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Squid Game actor O Yeong-su charged with sexual misconduct

November 26, 2022 World Justice News 0

The Squid Game actor O Yeong-su has been charged with sexual misconduct, South Korean officials say. The 78-year-old is accused of inappropriately touching a woman in 2017, according to prosecutors. The woman first filed a […]

India gripped by gruesome ‘fridge murder’

November 26, 2022 World Justice News 0

For the past few days, India has been gripped by what’s being described as a “murder most foul”. Police in the capital, Delhi, have arrested a young man – Aftab Poonawala – on allegations of murdering his […]

Sharing pornographic deepfakes to be illegal in England and Wales

November 25, 2022 World Justice News 0

A planned new law would make sharing pornographic deepfakes without consent a crime in England and Wales. Tackling the rise in manipulated images, where a person’s face is put on someone else’s body, is part […]

Donald Trump sued as New York Adult Survivors Act takes effect

November 24, 2022 World Justice News 0

Writer E Jean Carroll has sued Donald Trump in the US state of New York for allegedly raping her in the 1990s. Ms Carroll is among the first to sue under the Adult Survivors Act, […]

Gold coins worth €1.6m stolen in nine-minute heist from German museum

November 24, 2022 World Justice News 0

Thieves have stolen a hoard of Celtic gold coins worth about €1.6m (£1.4m) from a museum in Germany. Hundreds of coins were taken from the museum in Manching, Bavaria, in the middle of the night […]

Police text 70,000 victims in UK’s biggest anti-fraud operation

November 24, 2022 World Justice News 0

Detectives have begun contacting 70,000 people suspected of being victims of a sophisticated banking scam. The Metropolitan Police is sending text messages to mobile phone users it believes spoke with fraudsters pretending to be their […]

Mikayla Hayes: US servicewoman accused of killing motorcyclist in Norfolk to be tried in UK court

November 23, 2022 World Justice News 0

A US servicewoman accused of killing a motorist in Norfolk will be tried in the UK, a judge has ruled. Airman first class Mikayla Hayes is accused of causing the death of 33-year-old Matthew Day […]

Scottish government loses indyref2 court case

November 23, 2022 World Justice News 0

The Scottish government cannot hold an independence referendum without the UK government’s consent, the Supreme Court has ruled. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon wants to hold a referendum on 19 October next year. But the court […]

US shooting: Seven dead after attack in Virginia Walmart

November 23, 2022 World Justice News 0

At least seven people are dead after a gunman opened fire at a Walmart supermarket in Chesapeake, in the US state of Virginia, officials say. A man, believed to be the store manager, opened fire […]

Trump taxes: Supreme Court clears Democrats to see Trump tax returns

November 22, 2022 World Justice News 0

The US Supreme Court has ordered former President Donald Trump’s tax forms to be released to a Democratic-controlled congressional committee. The move is a major blow to Mr Trump, who has tried for years to […]

Human Rights

Facial recognition to be ‘rolled out’ across UK after human rights challenge fails

April 22, 2026 0

Facial recognition systems will be introduced across the country, the government has said as it welcomed the failure of a legal challenge to the technology. The case against the Metropolitan Police’s use of live facial […]

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 […]

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Squid Game actor O Yeong-su charged with sexual misconduct

India gripped by gruesome ‘fridge murder’

Sharing pornographic deepfakes to be illegal in England and Wales

Donald Trump sued as New York Adult Survivors Act takes effect

Gold coins worth €1.6m stolen in nine-minute heist from German museum

Police text 70,000 victims in UK’s biggest anti-fraud operation

Mikayla Hayes: US servicewoman accused of killing motorcyclist in Norfolk to be tried in UK court

Scottish government loses indyref2 court case

US shooting: Seven dead after attack in Virginia Walmart

Trump taxes: Supreme Court clears Democrats to see Trump tax returns