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Former Philippines president Duterte arrested over alleged crimes against humanity during drugs crackdown

March 11, 2025 World Justice News 0

The controversial former president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, has been arrested over claims of crimes against humanity. The government said he was detained on an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant when he landed in […]

North Korean hackers cash out hundreds of millions from $1.5bn ByBit hack

March 10, 2025 World Justice News 0

Hackers thought to be working for the North Korean regime have successfully converted at least $300m (£232m) of their record-breaking $1.5bn crypto heist to unrecoverable funds. The criminals, known as Lazarus Group, swiped the huge […]

Twelve injured in shooting at Toronto pub – Police hunt three suspects

March 8, 2025 World Justice News 0

Police in Toronto are searching for three male suspects after at least 12 people were injured in a pub shooting in the Canadian city. None of the injuries were life-threatening, police posted on X, saying […]

South Carolina man to be executed in US by firing squad

March 7, 2025 World Justice News 0

A South Carolina prison inmate convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend’s parents with a baseball bat will be the first person in the US to be executed by firing squad in 15 years. If Brad Sigmon’s […]

Teen armed with gun overpowered by passengers onboard plane

March 7, 2025 World Justice News 0

Police in Australia have charged a 17-year-old who got on a plane with a shotgun and ammunition. He was filmed being wrestled to the ground by passengers and crew as the aircraft prepared to take […]

Former Liverpool mayor charged with bribery

March 7, 2025 World Justice News 0

Former Liverpool mayor Joe Anderson and city politician Derek Hatton have been charged with bribery and misconduct relating to council contracts, along with 10 others, police have said. The charges come after a Merseyside Police […]

PhD student guilty of drugging and raping 10 women in London and China – police fear more than 50 other victims

March 5, 2025 World Justice News 0

Police are appealing for more than 50 more victims to come forward after one of the country’s most prolific sex offenders was found guilty of drugging and raping 10 women. Chinese PhD student Zhenhao Zou, […]

Hollywood Studios Sue Pirate IPTV Services in U.S. Court

March 5, 2025 World Justice News 0

Members of the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) filed two separate copyright infringement lawsuits yesterday, targeting the alleged operators of IPTV services including ‘Outer Limits IPTV’, ‘Shrugs’ and ‘Zing’. Amazon, Netflix and several major […]

Co-op unlawfully blocked 100 rival store openings

March 5, 2025 World Justice News 0

The Co-op has admitted to unlawfully blocking more than 100 rival supermarkets from opening branches near to its stores. The UK’s competition watchdog found Co-op had breached an order which limits supermarkets’ ability to prevent […]

More funding for judges to tackle record court delays

March 5, 2025 World Justice News 0

Ministers have pledged to increase the number of days funded for judges hearing criminal cases in an attempt to cut unprecedented backlogs and delays in Crown Courts in England and Wales. The Ministry of Justice’s […]

Human Rights

Report finds ‘clear human rights failures’ in southern Scotland

October 7, 2026 0

A new report has found “clear human rights failures” across the south of Scotland with basic obligations on food, health and housing not being met. The study was carried out over eight different local authority […]

Human Rights

Christa Pike set to be first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years still alive after two lethal injections

October 1, 2026 0

A Tennessee death row inmate set to be the first woman to be executed by the state in more than 200 years is still alive after being administered two lethal injections, her lawyers have said. […]

Human Rights

Killer Christa Pike is to be executed within days – but her defence say she’s a victim too

September 27, 2026 0

Ashlee Sellars last heard from her friend Christa Pike earlier this week, when Pike texted her from her cell on death row as she prepares to be killed by lethal injection by the US state […]

World Justice News

Crime and Justice News from around the world

Year: 2025

Former Philippines president Duterte arrested over alleged crimes against humanity during drugs crackdown

North Korean hackers cash out hundreds of millions from $1.5bn ByBit hack

Twelve injured in shooting at Toronto pub – Police hunt three suspects

South Carolina man to be executed in US by firing squad

Teen armed with gun overpowered by passengers onboard plane

Former Liverpool mayor charged with bribery

PhD student guilty of drugging and raping 10 women in London and China – police fear more than 50 other victims

Hollywood Studios Sue Pirate IPTV Services in U.S. Court

Co-op unlawfully blocked 100 rival store openings

More funding for judges to tackle record court delays