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US judge voids Donald Trump’s $1.8bn settlement with IRS that gave him immunity from tax audits

July 15, 2026 World Justice News 0

A US judge has voided a legal agreement between President Donald Trump and federal agencies that granted him immunity from tax audits and allowed his administration to create a since-abandoned $1.8bn (£1.3bn) “anti-weaponisation” fund. The […]

How a former ‘street kid’ is key to South Africa’s police corruption inquiry

July 15, 2026 World Justice News 0

Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala’s name has haunted the proceedings of South Africa’s major inquiry into alleged police corruption and, if things go to plan on Wednesday, the controversial businessman will at last be questioned himself. He […]

U.S. Seizes More Pirate Sports Streaming Domains, But Iranian Fallbacks Remain

July 13, 2026 World Justice News 0

The U.S. continues to crack down on sports streaming sites, seizing well over a hundred additional domain names this weekend. While these enforcement actions sorted effect, several of the targeted domains now use fallback domains […]

Landmark US housing bill becomes law despite Trump protest

July 12, 2026 World Justice News 0

President Donald Trump allowed landmark housing legislation to become law overnight on Friday without his signature. He had earlier refused to sign it in protest over Congress’s failure to pass voter ID legislation but did […]

Ann Widdecombe death: Man, 28, arrested in South Yorkshire on suspicion of murder

July 12, 2026 World Justice News 0

Police say a 28-year-old man has been arrested in South Yorkshire on suspicion of the murder of Ann Widdecombe. “The suspect, who is a white British national, is now in police custody,” a statement from […]

Ghanaian influencer extradited to US over $8m scam targeting elderly Americans

July 10, 2026 World Justice News 0

A Ghanaian social media influencer known as Abu Trica, whose real name is Frederick Kumi, has been extradited to the US to face trial for allegedly running a romance scam that defrauded elderly Americans of […]

Ruth Ellis with her boyfriend David Blakely

Ruth Ellis, last woman executed in UK, granted a conditional pardon

July 8, 2026 World Justice News 0

Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be executed in the UK, has been granted a posthumous conditional pardon. Ellis was hanged at London’s Holloway Prison in 1955 after being convicted of murdering her lover David […]

Man shot dead by ICE officer during vehicle stop in Houston

July 8, 2026 World Justice News 0

A man has died after being shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in Houston, Texas. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican national it claimed was in […]

Prince Harry and others lose High Court privacy case against Daily Mail publisher

July 8, 2026 World Justice News 0

The Duke of Sussex and six others have lost their High Court privacy case against the publisher of the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday. Judge Mr Justice Nicklin said the claimants had failed to […]

Google must pay record €4.1bn fine over antitrust issues

July 5, 2026 World Justice News 0

Google will have to pay a record €4.1bn (£3.5bn, $4.67bn) fine after it lost its fight against EU antitrust regulators. Eight years ago, the search engine giant was handed a €4.3bn fine by the regulator […]

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, […]

World Justice News

Crime and Justice News from around the world

Year: 2026

US judge voids Donald Trump’s $1.8bn settlement with IRS that gave him immunity from tax audits

How a former ‘street kid’ is key to South Africa’s police corruption inquiry

U.S. Seizes More Pirate Sports Streaming Domains, But Iranian Fallbacks Remain

Landmark US housing bill becomes law despite Trump protest

Ann Widdecombe death: Man, 28, arrested in South Yorkshire on suspicion of murder

Ruth Ellis, last woman executed in UK, granted a conditional pardon

Man shot dead by ICE officer during vehicle stop in Houston

Prince Harry and others lose High Court privacy case against Daily Mail publisher

Google must pay record €4.1bn fine over antitrust issues