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Jack Smith gives testimony in Capitol Hill

Trump ‘engaged in criminal activity’, Jack Smith says in Capitol Hill testimony

January 25, 2026 World Justice News 0

In his first public testimony about his criminal investigations of Donald Trump, former special counsel Jack Smith said the president was responsible for the violence on 6 January 2021, when hundreds of rioters stormed the […]

Georgia judge dismisses 2020 election interference case against Trump

November 28, 2025 World Justice News 0

A judge in Georgia has dismissed a sprawling 2020 election interference case against Donald Trump, ending the last effort to prosecute the president for allegedly attempting to overturn his loss to Joe Biden. Peter Skandalakis, […]

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 […]

Donald Trump at Manhattan Criminal Court

Donald Trump manages partial victory in Supreme Court as hush money case rumbles on

April 27, 2024 World Justice News 0

Donald Trump managed a partial victory in the Supreme Court, as justices delayed any potential decision on his immunity case over election riots. Trump argued he has total immunity over the 2020 riots and while […]

New Mexico: Failed election candidate paid me to shoot officials, gunman says

February 3, 2024 World Justice News 0

A man in the US state of New Mexico has pleaded guilty to helping a defeated Republican candidate carry out drive-by shootings at the home of Democrats. The defendant, Demetrio Trujillo, says the candidate, Solomon […]

Sidney Powell: Trump ex-lawyer pleads guilty in Georgia election case

October 19, 2023 World Justice News 0

Former Donald Trump lawyer Sidney Powell has pleaded guilty to six charges in the Georgia election interference case. Powell, who was charged alongside the former president, reached a deal with prosecutors and will now testify […]

Australia

Australian murderer loses bid to eat Vegemite in prison

October 26, 2026 0

A convicted murderer serving a life sentence in Australia has lost his bid to overturn a ban on prisoners consuming Vegemite – the salty yeast-based spread that has become a national symbol. Andre McKechnie argued […]

Human Rights

Patients in chains rescued from suspected illegal rehab centre in South Africa

October 16, 2026 0

A pastor and his wife have been arrested in South Africa after 200 people, some in chains, were found held at a suspected illegal rehabilitation centre in the north-eastern part of the country. The facility, […]

Human Rights

UK threatens to ban Eritreans over migrant return policy

October 15, 2026 0

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has threatened to ban all Eritreans from entering the UK if the east African country’s government does not accept more returns of small boat migrants and foreign national offenders. From Thursday, […]