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Megaupload Pair Plead Guilty, Kim Dotcom Turns Anger on Former Friends

June 22, 2022 World Justice News 0

In May, former Megaupload executives Mathias Ortmann and Bram van der Kolk revealed a deal to avoid extradition to the US by being charged with crimes in New Zealand. Today the men pleaded guilty and […]

US gun control: Bill clears first hurdle in US Senate

June 22, 2022 World Justice News 0

The US Senate has taken a first step towards passing what has been called the most significant new gun controls in a generation. Senators voted to speed up the passage of the bipartisan bill, meaning […]

Bill Cosby assaulted teen at Playboy Mansion, jury finds

June 21, 2022 World Justice News 0

Comedian Bill Cosby sexually assaulted a teenager at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles in 1975, a jury has found. Judy Huth testified to the civil trial that Cosby, 84, had forced her to perform […]

Bayer: US Supreme Court rejects chemical maker’s weedkiller appeal

June 21, 2022 World Justice News 0

America’s highest court has delivered a setback to German chemical maker Bayer AG, which is battling thousands of US lawsuits over its weedkiller Roundup. Bayer is defending against claims that it did not adequately warn […]

Ex-soldier Collin Reeves jailed for life for murdering neighbours

June 21, 2022 World Justice News 0

A former soldier has been jailed for at least 38 years for murdering his neighbours after a long-running dispute about parking. Collin Reeves, 35, killed Jennifer and Stephen Chapple in Norton Fitzwarren, Somerset on 21 […]

Uvalde mass shooting: Photos show armed police waiting in school hallway

June 21, 2022 World Justice News 0

The first images showing armed police waiting in a corridor during last month’s school shooting in Uvalde, Texas have emerged. Officers arrived earlier in the attack and with more powerful weapons than previously reported, according […]

Japan: Osaka court rules ban on same-sex marriage constitutional

June 20, 2022 World Justice News 0

Japan’s ban on same-sex marriages does not violate the constitution, a district court in Osaka has ruled. The ruling dealt a blow to gay couples and rights activists, after another district court in Sapporo ruled […]

Russia sentences US teacher to 14 years for cannabis smuggling

June 18, 2022 World Justice News 0

A Russian court has sentenced a former US diplomat to 14 years in prison for “large-scale” cannabis smuggling. Marc Fogel had previously worked at the US embassy in Moscow, but was employed as an English […]

Julian Assange can be extradited, says UK home secretary

June 17, 2022 World Justice News 0

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange’s extradition to the US has been approved by UK Home Secretary Priti Patel. Mr Assange has 14 days to appeal the decision, the Home Office said. It said the courts found […]

“Donald Trump and his allies and supporters are a clear and present danger to American democracy”

June 16, 2022 World Justice News 0

Michael Luttig, a former conservative judge and informal aide to Mr Pence, said that if the vice-president had followed Mr Trump’s orders “it would have plunged America into what I believe would have been tantamount […]

Human Rights

Britain’s assisted dying bill fails to become law as it runs out of time but supporters vow to continue fighting

April 25, 2026 0

Assisted dying will not become a law in England and Wales after the bill ran out of time for debate. The landmark legislation, which has been making its way through parliament for the past year-and-a-half, had […]

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 […]

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Megaupload Pair Plead Guilty, Kim Dotcom Turns Anger on Former Friends

US gun control: Bill clears first hurdle in US Senate

Bill Cosby assaulted teen at Playboy Mansion, jury finds

Bayer: US Supreme Court rejects chemical maker’s weedkiller appeal

Ex-soldier Collin Reeves jailed for life for murdering neighbours

Uvalde mass shooting: Photos show armed police waiting in school hallway

Japan: Osaka court rules ban on same-sex marriage constitutional

Russia sentences US teacher to 14 years for cannabis smuggling

Julian Assange can be extradited, says UK home secretary

“Donald Trump and his allies and supporters are a clear and present danger to American democracy”