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Shinzo Abe: Japan ex-PM assassinated while giving speech

July 8, 2022 World Justice News 0

Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe has died in hospital after he was shot at a political campaign event, say local media. Mr Abe was shot at twice while he was giving a speech in […]

Jermaine Baker: Unarmed suspect shot dead by police was lawfully killed, public inquiry concludes

July 5, 2022 World Justice News 0

An unarmed suspect shot dead by police as he waited to help two prisoners escape was lawfully killed, a public inquiry has concluded. Jermaine Baker, 28, was part of a group waiting to spring two […]

Gunman suspected of killing six at Fourth of July parade in Chicago arrested

July 4, 2022 World Justice News 0

The man suspected of killing at least six people and seriously injuring dozens more at a Fourth of July parade in Chicago has been arrested, police have said. A Highland Park police spokesperson said the […]

Illinois shooting: Six dead in 4 July parade shooting near Chicago

July 4, 2022 World Justice News 0

Police are still searching for a gunman who shot dead six people at a Fourth of July Independence Day parade near the US city of Chicago, officials say. The event in the city of Highland […]

Copenhagen shooting: Gunman kills three in Field’s shopping mall

July 3, 2022 World Justice News 0

A gunman has killed three people and wounded others, three of them critically, at one of Denmark’s biggest shopping malls, police say. A 22-year-old man has been arrested and charged with the attack which sparked […]

Dozens freed from church awaiting ‘Second Coming’ in Ondo Nigeria

July 2, 2022 World Justice News 0

Police in Nigeria have rescued 77 people, including children, from a church where they were confined in the south-western state of Ondo. Some of them are believed to have been there for months. A police […]

Three police die in ‘pure hell’ Kentucky shooting

July 2, 2022 World Justice News 0

Three police officers have been shot dead in the US state of Kentucky while trying to serve a warrant on a man accused of domestic violence. Police took the 49-year-old suspect into custody after the […]

UK Govt. Prepares to Dissolve Anti-Piracy Group & Seize Its Assets

July 2, 2022 World Justice News 0

FACT Administration LLP, a partnership behind a piracy settlement scheme in the UK, appeared in Britain’s oldest newspaper this week. The group demands at least hundreds of pounds from internet users for downloading a single […]

Texas migrant deaths: Truck driver ‘unaware air conditioner had stopped working’

July 2, 2022 World Justice News 0

The suspected driver of a truck where 53 migrants died from heat in Texas did not know that the air conditioner had stopped working, court documents say. Homero Zamorano, 45, was found hiding near the […]

Two more captured Britons charged by pro-Russian rebels, say reports

July 2, 2022 World Justice News 0

Two more Britons captured by Russian forces in Ukraine have been charged with being mercenaries, according to Russian state media. Dylan Healy, a chef who was volunteering as an aid worker, had been captured at a […]

Human Rights

France’s top court blocks social media ban for under-15s

August 16, 2026 0

France’s top court has struck down a ban on social media for under-15s, saying it infringed upon freedom of expression. The legislation was backed by French lawmakers in July, making it the first European country […]

Human Rights

France bans unsolicited telemarketing calls

August 12, 2026 0

France has banned unsolicited telemarketing phone calls, in what a consumer group is hailing as a “small revolution” for the sales industry. From Tuesday, unsolicited calls are prohibited for businesses in all sectors – but […]

Human Rights

Ethiopian police arrest alleged leader of multi-million-dollar trafficking ring

July 22, 2026 0

Police in Ethiopia say they have arrested 17 suspects including the alleged leader of what they say is a multi-million-dollar international human trafficking network. The gang is accused of “the deaths of 60 migrants”, sexually […]

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Shinzo Abe: Japan ex-PM assassinated while giving speech

Jermaine Baker: Unarmed suspect shot dead by police was lawfully killed, public inquiry concludes

Gunman suspected of killing six at Fourth of July parade in Chicago arrested

Illinois shooting: Six dead in 4 July parade shooting near Chicago

Copenhagen shooting: Gunman kills three in Field’s shopping mall

Dozens freed from church awaiting ‘Second Coming’ in Ondo Nigeria

Three police die in ‘pure hell’ Kentucky shooting

UK Govt. Prepares to Dissolve Anti-Piracy Group & Seize Its Assets

Texas migrant deaths: Truck driver ‘unaware air conditioner had stopped working’

Two more captured Britons charged by pro-Russian rebels, say reports