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Dresden Green Vault: Three arrested over German diamond heist

November 17, 2020 World Justice News 0

Three people have been arrested over a dramatic diamond heist in Germany last year that targeted one of Europe’s largest treasure collections. The suspects are accused of stealing more than a dozen diamond-encrusted items from […]

France train attack: Four stand trial over foiled Thalys shooting

November 16, 2020 World Justice News 0

Four people have gone on trial in France over an August 2015 plot to attack Americans on a high-speed train. Ayoub El-Khazzani is accused of opening fire on board a train travelling from Amsterdam to […]

Covid insurance test case heads to UK Supreme Court

November 16, 2020 World Justice News 0

A hotly-contested case about insurance payouts for small businesses who were unable to trade owing to lockdown heads to the Supreme Court on Monday. A host of businesses closed or faced significant losses, so made […]

Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe dies

November 13, 2020 World Justice News 0

The Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe has died at the age of 74. The serial killer was serving a whole life term for murdering 13 women across Yorkshire and north-west England. He died in hospital where […]

US election security officials reject Trump’s fraud claims

November 13, 2020 World Justice News 0

US federal election officials have said the 2020 White House vote was the “most secure in American history”, rejecting President Donald Trump’s fraud claims. “There is no evidence that any voting system deleted or lost […]

Chester hospital baby deaths: Nurse Lucy Letby due in court

November 12, 2020 World Justice News 0

A nurse accused of murdering eight babies and the attempted murder of another 10 is in due in court. Lucy Letby had previously been arrested in 2018 and 2019 as part of a probe into […]

Harry Dunn: Suspect never entitled to immunity court told

November 11, 2020 World Justice News 0

Harry Dunn’s alleged killer was never entitled to immunity from prosecution in the UK, the High Court has heard. Mr Dunn, 19, died when his motorbike was in a crash with a car near RAF […]

Britney Spears loses court bid to remove father’s control over estate

November 11, 2020 World Justice News 0

A US court has rejected an attempt by Britney Spears, 38, to have her father removed as conservator of her estate. Jamie Spears has been his daughter’s legal guardian for 12 years, due to concerns […]

Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmakers resign after China ruling

November 11, 2020 World Justice News 0

All Hong Kong’s pro-democracy lawmakers have resigned after Beijing forced the removal of four of their colleagues. On Wednesday Beijing passed a resolution allowing the city’s government to dismiss politicians deemed a threat to national […]

Toronto van attack: ‘Incel’ killer Minassian pleads not criminally responsible

November 10, 2020 World Justice News 0

A Canadian man who killed 10 people by ploughing a van into pedestrians in Toronto has pleaded “not criminally responsible” at the start of his trial. Alek Minassian faces 10 charges of murder and 16 […]

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 […]

Human Rights

US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to Trump

July 1, 2026 0

The US Supreme Court has ruled that babies born in the US have a constitutional right to citizenship, rejecting Donald Trump’s bid to end the 150-year-old policy. In a 6-3 decision, Chief Justice John Roberts ruled that […]

Human Rights

Four men held over child marriage in Sierra Leone appear in landmark court case

June 28, 2026 0

For the first time since child marriage was banned in Sierra Leone two years ago, people accused of committing the crime have been brought to trial. Four men appeared at a High Court on Friday […]

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Dresden Green Vault: Three arrested over German diamond heist

France train attack: Four stand trial over foiled Thalys shooting

Covid insurance test case heads to UK Supreme Court

Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe dies

US election security officials reject Trump’s fraud claims

Chester hospital baby deaths: Nurse Lucy Letby due in court

Harry Dunn: Suspect never entitled to immunity court told

Britney Spears loses court bid to remove father’s control over estate

Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmakers resign after China ruling

Toronto van attack: ‘Incel’ killer Minassian pleads not criminally responsible