2026 – World Justice News

Australian author’s erotic novel is child sex abuse material, judge rules

February 12, 2026 World Justice News 0

An Australian author has been found guilty of creating child sex abuse material in the form of an erotic age-gap romance novel. A New South Wales (NSW) court heard the book explores a relationship between […]

Murderer gets lethal injection as Florida continues ‘frantic’ execution spree

February 11, 2026 World Justice News 0

A murderer who killed a travelling salesman in a deadly robbery has become the first to face the death penalty in Florida this year. Ronald Palmer Heath was given the lethal injection at Florida State Prison near […]

Canada community of Tumbler Ridge in shock after nine killed and at least 25 wounded in shooting at local secondary school and home

February 11, 2026 World Justice News 0

People in the small Canadian town of Tumbler Ridge have reacted with shock and disbelief after nine people were killed and at least 25 wounded in a shooting at a local secondary school and home. […]

Lawsuit Trial against Social media companies begins in Los Angeles

February 9, 2026 World Justice News 0

Social media is on trial in Los Angeles. What happens next could change the way they operate. Inside LA’s superior court, a landmark trial is getting under way. Social media companies are being accused of […]

California Federal Court Rules DMCA Subpoenas Can’t Be Used for Foreign Piracy Lawsuits

February 9, 2026 World Justice News 0

A California federal court has ruled that identity information obtained through DMCA subpoenas cannot be used for foreign copyright lawsuits, rejecting manga publisher Shueisha’s attempt to use it outside the United States. The decision comes […]

DNA found on gun is match to both identical twins – so who is the killer?

February 9, 2026 World Justice News 0

Prosecutors in France have been unable to tell which of a pair of identical twins on trial for murder pulled the trigger in a fatal shooting, because DNA found on a gun is a match […]

Man who murdered 51 in mass shootings blames guilty plea on prison ‘conditions’

February 9, 2026 World Justice News 0

A white supremacist who killed 51 Muslim worshippers at two mosques in New Zealand in 2019 said on Monday that he was irrational when he pleaded guilty, as he sought to ⁠overturn his conviction. Brenton […]

Colorado funeral home director sentenced to 40 years for corpse abuse

February 8, 2026 World Justice News 0

The co-owner of a Colorado funeral home where nearly 200 decaying bodies were found has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for corpse abuse. Before Jon Hallford was sentenced, he apologised in court and […]

Nigeria Enugu statue commemorating coal miners

Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m over 1949 killing of miners

February 8, 2026 World Justice News 0

A Nigerian court has ordered the British government to pay $27m (£20m) to each of the families of 21 coal miners killed in 1949 by the colonial administration in the south-east of the country. The […]

Savannah Guthrie tells mother’s possible kidnappers ‘we will pay’ in plea for her return

February 8, 2026 World Justice News 0

US news anchor Savannah Guthrie and her family have released a new video pleading for the safe return of their mother. “We received your message, and we understand,” Guthrie said in the video posted to […]

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Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m over 1949 killing of miners

February 8, 2026 0

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Rape trial puts Norway’s royal family in unwelcome glare of public

February 1, 2026 0

When Marius Borg Høiby stands up in room 250 at Oslo district court on Tuesday, at the start of Norway’s biggest trial in years, he will have no moral support from his closest relatives. His […]

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France moves to abolish concept of marital duty to have sex

February 1, 2026 0

France is to enshrine in law the end of so-called “conjugal rights” – the notion that marriage means a duty to have sex. A bill approved on Wednesday in the National Assembly adds a clause […]

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Year: 2026

Australian author’s erotic novel is child sex abuse material, judge rules

Murderer gets lethal injection as Florida continues ‘frantic’ execution spree

Canada community of Tumbler Ridge in shock after nine killed and at least 25 wounded in shooting at local secondary school and home

California Federal Court Rules DMCA Subpoenas Can’t Be Used for Foreign Piracy Lawsuits

DNA found on gun is match to both identical twins – so who is the killer?

Man who murdered 51 in mass shootings blames guilty plea on prison ‘conditions’

Colorado funeral home director sentenced to 40 years for corpse abuse

Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m over 1949 killing of miners

Savannah Guthrie tells mother’s possible kidnappers ‘we will pay’ in plea for her return