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Woman whose wife had sex with sperm donor loses legal challenge over child’s birth certificate

July 27, 2024 World Justice News 0

A woman has lost a Court of Appeal challenge over her name being removed from her child’s birth certificate after it was revealed her ex-wife had sex with a sperm donor behind her back. The […]

$10 million bounty offered in hunt for members of North Korea-backed hacking group

July 26, 2024 World Justice News 0

The UK, US and South Korea have accused a North Korea-backed cyber group of carrying out an online espionage campaign to steal military and nuclear secrets. The “Andariel” group has been compromising organisations around the […]

Instagram removes 63,000 sextortion accounts in Nigeria

July 26, 2024 World Justice News 0

Instagram owner Meta says it has removed thousands of accounts in Nigeria that were trying to target people in sextortion schemes. Such scammers typically pose as young women online to trick people into sending sexually […]

Leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa drug cartel arrested in Texas

July 26, 2024 World Justice News 0

One of the world’s most powerful drug lords, Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, has been arrested by US federal agents in El Paso, Texas. Zambada, 76, founded the criminal organisation with […]

Spanish pensioner gets 18 years for letter bomb campaign

July 24, 2024 World Justice News 0

A 76-year-old retired Spanish civil servant who sent six letters containing explosives in 2022 in a bid to stop Madrid supplying arms to Ukraine has been given an 18-year jail term. Pompeyo González Pascual was […]

Russian arrested over alleged plot to ‘destabilise’ Paris Olympics

July 24, 2024 World Justice News 0

A Russian man has been arrested in France on suspicion of plotting acts of “destabilisation” during the Paris Olympics, prosecutors have said. Local media reports that a 40-year-old man was arrested on Sunday and an […]

Family to sue prison service over death of inmate

July 24, 2024 World Justice News 0

The family of a man who died after being restrained by up to 17 prison officers is suing the Scottish Prison Service (SPS), the Crown Office and Scottish ministers over his death. Allan Marshall died […]

Largest trial court in the US closes after ransomware attack

July 23, 2024 World Justice News 0

The largest trial court in the country was closed Monday after a ransomware attack shut down its computer system late last week, officials with the Superior Court of Los Angeles County said. The court disabled its computer […]

Video shows Illinois police fatally shoot woman in her home

July 23, 2024 World Justice News 0

Illinois police have released bodycam footage that shows the chaotic moments that led to the fatal shooting of a woman who had called 911 to report a suspected intruder at her home. The killing of […]

Fined for yellow and blue shoes: How Russian laws smother dissent

July 21, 2024 World Justice News 0

Dissent is not tolerated in Vladimir Putin’s Russia. For years Kremlin critics have faced a host of laws which could be used against them, and since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine that toolbox of measures […]

Human Rights

Jail time and unlimited fines planned under conversion practices ban

June 25, 2026 0

Those who carry out conversion practices – commonly known as “conversion therapy” – could be jailed for up to five years under landmark new plans. The draft Conversion Practices Bill, which criminalises “abusive acts” aiming […]

Human Rights

Under-16s in UK will be banned from social media from early 2027

June 16, 2026 0

Millions of children in the UK will be forced off social media after the government announced it would ban under-16s from accessing a range of platforms. Apps including TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram will become inaccessible […]

Human Rights

Thai court sentences two men to death over Bangkok shrine bombing

June 11, 2026 0

A court in Thailand has found two men guilty of carrying out the country’s worst ever terrorist attack and sentenced them to death. The two men, both from China’s Uyghur minority, were convicted of planning […]

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Woman whose wife had sex with sperm donor loses legal challenge over child’s birth certificate

$10 million bounty offered in hunt for members of North Korea-backed hacking group

Instagram removes 63,000 sextortion accounts in Nigeria

Leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa drug cartel arrested in Texas

Spanish pensioner gets 18 years for letter bomb campaign

Russian arrested over alleged plot to ‘destabilise’ Paris Olympics

Family to sue prison service over death of inmate

Largest trial court in the US closes after ransomware attack

Video shows Illinois police fatally shoot woman in her home

Fined for yellow and blue shoes: How Russian laws smother dissent