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Grand jury to consider Donald Trump charges

May 26, 2021 World Justice News 0

Prosecutors in New York have convened a grand jury to decide whether to indict former US President Donald Trump on criminal charges, local media report. They say the jury will consider evidence gathered during investigations […]

Prison guards spared jail time in Epstein suicide plea deal

May 23, 2021 World Justice News 0

Two prison guards have admitted falsifying records on the night disgraced US financier Jeffrey Epstein killed himself in August 2019. But in a plea deal with federal prosecutors, Tova Noel and Michael Thomas would be […]

New York prosecutor says Trump inquiry now criminal

May 19, 2021 World Justice News 0

The New York attorney general’s office says it is investigating the Trump Organization “in a criminal capacity”. A spokesman for the state’s top prosecutor, Letitia James, said the inquiry into Mr Trump’s property company was […]

NRA bankruptcy: US judge dismisses case

May 12, 2021 World Justice News 0

A US judge has dismissed a bankruptcy case involving the National Rifle Association (NRA), leaving it to face a lawsuit that could see the powerful organisation dissolved. In a written statement, the judge said gun-rights […]

Ghislaine Maxwell makes first US court appearance

April 24, 2021 World Justice News 0

Ghislaine Maxwell has appeared in court on new charges of sex-trafficking, her first appearance since her arrest last summer. She attended the New York court in person on Friday for arraignment on new charges against […]

Capitol riot: Man accused after Bumble dating app boast

April 24, 2021 World Justice News 0

A man has been accused of taking part in the US Capitol riots after allegedly boasting about it on a dating app. Robert Chapman, from New York, told a user he matched with on the […]

Akayed Ullah: Times Square subway pipe bomber jailed for life

April 23, 2021 World Justice News 0

A man who set off a pipe bomb during rush hour in a New York subway station has been sentenced to life in prison. Akayed Ullah, 31, detonated the bomb in Times Square station, […]

John McAfee charged with fraud over cryptocurrency

March 6, 2021 World Justice News 0

Businessman John McAfee, creator of the McAfee anti-virus software, has been charged in the US with conspiracy to commit fraud and money laundering. Mr McAfee and his bodyguard Jimmy Gale Watson Jr are accused of […]

Ghislaine Maxwell offers to give up UK and French citizenship for bail

February 24, 2021 World Justice News 0

British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell has offered to give up her UK and French citizenship in exchange for bail. Ms Maxwell is accused of helping the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein groom young girls, which she […]

Donald Trump ordered to hand over tax returns to prosecutors

February 23, 2021 World Justice News 0

Donald Trump has been ordered by the US Supreme Court to hand over his tax returns and other financial records to prosecutors in New York. The former US president has been refusing to release the […]

Human Rights

UK threatens to ban Eritreans over migrant return policy

October 15, 2026 0

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has threatened to ban all Eritreans from entering the UK if the east African country’s government does not accept more returns of small boat migrants and foreign national offenders. From Thursday, […]

Human Rights

Report finds ‘clear human rights failures’ in southern Scotland

October 7, 2026 0

A new report has found “clear human rights failures” across the south of Scotland with basic obligations on food, health and housing not being met. The study was carried out over eight different local authority […]

Human Rights

Christa Pike set to be first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years still alive after two lethal injections

October 1, 2026 0

A Tennessee death row inmate set to be the first woman to be executed by the state in more than 200 years is still alive after being administered two lethal injections, her lawyers have said. […]