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Jeffrey Epstein ex-associate Jean-Luc Brunel held over sex crime claims

December 17, 2020 World Justice News 0

A former associate of deceased US financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has been detained in France. Prominent French modelling agent Jean-Luc Brunel is being held on suspicion of rape, sexual assault and human trafficking, […]

Iran diplomat to stand trial in Belgium over ‘France bomb plot’

November 27, 2020 World Justice News 0

An Iranian diplomat and a Belgian couple are due to go on trial in Belgium on Friday in connection with an alleged plot to bomb a rally held by an exiled Iranian opposition group in […]

Trial of ex-president Sarkozy a landmark for France

November 23, 2020 World Justice News 0

He was nicknamed the “bling-bling” president for what many in France saw as his lavish tastes – but now Nicolas Sarkozy faces the stark reality of a soulless courtroom. He is going on trial accused […]

France train attack: Four stand trial over foiled Thalys shooting

November 16, 2020 World Justice News 0

Four people have gone on trial in France over an August 2015 plot to attack Americans on a high-speed train. Ayoub El-Khazzani is accused of opening fire on board a train travelling from Amsterdam to […]

Charlie Hebdo trial suspended as suspect catches Covid-19

November 1, 2020 World Justice News 0

The main suspect in the 2015 Charlie Hebdo attack in France has tested positive for Covid-19 and his trial has been suspended, lawyers say. Ali Reza Polat is accused of helping the militant Islamist attackers […]

Nice attack: Mayor says deadly stabbing points to terrorism

October 29, 2020 World Justice News 0

Three people have been killed in a knife attack in the French city of Nice, police say. Nice Mayor Christian Estrosi said everything pointed to a “terrorist attack at the heart of the Notre-Dame basilica”. […]

Terror inquiry after teacher beheaded near Paris

October 16, 2020 World Justice News 0

A teacher has been beheaded in a suburb north-west of the French capital Paris, with the attacker shot dead by police. The victim in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine is said to have shown cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad […]

French ex-president Sarkozy charged with ‘criminal conspiracy’

October 16, 2020 World Justice News 0

French investigating magistrates have issued a fourth charge against ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy for allegedly accepting Libyan cash to fund his 2007 presidential campaign. He is accused of “membership in a criminal conspiracy”, in the long-running […]

Charlie Hebdo: Fourteen suspects to face trial over Paris massacre

September 2, 2020 World Justice News 0

Fourteen people are to go on trial in France over the deadly attack on the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo more than five years ago. Most of the alleged accomplices will stand trial in Paris on […]

Félicien Kabuga: Rwanda genocide suspect arrested in France

May 16, 2020 World Justice News 0

Félicien Kabuga, one of the most wanted suspects in the Rwandan genocide, has been arrested near Paris, the French justice ministry has announced. Mr Kabuga was detained by gendarmes in Asnières-sur-Seine, where he had been […]

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Ethiopian police arrest alleged leader of multi-million-dollar trafficking ring

July 22, 2026 0

Police in Ethiopia say they have arrested 17 suspects including the alleged leader of what they say is a multi-million-dollar international human trafficking network. The gang is accused of “the deaths of 60 migrants”, sexually […]

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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 […]

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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 […]