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Ex-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro ally Alex Saab pleads guilty in $195m money laundering US court case

September 16, 2026 World Justice News 0

Alex Saab, a former Venezuelan official and aide to ex-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, has pleaded guilty to money laundering charges in the US. The US case against Saab has been closely watched as Maduro and […]

Colombian ex-foreign minister charged over nanny’s lie detector test

September 16, 2026 World Justice News 0

Prosecutors in Colombia have accused former foreign minister Laura Sarabia of abusing her power after she made her nanny take a lie detector test. The scandal erupted in 2023, when Colombian news weekly Semana reported […]

FIFA World Cup Triggers a Global Anti-Piracy Crackdown

July 19, 2026 World Justice News 0

During the FIFA World Cup, law enforcement and private partners across multiple continents have seized or blocked well over a thousand pirate streaming domains, arrested suspects, and cut off advertising revenue. Taken together, “Operation Offsides” […]

US Department of Justice seizes nearly 400 pirate streaming domain names offering FIFA World Cup matches

June 28, 2026 World Justice News 0

The U.S. Department of Justice announced the seizure of nearly 400 pirate streaming domain names that offered access to FIFA World Cup matches. This enforcement action, dubbed “Operation Offsides”, targets popular brands including “rojadirecta”, “koora”, […]

Venezuelan security forces detain journalists from foreign news organisations

January 7, 2026 World Justice News 0

At least 14 members of the press were detained in Venezuela on Monday as they were covering the aftermath of the seizure of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro by US forces. The union representing media workers […]

Former Olympic snowboarder wanted by US charged with masterminding murder of witness

November 20, 2025 World Justice News 0

A Canadian former Olympic snowboarder who is wanted in the US for running a multi-national drug trafficking network is also facing charges in connection with the killing of a federal witness, the US Attorney General, […]

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Senior member of Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua gang arrested

October 3, 2025 World Justice News 0

The alleged leader of Venezuelan criminal gang Tren de Aragua’s armed wing has been captured in a joint operation involving Colombia, the US and the UK. Colombia’s National Police said José Antonio Márquez Morales – […]

Twelve years house arrest for Colombian ex-leader Álvaro Uribe

August 2, 2025 World Justice News 0

Colombian former President Álvaro Uribe has been sentenced to 12 years of house arrest for witness tampering and a fraud charge. The 73-year-old is the first former president in the country’s history to be convicted […]

Venezuela’s ex-spy chief pleads guilty to narco-terrorism charges

June 27, 2025 World Justice News 0

Venezuela’s former head of military intelligence, Hugo Carvajal – also known as “El Pollo”, or The Chicken – has pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and narco-terrorism charges in the US. US officials accused the 65-year-old […]

Colombian police arrest suspect in Peru mine workers’ killings

May 17, 2025 World Justice News 0

Police in Colombia have arrested a man suspected of being involved in the killing of 13 kidnapped workers at a gold mine in neighbouring Peru. Miguel Antonio Rodríguez Díaz, whose alias is “Cuchillo” (knife), was arrested […]

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Report finds ‘clear human rights failures’ in southern Scotland

October 7, 2026 0

A new report has found “clear human rights failures” across the south of Scotland with basic obligations on food, health and housing not being met. The study was carried out over eight different local authority […]

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Christa Pike set to be first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years still alive after two lethal injections

October 1, 2026 0

A Tennessee death row inmate set to be the first woman to be executed by the state in more than 200 years is still alive after being administered two lethal injections, her lawyers have said. […]

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Killer Christa Pike is to be executed within days – but her defence say she’s a victim too

September 27, 2026 0

Ashlee Sellars last heard from her friend Christa Pike earlier this week, when Pike texted her from her cell on death row as she prepares to be killed by lethal injection by the US state […]