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Prince Andrew gives up his title as Duke of York

October 18, 2025 World Justice News 0

Prince Andrew is giving up his titles, including the Duke of York, he has announced in a personal statement. He has been under increasing pressure over his links with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, with calls […]

Co-founder of investment firm 777 Partners charged with defrauding lenders and investors of more than $500 million

October 18, 2025 World Justice News 0

The co-founder of investment firm 777 Partners – which made an unsuccessful bid to buy Premier League club Everton – has been charged with defrauding lenders and investors of more than $500 million (£372m). Josh […]

Former Trump adviser John Bolton criminally indicted

October 17, 2025 World Justice News 0

John Bolton, who served as Donald Trump’s national security adviser before becoming a vocal critic of the president, has been criminally indicted on federal charges. The Department of Justice presented a case to a grand […]

Uruguay legalises euthanasia after 10-hour debate

October 17, 2025 World Justice News 0

Uruguay has legalised euthanasia, becoming the first country in Latin America to pass a law that allows assisted suicide. The Dignified Death bill was passed in the senate on Wednesday, with 20 out of 31 […]

Suspected plot to attack Belgian PM foiled

October 10, 2025 World Justice News 0

Police in Belgium have arrested three people suspected of plotting an attack on the country’s prime minister, Bart De Wever. The alleged plot was described by prosecutors as a “jihadist-inspired terrorist attack” on the PM […]

Sudan militia leader convicted of war crimes during Darfur war

October 8, 2025 World Justice News 0

A Sudanese militia leader has been found guilty of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Darfur region more than 20 years ago. Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, also known as Ali Kushayb, was […]

Man and teenager arrested over cyber attack on children’s nurseries

October 8, 2025 World Justice News 0

A teenager and a man have been arrested in connection with reports of a cyber attack on a chain of London-based nurseries. The two males, aged 17 and 22, were taken into custody on suspicion […]

Spying trial collapsed after government refused to brand China a threat, says top prosecutor

October 8, 2025 World Justice News 0

A Chinese spying trial collapsed last month after the UK government would not label Beijing a national security threat, a top prosecutor has said. Christopher Berry, 33, and former parliamentary researcher Christopher Cash, 30, were […]

Apple and Samsung users could be due share of £480m payout

October 6, 2025 World Justice News 0

Nearly 30 million people in the UK who bought an Apple or Samsung smartphone between 2015 and 2024 may be entitled to about £17 if the consumer campaign group Which? is successful in a case […]

Gisèle Pelicot will return to court in Nîmes for Husamettin Dogan’s appeal

October 4, 2025 World Justice News 0

The first day Gisèle Pelicot walked up the steps of the courthouse in Avignon in September 2024, she was an anonymous retired grandmother. Within weeks, this diminutive 72-year-old – the victim at the centre of […]

Australia

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier charged over alleged war crimes

April 7, 2026 0

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier has been charged over allegations he committed war crimes in Afghanistan. Ben Roberts-Smith – who left the defence force in 2013 – was arrested at Sydney airport on Tuesday and will […]

Human Rights

‘The gravest crime against humanity’: What does the UN vote on slavery mean?

March 28, 2026 0

The United Nations General Assembly this week overwhelmingly backed a resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade “the gravest crime against humanity”. Welcoming the vote, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the wealth of many Western […]

Human Rights

Leading anti‑racism activist in Tunisia jailed for eight years

March 21, 2026 0

A Tunisian court has sentenced human rights activist Saadia Mosbah to eight years in prison and fined her £26,000 ($35,000). Mosbah, who leads the anti-racism group Mnèmty, had been charged with money laundering and illicit […]

World Justice News

Crime and Justice News from around the world

Year: 2025

Prince Andrew gives up his title as Duke of York

Co-founder of investment firm 777 Partners charged with defrauding lenders and investors of more than $500 million

Former Trump adviser John Bolton criminally indicted

Uruguay legalises euthanasia after 10-hour debate

Suspected plot to attack Belgian PM foiled

Sudan militia leader convicted of war crimes during Darfur war

Man and teenager arrested over cyber attack on children’s nurseries

Spying trial collapsed after government refused to brand China a threat, says top prosecutor

Apple and Samsung users could be due share of £480m payout

Gisèle Pelicot will return to court in Nîmes for Husamettin Dogan’s appeal