Jimmy Lai, a pro-democracy former Hong Kong media mogul and outspoken critic of Beijing, was convicted on Monday in a landmark national security trial, a verdict that could see him sentenced to life in prison. The 78-year-old was found guilty of conspiracies to commit sedition and to collude with foreign forces in a case that […]
An 18-year-old girl was killed by her father and two brothers because they believed her “Western behaviour” was bringing shame to the family, Dutch prosecutors said. Ryan Al Najjar was found on 28 May 2024 in a swamp in northern Netherlands — gagged, tied with tape and submerged, six days after she went missing from […]
The UK trialled facial recognition e-gates at Manchester Airport, allowing British travellers to skip passports/Representative Image The United Kingdom has begun trials of a “contactless” border control system, allowing British travellers to re-enter the country without presenting their passports. The technology, which uses facial recognition to verify identity, was tested over three weeks at Manchester […]
Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu (AP) US President Donald Trump said Washington will “be involved” in the criminal trial of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, claiming that the premier has been treated unfairly.“We’ll be involved in that to help him out a little bit because I think it’s very unfair,” Trump said in an interview […]
Representative image (AI) A Bangladeshi court remanded in custody on Wednesday 15 high-ranking army officers on charges of enforced disappearances and atrocities committed during the 2024 uprising that toppled the government.It is first time that formal charges have been brought for enforced disappearances in Bangladesh, and the first time so many senior military officials have […]
Former FBI Director James Comey pleaded not guilty on Wednesday during his federal court arraignment on charges brought following a public campaign by US President Donald Trump to prosecute him.Comey, who was indicted last month by a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia, faces two charges: making false statements and obstruction of […]
Donald Trump assassination plotter tries to stab himself in court (Picture credit: AP) Ryan Routh, the man found guilty of plotting to assassinate Donald Trump, attempted to stab himself in the neck with a pen moments after a Florida jury convicted him on all counts. The dramatic incident unfolded in Judge Aileen Cannon’s courtroom on […]
This courtroom sketch shows U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon listening to Ryan Routh during his trial (AP photo) A jury on Tuesday found Ryan Routh guilty of attempting to assassinate US President Donald Trump at his Florida golf club last year. After two hours of deliberation, the 12-member jury — five men and seven women […]
Ryan Routh (AP image) and Donald Trump (File photo) Two brothers from North Carolina on Wednesday testified about a box left with them by a man accused of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump at his Florida golf course last year.Samuel and Lazaro Plata said that Ryan Routh left the container at Lazaro Plata’s home […]
Luigi Mangione appeared in the court for the first time in five months. A judge on Tuesday dismissed terrorism charges against Luigi Mangione in New York state’s case over the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, but allowed second-degree murder charges to move forward.In his written decision, Judge Gregory Carro acknowledged that the December 2024 […]
