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Operator of ‘Bitcoin Invested’ Pirate Site Movie2K Charged After More Than a Decade

April 20, 2024 World Justice News 0

More than a decade ago, Movie2K was one of the largest pirate sites on the Internet. Serving a German audience, the streaming portal shut down in 2013, but that wasn’t the end of the story. […]

Prosecutors seek 2.5-year jail term over Luis Rubiales World Cup kiss

March 28, 2024 World Justice News 0

Spanish prosecutors want the ex-head of the country’s football federation to be jailed for two-and-a-half years, after he kissed a female footballer against her will at Spain’s World Cup victory. Luis Rubiales is facing charges […]

Dani Alves trial: Ex-Brazil soccer star player guilty of nightclub rape in Spain

February 22, 2024 World Justice News 0

A court in Spain has found former Barcelona and Brazil footballer Dani Alves guilty of raping a woman in a Barcelona nightclub. He has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison. The […]

Spanish triple murder linked to online romance scam

January 24, 2024 World Justice News 0

Spanish police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the murder of three elderly siblings and its connection to an online romance scam that two of them were caught up in. The civil guard have arrested a […]

Pirate IPTV: British Man Arrested in Benidorm After Social Media Ads Raised Suspicion

November 22, 2023 World Justice News 0

A 62-year-old man from the UK has been arrested in Spain on suspicion of receiving over 5,500 payments for pirate IPTV subscriptions totaling £185,000. Police launched an investigation after a broadcaster filed a complaint against […]

Juan Carlos: Court throws out ex-lover’s €145m legal case

October 7, 2023 World Justice News 0

A London court has thrown out a 145m euros (£126m) legal case brought by a former lover of the ex-king of Spain. Danish businesswoman Corinna zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn had accused Juan Carlos of directing a campaign […]

Dartford man convicted of the murder of his girlfriend in Peru

July 18, 2023 World Justice News 0

A man who strangled and buried his partner while on holiday in Peru has been found guilty of her murder. Jorge Garay, 46, of Hythe Street, Dartford, killed 37-year-old Karla Godoy between 21 September and […]

Briton pleads guilty in US to 2020 Twitter hack

May 10, 2023 World Justice News 0

A British national extradited to the US last month has pleaded guilty in New York to a role in one of the biggest hacks in social media history. The July 2020 Twitter hack affected over […]

More than 150 arrested across Europe after investigation into Italy’s most powerful mafia group

May 3, 2023 World Justice News 0

More than 150 people have been arrested across Germany, Spain and Italy after a three-year investigation into a powerful Italian mafia group. Italian and Belgian investigators believe the suspected members of the ‘Ndrangheta organised crime […]

‘Six arrested, seven to go’: National Crime Agency’s new warning about the UK’s most wanted

February 13, 2023 World Justice News 0

Seven of the UK’s most wanted fugitives are still on the run, the public have been warned. The National Crime Agency (NCA) – dubbed the “UK’s FBI” – says it is still hunting for seven […]

Human Rights

Japan’s same-sex marriage ban is constitutional, says Tokyo court

November 28, 2025 0

A Japanese court has ruled the country’s ban on same-sex marriage as constitutional – bucking a trend set by courts around the country that had raised hopes for marriage equality in Japan. The ruling was […]

Australia

Teenagers launch legal challenge over Australia’s ban on social media for children

November 26, 2025 0

Two teenagers have launched a legal challenge over Australia’s ban on social media for children younger than 16. The challenge comes two weeks before the law, a world first, is set to take effect. It is […]

Human Rights

Major changes to the UK’s asylum system announced

November 18, 2025 0

The home secretary has announced major changes to the UK’s asylum system. Modelled on the policies of Denmark, Shabana Mahmood hopes her proposals will make the country less attractive to illegal migrants and make it […]