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Former French senator found guilty of drugging MP

January 29, 2026 World Justice News 0

A former French senator has been found guilty of spiking an MP’s drink with ecstasy in order to sexually assault her. Joel Guerriau received a four-year prison sentence – 18 months of which are to […]

Ex-Nigerian minister Diezani Alison-Madueke went on spending sprees, court hears in bribery trial

January 29, 2026 World Justice News 0

A Nigerian oil minister went on “extravagant and excessive” spending sprees at high-end London stores with money from bribes by industry insiders, a London court has heard. During a visit to Harrods in 2013, Diezani […]

‘House of horrors’ abuser had 26 convictions before he was foster carer

January 29, 2026 World Justice News 0

A foster carer who was convicted of abusing children in a “house of horrors” was allowed to start looking after young people despite a lengthy criminal record, the BBC can reveal. Douglas Daniel had 26 […]

Tech giants face landmark trial over social media addiction claims

January 27, 2026 World Justice News 0

A landmark social media addiction trial in which top tech executives are expected to testify begins on Tuesday in California. The plaintiff, a 19-year-old woman identified by the initials KGM, alleges the design of the […]

Donald Trump talks to reporters on Air Force One

Trump abandons attack mode as Minneapolis shooting backlash grows

January 27, 2026 World Justice News 0

The Trump administration has quickly abandoned its familiar “deny and attack” playbook after initially using it when federal agents shot dead Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday morning. Within 24 hours, as various videos of […]

BBC set to use iPlayer to catch licence fee evaders

January 27, 2026 World Justice News 0

The BBC is working on ways to use iPlayer to find households that haven’t paid for a TV licence, Money understands. Online BBC accounts could be linked with home addresses for the first time to […]

Aylo Wins $90 Million Default Judgment Against Porn Piracy Network

January 27, 2026 World Justice News 0

Adult entertainment conglomerate Aylo has won a $90 million default judgment against a large piracy ring in a Washington federal court. Recouping these damages will be a challenge because the owner of the sites was […]

Ryan Wedding leaves plane escorted by the FBI

Alleged drug kingpin and ex-Olympian Ryan Wedding arrested in Mexico after years on the run

January 25, 2026 World Justice News 0

Former Canadian Olympic snowboarder and alleged drug kingpin Ryan Wedding has been arrested in Mexico and will be extradited to the US after years on the run, FBI Director Kash Patel has said. Wedding, who […]

Jack Smith gives testimony in Capitol Hill

Trump ‘engaged in criminal activity’, Jack Smith says in Capitol Hill testimony

January 25, 2026 World Justice News 0

In his first public testimony about his criminal investigations of Donald Trump, former special counsel Jack Smith said the president was responsible for the violence on 6 January 2021, when hundreds of rioters stormed the […]

Ex-intelligence officer accused of betraying Austria in Russia spying trial

January 25, 2026 World Justice News 0

Former intelligence official Egisto Ott has gone on trial in Vienna, accused of spying for Russia in what is being dubbed Austria’s biggest spy trial in years. Egisto Ott, who told the court on Thursday […]

Human Rights

Ethiopian police arrest alleged leader of multi-million-dollar trafficking ring

July 22, 2026 0

Police in Ethiopia say they have arrested 17 suspects including the alleged leader of what they say is a multi-million-dollar international human trafficking network. The gang is accused of “the deaths of 60 migrants”, sexually […]

Human Rights

US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to Trump

July 1, 2026 0

The US Supreme Court has ruled that babies born in the US have a constitutional right to citizenship, rejecting Donald Trump’s bid to end the 150-year-old policy. In a 6-3 decision, Chief Justice John Roberts ruled that […]

Human Rights

Four men held over child marriage in Sierra Leone appear in landmark court case

June 28, 2026 0

For the first time since child marriage was banned in Sierra Leone two years ago, people accused of committing the crime have been brought to trial. Four men appeared at a High Court on Friday […]

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Crime and Justice News from around the world

Year: 2026

Former French senator found guilty of drugging MP

Ex-Nigerian minister Diezani Alison-Madueke went on spending sprees, court hears in bribery trial

‘House of horrors’ abuser had 26 convictions before he was foster carer

BBC set to use iPlayer to catch licence fee evaders

Aylo Wins $90 Million Default Judgment Against Porn Piracy Network

Alleged drug kingpin and ex-Olympian Ryan Wedding arrested in Mexico after years on the run

Trump ‘engaged in criminal activity’, Jack Smith says in Capitol Hill testimony

Ex-intelligence officer accused of betraying Austria in Russia spying trial