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Trump takes huge gamble putting US at heart of Iran-Israel conflict

June 22, 2025 World Justice News 0

Donald Trump, the president who returned to the White House in January promising to be a “peacemaker”, has taken a dramatic step to insert the US into the fraught conflict between Iran and Israel. Far […]

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UK MPs back assisted dying bill in historic Commons vote

June 22, 2025 World Justice News 0

In a historic vote, MPs have approved a bill which would pave the way for huge social change by giving terminally ill adults in England and Wales the right to end their own lives. The […]

‘No-bra, no-exam’ rule at Nigerian university sparks outrage

June 20, 2025 World Justice News 0

A university in Nigeria has sparked outrage after a video went viral showing female students being touched to see if they were wearing bras before taking part in an exam. In the footage, female staff […]

Woman charged with murder in missing Rolex case

June 20, 2025 World Justice News 0

A 69-year-old-woman has been charged with murdering another woman who was found fatally stabbed in her home in Camden, north London. Jennifer Abbott, also known as Sarah Steinberg, was found by her niece and neighbours […]

US Supreme Court upholds Tennessee ban on gender transition care for minors

June 20, 2025 World Justice News 0

The US Supreme Court has upheld a Tennessee law banning gender transition care for young people, in a decision expected to have consequences nationwide, given that 25 states have similar laws. The justices voted 6 […]

Lawyer who defended drug lord ‘El Chapo’ elected as judge

June 18, 2025 World Justice News 0

A former defence lawyer for the jailed drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán has been elected as a judge in Mexico’s first-ever judicial elections. Tallies published on Tuesday showed that Silvia Delgado had won enough […]

Police admit failures in Harry Dunn case after report finds officers prioritised suspect’s welfare

June 18, 2025 World Justice News 0

Northamptonshire Police has admitted it failed Harry Dunn and his family after a report found officers prioritised the welfare of the suspect in the case over the investigation. The 19-year-old died in 2019 after US […]

R Kelly rushed to hospital after prison ‘overdose’ plot, his lawyers say

June 18, 2025 World Justice News 0

R Kelly was hospitalised after prison officials gave him an overdose of medication, his lawyers have claimed – as part of what they say is an ongoing assassination plot. Kelly, whose full name is Robert […]

Australian police officer shot dead at rural property

June 16, 2025 World Justice News 0

A 57-year-old Australian police officer has been shot dead on a rural property in Tasmania while serving a warrant to repossess a home, say police. The officer had arrived at a house in North Motton, […]

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 […]

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Killer Christa Pike is to be executed within days – but her defence say she’s a victim too

September 27, 2026 0

Ashlee Sellars last heard from her friend Christa Pike earlier this week, when Pike texted her from her cell on death row as she prepares to be killed by lethal injection by the US state […]

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First UK charges brought over 1994 Rwanda genocide

September 22, 2026 0

A Rwandan man, who has been living in north London, has become the first person charged in the UK with offences relating to the 1994 Rwanda genocide, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said. Dr […]

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UK MPs and Lords call for new law to address AI threat to human rights

September 14, 2026 0

A cross-party group of MPs and peers has identified human rights risks posed by artificial intelligence (AI), arguing existing laws are ill-equipped to address the technology’s rapid growth. The Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) […]

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Trump takes huge gamble putting US at heart of Iran-Israel conflict

UK MPs back assisted dying bill in historic Commons vote

‘No-bra, no-exam’ rule at Nigerian university sparks outrage

Woman charged with murder in missing Rolex case

US Supreme Court upholds Tennessee ban on gender transition care for minors

Lawyer who defended drug lord ‘El Chapo’ elected as judge

Police admit failures in Harry Dunn case after report finds officers prioritised suspect’s welfare

R Kelly rushed to hospital after prison ‘overdose’ plot, his lawyers say

Australian police officer shot dead at rural property

Man suspected of shooting Minnesota lawmakers arrested after huge manhunt