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Planned gun attack on America’s largest mall thwarted ‘after teen bought assault rifle’

October 7, 2026 World Justice News 0

A planned gun attack on the largest mall in the US was prevented after a teenager was arrested trying to buy an assault rifle, according to officials. Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud, 18, was detained on Tuesday […]

Seven arrested for using Ghanaian banknotes to make ‘money bouquets’

October 7, 2026 World Justice News 0

Ghanaian authorities have arrested seven people for allegedly using banknotes to make so-called “money bouquets” and decorate cakes. The Bank of Ghana says the practice is illegal and amounts to misuse and improper handling of […]

Report finds ‘clear human rights failures’ in southern Scotland

October 7, 2026 World Justice News 0

A new report has found “clear human rights failures” across the south of Scotland with basic obligations on food, health and housing not being met. The study was carried out over eight different local authority […]

Christa Pike ‘conscious and speaking at hospital’ after failed execution in US

October 7, 2026 World Justice News 0

Death row inmate Christa Pike is conscious and speaking nearly a week after Tennessee’s failed execution, her lawyers say. The convicted murderer was given two doses of pentobarbital, a lethal drug used by the US […]

Baltimore Maryland police at Leon Day Park shooting

Girl, 12, killed after shooting over ‘parking space’ in Baltimore

October 5, 2026 World Justice News 0

A 12-year-old girl was killed after a shooting broke out over an apparent dispute over parking, Baltimore police said. According to Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley, police responded to reports of gunshots at Leon Day […]

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Arrest of US marine for murder reignites protests in Japan’s Okinawa

October 5, 2026 World Justice News 0

For many Okinawa locals, the arrest of a US soldier accused of robbing and killing a woman in a hotel room has reignited decades of frustration over crimes involving US military personnel there. “Honestly my […]

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor takes legal action over search warrants relating to his arrest

October 5, 2026 World Justice News 0

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is taking legal action against Thames Valley Police over his arrest in February. The former Prince Andrew was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office, in the wake of information that emerged […]

Crypto thieves attack man in home and threaten to kill pregnant wife’s baby in ‘horrific’ robbery

October 2, 2026 World Justice News 0

A businessman was beaten with hammers by masked men who broke into his home and threatened to kill his heavily pregnant wife unless he transferred hundreds of thousands of pounds of cryptocurrency. Speaking to the […]

Christa Pike set to be first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years still alive after two lethal injections

October 1, 2026 World Justice News 0

A Tennessee death row inmate set to be the first woman to be executed by the state in more than 200 years is still alive after being administered two lethal injections, her lawyers have said. […]

Three Egyptian security officials convicted of kidnapping Italian student

September 29, 2026 World Justice News 0

Three Egyptian security officials have been convicted by a Rome court over the kidnapping of an Italian student whose tortured body was found in Cairo a decade ago. The men, who were tried in absentia, […]

Human Rights

Self-styled ‘king of Germany’ goes on trial accused of heading criminal group

November 8, 2026 0

A self-declared “king” of Germany has gone on trial in Düsseldorf accused of leading a criminal organisation along with three other men described as his senior “subjects”. Peter Fitzek, 61, who calls himself Peter the […]

Human Rights

Kenyan doomsday cult leader Paul Mackenzie given life sentence for murdering 191 people

November 6, 2026 0

A Kenyan court has sentenced the leader of a doomsday cult, Paul Mackenzie, to 200 years in prison for murdering 191 people, all but one of them children. Alongside 28 others, Mackenzie was found guilty […]

Human Rights

All 548 death row inmates in California to have sentences changed to life in prison

November 6, 2026 0

Governor Gavin Newsom said he’ll commute all death sentences in the state to life in prison without the possibility of parole. He made the announcement as he prepares to leave office after eight years in […]

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Planned gun attack on America’s largest mall thwarted ‘after teen bought assault rifle’

Seven arrested for using Ghanaian banknotes to make ‘money bouquets’

Report finds ‘clear human rights failures’ in southern Scotland

Christa Pike ‘conscious and speaking at hospital’ after failed execution in US

Girl, 12, killed after shooting over ‘parking space’ in Baltimore

Arrest of US marine for murder reignites protests in Japan’s Okinawa

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor takes legal action over search warrants relating to his arrest

Crypto thieves attack man in home and threaten to kill pregnant wife’s baby in ‘horrific’ robbery

Christa Pike set to be first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years still alive after two lethal injections

Three Egyptian security officials convicted of kidnapping Italian student