October 2026 – Page 3 – World Justice News

New York City to end horse-drawn carriage rides after teenager’s death

October 15, 2026 World Justice News 0

New York City is to end horse carriage rides through Central Park following the “tragic and preventable” death of a teenager earlier this year. The City Council is expected to approve a bill next week […]

‘Migrant taxi service’ smuggler deported from UK

October 11, 2026 World Justice News 0

A Ukrainian national convicted of people-smuggling offences on a £15,000 ($20,000) yacht has been deported after serving part of a six-year prison sentence. The Home Office said Vladyslav Cherniavskyi, who was jailed at Portsmouth Crown […]

US justice department investigates TV networks over Trump pool coverage

October 11, 2026 World Justice News 0

The US justice department (DoJ) has said it is investigating several TV networks over whether they broke federal competition laws when they recently suspended pool coverage of President Donald Trump. Last month, five networks paused […]

Fourteen killed in two separate US mass shootings

October 11, 2026 World Justice News 0

Two mass shootings in the United States have claimed the lives of 14 people in the space of a few hours, local police forces have confirmed. Five people were shot dead at a home in […]

Nobel peace laureate says US sanctions on ICC ‘unacceptable

October 11, 2026 World Justice News 0

Navi Pillay, the winner of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, has called US sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) “unheard of” and “unacceptable”. The South African former ICC judge was awarded the prize “for […]

US murderer Christa Pike discharged from hospital 10 days after failed execution

October 11, 2026 World Justice News 0

US death row inmate Christa Pike has been discharged from hospital following her botched execution at the end of last month, her lawyers have said. Pike, 50, has been sent back to the prison where […]

US Pentagon says the firing squad execution of mass killer Nidal Hasan will be livestreamed

October 9, 2026 World Justice News 0

The firing squad execution of an ex-US army psychiatrist who killed 13 people in Texas will be livestreamed. US defence secretary Pete Hegseth said the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, which is set to take […]

Texas puts inmate to death for first time since the botched Tennessee execution of Christa Pike

October 8, 2026 World Justice News 0

A Texas death row inmate has been put to death by lethal injection – despite objections following Christa Pike’s botched execution last week. Jamaal Howard, 46, is the first inmate to be executed in the […]

Christa Pike ‘angry and confused’ after failed execution, lawyers say

October 7, 2026 World Justice News 0

A lawyer for convicted murderer Christa Pike says that she woke up in hospital “angry and confused” after she survived a botched execution attempt last week. Her first words were to ask “Where am I?” […]

Planned gun attack on America’s largest mall thwarted ‘after teen bought assault rifle’

October 7, 2026 World Justice News 0

A planned gun attack on the largest mall in the US was prevented after a teenager was arrested trying to buy an assault rifle, according to officials. Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud, 18, was detained on Tuesday […]

Human Rights

UK court overturns Trinidad and Tobago law criminalising homosexual sex

November 11, 2026 0

Trinidad and Tobago’s ‌law criminalising consensual sexual relations between male same-sex couples has been overturned ‌by a UK court. It comes after a legal challenge by ⁠a ⁠gay man who said ‌the Caribbean nation’s laws […]

Human Rights

Self-styled ‘king of Germany’ goes on trial accused of heading criminal group

November 8, 2026 0

A self-declared “king” of Germany has gone on trial in Düsseldorf accused of leading a criminal organisation along with three other men described as his senior “subjects”. Peter Fitzek, 61, who calls himself Peter the […]

Human Rights

Kenyan doomsday cult leader Paul Mackenzie given life sentence for murdering 191 people

November 6, 2026 0

A Kenyan court has sentenced the leader of a doomsday cult, Paul Mackenzie, to 200 years in prison for murdering 191 people, all but one of them children. Alongside 28 others, Mackenzie was found guilty […]

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Month: October 2026

New York City to end horse-drawn carriage rides after teenager’s death

‘Migrant taxi service’ smuggler deported from UK

US justice department investigates TV networks over Trump pool coverage

Fourteen killed in two separate US mass shootings

Nobel peace laureate says US sanctions on ICC ‘unacceptable

US murderer Christa Pike discharged from hospital 10 days after failed execution

US Pentagon says the firing squad execution of mass killer Nidal Hasan will be livestreamed

Texas puts inmate to death for first time since the botched Tennessee execution of Christa Pike

Christa Pike ‘angry and confused’ after failed execution, lawyers say

Planned gun attack on America’s largest mall thwarted ‘after teen bought assault rifle’