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Turkey puts 11 leaders of LGBTQ+ association on trial for 'obscenity'

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Trump isn't immune from civil claims his 2021 speech incited riot

Trump spoke to a crowd of his supporters at the rally before the mob’s attack disrupted the joint session of Congress for certifying Democrat Joe Biden’s 2020 electoral victory over Trump.

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Swedish man charged for forcing wife into sexual services to 120 men

In addition to being charged with aggravated pimping, the 62-year-old suspect was also charged with eight rapes.

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Swedish attorneys seek prison for oil executives over Sudan war crimes

Prosecutors said the accused men were complicit because Lundin Oil had entered into agreements with Sudan's government to make the military responsible for security.

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Four men jailed in Germany over weapons caches linked to Hamas

The arms were to be used in attacks against locations such as the Israeli embassy in Berlin and the US military base at Ramstein in western Germany, prosecutors said.

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Greece train tragedy trial adjourned amid courtroom chaos

Hundreds of people turned up for the trial into the 2023 train collision that left 57 dead, leading to complaints from lawyers that the venue was "insultingly" unsuitable.

Iran

Iran hangs teenage champion wrestler as part of group execution

Rights groups said the trio, who included a teenager who had taken part in international wrestling competitions, were executed without a fair trial and had given confessions under torture.

Earth News

Verdict of EU farmer's climate case against TotalEnergies suspended

The ruling, expected on 18 March, has been suspended pending a decision from the French courts on a similar case.

France

Three French men stand trial for Elysée palace tableware theft

The former silverware keeper of the French presidency, his partner and an agent from the Louvre are on trial for the theft of hundreds of pieces of precious crockery from the Élysée Palace.

USA

Nick Reiner pleads not guilty to killing parents in Los Angeles court

Nick Reiner has entered a not guilty plea to two counts of first-degree murder on Monday. The 32-year-old is accused of stabbing his parents, Hollywood actor and director Rob Reiner and photographer Michelle Singer Reiner, to death in their Los Angeles home on 14 December.

France

French court to rule on 7 July in Marine Le Pen graft appeal trial

In March 2025, a Paris court ruled that Le Pen was at the heart of "a fraudulent system" that her party used to siphon off European Parliament funds worth €2.9 million.

Bangladesh

Former PM Sheikh Hasina and UK lawmaker niece sentenced in graft case

A special court in Bangladesh has sentenced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to 10 years in prison, and her UK lawmaker niece, Tulip Siddiq to four, over corruption charges. Hasina is accused of misusing power to illegally secure plots of land in a government project to distribute to her family.

United Kingdom

American student jailed for life for killing Chinese girlfriend in UK

Joshua Michals was sentenced at London's Old Bailey criminal court for stabbing and killing Zhe Wang a fellow student at Goldsmiths, University of London in March 2024.

USA

Man impersonating FBI agent tries to break Luigi Mangione out of jail

Mangione is being held at the Brooklyn jail while awaiting state and federal murder trials in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

Sweden

Swedish amusement park fined over 2023 rollercoaster derailment

Witnesses described a chaotic scene as the front of the train appeared to jump off the tracks before coming to a stop, with one car tilted toward the ground.

Ukraine

Men jailed for Crimea bridge blast ask for prisoner swap release

The Kerch bridge has been struck in two further major attacks in 2023 and 2025, both carried out by Ukrainian forces as they push back against Russia’s full-scale invasion on unilateral annexation of the Ukrainian peninsula.

Netherlands

Dutch court jails Eritrean man for 20 years over people smuggling

Presiding Judge René Melaard called the case “exceptionally serious” because of both the nature and scope of the crimes.