June 2025 – World Justice News

Thousands in Norway told they won up to millions in lottery error

June 30, 2025 World Justice News 0

Scores of Norwegians thought they had become millionaires after receiving a notification from the state-owned gambling company saying they had won eye-watering sums – until it turned out it was a mistake. “Several thousand” people […]

New VPN Service Can’t Log Users by Design

June 30, 2025 World Justice News 0

VPN providers typically offer security and privacy as a service. They make it difficult for outsiders, including ISPs, to monitor users’ activities. Instead, they require subscribers to trust them with their online traffic. VP.net, a […]

US Supreme Court allows parents to opt out of lessons with LGBT books

June 28, 2025 World Justice News 0

The US Supreme Court has sided with parents in the state of Maryland who wanted to opt their children out of reading books with LGBTQ themes. The justices voted 6-3 in support of the group […]

Supreme Court curbs judges’ power to block Trump’s orders in birthright citizenship case

June 28, 2025 World Justice News 0

The top court in the US has ruled judges in lower courts have limited ability to block presidential orders, giving President Donald Trump what he called a “giant win”. The case surrounded whether Trump’s attempt […]

Police Scotland make 50th arrest in gangland feud

June 28, 2025 World Justice News 0

Detectives investigating a gangland feud that has led to assaults, shootings and fire bombings across the east and west of Scotland have made a 50th arrest. Yusef Duale, 18, has been charged with wilful fire-raising, […]

South Africa’s police intelligence chief arrested over fraud allegations

June 28, 2025 World Justice News 0

South Africa’s criminal intelligence chief Lt-Gen Dumisani Khumalo has been arrested and has appeared in court on allegations of fraud and corruption. Gen Khumalo was picked up on Thursday evening after landing at the main […]

Venezuela’s ex-spy chief pleads guilty to narco-terrorism charges

June 27, 2025 World Justice News 0

Venezuela’s former head of military intelligence, Hugo Carvajal – also known as “El Pollo”, or The Chicken – has pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and narco-terrorism charges in the US. US officials accused the 65-year-old […]

Syrian charged over plot to attack Taylor Swift Vienna concert

June 27, 2025 World Justice News 0

BERLIN, June 27 (Reuters) – Germany has charged a Syrian juvenile with supporting a foreign terrorist organization for helping to plan a foiled attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna last year, the prosecutor general said […]

Two men jailed for life for murder of Aboriginal boy

June 27, 2025 World Justice News 0

Two men have been sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering an Aboriginal schoolboy, in a case that shocked Australia. Cassius Turvey died of head injuries after a brutal assault on the outskirts of Perth in […]

Ecuador’s most-wanted fugitive Fito found hiding under kitchen counter after a year on the run

June 26, 2025 World Justice News 0

Ecuador’s most-wanted fugitive has been recaptured – more than a year after he escaped from a maximum-security prison. Jose Adolfo Macias, also known as “Fito”, led a gang called Los Choneros and was discovered in […]

Australia

Australian murderer loses bid to eat Vegemite in prison

October 26, 2026 0

A convicted murderer serving a life sentence in Australia has lost his bid to overturn a ban on prisoners consuming Vegemite – the salty yeast-based spread that has become a national symbol. Andre McKechnie argued […]

Human Rights

Patients in chains rescued from suspected illegal rehab centre in South Africa

October 16, 2026 0

A pastor and his wife have been arrested in South Africa after 200 people, some in chains, were found held at a suspected illegal rehabilitation centre in the north-eastern part of the country. The facility, […]

Human Rights

UK threatens to ban Eritreans over migrant return policy

October 15, 2026 0

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has threatened to ban all Eritreans from entering the UK if the east African country’s government does not accept more returns of small boat migrants and foreign national offenders. From Thursday, […]

World Justice News

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Month: June 2025

Thousands in Norway told they won up to millions in lottery error

New VPN Service Can’t Log Users by Design

US Supreme Court allows parents to opt out of lessons with LGBT books

Supreme Court curbs judges’ power to block Trump’s orders in birthright citizenship case

Police Scotland make 50th arrest in gangland feud

South Africa’s police intelligence chief arrested over fraud allegations

Venezuela’s ex-spy chief pleads guilty to narco-terrorism charges

Syrian charged over plot to attack Taylor Swift Vienna concert

Two men jailed for life for murder of Aboriginal boy

Ecuador’s most-wanted fugitive Fito found hiding under kitchen counter after a year on the run