Terrorism trial opens in stabbing of author Salman Rushdie
“Fulfill the fatwa — that’s what Hadi Matar intended to do,” Assistant US Attorney Timothy Lynch said
Prosecutors said Matar’s writings, communications and other materials showed he...
Moroccan Prosecutor Orders Release of Journalist Ali Lmrabet as Investigation Continues
CASABLANCA: Morocco's Public Prosecutor has ordered the release of journalist Ali Lmrabet while confirming that the judicial investigation and technical examinations into allegations related to his online publications will continue.
Thailand’s ex-PM Thaksin released from prison
The 76-year-old telecoms billionaire had been serving a one-year prison sentence for corruption since September
Thaksin's political machine has for two decades been a key rival of...
UAE to document Iranian attack damage to aid legal quest for justice
Committee established to record ‘Iranian acts of aggression, international crimes and the damages resulting from them’
Move comes days after Iran resumed missile and drone attacks on...
British police charge man over terror stabbing of two Jews in London
UK Metropolitan Police says it has charged a 45-year-old man following a Counter Terrorism Policing investigation into an attack during which two men were stabbed in Golders Green.
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China executes Frenchman convicted in 2010 for drug trafficking
The ministry reaffirmed France’s opposition to the death penalty “everywhere and in all circumstances” and called for “its universal abolition”
PARIS, France: A Frenchman sentenced...
Iran’s imprisoned Nobel peace laureate Narges Mohammadi may have had a heart attack
Mohammadi, 53, a rights lawyer who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2023 while in prison, was arrested in December during a visit to the eastern Iranian city of Mashhad...
Chinese rights lawyer sentenced to 5 years in prison: HRW
Xie, who has defended Christian and pro-democracy activists, was detained in January 2022
NEW YORK: Prominent Chinese human rights lawyer Xie Yang has been sentenced...
Bangladesh court orders authorities to request Interpol red notice for arrest of British MP
ulip Siddiq faces charges of corruption in Bangladesh for using her connection with her aunt, former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, to influence a process to illegally award land to a...
Yoon Suk Yeol receives life sentence for role in insurrection
Former President Yoon Suk Yeol Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for Insurrection
SEOUL – In a historic and landmark ruling, a South Korean court sentenced former President...