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Interpol, FBI and NCA thwart criminal gang trying to sabotage Red Notice system

June 5, 2024 World Justice News 0

A joint operation by Interpol, the FBI and British anticrime officials has thwarted attempts by criminals in Moldova to sabotage one of the international police agency’s key tools – the Red Notice system. Four people […]

One of world’s biggest botnets taken down

May 30, 2024 World Justice News 0

Law enforcement agencies from around the world have shut down a global malware network which stole $5.9bn (£4.65bn) and is linked to other crimes, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has said. The DOJ partnered […]

Mass shooting at a Maryland elementary school averted after teen arrested

April 20, 2024 World Justice News 0

A US teenager accused of planning a mass shooting at his former elementary school was arrested after sharing a story he wrote describing the attack, police say. Alex Ye, 18, was arrested in Maryland after […]

Los Angeles: Thieves steal up to $30m of cash in one of city’s biggest heists

April 5, 2024 World Justice News 0

Thieves have stolen as much as $30m (£23.7m) in cash from a Los Angeles money storage facility in one of the biggest burglaries in the city’s history. The culprits broke in through the roof on […]

Millions of Americans caught up in Chinese hacking plot

March 26, 2024 World Justice News 0

Millions of Americans’ online accounts have been caught up in a “sinister” Chinese hacking plot that targeted US officials, the justice department and FBI said on Monday. Seven Chinese nationals have been charged with enacting […]

Notorious cybercrime gang Lockbit disrupted by NCA, FBI and international coalition

February 20, 2024 World Justice News 0

An infamous cybercrime gang that holds victims’ data to ransom has been disrupted by the National Crime Agency (NCA) and a coalition of international police agencies. A post on Lockbit’s extortion website on Monday said: […]

FBI disrupts hacking network ‘linked to Russian intelligence services’

February 16, 2024 World Justice News 0

US officials say they have disrupted a hacking network linked to Russian intelligence services. They say the hackers – believed to be from the secretive hacking arm of Russia’s Main Intelligence Directorate (better known as the GRU) […]

Former CIA employee jailed for 40 years for largest leak in agency’s history

February 2, 2024 World Justice News 0

A former CIA employee has been jailed for 40 years over the largest leak of classified information in the agency’s history. Joshua Schulte, a software engineer from New York, passed the data to whistleblowing agency WikiLeaks in the […]

Father of US driver who fled UK after crash left nurse unable to walk sets up fundraising page for legal fight

December 28, 2023 World Justice News 0

The father of an American driver who fled the UK after a crash left a British nurse unable to walk is attempting to raise funds for his son’s legal costs. Issac Calderon, 22, has been […]

US says it foiled alleged plot to assassinate Sikh activist in New York

November 30, 2023 World Justice News 0

The US has said it foiled an alleged plot to assassinate an American citizen in New York who advocated for a Sikh separatist state. Nikhil Gupta, an Indian national, is accused of trying to hire […]

Australia

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier charged over alleged war crimes

April 7, 2026 0

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier has been charged over allegations he committed war crimes in Afghanistan. Ben Roberts-Smith – who left the defence force in 2013 – was arrested at Sydney airport on Tuesday and will […]

Human Rights

‘The gravest crime against humanity’: What does the UN vote on slavery mean?

March 28, 2026 0

The United Nations General Assembly this week overwhelmingly backed a resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade “the gravest crime against humanity”. Welcoming the vote, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the wealth of many Western […]

Human Rights

Leading anti‑racism activist in Tunisia jailed for eight years

March 21, 2026 0

A Tunisian court has sentenced human rights activist Saadia Mosbah to eight years in prison and fined her £26,000 ($35,000). Mosbah, who leads the anti-racism group Mnèmty, had been charged with money laundering and illicit […]