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

February 1, 2026 World Justice News 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 […]

Poker fraud used X-ray tables, high-tech glasses and NBA players

October 27, 2025 World Justice News 0

Celebrities, professional sports stars and wealthy gamblers sat at a table hoping to win big in a game of Texas Hold ‘Em. But they didn’t know it was nearly impossible. They were “fishes” allegedly being […]

Co-founder of investment firm 777 Partners charged with defrauding lenders and investors of more than $500 million

October 18, 2025 World Justice News 0

The co-founder of investment firm 777 Partners – which made an unsuccessful bid to buy Premier League club Everton – has been charged with defrauding lenders and investors of more than $500 million (£372m). Josh […]

Florida building ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ migrant detention centre in Everglades

June 24, 2025 World Justice News 0

Florida has begun building a detention centre – dubbed the ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ – to temporarily hold migrants on an air strip in the Everglades. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the facility would […]

British man who works for FIFA arrested on suspicion of having sex with underage boy in US

February 13, 2025 World Justice News 0

FIFA has suspended a British man, who works for the world football governing body, after he was arrested in Miami on suspicion of having sex with an underage boy. Jack Coles was detained on Friday […]

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, […]

Head of Colombian Football Federation arrested on battery charge

July 16, 2024 World Justice News 0

The head of the Colombian Football Federation, Ramón Jesurún, and his son have been arrested, following a brawl at Sunday’s Copa América final in Miami. Mr Jesurún, 71, and Ramón Jamil Jesurún, 43, were held […]

Law enforcement raids Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s properties in LA and Miami

March 26, 2024 World Justice News 0

Properties connected to rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs were raided on Monday by federal agents. The Department of Homeland Security said it had pursued the “law enforcement actions as part of an ongoing investigation” in New […]

Ex-US government informant gets life over Haiti president’s murder

February 10, 2024 World Justice News 0

A former US government informant has been sentenced to life for his role in the assassination of Haiti’s former president Jovenel Moise. The sentencing comes two months after Haitian-American Joseph Vincent, 58, pleaded guilty to […]

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Man jailed for sending more than 200 abusive messages to father of Parkland school shooting victim

October 25, 2023 World Justice News 0

A property manager has been sentenced to a year in prison for sending more than 200 abusive messages to the father of a teenage girl who died in a Florida mass shooting. James Catalano, 62 […]

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 […]