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Judge wants answers after report that key witness in Trump fraud trial may plead...

The judge in Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial is demanding more information after a key witness was reported to be in negotiations to plead guilty to perjury in connection with his testimony...

Thai prosecutors say former Prime Minister Thaksin is being investigated for royal defamation

State prosecutors in Thailand said Tuesday they have revived an investigation into whether former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra almost nine years ago violated the law against defaming the monarch, a crime punishable...

China gives suspended death sentence to Chinese Australian democracy blogger Yang Hengjun

 Chinese court gave a suspended death sentence to a China-born Australian democracy blogger on Monday. The Australian government, which has repeatedly raised his case over the years, said it was appalled.

Samsung chief Lee Jae-yong is acquitted of financial crimes by South Korean court

A South Korean court acquitted Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong who was accused of stock price manipulation and accounting fraud in relation to a contentious merger between two Samsung affiliates in 2015...

Malaysia halves prison term for ex-Prime Minister who oversaw multibillion-dollar 1MDB thefts

Malaysia’s Pardons Board said Friday it has reduced ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak’s 12-year jail sentence by half and sharply cut a fine, less than two years into his sentence from a corruption...

Greta Thunberg due in London court over oil protest

Climate activist Greta Thunberg is expected to stand trial in a London court on Thursday charged with a public order offence over a protest outside an oil and gas conference last year.

Venezuela’s highest court upholds ban on opposition presidential candidate

The prospect of a free presidential election in Venezuela was dealt a heavy blow Friday when the country’s highest court upheld a ban on the candidacy of María Corina Machado, a longtime...

Key takeaways from UN court’s ruling on Israel’s war in Gaza

The U.N. world court on Friday came down hard on Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip, calling on Israel to “take all measures” to prevent a genocide of the Palestinians. But it...

UN court to issue ruling Friday on South Africa’s request for order to halt...

The United Nations’ top court will issue a decision Friday on South Africa’s request for interim orders in a genocide case against Israel, including that Israel halt its offensive in Gaza.

Supreme Court allows federal agents to cut razor wire Texas installed on US-Mexico border

A divided Supreme Court on Monday allowed Border Patrol agents to resume cutting for now razor wire that Texas installed along a stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border that is at the center of an escalating...