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German spy trial of far-right MP’s former aide begins

August 6, 2025 World Justice News 0

A former assistant to a far-right member of the European Parliament has gone on trial accused of spying for China. Jian G worked in the parliamentary office of Maximilian Krah, a member of the Alternative […]

Adrian de Wet and Zachariah Johannes Olivier

South African farm worker says he was forced to feed women to pigs

August 4, 2025 World Justice News 0

A white South African farm worker accused of killing two black women says he was forced to feed their bodies to pigs, according to lawyers. Adrian de Wet is one of three men facing murder […]

Pirate IPTV Operator Destroys Evidence Then Agrees to Pay Sky €580,000

August 3, 2025 World Justice News 0

A man described by Sky as a “top level” pirate has agreed to pay the broadcaster €480,000 in damages. Sky’s investigation of David Dunbar reportedly began on social media last November, but soon benefited from […]

Crackdown on Channel crossing social media adverts

August 3, 2025 World Justice News 0

People advertising illegal Channel crossings online could face up to five years in prison under a new offence the government plans to introduce. The offence, which the government is seeking to create under the Border […]

Make ‘significant adjustments’ to Online Safety Act, X urges govt

August 3, 2025 World Justice News 0

The Online Safety Act is putting free speech at risk and needs significant adjustments, Elon Musk’s social network X has warned. New rules that came into force last week require platforms such as Facebook, YouTube, […]

Tennessee: Man tries to detonate 14 explosive devices while being arrested

August 3, 2025 World Justice News 0

Police in Tennessee have discovered 14 improvised explosive devices in a man’s home as they were arresting him, the local sheriff’s office said. Officers were executing a warrant in the home of Kevin Wade O’Neal […]

Tesla found partly to blame for fatal Autopilot crash in Florida

August 2, 2025 World Justice News 0

A jury in Florida has found Tesla partly liable for a 2019 crash in which a Model S sedan using self-driving software killed a pedestrian and severely injured another. Plaintiffs had argued the assistance software, […]

US manhunt for ‘dangerous’ murder suspect who dropped off baby after four relatives found dead

August 2, 2025 World Justice News 0

A car has been found during the search for a man suspected of killing the parents, grandmother and uncle of a baby girl found abandoned in a US state. Austin Robert Drummond, 28, is suspected […]

Twelve years house arrest for Colombian ex-leader Álvaro Uribe

August 2, 2025 World Justice News 0

Colombian former President Álvaro Uribe has been sentenced to 12 years of house arrest for witness tampering and a fraud charge. The 73-year-old is the first former president in the country’s history to be convicted […]

YouTube to be included in Australia’s teen social media ban

July 30, 2025 World Justice News 0

YouTube will be included in Australia’s world-first social media ban for children under 16, after the government ditched a previous exemption for the platform. The video sharing site was set to be excluded from the […]

Human Rights

Patients in chains rescued from suspected illegal rehab centre in South Africa

October 16, 2026 0

A pastor and his wife have been arrested in South Africa after 200 people, some in chains, were found held at a suspected illegal rehabilitation centre in the north-eastern part of the country. The facility, […]

Human Rights

UK threatens to ban Eritreans over migrant return policy

October 15, 2026 0

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has threatened to ban all Eritreans from entering the UK if the east African country’s government does not accept more returns of small boat migrants and foreign national offenders. From Thursday, […]

Human Rights

Report finds ‘clear human rights failures’ in southern Scotland

October 7, 2026 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 […]

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German spy trial of far-right MP’s former aide begins

South African farm worker says he was forced to feed women to pigs

Pirate IPTV Operator Destroys Evidence Then Agrees to Pay Sky €580,000

Make ‘significant adjustments’ to Online Safety Act, X urges govt

Tennessee: Man tries to detonate 14 explosive devices while being arrested

Tesla found partly to blame for fatal Autopilot crash in Florida

US manhunt for ‘dangerous’ murder suspect who dropped off baby after four relatives found dead

Twelve years house arrest for Colombian ex-leader Álvaro Uribe