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Luxury jet used by Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro seized by US officials

September 3, 2024 World Justice News 0

Venezuela’s equivalent to Air Force One has been seized by US officials, who claim the luxury presidential jet was bought illegally and smuggled out of the country to get around US export control laws. The […]

Former Met Police officer charged with rape and sexual assault of woman he allegedly met while on duty

September 3, 2024 World Justice News 0

A former Metropolitan Police officer has been charged with sexual assault and rape of a woman he is alleged to have met while on duty. Mark Tyrrell, 55, is charged with 15 counts of sexual […]

One of Australia’s most prolific paedophiles pleads guilty to over 300 offences

September 3, 2024 World Justice News 0

A former childcare worker accused of being one of Australia’s most prolific ever paedophiles has pleaded guilty to raping, sexually abusing and exploiting dozens of girls. Ashley Paul Griffith, 46, from the Gold Coast, faced […]

Man accused of recruiting dozens of strangers to rape his wife

September 2, 2024 World Justice News 0

This story contains some distressing details. A man has gone on trial in France for repeatedly drugging and raping his wife as well as arranging for dozens of other men to rape her. The defendant, […]

Canadian killer given life sentences for four murders

September 1, 2024 World Justice News 0

Canadian serial killer Jeremy Skibicki has been given four life sentences for the 2022 murders of four Indigenous women in Winnipeg. He showed no reaction as the sentence was read, and was emotionless as family […]

Man convicted of murder and rape executed in Florida

August 30, 2024 World Justice News 0

A Florida man found guilty of killing a college freshman and raping the victim’s older sister while the two were on a camping trip was executed on Thursday. The state administered a lethal injection to […]

Telegram boss banned from leaving France in criminal probe

August 30, 2024 World Justice News 0

Telegram boss and founder Pavel Durov has been placed under formal investigation in France as part of a probe into organised crime on the messaging app, Paris prosecutors say. Mr Durov, 39, has not been […]

Sir Ben Ainslie robbed of Rolex at knifepoint

August 29, 2024 World Justice News 0

Sir Ben Ainslie has been robbed of his Rolex watch at knifepoint in Barcelona, ahead of qualification races for the America’s Cup, Spanish media have reported. The most successful Olympic sailor of all time was […]

‘Predator’ who posed as teen social media star jailed for coercing hundreds of victims into ‘degrading’ sex acts

August 29, 2024 World Justice News 0

A “predator” who posed as a teen social media star has been jailed for coercing hundreds of victims into degrading sex acts “in one of the worst sextortion cases in history”. Muhammad Zain Ul Abideen […]

Trump faces revised 2020 election interference charges

August 29, 2024 World Justice News 0

US prosecutors have issued revised charges against Donald Trump for the former president’s alleged attempts to interfere in the 2020 election after losing the contest. The updated wording tries to navigate a Supreme Court ruling […]

Australia

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier charged over alleged war crimes

April 7, 2026 0

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier has been charged over allegations he committed war crimes in Afghanistan. Ben Roberts-Smith – who left the defence force in 2013 – was arrested at Sydney airport on Tuesday and will […]

Human Rights

‘The gravest crime against humanity’: What does the UN vote on slavery mean?

March 28, 2026 0

The United Nations General Assembly this week overwhelmingly backed a resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade “the gravest crime against humanity”. Welcoming the vote, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the wealth of many Western […]

Human Rights

Leading anti‑racism activist in Tunisia jailed for eight years

March 21, 2026 0

A Tunisian court has sentenced human rights activist Saadia Mosbah to eight years in prison and fined her £26,000 ($35,000). Mosbah, who leads the anti-racism group Mnèmty, had been charged with money laundering and illicit […]

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Luxury jet used by Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro seized by US officials

Former Met Police officer charged with rape and sexual assault of woman he allegedly met while on duty

One of Australia’s most prolific paedophiles pleads guilty to over 300 offences

Man accused of recruiting dozens of strangers to rape his wife

Canadian killer given life sentences for four murders

Man convicted of murder and rape executed in Florida

Telegram boss banned from leaving France in criminal probe

Sir Ben Ainslie robbed of Rolex at knifepoint

‘Predator’ who posed as teen social media star jailed for coercing hundreds of victims into ‘degrading’ sex acts

Trump faces revised 2020 election interference charges