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US Supreme Court allows Trump to resume deportations to third countries

June 24, 2025 World Justice News 0

The US Supreme Court has cleared the way for President Donald Trump’s administration to resume deportations of migrants to countries other than their homeland. By 6-3, the justices reversed a lower court order requiring the […]

Thousands protest against Donald Trump and Elon Musk at rallies in all 50 US states

April 5, 2025 World Justice News 0

Thousands of people gathered in various cities across the US as protests against Donald Trump and Elon Musk took place in all 50 states on Saturday. Around 1,200 demonstrations were planned in locations including Washington […]

Mistrial declared in the trial of Karen Read, US woman accused of boyfriend’s murder

July 2, 2024 World Justice News 0

A judge has declared a mistrial in the case of Karen Read, a US woman charged with running over her police officer boyfriend and leaving him for dead in a snowbank. Jurors in the murder […]

eBay to pay $3m fine over employees who sent live spiders and cockroaches to couple’s home

January 15, 2024 World Justice News 0

Online retailer eBay has agreed to pay a $3m (£2.4m) fine to resolve criminal charges over employees who harassed a couple by sending live spiders, cockroaches to their home. David and Ina Steiner also had […]

Jack Teixeira: National Guard airman arrested over leaked Pentagon documents

April 13, 2023 World Justice News 0

A 21-year-old US Air Force National Guard member has been arrested over the leak of classified documents. Jack Teixeira is reported to be the leader of an online gaming chat group where the files were […]

Danielle Miller: Social media influencer ‘con artist’ pleads guilty to $1m US pandemic loan fraud

March 7, 2023 World Justice News 0

A social media influencer has pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining more than $1m in COVID-19 pandemic-related loans from the US government used to fund a lavish lifestyle which she flaunted on Instagram. Danielle Miller, a […]

James ‘Whitey’ Bulger: Three men charged in mob boss murder

August 18, 2022 World Justice News 0

Three men have been charged over the prison killing of infamous Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger. The 89-year-old Bulger was discovered unresponsive in October 2018 at a maximum-security facility in West Virginia. Fotios Geas, 55, […]

Lillia Valutyte: Man arrested after girl, 9, stabbed to death

July 31, 2022 World Justice News 0

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a nine-year-old girl was fatally stabbed in a town centre. Lillia Valutyte was found with a stab wound in Fountain Lane in Boston, Lincolnshire, on […]

US Supreme Court reimposes death penalty for Boston bomber

March 5, 2022 World Justice News 0

The US Supreme Court has re-imposed the death sentence for convicted Boston marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, reversing an earlier appeals court ruling to void it. Justices voted 6-3 to reject defence claims Tsarnaev’s 2015 trial […]

Boston College student’s girlfriend pleads guilty over his suicide

December 23, 2021 World Justice News 0

A former Boston College student has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in connection to the suicide of her boyfriend two years ago. Inyoung You, 23, was given a two and a half years suspended jail […]

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Istanbul’s ex-mayor to stand trial on corruption charges

March 9, 2026 0

The former mayor of Istanbul is due to become the central defendant in a mass corruption trial that his opposition party and rights groups say is politically motivated. Ekrem Imamoglu, 55, faces more than 140 charges […]

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Senegal PM proposes tougher anti-LGBT law, doubling prison terms

February 26, 2026 0

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has introduced legislation that could double the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The proposal was sent to parliament on Tuesday […]

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Rare prison sentences handed to Cameroon soldiers after killing of 21 civilians

February 22, 2026 0

Three Cameroonian soldiers have been sentenced to prison for their role in the killing of at least 21 civilians in the country’s troubled Anglophone region. The jail terms for the crimes, which took place six […]