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Donald Trump data protection claim over allegations he took part in ‘perverted’ sex acts in Russia dismissed by judge

February 1, 2024 World Justice News 0

Donald Trump’s legal claim over allegations he took part in “perverted” sex acts and gave bribes to Russian officials has been dismissed by a High Court judge. He had brought the data protection case in […]

Woman and child may have suffered life-changing injuries in Clapham chemical attack – as manhunt launched for ‘dangerous’ suspect

February 1, 2024 World Justice News 0

A mother and a child hurt in a chemical attack in south London may have suffered life-changing injuries, police searching for a “dangerous” suspect say. They were hurt, alongside another of the woman’s children, in […]

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Trial opens in Serbia for parents of a teenager who fatally shot 10 people at a school last year

January 30, 2024 World Justice News 0

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A trial started Monday in Serbia for the parents of a teenager who is accused of killing 10 people and injuring six in a mass shooting at his school last May […]

Iranian man and two Canadians charged over plot to kill defector from Tehran in the US

January 30, 2024 World Justice News 0

An Iranian man has been charged alongside two Canadians with plotting to kill two people, including a defector from Iran, who had fled to the United States. Prosecutors say Naji Sharifi Zindashti operates a criminal […]

HSBC fined £57.4m for customer deposit protection failings

January 30, 2024 World Justice News 0

HSBC has been fined £57.4m by the Bank of England for “serious failings” over its measures to protect customer deposits. The bank failed to accurately identify deposits eligible for Britain’s Financial Services Compensation Scheme, the […]

Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan sentenced to 10 years in prison for leaking state secrets

January 30, 2024 World Justice News 0

Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for leaking state secrets. Khan’s former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi was also given a 10-year jail sentence as part of […]

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Alabama prisoner ‘struggled for his life’ in nitrogen gas execution

January 27, 2024 World Justice News 0

A prisoner in Alabama has become the first inmate in the world to be executed with nitrogen gas. Convicted murderer Kenneth Smith, 58, was put to death after the US Supreme Court declined a legal […]

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Donald Trump must pay E Jean Carroll $83.3m for calling her sex assault claim a lie

January 27, 2024 World Justice News 0

Donald Trump has been ordered to pay $83.3m (£65.5m) in a defamation case against a woman he was found liable for sexually assaulting – with the former US president branding it all a “witch hunt”. […]

US inmate faces first nitrogen execution after losing last-minute appeals

January 25, 2024 World Justice News 0

An Alabama death row inmate is expected to become the first person in the US to be executed with nitrogen gas, after losing last-minute appeals. The US Supreme Court and a lower appeals court declined […]

Billionaire Joe Lewis pleads guilty to insider trading

January 25, 2024 World Justice News 0

UK billionaire Joe Lewis, whose family trust owns Tottenham Hotspur football club, has pleaded guilty to insider trading in a US court. Lewis, 86, was accused of passing on information about his companies to his […]

Human Rights

Killer Christa Pike is to be executed within days – but her defence say she’s a victim too

September 27, 2026 0

Ashlee Sellars last heard from her friend Christa Pike earlier this week, when Pike texted her from her cell on death row as she prepares to be killed by lethal injection by the US state […]

Human Rights

First UK charges brought over 1994 Rwanda genocide

September 22, 2026 0

A Rwandan man, who has been living in north London, has become the first person charged in the UK with offences relating to the 1994 Rwanda genocide, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said. Dr […]

Human Rights

UK MPs and Lords call for new law to address AI threat to human rights

September 14, 2026 0

A cross-party group of MPs and peers has identified human rights risks posed by artificial intelligence (AI), arguing existing laws are ill-equipped to address the technology’s rapid growth. The Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) […]

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Donald Trump data protection claim over allegations he took part in ‘perverted’ sex acts in Russia dismissed by judge

Woman and child may have suffered life-changing injuries in Clapham chemical attack – as manhunt launched for ‘dangerous’ suspect

Trial opens in Serbia for parents of a teenager who fatally shot 10 people at a school last year

Iranian man and two Canadians charged over plot to kill defector from Tehran in the US

HSBC fined £57.4m for customer deposit protection failings

Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan sentenced to 10 years in prison for leaking state secrets

Alabama prisoner ‘struggled for his life’ in nitrogen gas execution

Donald Trump must pay E Jean Carroll $83.3m for calling her sex assault claim a lie

US inmate faces first nitrogen execution after losing last-minute appeals

Billionaire Joe Lewis pleads guilty to insider trading