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Fourteen arrests in undercover sex trafficking sting at San Diego Comic-Con convention

August 5, 2024 World Justice News 0

Fourteen people were arrested and 10 sex trafficking victims rescued in an undercover sting operation at the Comic-Con convention in San Diego. The California Justice Department ran the operation at the annual event – which celebrates superheroes, […]

Warning over ‘explosion’ of fake weight loss injection sales online

August 5, 2024 World Justice News 0

The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) has urged people not to buy fake weight loss injections – as shortages of Ozempic are expected to continue into next year. The association warned of a possible “explosion in […]

Criminal used AI to make sex abuse images of child Disney star

August 5, 2024 World Justice News 0

A Disney Channel child star has told Sky News that she “broke down in tears” after learning a criminal had used artificial intelligence (AI) to create sexual abuse images using her face. Kaylin Hayman, who […]

Canada Covid protesters cleared of plotting to kill police

August 5, 2024 World Justice News 0

Two Canadian men accused of conspiring to murder police during protests over Covid-19 measures have been found not guilty. Anthony Olienick and Chris Carbert were charged after guns, body armour and ammunition were found at a […]

Judge rejects Trump effort to dismiss 2020 election interference case

August 4, 2024 World Justice News 0

The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case has dismissed an effort to have it thrown out. US District Judge Tanya Chutkan said Trump’s legal team had provided “no meaningful evidence” the former president […]

Australian senator Linda Reynolds sues alleged rape victim for defamation

August 2, 2024 World Justice News 0

An Australian senator is suing a former staff member who says she was raped inside Parliament House for defamation, over claims the politician helped cover it up. Brittany Higgins made global headlines in 2021 when […]

Three men accused of plotting 9/11 attacks on the US have entered into a pre-trial plea deal agreement

August 1, 2024 World Justice News 0

Three of the men accused of plotting the 11 September 2001 attacks on the US have entered into a pre-trial agreement, the Department of Defense says. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin Attash, […]

Anjem Choudary leader of the banned terror group al-Muhajiroun jailed for life

July 30, 2024 World Justice News 0

Anjem Choudary, the leader of the banned terror group al-Muhajiroun, has been jailed for life and may never leave prison alive. He was found guilty of directing the group and encouraging support for it through […]

Biden criticises ‘extreme’ Supreme Court in push for reform

July 30, 2024 World Justice News 0

Joe Biden has criticised the “extreme opinions” of the Supreme court as he proposed sweeping reforms including the removal of life appointments. The proposals come after the current conservative-dominated court issued a series of major […]

Carol Morgan murder: Allen Morgan jailed for plotting to kill former wife more than 40 years ago

July 30, 2024 World Justice News 0

A man found guilty of plotting to murder his then wife more than 40 years ago has been jailed for life with a minimum of 22 years. Allen Morgan was sentenced at Luton Crown Court […]

Human Rights

Ethiopian police arrest alleged leader of multi-million-dollar trafficking ring

July 22, 2026 0

Police in Ethiopia say they have arrested 17 suspects including the alleged leader of what they say is a multi-million-dollar international human trafficking network. The gang is accused of “the deaths of 60 migrants”, sexually […]

Human Rights

US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to Trump

July 1, 2026 0

The US Supreme Court has ruled that babies born in the US have a constitutional right to citizenship, rejecting Donald Trump’s bid to end the 150-year-old policy. In a 6-3 decision, Chief Justice John Roberts ruled that […]

Human Rights

Four men held over child marriage in Sierra Leone appear in landmark court case

June 28, 2026 0

For the first time since child marriage was banned in Sierra Leone two years ago, people accused of committing the crime have been brought to trial. Four men appeared at a High Court on Friday […]

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Fourteen arrests in undercover sex trafficking sting at San Diego Comic-Con convention

Criminal used AI to make sex abuse images of child Disney star

Canada Covid protesters cleared of plotting to kill police

Judge rejects Trump effort to dismiss 2020 election interference case

Three men accused of plotting 9/11 attacks on the US have entered into a pre-trial plea deal agreement

Anjem Choudary leader of the banned terror group al-Muhajiroun jailed for life

Biden criticises ‘extreme’ Supreme Court in push for reform

Carol Morgan murder: Allen Morgan jailed for plotting to kill former wife more than 40 years ago