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UN's top court says healthy environment is a human right

Experts say the non-binding advisory opinion could mark a turning point in international climate law.

Germany

German satirist acquitted over mockery of Trump assassination attempt

Sebastian Hotz, known online as "El Hotzo", was charged with condoning a criminal offence by mocking the shooting of Donald Trump on social media.

Green News

Men who felled iconic Sycamore Gap tree jailed for four years

Sarah Dodd, a lawyer specialising in tree law, said it was the first time in the UK that someone had been sentenced to prison for illegally felling a tree.

World News

US appeals court throws out plea deal for 'mastermind' of 9/11 attacks

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, a close confidant of Osama bin Laden and widely regarded as the architect of the 9/11 attacks, was captured on 1 March, 2003 in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, and transferred to the infamous Guantanamo Bay detention facility.

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Green News

Countries must protect human right to a stable climate, top court says

In a landmark advisory opinion, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled that governments have a legal obligation to tackle climate change.

Europe News

Russia instructed arson attack on Ukrainian restaurant, Estonia says

A court says Russia’s intelligence service hired the Moldovan national and sent him to Estonia to carry out the attack.

Culture news

Diddy denied bail after mixed verdict clears him of top charges

Diddy’s legal team have requested an expedited process after Judge Subramanian proposed 3 October as a date for the rapper’s sentencing in his months-long sex trafficking and racketeering case.

Culture news

Sean 'Diddy' Combs sex trafficking trial jury reaches partial verdict

Jurors have reached decisions on four of the five charges Sean "Diddy" Combs faces, but the verdict is yet to be revealed as they remain deadlocked on the most serious final charge of racketeering conspiracy.

Climate

Climate cases are increasingly reaching top courts, new analysis finds

Landmark cases in 2024 and 2025 have reinforced the importance of legal pathways in helping or hindering climate action.

Travel News

Spanish court keeps order to block 66,000 Airbnb listings

The government is clamping down on Airbnb properties to tackle its housing crisis, which the company claims is misguided.

Germany

German court sentences Syrian torture doctor to life imprisonment

Alaa M was found guilty of crimes committed at military hospitals in Syria at the start of the country's civil war. The 40-year-old later moved to Germany, where he worked as an orthopaedic surgeon.

United Kingdom

Surgeon jailed for life in England over attempted murder of colleague

Jonathan Peter Brooks, 61, doused petrol on the floor of Graeme Perks’ home before stabbing him in the abdomen and causing a life-threatening injury.

Europe News

Top EU court rules migrants with minors not aiding illegal immigration

The court acquitted a woman of Congolese origin who entered Italian territory accompanied by two minors using false passports.

Europe News

Berlin court rules rejection of asylum seekers at borders unlawful

The court says the rejections of asylum seekers violates German law and is not in line with the EU’s Dublin system which demands that every member state conduct a thorough investigation to determine which EU country is responsible for processing the application.

Austria

Vienna court clears former Chancellor Kurz of false statement charges

Kurz was cleared on Monday of a suspended eight-month jail sentence for allegedly giving false testimony to a parliamentary inquiry last year.

Culture news

'Grandpa Robbers' found guilty in Kardashian robbery

The gang of thieves broke into Kardashian's luxury Paris apartment in 2016 and stole millions of dollars' worth of jewellery from her.

Culture news

Trial of music mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs begins in New York

Prosecutors called two witnesses to the stand to testify in the first day of the trial against Sean “Diddy” Combs in New York. The hip hop star is facing a five count indictment that could land him at least 15 years and up to life in prison if convicted on all charges.

Green News

Two men charged with felling Sycamore Gap tree go on trial in UK

The tree was far from Britain’s biggest or oldest, but when it was mysteriously felled in 2023, it caused disbelief and heartbreak for many across the country.

Turkey

Could Mattia Ahmet Minguzzi's teenage killers face adult sentences?

The Minguzzi family is waging a legal struggle for their son's alleged killers, both of whom are under 18, to be given full sentences — but the law prevents the court from treating them as adults.

Culture news

James Toback ordered to pay $1.68 billion in civil sexual abuse case

Oscar-nominated writer and director James Toback has been ordered to pay €1.5 billion to victims of sexual abuse and misconduct spanning more than three decades. The case, brought under New York’s Adult Survivors Act, is one of the largest civil verdicts in state history.