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Man suspected of shooting Minnesota lawmakers arrested after huge manhunt

June 16, 2025 World Justice News 0

A 57-year-old man has been arrested in the US state of Minnesota on suspicion of killing a Democratic state lawmaker and her husband. The arrest on Sunday night was the culmination of a huge two-day […]

Piracy Giant Mangajikan’s “Website Closed” After 185m Visits in May Alone

June 13, 2025 World Justice News 0

Earlier this week, Japanese manga publisher Shueisha filed a DMCA subpoena application in the U.S., as it continues to pursue the operators of major pirate sites. At the very top of Shueisha’s latest list is […]

Trump administration blocked from deploying National Guard to LA

June 13, 2025 World Justice News 0

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s deployment of California’s National Guard to Los Angeles and called the move illegal. The judge’s order to return control of the troops to California Governor Gavin Newsom […]

M&S restarts online orders after cyber attack

June 10, 2025 World Justice News 0

Marks and Spencer is beginning to take online orders again after it halted purchases through its website in April following a major cyber attack. The High Street chain said shoppers were now able to buy […]

US brings back El Salvador deportee Kilmar Garcia to face federal charges

June 9, 2025 World Justice News 0

Kilmar Ábrego García, a 29-year-old from El Salvador mistakenly deported in March, has been returned to the US to face prosecution on two federal criminal charges. He has been accused of participating in a trafficking […]

British woman charged over death of Australian in e-scooter crash

June 9, 2025 World Justice News 0

A British woman has been charged in Australia over the death of a man she allegedly hit while riding an e-scooter after a night of drinking. Prosecutors told magistrates that Alicia Kemp, 24, hit Thanh […]

Thousands of UK criminal cases collapsing due to missing or lost police evidence

June 6, 2025 World Justice News 0

Thousands of criminal cases – including some of the most serious violent and sexual offences – are collapsing every year because of lost, damaged or missing evidence, the BBC has found. More than 30,000 prosecutions […]

Pornhub pulls out of France over age verification law

June 5, 2025 World Justice News 0

Aylo, the company which runs a number of pornographic websites, including Pornhub, is to stop operating in France from Wednesday. It is in reaction to a French law requiring porn sites to take extra steps […]

Human Rights

Tanzania announces shutdown of X because of pornography

June 5, 2025 World Justice News 0

Tanzania has decided to block access to social media platform X because it allows pornographic content to be shared, the information minister has said. The content was contrary to the East African state’s “laws, culture, […]

Trump signs ban on travel to the US from 12 countries citing national security risks

June 5, 2025 World Justice News 0

Donald Trump has signed a ban on travel to the US from 12 countries citing national security risks, according to the White House. There are also seven additional countries whose nationals will face a partial […]

Human Rights

Russian archaeologist can be sent to Ukraine for trial, Polish judge rules

March 19, 2026 0

A judge in Poland has ruled that Russian archaeologist Alexander Butyagin can be extradited to Ukraine, although his defence says he will appeal. Butyagin is being held in a Warsaw prison for allegedly conducting illegal […]

Human Rights

Istanbul’s ex-mayor to stand trial on corruption charges

March 9, 2026 0

The former mayor of Istanbul is due to become the central defendant in a mass corruption trial that his opposition party and rights groups say is politically motivated. Ekrem Imamoglu, 55, faces more than 140 charges […]

Human Rights

Senegal PM proposes tougher anti-LGBT law, doubling prison terms

February 26, 2026 0

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has introduced legislation that could double the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The proposal was sent to parliament on Tuesday […]

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Man suspected of shooting Minnesota lawmakers arrested after huge manhunt

Piracy Giant Mangajikan’s “Website Closed” After 185m Visits in May Alone

Trump administration blocked from deploying National Guard to LA

M&S restarts online orders after cyber attack

US brings back El Salvador deportee Kilmar Garcia to face federal charges

British woman charged over death of Australian in e-scooter crash

Thousands of UK criminal cases collapsing due to missing or lost police evidence

Pornhub pulls out of France over age verification law

Trump signs ban on travel to the US from 12 countries citing national security risks