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Russia charges Telegram founder Pavel Durov with facilitating terrorism

July 29, 2026 World Justice News 0

Pavel Durov, the founder and chief executive of the encrypted messaging app Telegram, has been charged with aiding terrorism by Russia’s security agency. Moscow also said it had issued an international warrant for the 41-year-old […]

Cyber-attackers take 607,000 records from UK Department of Education

July 29, 2026 World Justice News 0

Hackers have obtained about 607,000 records in a cyber-attack on the Department for Education (DfE) in England. The data taken includes telephone numbers and email addresses relating to individuals and organisations but does not include […]

Chairman stole £22k from junior football club to fund cocaine habit

July 29, 2026 World Justice News 0

A former junior football club chairman stole £22,491 from accounts and faked HMRC documents to feed his cocaine habit. Karl Morecroft, 45, lied to club members at RTB Ebbw Vale while taking home the payments […]

France Approves Automated, Real-Time Blocking of Pirate Sports Streams

July 29, 2026 World Justice News 0

French lawmakers have officially adopted a new sports law that replaces manual domain checks with support for automated, real-time piracy blocking. The system allows for instant blockades during live sports broadcasts, with oversight checks from […]

Bryan Kohberger the Idaho students murderer plans to withdraw guilty plea

July 29, 2026 World Justice News 0

The family of one of the victims of Bryan Kohberger has branded the convicted murderer a “narcissist”, after he applied to withdraw his guilty plea. Kohberger, 31, filed a hand-written petition from the Idaho Maximum Security Penitentiary […]

Johnson & Johnson offers up to $5.5bn to settle baby powder lawsuits

July 28, 2026 World Justice News 0

Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has offered to pay as much as $5.5bn (£4.14bn) to resolve tens of thousands of lawsuits in the US alleging that its baby powder and other products containing talcum cause ovarian cancer. […]

Three dead and several injured in shooting at food festival near Seattle’s Space Needle

July 27, 2026 World Justice News 0

Three people have been killed and several others injured following a shooting at a food festival near the Space Needle in Seattle on Sunday, the city fire department said. Mayor Katie Wilson said one suspect was […]

New suspect identified in 1996 murder of Lin and Megan Russell

July 26, 2026 World Justice News 0

Two witnesses have identified their own relative as a new suspect in the murder of Lin Russell and her six-year-old daughter in Kent 30 years ago. Dr Russell and her two daughters were attacked with […]

Berlin Pride attack suspect shot and killed during police operation

July 26, 2026 World Justice News 0

The man suspected of carrying out what authorities say was likely an “Islamist terror attack” at Berlin Pride has been shot and killed by police. Officers opened fire when Abdul Ballout, a 21-year-old German citizen […]

International Criminal Court top prosecutor removed over sexual misconduct allegations

July 25, 2026 World Justice News 0

Members of the International Criminal Court (ICC) have voted to dismiss Karim Khan as chief prosecutor for alleged sexual misconduct. Elected the ICC’s third prosecutor in 2021, Khan was suspended last month. The decision to […]

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France bans unsolicited telemarketing calls

August 12, 2026 0

France has banned unsolicited telemarketing phone calls, in what a consumer group is hailing as a “small revolution” for the sales industry. From Tuesday, unsolicited calls are prohibited for businesses in all sectors – but […]

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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 […]

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Year: 2026

Russia charges Telegram founder Pavel Durov with facilitating terrorism

Cyber-attackers take 607,000 records from UK Department of Education

Chairman stole £22k from junior football club to fund cocaine habit

France Approves Automated, Real-Time Blocking of Pirate Sports Streams

Bryan Kohberger the Idaho students murderer plans to withdraw guilty plea

Johnson & Johnson offers up to $5.5bn to settle baby powder lawsuits

Three dead and several injured in shooting at food festival near Seattle’s Space Needle

New suspect identified in 1996 murder of Lin and Megan Russell

Berlin Pride attack suspect shot and killed during police operation

International Criminal Court top prosecutor removed over sexual misconduct allegations