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Toronto gold heist: Police arrest alleged gun-runner linked to C$20m airport theft

April 18, 2024 World Justice News 0

Canadian police have made arrests and issued nine warrants in the biggest gold theft in the country’s history. More than 6,500 gold bars worth C$20m ($14.5m/£11.6m), were stolen from Toronto Pearson Airport, in April 2023, […]

Pirate IPTV Owners Sentenced to 36 Months in Prison & $18m Damages

October 13, 2023 World Justice News 0

Two men who operated a pirate IPTV service have been handed 36-month prison sentences by a specialist IP court in Sweden. Anonymous tips led to an investigation, police surveillance including wiretapping, and subsequent raids which […]

Air Canada sued over $20m gold and cash heist

October 13, 2023 World Justice News 0

A US-based security company has sued Air Canada over gold bars and cash worth millions that were stolen from Toronto’s airport in April. Brink’s International alleges the airline was “reckless” and had failed to prevent […]

US senator Bob Menendez charged with bribery after wads of cash and gold bars found at home

September 22, 2023 World Justice News 0

Bob Menendez, a Democrat senator in the US, has been indicted on charges he took cash, gold and a luxury car in exchange for alleged corruption. Menendez and his wife are alleged to have have […]

Toronto airport gold heist: Police say C$20m of valuables stolen

April 23, 2023 World Justice News 0

Police are investigating a massive gold heist at Toronto Pearson International Airport, a location often used to ship gold mined in the province of Ontario. Canadian officials say more than C$20m ($15m, £12m) of gold […]

UK Supreme Court denies Maduro claim to Venezuelan gold

December 21, 2021 World Justice News 0

The UK Supreme Court has prevented Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from accessing $1.95bn (£1.4bn) of gold stored in the Bank of England (BoE). Mr Maduro says the cash will be used to fight Covid-19 in […]

Venezuela gold: Maduro government wins in UK appeals court

October 5, 2020 World Justice News 0

A British appeals court has overturned a judgement which said the UK had recognised opposition leader Juan Guaidó as Venezuela’s president. The ruling is a victory for Nicolás Maduro, who was re-elected to a second […]

Man caught with kilo of gold hidden in rectum at Sri Lanka airport

September 25, 2017 World Justice News 0

A man has been arrested by Sri Lankan customs authorities after being spotted attempting to smuggle, with “difficulty”, close to a kilo of gold hidden in his rectum. The 45-year-old India-bound passenger was seen behaving […]

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Rape trial puts Norway’s royal family in unwelcome glare of public

February 1, 2026 0

When Marius Borg Høiby stands up in room 250 at Oslo district court on Tuesday, at the start of Norway’s biggest trial in years, he will have no moral support from his closest relatives. His […]

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France moves to abolish concept of marital duty to have sex

February 1, 2026 0

France is to enshrine in law the end of so-called “conjugal rights” – the notion that marriage means a duty to have sex. A bill approved on Wednesday in the National Assembly adds a clause […]

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Five-year-old detained in Minnesota ICE raid must be freed, judge rules

February 1, 2026 0

A US federal judge has ordered the release of a five-year-old boy and his father who were detained by ICE officers during a raid in Minnesota. Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, Adrian Alexander Conejo […]