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Denmark

Three Iranians sentenced in Denmark for spying for Saudi Arabia

The men had been found guilty of promoting terror in Iran and passing on information for Saudi intelligence services.

France

Ex-soldier convicted of kidnap and murder of 8-year-old French girl

The killing sent shockwaves across France.

France

'I didn't kill anyone,' says main defendant in Paris attacks trial

Salah Abdeslam will be questioned for the next two days over the November 13 terror attacks.

France

Ex-French soldier on trial for murder of 8-year-old Maëlys de Araujo

The 38-year-old man has already admitted to killing Maelys and faces life in prison.

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Netherlands

Nicky Verstappen: Dutch court convicts man of 1998 child killing

The abduction and killing of the 11-year-old boy shocked the Netherlands and had remained unsolved for over 20 years.

Germany

Six men on trial for stealing jewels worth €113m from Dresden museum

Prosecutors said those accused of stealing the gems, which have never been recovered, belong to an organised crime family known as the "Remmo clan".

Germany

Trial begins of 22-year-old German woman who joined IS group in Syria

The young woman is charged with complicity in crimes against humanity after being repatriated with her two children.

Turkey

Trial of philanthropist Osman Kavala resumes in Turkey

Turkey has repeatedly refused to release Kavala despite a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights.

Germany

Ex-colonel given life jail term over torture and murder in Syria

Anwar Raslan was found guilty of crimes against humanity for his role in murder and torture committed by Bachar al-Assad's government.

Myanmar

Aung San Suu Kyi: Ousted leader 'sentenced to four more years in jail'

A legal official speaking anonymously said the court found Suu Kyi guilty of illegally importing and possessing walkie-talkies and violating coronavirus restrictions.

USA

Maxwell accuser says jury 'sent a strong message' on sexual abuse

The British socialite was found guilty on Wednesday of luring teenage girls to be sexually abused by the American millionaire Jeffrey Epstein.

Denmark

Denmark's ex-immigration minister convicted over asylum seeker policy

The rare impeachment case related to a 2016 order to separate asylum-seeking couples when one of the partners was a child.

USA

Prosecution rests in sex-abuse trial of Ghislaine Maxwell

Prosecutors completed presenting their case against Ghislaine Maxwell after a key accuser testified that Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein forced themselves on her.

USA

Maxwell trial: British teenager 'was groomed' by Jeffrey Epstein lover

The witness was the second woman to take the witness stand against Maxwell in federal court in Manhattan.

USA

Jeffrey Epstein: Trial of former lover Ghislaine Maxwell begins

The trial, taking place in the Thurgood Marshall US courthouse in lower Manhattan, is expected to continue into mid-January.

United Kingdom

'Life-changing': Revolutionary new HIV drug approved for use in the UK

Charities have welcomed the move as it offers an alternative to taking a daily cocktail of drugs.

Italy

Two tourists on trial in Italy over fatal Lake Garda boat crash

The collision on June 19 killed left two people dead.

Green News

Has the UN ‘failed to address’ the root causes of climate change?

As official proceedings took a break, activists, experts and campaigners came together to present four hours of evidence about the UNFCCC's inaction on climate change.

World News

Huge 'mega-trial' convicts 70 members of Italy's biggest mafia group

A huge Italian 'mega-trial' has convicted 70 people linked to Italy's most powerful mafia group, 'Ndrangheta with hundreds more due in court.

Myanmar

Myanmar: Suu Kyi trial 'seriously abridges free and fair standards'

Human Rights Watch says gag orders have been imposed on the deposed leader's lawyers and information on her trial is hard to come by.