs-up emoji

Elle Edwards murderer Connor Chapman jailed for at least 48 years

Michael Burnham: US inmate with ‘survivalist skills’ in Pennsylvania jail break

El Paso Walmart gunman who killed 23 sentenced to 90 consecutive life sentences in federal prison