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Pornhub pulls out of France over age verification law

June 5, 2025 World Justice News 0

Aylo, the company which runs a number of pornographic websites, including Pornhub, is to stop operating in France from Wednesday. It is in reaction to a French law requiring porn sites to take extra steps […]

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Tanzania announces shutdown of X because of pornography

June 5, 2025 World Justice News 0

Tanzania has decided to block access to social media platform X because it allows pornographic content to be shared, the information minister has said. The content was contrary to the East African state’s “laws, culture, […]

Trump signs ban on travel to the US from 12 countries citing national security risks

June 5, 2025 World Justice News 0

Donald Trump has signed a ban on travel to the US from 12 countries citing national security risks, according to the White House. There are also seven additional countries whose nationals will face a partial […]

Scammers stole £47m from HMRC in phishing attack

June 5, 2025 World Justice News 0

Scammers stole £47m from the online accounts of 100,000 people after posing as taxpayers, HMRC has revealed. The tax authority said it is writing to those affected to confirm it has secured their accounts, they […]

Mexican police arrest suspect in killing of five band members

June 4, 2025 World Justice News 0

Police in Mexico have detained a man known by the alias of M-47, whom they suspect of ordering the murder of members of the band Grupo Fugitivo. The bodies of four musicians from the band […]

Colorado petrol bomb suspect charged with 16 counts of attempted murder

June 3, 2025 World Justice News 0

The suspect in the Colorado petrol bomb attack has been charged with 16 counts of attempted murder. Mohamed Soliman is accused of throwing Molotov cocktails and using a makeshift flamethrower on a group of people […]

MI5 neo-Nazi spy: Judge had ‘no confidence’ in Security Service’s account of false evidence

June 3, 2025 World Justice News 0

By: Daniel De Simone – BBC investigations correspondent: @DdesimoneDaniel MI5 is facing fresh scrutiny in the case of a violent neo-Nazi agent after a High Court judge said he had “no confidence” in the Security Service’s account […]

Two Scottish men shot dead by hooded gunman outside Irish pub in Costa del Sol

June 3, 2025 World Justice News 0

Two Scottish men with links to a Glasgow-based criminal gang have been shot dead at a bar in Spain. BBC Scotland understands they are Eddie Lyons Jnr and Ross Monaghan, who was previously acquitted of […]

Briton accused of plot to export US military tech

June 2, 2025 World Justice News 0

A British man has been indicted in the US for allegedly trying to smuggle “sensitive American military technology” to China, including missiles, air defence radar and drones. John Miller, 63, and a Chinese man, Cui […]

Eight injured in petrol bomb and ‘flamethrower’ attack at rally for Hamas-held hostages in Colorado

June 2, 2025 World Justice News 0

Eight people have been injured at a US rally for Israeli hostages after they were attacked by a man with a makeshift flamethrower and petrol bombs. A group of people in Boulder, Colorado, were holding […]

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Istanbul’s ex-mayor to stand trial on corruption charges

March 9, 2026 0

The former mayor of Istanbul is due to become the central defendant in a mass corruption trial that his opposition party and rights groups say is politically motivated. Ekrem Imamoglu, 55, faces more than 140 charges […]

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Senegal PM proposes tougher anti-LGBT law, doubling prison terms

February 26, 2026 0

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has introduced legislation that could double the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The proposal was sent to parliament on Tuesday […]

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Rare prison sentences handed to Cameroon soldiers after killing of 21 civilians

February 22, 2026 0

Three Cameroonian soldiers have been sentenced to prison for their role in the killing of at least 21 civilians in the country’s troubled Anglophone region. The jail terms for the crimes, which took place six […]

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Year: 2025

Pornhub pulls out of France over age verification law

Trump signs ban on travel to the US from 12 countries citing national security risks

Scammers stole £47m from HMRC in phishing attack

Mexican police arrest suspect in killing of five band members

Colorado petrol bomb suspect charged with 16 counts of attempted murder

MI5 neo-Nazi spy: Judge had ‘no confidence’ in Security Service’s account of false evidence

Two Scottish men shot dead by hooded gunman outside Irish pub in Costa del Sol

Briton accused of plot to export US military tech

Eight injured in petrol bomb and ‘flamethrower’ attack at rally for Hamas-held hostages in Colorado