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Police officer charged with lying about leaks to Proud Boys leader

May 21, 2023 World Justice News 0

A Washington, D.C. police officer was arrested Friday on charges that he lied about leaking confidential information to Proud Boys extremist group leader Enrique Tarrio and obstructed an investigation after group members destroyed a Black […]

Tejay Fletcher jailed for running multimillion-pound criminal website iSpoof

May 19, 2023 World Justice News 0

The man responsible for running a multimillion-pound fraud website, used by scammers to trick people into handing over their bank details, has been jailed. Tejay Fletcher, 35, pleaded guilty to running iSpoof, a website that allowed […]

TikTok: Montana to become first US state to ban app on personal devices

May 18, 2023 World Justice News 0

Montana is set to become the first US state to ban Chinese-owned media giant TikTok from personal devices. Governor Greg Gianforte signed the ban into law on Wednesday. It is due to take effect on […]

Chinese comedian arrested after joke about army

May 18, 2023 World Justice News 0

A Chinese comedian who told a joke comparing the behaviour of his dogs to a military slogan has been arrested. The company that hired Li Haoshi was also fined 4.7m yuan ($2.1m, £1.7m), and Mr […]

Major YouTube Copyright Lawsuit Nears Trial With Almost Everything On the Line

May 18, 2023 World Justice News 0

Maria Schneider’s lawsuit against YouTube alleges several types of mass copyright infringement and repeat infringer failures. The trial begins next month, with proposed jury instructions already running to 243 pages. YouTube believes it will win, […]

Court orders Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes to go to prison

May 17, 2023 World Justice News 0

A court has ruled that disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes must report to prison while she appeals against her fraud conviction. Holmes, 39, had asked a judge to remain free while she fought against her […]

No-fault evictions in England to be banned in reform of rental sector

May 17, 2023 World Justice News 0

Landlords would be banned from evicting tenants with no justification as part of a long-promised overhaul of the private rental sector in England. A new law to be tabled in Parliament would abolish no-fault evictions […]

Nicolas Sarkozy to wear tag after losing corruption appeal

May 17, 2023 World Justice News 0

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has lost his appeal against a prison sentence for corruption. However, the Paris appeals court ruled that he could serve his time at home wearing a tag instead of going […]

Dresden Green Vault jewel theft: Five men convicted of audacious 2019 heist

May 16, 2023 World Justice News 0

Five men have been found guilty of an audacious jewel heist in the German city of Dresden. The thieves stole precious items worth €113m (£98m) from the city’s state museum in 2019. Police recovered many […]

Brookside Park area Farmington New Mexico

Three civilians and the suspected shooter killed with several others injured in New Mexico

May 16, 2023 World Justice News 0

At least four people have been killed and several others injured in a shooting in the US. Police in Farmington, New Mexico, said they believe the attacker, who was “confronted and killed on scene”, acted […]

Canada

Canadian ‘online poison seller’ Kenneth Law to have ‘murder charges dropped in plea deal’

April 19, 2026 0

A Canadian chef accused of supplying deadly substances to people around the world who have taken their own lives will have murder charges dropped as part of a plea deal, his lawyer has said. Kenneth […]

Australia

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier charged over alleged war crimes

April 7, 2026 0

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier has been charged over allegations he committed war crimes in Afghanistan. Ben Roberts-Smith – who left the defence force in 2013 – was arrested at Sydney airport on Tuesday and will […]

Human Rights

‘The gravest crime against humanity’: What does the UN vote on slavery mean?

March 28, 2026 0

The United Nations General Assembly this week overwhelmingly backed a resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade “the gravest crime against humanity”. Welcoming the vote, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the wealth of many Western […]

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Police officer charged with lying about leaks to Proud Boys leader

Tejay Fletcher jailed for running multimillion-pound criminal website iSpoof

TikTok: Montana to become first US state to ban app on personal devices

Chinese comedian arrested after joke about army

Major YouTube Copyright Lawsuit Nears Trial With Almost Everything On the Line

Court orders Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes to go to prison

No-fault evictions in England to be banned in reform of rental sector

Nicolas Sarkozy to wear tag after losing corruption appeal

Dresden Green Vault jewel theft: Five men convicted of audacious 2019 heist

Three civilians and the suspected shooter killed with several others injured in New Mexico