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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

Drone attack plot against White House UFC event thwarted, says FBI

June 20, 2026 World Justice News 0

The FBI says it prevented a potential attack using guns and drones on last Sunday’s UFC event attended by President Trump at the White House. Bureau chief Kash Patel said they became “aware of a […]

UK actress charged with importing meth worth almost A$300m into Australia

June 19, 2026 World Justice News 0

A British actress, who appeared in an Eastenders spin-off and a Jason Statham movie, has been charged with trying to smuggle 320kg of meth into Australia from West Africa. Emaa Hussen, 34, appeared in a […]

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Brazil woman dies after rope-jumping instructors fail to attach cord

June 16, 2026 World Justice News 0

A woman has died in what appears to be a tragic extreme sports accident in Brazil. Three men have been arrested over the incident, in which instructors failed to attach a rope to her before […]

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Norwegian crown princess’s son found guilty of two counts of rape

June 16, 2026 World Justice News 0

Marius Borg Høiby, the 29-year-old son of Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit, has been found guilty of two counts of rape and sentenced to four years in prison. The three judges in courtroom 250 at Oslo […]

Eight dead after US Air Force B-52 bomber crashes in California

June 16, 2026 World Justice News 0

Eight people, including two Boeing employees, have been killed after a US Air Force B-52 bomber crashed immediately after take-off from Edwards Air Force Base in southern California. The incident occurred at 11:20 local time […]

Under-16s in UK will be banned from social media from early 2027

June 16, 2026 World Justice News 0

Millions of children in the UK will be forced off social media after the government announced it would ban under-16s from accessing a range of platforms. Apps including TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram will become inaccessible […]

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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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Report finds ‘clear human rights failures’ in southern Scotland

October 7, 2026 0

A new report has found “clear human rights failures” across the south of Scotland with basic obligations on food, health and housing not being met. The study was carried out over eight different local authority […]

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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. […]

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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

Drone attack plot against White House UFC event thwarted, says FBI

UK actress charged with importing meth worth almost A$300m into Australia

Brazil woman dies after rope-jumping instructors fail to attach cord

Norwegian crown princess’s son found guilty of two counts of rape

Eight dead after US Air Force B-52 bomber crashes in California