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Alec Baldwin request to drop Rust manslaughter case denied

May 25, 2024 World Justice News 0

A US judge has denied a motion by Alec Baldwin to dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge over a deadly film set shooting in 2021. Halyna Hutchins, 42, was shot with a gun Mr Baldwin was […]

Families of Uvalde school shooting victims sue Meta, Call Of Duty makers and gun company

May 25, 2024 World Justice News 0

The families of some of the victims of the Uvalde school shooting have announced new legal action against three companies they say effectively helped to “train” the gunman to carry out the attack. Legal action […]

Truck driver in fatal Canada crash ordered deported

May 25, 2024 World Justice News 0

The truck driver behind a 2018 fatal crash with a bus carrying a junior ice hockey team has been ordered deported from Canada. Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, who is originally from India, was released on full […]

International Court of Justice orders Israel to halt Rafah offensive

May 25, 2024 World Justice News 0

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ordered Israel to stop its military offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. The top United Nations court said the humanitarian situation in Rafah had “deteriorated further” since […]

Czech court okays extradition of US murder plot accused Nikhil Gupta

May 23, 2024 World Justice News 0

The Czech Constitutional Court has rejected an Indian man’s petition against his extradition to the US over an alleged plot to assassinate an American citizen in New York. Nikhil Gupta has been charged by the […]

Trump ‘hush money’ trial: Former president declines to testify and his defence rests

May 22, 2024 World Justice News 0

Donald Trump will not testify in his historic criminal trial, after his defence team rested their case on Tuesday. It will be up to his lawyers to speak for him instead as they deliver closing […]

‘Slightly crazy’ German group on trial for coup plot

May 22, 2024 World Justice News 0

It’s an alleged coup plot featuring a German aristocrat, a “massive arsenal” of weapons and the belief that Queen Elizabeth II’s death might have been a secret “signal” to act. The trial of nine men […]

International Criminal Court prosecutor seeks arrest warrants against Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas leaders

May 20, 2024 World Justice News 0

A prosecutor at the International Criminal Court has applied for arrest warrants to be issued for Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar over alleged war crimes. Prosecutor Karim AA Khan KC […]

Man jailed for life for murdering wife by burying her alive

May 20, 2024 World Justice News 0

An Arizona man who buried his wife alive in a hand-dug grave near their home has been jailed for life. Seven years after the killing, David Pagniano pleaded guilty to murdering his wife before his […]

South Africa’s top court bars former president Jacob Zuma from running for parliament

May 20, 2024 World Justice News 0

South Africa’s highest court has barred former President Jacob Zuma from running for parliament in next week’s general election. The Constitutional Court ruled that his 15-month prison sentence for contempt of court disqualified him. Mr […]

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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Alec Baldwin request to drop Rust manslaughter case denied

Families of Uvalde school shooting victims sue Meta, Call Of Duty makers and gun company

Truck driver in fatal Canada crash ordered deported

International Court of Justice orders Israel to halt Rafah offensive

Czech court okays extradition of US murder plot accused Nikhil Gupta

Trump ‘hush money’ trial: Former president declines to testify and his defence rests

‘Slightly crazy’ German group on trial for coup plot

International Criminal Court prosecutor seeks arrest warrants against Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas leaders

Man jailed for life for murdering wife by burying her alive

South Africa’s top court bars former president Jacob Zuma from running for parliament