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Vancouver street festival: At least 11 people dead – including a five-year-old girl

April 28, 2025 World Justice News 0

A man has been charged with eight counts of second degree murder after a car drove into a crowd at a street festival in Vancouver, Canada, killing at least 11 people – including a five-year-old […]

Ex-congressman George Santos sentenced to seven years in prison

April 26, 2025 World Justice News 0

Former Republican congressman George Santos has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. The 36-year-old pleaded guilty to the federal charges in New York court last […]

Virginia Giuffre, Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein accuser, commits suicide

April 26, 2025 World Justice News 0

Virginia Giuffre, who accused Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein of sexual abuse, has died by suicide aged 41, her family has said. Ms Giuffre was one of the most outspoken accusers of convicted sex offenders […]

Rwandan beekeeper arrested in US over genocide charges

April 25, 2025 World Justice News 0

A Rwandan beekeeper living in the US has been arrested over his alleged involvement in the 1994 genocide in his country. Faustin Nsabumukunzi is accused of committing “heinous acts of violence abroad” when he served […]

Cyclists who kill could face life sentence

April 25, 2025 World Justice News 0

Cyclists who kill pedestrians by acting dangerously on the road could face life imprisonment under a proposed change to the law. Currently, cycling offenders can be imprisoned for no more than two years under an […]

MPA and RIAA Want to be Heard in Crucial DMCA Subpoena Appeal

April 23, 2025 World Justice News 0

The MPA and RIAA want to have their say in a crucial third-party Ninth Circuit appeal about the use of DMCA subpoenas against alleged online pirates. Fearing a ruling that could limit their enforcement options, […]

Lawmakers visit students Mahmoud Khalil and Rümeysa Öztürk as they face deportation

April 23, 2025 World Justice News 0

A team of Democratic lawmakers have met two foreign students who are currently in immigration detention in Louisiana as the White House seeks to deport them. The group visited two Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) […]

Ghana president suspends chief justice in unprecedented move

April 23, 2025 World Justice News 0

Ghanaian President John Mahama has suspended the country’s Supreme Court chief justice – a move that marks a first in the country’s history. An investigation has been launched and three undisclosed petitions have been filed […]

Harvard University sues Trump administration to stop funding freeze

April 22, 2025 World Justice News 0

Harvard University has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration claiming that its freezing of federal grants worth billions of dollars is unlawful. Its president, Alan M Garber, announced the action on Monday in a […]

Nationalities of foreign criminals in the UK are due to be published for the first time

April 22, 2025 World Justice News 0

The nationalities of foreign criminals in the UK are due to be published for the first time under plans being unveiled later. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper is understood to have ordered officials to publish the […]

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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Vancouver street festival: At least 11 people dead – including a five-year-old girl

Ex-congressman George Santos sentenced to seven years in prison

Virginia Giuffre, Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein accuser, commits suicide

Rwandan beekeeper arrested in US over genocide charges

Cyclists who kill could face life sentence

MPA and RIAA Want to be Heard in Crucial DMCA Subpoena Appeal

Lawmakers visit students Mahmoud Khalil and Rümeysa Öztürk as they face deportation

Ghana president suspends chief justice in unprecedented move

Harvard University sues Trump administration to stop funding freeze

Nationalities of foreign criminals in the UK are due to be published for the first time