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Man charged with impersonating FBI agent in apparent bid to free Luigi Mangione from New York jail

January 30, 2026 World Justice News 0

A man has been charged with impersonating an FBI agent after he turned up to a New York jail claiming to have a court order to release Luigi Mangione, authorities have said. Mark Anderson, 36, […]

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs denied bail for third time in sex-trafficking case

November 28, 2024 World Justice News 0

Sean “Diddy” Combs has been denied bail for the third time by a judge in New York City. Two judges previously denied Mr Combs’s release from custody, primarily due to concerns about potential witness tampering, […]

Ghislaine Maxwell: Jeffrey Epstein associate seeks $28.5m bail deal

December 15, 2020 World Justice News 0

Ghislaine Maxwell has asked a US judge to release her under a proposed $28.5m (£21.4m) bail package as she awaits trial on sex crime charges. The British socialite is accused of helping the convicted sex […]

Canada

Canadian ‘online poison seller’ Kenneth Law to have ‘murder charges dropped in plea deal’

April 19, 2026 0

A Canadian chef accused of supplying deadly substances to people around the world who have taken their own lives will have murder charges dropped as part of a plea deal, his lawyer has said. Kenneth […]

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 […]