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TikTok faces US ban after losing court battle

December 7, 2024 World Justice News 0

TikTok has lost an appeal against plans to ban the video-sharing app in the US. The social media platform had argued the proposal was a breach of the US First Amendment, which protects freedom of […]

NYPD release photos in hunt for gunman who killed health insurance boss Brian Thompson

December 6, 2024 World Justice News 0

Police in New York have released two photos of an unmasked individual wanted for questioning over the killing of a healthcare chief executive. UnitedHealthcare boss Brian Thompson, 50, was fatally shot in the back on […]

More than 1,600 arrested in ‘county lines’ drugs crackdown across England and Wales

December 6, 2024 World Justice News 0

More than 1,600 people have been arrested in a county lines crackdown. The policing minister joined an early hours raid in southeast London as forces across England and Wales took part in the “intensification week”. […]

Italian nun arrested over suspected mafia links

December 5, 2024 World Justice News 0

A nun has been arrested in Italy on suspicion of colluding with the mafia. Sister Anna Donelli, a volunteer in Milan’s San Vittore prison, is suspected of acting as a go-between with the criminal group […]

Russian criminals helped UK drug gangs launder lockdown cash

December 4, 2024 World Justice News 0

A multi-billion-dollar money laundering operation formed when UK gangs were struggling to offload cash during lockdown has been uncovered by the National Crime Agency. Discovering the Russian-speaking network embedded in the UK’s street drugs market […]

Judge in ‘shaken baby’ death penalty case steps down

December 4, 2024 World Justice News 0

The execution of Robert Roberson – a Texas man who was convicted of killing his two-year-old daughter – faces further delay after the judge in the case voluntarily recused herself. Roberson was set to be […]

Vietnamese tycoon must find $9bn to avoid death penalty after appeal fails

December 3, 2024 World Justice News 0

Vietnamese property tycoon Truong My Lan has lost her appeal against her death sentence for masterminding the world’s biggest bank fraud. The 68-year-old is now in a race for her life because the law in […]

Hitman offered $71,000 for Canadian reporter’s assassination

December 1, 2024 World Justice News 0

A hitman offered C$100,000 ($71,400; £56,000) for the assassination of a crime reporter at Montreal newspaper La Presse, the outlet has reported. Convicted killer Frédérick Silva confessed to La Presse that he had offered the […]

Belgium’s sex workers get maternity leave and pensions under world-first law

December 1, 2024 World Justice News 0

Warning – contains descriptions of a sexual nature Some names have been changed to protect people’s safety. “I had to work while I was nine months pregnant,” says Sophie, a sex worker in Belgium. “I […]

Spain hotel check-in delay fears as new data rules begin

November 30, 2024 World Justice News 0

Visitors to Spain will face more paperwork from Monday when a new law requiring hotel owners and car hire firms to send personal information about their customers to the government comes into effect. The rules, […]

Human Rights

European rights court orders Turkey to free imprisoned businessman

August 26, 2026 0

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ordered Turkey to immediately release Osman Kavala, an activist and philanthropist who has been detained in prison for almost a decade. Kavala was sentenced to life behind […]

Human Rights

France’s top court blocks social media ban for under-15s

August 16, 2026 0

France’s top court has struck down a ban on social media for under-15s, saying it infringed upon freedom of expression. The legislation was backed by French lawmakers in July, making it the first European country […]

Human Rights

France bans unsolicited telemarketing calls

August 12, 2026 0

France has banned unsolicited telemarketing phone calls, in what a consumer group is hailing as a “small revolution” for the sales industry. From Tuesday, unsolicited calls are prohibited for businesses in all sectors – but […]

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NYPD release photos in hunt for gunman who killed health insurance boss Brian Thompson

More than 1,600 arrested in ‘county lines’ drugs crackdown across England and Wales

Italian nun arrested over suspected mafia links

Russian criminals helped UK drug gangs launder lockdown cash

Judge in ‘shaken baby’ death penalty case steps down

Vietnamese tycoon must find $9bn to avoid death penalty after appeal fails

Hitman offered $71,000 for Canadian reporter’s assassination

Belgium’s sex workers get maternity leave and pensions under world-first law

Spain hotel check-in delay fears as new data rules begin