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FBI agent Peter Strzok ‘fired over anti-Trump texts’

August 14, 2018 World Justice News 0

A veteran FBI agent who exchanged anti-Trump text messages with a colleague during the election has been fired from the FBI, his lawyer has said. Peter Strzok has been accused by Republicans of being biased […]

Westminster car crash: Man arrested as pedestrians injured

August 14, 2018 World Justice News 0

Two people have been injured after a car crashed into security barriers outside the Houses of Parliament. Officers were seen surrounding the vehicle before a man was arrested, shortly after 07:30 BST. Cyclists were hit […]

Monaco noble sues France for millions over royal ‘trick’

August 13, 2018 World Justice News 0

A French-born aristocrat is suing the French state for €351m (£314m; $401m) in damages, alleging that it tricked his relatives out of succeeding to the throne of Monaco. Count Louis de Causans, 44, says that […]

Builder charged over £4m new homes digger destruction

August 13, 2018 World Justice News 0

A builder has been accused of causing £4m of damage by ripping apart five new homes with a digger. Hertfordshire Police was called to Ermine Street in Buntingford, Hertfordshire, at about 17:40 BST on Saturday. […]

‘Depraved’ rapist jailed for 34 years

August 13, 2018 World Justice News 0

A serial rapist who carried out “horrific and utterly depraved” sex attacks on two adults and two children has been jailed for 34 years. Stuart Hooper, formerly of Chilwell in Nottinghamshire, was found guilty of 24 […]

HMP Lowdham guards accused of assaulting prisoners

August 13, 2018 World Justice News 0

Allegations have emerged of assaults by prison officers on inmates following several outbreaks of violence at a Nottinghamshire jail. Relatives of three prisoners contacted the BBC to complain about conditions at HMP Lowdham Grange. One […]

Monsanto ordered to pay $289m damages in Roundup cancer trial

August 10, 2018 World Justice News 0

Chemical giant Monsanto has been ordered to pay $289m (£226m) damages to a man who claimed herbicides containing glyphosate had caused his cancer. In a landmark case, a Californian jury found that Monsanto knew its […]

Christopher Collins: Congressman accused of insider trading

August 9, 2018 World Justice News 0

A US congressman has been accused of using inside information to make illicit stock trades. Christopher Collins, 68, allegedly told his son to sell shares in a pharmaceutical company before news of a failed trial […]

US suspect was ‘training children to commit school shootings’

August 9, 2018 World Justice News 0

A man arrested after 11 malnourished children were found in a remote desert compound was training them to commit school shootings, US media report. According to prosecutors’ documents, Siraj Ibn Wahhaj was teaching some of […]

Russia faces US action over Skripal attack

August 8, 2018 World Justice News 0

The US is to impose sanctions on Russia after determining that it used the nerve agent Novichok against former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, in the UK in March. The move […]

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 […]

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 […]

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FBI agent Peter Strzok ‘fired over anti-Trump texts’

Westminster car crash: Man arrested as pedestrians injured

Monaco noble sues France for millions over royal ‘trick’

Builder charged over £4m new homes digger destruction

‘Depraved’ rapist jailed for 34 years

HMP Lowdham guards accused of assaulting prisoners

Monsanto ordered to pay $289m damages in Roundup cancer trial

Christopher Collins: Congressman accused of insider trading

US suspect was ‘training children to commit school shootings’

Russia faces US action over Skripal attack