September 2026 – Page 3 – World Justice News

Philippine Red Cross at Banga school shooting

Three dead and eight injured in Philippines school shooting

September 18, 2026 World Justice News 0

A 16-year-old gunman has shot two students dead and injured eight others at a Philippine high school, before killing himself. The two deceased victims were 14-year-old pupils at a school in Banga in the southern […]

Judge orders Trump to give 30 days’ notice before any ‘demolition’ at Kennedy Center

September 18, 2026 World Justice News 0

A US federal judge has ruled the Trump administration must give 30 days’ notice before any “demolition” occurs to the Kennedy Center, as President Donald Trump warned the Washington DC performing arts venue could be […]

Ex-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro ally Alex Saab pleads guilty in $195m money laundering US court case

September 16, 2026 World Justice News 0

Alex Saab, a former Venezuelan official and aide to ex-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, has pleaded guilty to money laundering charges in the US. The US case against Saab has been closely watched as Maduro and […]

Colombian ex-foreign minister charged over nanny’s lie detector test

September 16, 2026 World Justice News 0

Prosecutors in Colombia have accused former foreign minister Laura Sarabia of abusing her power after she made her nanny take a lie detector test. The scandal erupted in 2023, when Colombian news weekly Semana reported […]

Face mask ban comes into force in Nottingham – with police powers also including on-the-spot fines

September 15, 2026 World Justice News 0

Nottingham will become one of the first cities to bring in a balaclava ban as new powers aimed at tackling intimidation in the city come into effect. Under the restrictions, police and council officers can […]

UK MPs and Lords call for new law to address AI threat to human rights

September 14, 2026 World Justice News 0

A cross-party group of MPs and peers has identified human rights risks posed by artificial intelligence (AI), arguing existing laws are ill-equipped to address the technology’s rapid growth. The Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) […]

US officials ‘secretly flew diplomat out of UK’ after indecent image allegations

September 13, 2026 World Justice News 0

An American diplomat accused of possessing indecent images of children was “secretly flown out of the UK”, according to reports. US authorities allegedly raided the diplomat’s London flat last month, seizing him and taking him […]

UK MPs vote against fresh attempt to legalise assisted dying

September 12, 2026 World Justice News 0

MPs have voted against proposals to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales, bringing the latest effort to change the law to an end. Following a debate in which both sides made emotional speeches, the […]

Arrest made over the death of black woman found hanged from tree in Mississippi

September 12, 2026 World Justice News 0

Warning: This story contains distressing details Police in the US state of Mississippi have arrested a man in connection with the death of a black woman found hanged from a tree, and say they could […]

Pirate IPTV Operators Face $32.7 Million Judgment and Self-Expanding Blocking Injunction

September 11, 2026 World Justice News 0

TelevisaUnivision has asked a Florida federal judge to enter a $32.7 million default judgment against the operators of three pirate IPTV services, who all failed to appear in court. The proposed permanent blocking injunction expands […]

Australia

Australian murderer loses bid to eat Vegemite in prison

October 26, 2026 0

A convicted murderer serving a life sentence in Australia has lost his bid to overturn a ban on prisoners consuming Vegemite – the salty yeast-based spread that has become a national symbol. Andre McKechnie argued […]

Human Rights

Patients in chains rescued from suspected illegal rehab centre in South Africa

October 16, 2026 0

A pastor and his wife have been arrested in South Africa after 200 people, some in chains, were found held at a suspected illegal rehabilitation centre in the north-eastern part of the country. The facility, […]

Human Rights

UK threatens to ban Eritreans over migrant return policy

October 15, 2026 0

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has threatened to ban all Eritreans from entering the UK if the east African country’s government does not accept more returns of small boat migrants and foreign national offenders. From Thursday, […]

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