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French police nab first-class wig gang suspects

September 17, 2022 World Justice News 0

A suspected gang of thieves who allegedly stole items worth €300,000 (£260,000) from first-class passengers on French trains has been captured. It is thought they stole luggage from passengers after sitting beside them on high-speed […]

Nice attack: Trial for Bastille Day massacre which killed 86 begins

September 5, 2022 World Justice News 0

Eight suspects have gone on trial in Paris for links to a deadly lorry attack in the southern French city of Nice in 2016 which killed 86 people. The suspects – who face between five […]

Paris trial: Guilty Salah Abdeslam receives rare full-life sentence as historic trial ends

June 29, 2022 World Justice News 0

The only surviving attacker from the group that carried out the November 2015 Paris attacks has been found guilty of terrorism and murder charges. Salah Abdeslam received a rare full-life sentence for his role in […]

French Banksy: Eight guilty in theft of Bataclan mural

June 23, 2022 World Justice News 0

Three years after an artwork by graffiti artist Banksy was stolen from a door at the Bataclan music hall in Paris, eight people have been convicted of theft or handling stolen goods. The mural “sad […]

Border rapist trial starts in France for 56 attacks

June 11, 2022 World Justice News 0

Four years after he was arrested in a French village close to the Belgian border, Dino Scala has gone on trial accused of a 30-year series of rapes and sexual assaults. The former caretaker, now […]

Luc Besson: French director cleared of rape charges by Paris court

May 24, 2022 World Justice News 0

The Paris Court of Appeal has dismissed a series of rape accusations against French film director Luc Besson. The director of The Big Blue and Nikita was accused by Dutch-Belgian actress Sand Van Roy in […]

Carlos Ghosn ‘surprised’ by arrest warrant reports

April 22, 2022 World Justice News 0

Former car executive Carlos Ghosn is “surprised” by reports France has issued an international warrant for his arrest, his spokesman has said. “This is surprising, Ghosn has always co-operated with French authorities,” he said on […]

Alps murders: French police arrest suspect over killing of British family

January 12, 2022 World Justice News 0

French police have arrested a suspect over the unsolved 2012 murder of a British family and a French citizen in the Alps. Few details were given, but police said a man was in custody “in […]

Gardener Omar Raddad wins fight to re-open notorious murder case

December 17, 2021 World Justice News 0

A Moroccan gardener convicted of the gruesome murder of a rich French widow 30 years ago has won his bid to reopen the case and try to clear his name. In one of France’s most […]

Jamal Khashoggi: Suspect in murder of journalist arrested in Paris

December 7, 2021 World Justice News 0

A Saudi man suspected of involvement in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi has been arrested in France, police say. Khaled Aedh Alotaibi was arrested at Charles-de-Gaulle airport in Paris on Tuesday, a police source […]

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 […]

Human Rights

Jail time and unlimited fines planned under conversion practices ban

June 25, 2026 0

Those who carry out conversion practices – commonly known as “conversion therapy” – could be jailed for up to five years under landmark new plans. The draft Conversion Practices Bill, which criminalises “abusive acts” aiming […]