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Rwandan beekeeper arrested in US over genocide charges

April 25, 2025 World Justice News 0

A Rwandan beekeeper living in the US has been arrested over his alleged involvement in the 1994 genocide in his country. Faustin Nsabumukunzi is accused of committing “heinous acts of violence abroad” when he served […]

Lawmakers visit students Mahmoud Khalil and Rümeysa Öztürk as they face deportation

April 23, 2025 World Justice News 0

A team of Democratic lawmakers have met two foreign students who are currently in immigration detention in Louisiana as the White House seeks to deport them. The group visited two Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) […]

Immigration Judge rules Palestinian student activist can be deported from US

April 12, 2025 World Justice News 0

Palestinian student activist Mahmoud Khalil can be deported from the US, an immigration judge has ruled. Mr Khalil, a postgraduate student at Columbia University’s school of international and public affairs, has been a prominent figure […]

US prosecutors to seek death penalty for Luigi Mangione

April 2, 2025 World Justice News 0

US prosecutors will seek the death penalty for Luigi Mangione, the man accused of shooting dead UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December. Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement on Tuesday that she had […]

Shackled Luigi Mangione in packed court over healthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s killing

February 24, 2025 World Justice News 0

A lawyer for Luigi Mangione, accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, has argued that the 26-year-old is not being granted the right to a fair trial. The comments came during a brief procedural hearing […]

Combipack of Mifepristone and Misoprostol

New York doctor indicted for prescribing Louisiana teen abortion pill

February 1, 2025 World Justice News 0

A New York doctor has been indicted for allegedly sending abortion pills to a teenager in Louisiana, in what could be the first time a provider has faced criminal charges for mailing the medication since […]

Harvey Weinstein begs judge for earlier retrial

January 30, 2025 World Justice News 0

Harvey Weinstein has begged a New York judge to hear the retrial in his landmark #MeToo case as soon as possible due to his deteriorating health, telling him: “I don’t know how much longer I […]

Judge orders Trump to be sentenced in hush money case – but signals he won’t be jailed

January 5, 2025 World Justice News 0

A judge has ordered US president-elect Donald Trump to be sentenced next week in his New York hush money case – but has suggested he will not jail him. In a surprise move, the sentencing […]

Bodycam footage shows prison guards beating handcuffed inmate before his death

December 28, 2024 World Justice News 0

Bodycam footage showing prison officers fatally beating an inmate has been released by New York’s attorney general. Prison officers at Marcy Correctional Facility in New York punched and kicked 43-year-old Robert Brooks repeatedly while he […]

Jay-Z’s lawyer warned by judge over ‘inappropriate’ actions as Sean Combs faces fresh lawsuit

December 27, 2024 World Justice News 0

The judge overseeing the case of a woman who says she was raped by Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs when she was 13 has criticised the “inappropriate” behaviour of Jay-Z’s lawyer. In a written order, […]

Human Rights

Double murderer awarded £7,500 compensation over human rights breaches

January 2, 2026 0

A double murderer has been awarded £7,500 compensation by the High Court over breaches of his human rights. Fuad Awale, who is serving a life sentence for shooting two teenagers in the head in 2011, […]

Human Rights

US plans to start checking all tourists’ social media

December 10, 2025 0

All tourists – including those from Britain – will have to undergo a social media screening before being allowed entry into the US under new plans being considered by the country’s border force. At the […]

Australia

Children locked out of social media apps after Australia’s world-first ban

December 10, 2025 0

Australia’s world-first social media ban for children has taken effect, with throngs of teenagers waking up to find their accounts have gone dark. Others tell BBC they have already snuck past barriers and will continue […]