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Eight dead after US Air Force B-52 bomber crashes in California

June 16, 2026 World Justice News 0

Eight people, including two Boeing employees, have been killed after a US Air Force B-52 bomber crashed immediately after take-off from Edwards Air Force Base in southern California. The incident occurred at 11:20 local time […]

Under-16s in UK will be banned from social media from early 2027

June 16, 2026 World Justice News 0

Millions of children in the UK will be forced off social media after the government announced it would ban under-16s from accessing a range of platforms. Apps including TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram will become inaccessible […]

Henry Nowak murder protesters jailed for ‘hate crime’ violence

June 11, 2026 World Justice News 0

Five men have been jailed for their involvement in the Southampton protest over the police handling of the Henry Nowak murder. Daniel Frost, 44, a father-of-two from Southampton, was jailed for two years and four months […]

Thai court sentences two men to death over Bangkok shrine bombing

June 11, 2026 World Justice News 0

A court in Thailand has found two men guilty of carrying out the country’s worst ever terrorist attack and sentenced them to death. The two men, both from China’s Uyghur minority, were convicted of planning […]

South Africa Johannesburg informal settlement mass shooting

Manhunt under way in South Africa after 12 killed in mass shooting in Johannesburg

June 10, 2026 World Justice News 0

Police in South Africa have launched a manhunt after 12 people were killed in a mass shooting at an informal settlement in Johannesburg. At least 10 suspects, heavily armed with rifles, entered the Jumpers Informal […]

David Sullivan steps down as West Ham joint-chair over alleged ‘serious historic allegations’

June 7, 2026 World Justice News 0

David Sullivan has stepped down from his role as joint-chair of West Ham United after being “made aware of the impending publication of serious historic allegations”, the club said. BBC Panorama has been working with […]

Manhunt after 12 people shot near festival in Toledo Ohio

June 7, 2026 World Justice News 0

Police say they are searching for suspects after at least 12 people were shot near a festival in Toledo, in the midwestern US state of Ohio. The Toledo Police Department said 10 people “are reported […]

John Bolton expected to plead guilty in classified documents case

June 5, 2026 World Justice News 0

John Bolton, a onetime national security advisor to Donald Trump who evolved into one of his most prominent critics, has reached a deal to plead guilty in his federal classified documents case, according to two […]

Dutch police investigate suspected drugging and sexual assault of multiple women

June 5, 2026 World Justice News 0

Warning: This story contains details some may find distressing A major investigation has been launched by police in the Netherlands into the suspected drugging and sexual assaults of a number of women, prompting the arrests […]

Nigeria sentences four to death for church killings

Four sentenced to death for killing worshippers at Catholic church in Nigeria

June 5, 2026 World Justice News 0

A court in Nigeria has sentenced four men to death for attacking a church in the south-western Ondo state in 2022 in a case which sent shockwaves across the nation. Forty-one worshippers were killed and […]

Australia

Australian murderer loses bid to eat Vegemite in prison

October 26, 2026 0

A convicted murderer serving a life sentence in Australia has lost his bid to overturn a ban on prisoners consuming Vegemite – the salty yeast-based spread that has become a national symbol. Andre McKechnie argued […]

Human Rights

Patients in chains rescued from suspected illegal rehab centre in South Africa

October 16, 2026 0

A pastor and his wife have been arrested in South Africa after 200 people, some in chains, were found held at a suspected illegal rehabilitation centre in the north-eastern part of the country. The facility, […]

Human Rights

UK threatens to ban Eritreans over migrant return policy

October 15, 2026 0

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has threatened to ban all Eritreans from entering the UK if the east African country’s government does not accept more returns of small boat migrants and foreign national offenders. From Thursday, […]

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Eight dead after US Air Force B-52 bomber crashes in California

Henry Nowak murder protesters jailed for ‘hate crime’ violence

Thai court sentences two men to death over Bangkok shrine bombing

Manhunt under way in South Africa after 12 killed in mass shooting in Johannesburg

David Sullivan steps down as West Ham joint-chair over alleged ‘serious historic allegations’

Manhunt after 12 people shot near festival in Toledo Ohio

John Bolton expected to plead guilty in classified documents case

Dutch police investigate suspected drugging and sexual assault of multiple women

Four sentenced to death for killing worshippers at Catholic church in Nigeria