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White House defends new press secretary amid questions about her legal credentials

October 15, 2026 World Justice News 0

The White House is defending its new press secretary, Katie Zacharia, as she faces scrutiny over her legal credentials. President Donald Trump described Zacharia as an attorney when announcing her appointment last week. She has […]

UK threatens to ban Eritreans over migrant return policy

October 15, 2026 World Justice News 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, […]

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 […]

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

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White House defends new press secretary amid questions about her legal credentials

UK threatens to ban Eritreans over migrant return policy

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