World Justice News

Kim Dotcom Can’t Prevent NZ Govt. Sending Hard Drives & Passwords to FBI

July 1, 2024 World Justice News 0

Kim Dotcom’s latest bid to prevent the New Zealand government from handing over his hard drives and passwords to the FBI has failed. In 2022, the High Court said the devices could be sent to […]

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Supreme Court casts doubt on hundreds of Jan 6 cases

July 1, 2024 World Justice News 0

Federal prosecutors overreached when using an obstruction law to charge hundreds of January 6 rioters, the Supreme Court has ruled in an opinion that could also affect a case against Donald Trump. The justices ruled […]

Survivor of Parkland school massacre wins ownership of shooter’s name in lawsuit settlement

July 1, 2024 World Justice News 0

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The most severely wounded survivor of the 2018 massacre at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School now owns shooter Nikolas Cruz’s name, and Cruz cannot give any interviews without his […]

Uvalde school shooting: Former police chief indicted on ten counts of child endangerment over response to mass killing

June 28, 2024 World Justice News 0

A former police chief has been charged over the response to the Uvalde school shooting in 2022. The Uvalde County sheriff’s office said Pedro ‘Pete’ Arredondo has been booked and released from jail after a […]

Oklahoma orders schools to teach Bible ‘immediately’

June 28, 2024 World Justice News 0

Oklahoma’s top education official has ordered schools in the state to begin incorporating the Bible into lessons, in the latest US cultural flashpoint over religion in the classroom. A directive sent by Republican state Superintendent […]

FBI offers $5m reward in hunt for fugitive ‘Cryptoqueen’ Ruja Ignatova

June 27, 2024 World Justice News 0

A $5m (£4m) reward is being offered in the hunt for the fugitive “Cryptoqueen” Ruja Ignatova. Bulgarian-born Ignatova, who has German citizenship, has been on the FBI most-wanted list since 2022 for fraud and money […]

Man arrested over Westminster honeytrap case

June 26, 2024 World Justice News 0

A man has been arrested in connection with the Westminster “honeytrap” scandal. Police arrested a man on suspicion of harassment and offences under the Online Safety Act in London on Wednesday. Multiple victims were informed […]

Julian Assange formally admits spying charge as part of a plea deal with US authorities

June 26, 2024 World Justice News 0

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has pleaded guilty to one count of espionage as part of a plea deal with US authorities. His court appearance took place on the US territory of Saipan. He left the UK […]

Australian pilot convicted of murdering elderly camper

June 25, 2024 World Justice News 0

An Australian pilot has been convicted of murdering an elderly woman who went missing in Victoria in March 2020, but a jury has acquitted him in the death of her fellow camper. Greg Lynn, 57, […]

How German podcast tracked down fugitive militant after 30 years

June 25, 2024 World Justice News 0

Daniela Klette lived quietly. She walked her dog and gave maths tuition to her neighbours’ children. But when she was arrested in late February, the police found tens of thousands of euros in cash in […]

Human Rights

US plans to start checking all tourists’ social media

December 10, 2025 0

All tourists – including those from Britain – will have to undergo a social media screening before being allowed entry into the US under new plans being considered by the country’s border force. At the […]

Australia

Children locked out of social media apps after Australia’s world-first ban

December 10, 2025 0

Australia’s world-first social media ban for children has taken effect, with throngs of teenagers waking up to find their accounts have gone dark. Others tell BBC they have already snuck past barriers and will continue […]

Human Rights

Sudan militia chief sentenced to 20 years for war crimes during Darfur conflict

December 10, 2025 0

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has sentenced a Sudanese militia leader to 20 years in prison for atrocities committed during a civil war more than two decades ago. Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman had been convicted […]

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Kim Dotcom Can’t Prevent NZ Govt. Sending Hard Drives & Passwords to FBI

Supreme Court casts doubt on hundreds of Jan 6 cases

Survivor of Parkland school massacre wins ownership of shooter’s name in lawsuit settlement

Uvalde school shooting: Former police chief indicted on ten counts of child endangerment over response to mass killing

Oklahoma orders schools to teach Bible ‘immediately’

FBI offers $5m reward in hunt for fugitive ‘Cryptoqueen’ Ruja Ignatova

Man arrested over Westminster honeytrap case

Julian Assange formally admits spying charge as part of a plea deal with US authorities

Australian pilot convicted of murdering elderly camper

How German podcast tracked down fugitive militant after 30 years