June 2026 – Page 2 – World Justice News

Montreal shooting leaves officer, civilian and suspect dead

June 23, 2026 World Justice News 0

A midday shooting in the Canadian city of Montreal left a police officer, a civilian and the armed assailant dead on Monday. The unidentified male suspect, who is believed to have acted alone, was shot […]

Former SNP chief Peter Murrell jailed for £400,000 embezzlement of party funds

June 23, 2026 World Justice News 0

Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell has been sentenced to five years and three months in jail after he admitted to embezzling more than £400,000 from the party. Murrell – the estranged husband of Nicola […]

Ransom note claims Nancy Guthrie died after abduction

June 23, 2026 World Justice News 0

A ransom note sent days after the 84-year-old mother of US presenter Savannah Guthrie was abducted from her home claimed she had died, according to investigators. The note was one of two addressed to Nancy […]

Largest ever cocaine bust in Australia after police raid underground bunker

June 22, 2026 World Justice News 0

Australian police have seized 2.7 tonnes of cocaine – the country’s largest ever such bust – from an underground bunker system in western Sydney. The drugs, with an estimated street value of A$816m (£433m, €500m), […]

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Suspected Ecuador gang leader shot dead in flower bouquet ambush at airport

June 21, 2026 World Justice News 0

An Ecuadorean man, who police accuse of leading a faction of one of the country’s most feared criminal gangs, has been shot dead as he was leaving the airport in Ecuador’s largest city, Guayaquil. Security […]

Canada

Music Labels Win Canadian Site Blocking Order Against Y2Mate, YTMP3, and Savefrom

June 21, 2026 World Justice News 0

For the first time in Canada, a site-blocking order has been issued that specifically targets YouTube rippers. The Federal Court has ordered major ISPs to block access to Y2Mate, YTMP3, and Savefrom domains. Interestingly, the […]

Mangione’s lawyers reverse course on psychiatric defence in state murder trial

June 20, 2026 World Justice News 0

Lawyers for the defendant accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare Chief Executive Brian Thompson will no longer argue a psychiatric defence at his state murder trial. Luigi Mangione’s attorneys reversed course a day after telling Judge […]

Meta Must Face Adult Film Piracy Lawsuit as Court Denies Dismissal

June 20, 2026 World Justice News 0

To keep their piracy lawsuit alive, adult film producers Strike 3 Holdings and Counterlife Media don’t have to prove Meta used their films for AI training. A California federal judge has denied Meta’s motion to […]

Kyle Sandilands and Jackie "O" Henderson

Australian shock jock wins A$12m payout after radio station tore up contract

June 20, 2026 World Justice News 0

Australian shock jock Kyle Sandilands will pocket A$12m ($8.5m; £6.3m) after agreeing to settle a lawsuit against his former employer who cancelled his ten-year A$100m contract early. Sandilands was sacked from top-rating KIIS FM breakfast […]

cannabis package found in shipping container

Three arrested after record-breaking 12-tonne cannabis haul seized

June 20, 2026 World Justice News 0

Border Force officers have seized a record 12-tonne shipment of cannabis worth £139m. The illegal haul of drugs was found in two shipping containers at Southampton‘s port and had come from Canada. Officers found 1,200 boxes of cannabis inside […]

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 […]

Human Rights

First UK charges brought over 1994 Rwanda genocide

September 22, 2026 0

A Rwandan man, who has been living in north London, has become the first person charged in the UK with offences relating to the 1994 Rwanda genocide, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said. Dr […]

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Month: June 2026

Montreal shooting leaves officer, civilian and suspect dead

Former SNP chief Peter Murrell jailed for £400,000 embezzlement of party funds

Ransom note claims Nancy Guthrie died after abduction

Largest ever cocaine bust in Australia after police raid underground bunker

Suspected Ecuador gang leader shot dead in flower bouquet ambush at airport

Music Labels Win Canadian Site Blocking Order Against Y2Mate, YTMP3, and Savefrom

Mangione’s lawyers reverse course on psychiatric defence in state murder trial

Meta Must Face Adult Film Piracy Lawsuit as Court Denies Dismissal

Australian shock jock wins A$12m payout after radio station tore up contract

Three arrested after record-breaking 12-tonne cannabis haul seized