2026 – World Justice News

Ghislaine Maxwell set to appear before US Congress in Epstein probe

January 22, 2026 World Justice News 0

Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend of paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein, is set to appear before a US congressional committee next month. The British former socialite, who is serving a 20-year federal prison sentence for sex […]

Trump tests boundaries of his power as Minnesota pushes back

January 20, 2026 World Justice News 0

With 1,500 troops reportedly on standby to deploy to Minnesota, tensions are rising in the state as protests continue against Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. US officials say they are targeting the “worst of the worst” […]

Social media ban for children being considered by UK government

January 20, 2026 World Justice News 0

Ministers are launching a consultation on banning under-16s from social media after coming under pressure from dozens of their own backbench MPs. After initially opposing such a ban, the government’s position softened in recent days, […]

Prince Harry enters Royal Courts of Justice

Trial begins of Prince Harry and the other high-profile co-claimants against Associated Newspapers (ANL) alleging stories about them published using information illegally obtained

January 19, 2026 World Justice News 0

The Duke of Sussex was made to feel “paranoid beyond belief” by alleged unlawful information gathering by the Daily Mail and the Mail on Sunday, a court has heard. Prince Harry is among seven high-profile […]

Storm Chasers Sue Meta for Ignoring Repeat Infringements of Popular Accounts

January 19, 2026 World Justice News 0

For independent creators documenting the world’s most extreme weather, the real disaster isn’t the storm; it’s the aftermath on social media. A coalition of professional storm chasers has sued Meta for systematic copyright infringement. The […]

What is the Insurrection Act?

January 18, 2026 World Justice News 0

President Donald Trump has again threatened to invoke a rarely used 19th Century law, this time to deploy the military to Minneapolis, Minnesota where thousands continue to protest against the large presence of US Immigration […]

Man accused of murdering woman and her two-year-old daughter in Munich car attack goes on trial

January 18, 2026 World Justice News 0

A man has gone on trial in Germany charged with driving his car into a crowd of people in the city of Munich last year, killing two people. The 25-year-old man, named only as Farhad […]

Gangland killing at a funeral shocks idyllic French island

January 18, 2026 World Justice News 0

The mourners had gathered in the small village of Vero, a half-hour drive from Ajaccio, the capital of the picture-postcard Mediterranean island of Corsica. In their midst was former nationalist leader Alain Orsoni, 71, who […]

Minnesota sues Trump administration to block immigration agents deployment

January 13, 2026 World Justice News 0

The US state of Minnesota has sued the Trump administration in an attempt to block a surge of federal immigration agents into the state. The lawsuit argues the deployment amounts to an unconstitutional “federal invasion”. […]

BBC to file motion to dismiss Trump defamation lawsuit over Panorama edit

January 13, 2026 World Justice News 0

The BBC will take steps to have Donald Trump’s lawsuit over a January 6 Panorama edit thrown out, court documents show. The US president filed a defamation lawsuit over the broadcaster’s editing of a speech he made […]

Human Rights

Double murderer awarded £7,500 compensation over human rights breaches

January 2, 2026 0

A double murderer has been awarded £7,500 compensation by the High Court over breaches of his human rights. Fuad Awale, who is serving a life sentence for shooting two teenagers in the head in 2011, […]

Human Rights

US plans to start checking all tourists’ social media

December 10, 2025 0

All tourists – including those from Britain – will have to undergo a social media screening before being allowed entry into the US under new plans being considered by the country’s border force. At the […]

Australia

Children locked out of social media apps after Australia’s world-first ban

December 10, 2025 0

Australia’s world-first social media ban for children has taken effect, with throngs of teenagers waking up to find their accounts have gone dark. Others tell BBC they have already snuck past barriers and will continue […]

World Justice News

Crime and Justice News from around the world

Year: 2026

Ghislaine Maxwell set to appear before US Congress in Epstein probe

Trump tests boundaries of his power as Minnesota pushes back

Trial begins of Prince Harry and the other high-profile co-claimants against Associated Newspapers (ANL) alleging stories about them published using information illegally obtained

Storm Chasers Sue Meta for Ignoring Repeat Infringements of Popular Accounts

Man accused of murdering woman and her two-year-old daughter in Munich car attack goes on trial

Gangland killing at a funeral shocks idyllic French island

Minnesota sues Trump administration to block immigration agents deployment

BBC to file motion to dismiss Trump defamation lawsuit over Panorama edit