Man sets self on fire outside New York court where Trump trial underway (updated)
A man set himself on fire on Friday outside the New York courthouse where Donald Trump’s historic hush-money trial was taking place, but he did not appear to have ...
Trump returns to New York criminal court for jury selection
Donald Trump arrived at a Manhattan courthouse for the second day of his historic hush-money trial on Tuesday, as lawyers try to choose 12 jurors to consider the guilt or innocence ...
Trump makes history with New York hush money criminal trial
Donald Trump became the first former U.S. president to stand criminal trial on Monday when he appeared in a Manhattan court to face charges stemming from a hush-money payment ...
Sunak’s Rwanda scheme set to pass parliament but challenges await
The British parliament is set to finally approve a divisive law this week to pave the way for asylum seekers to be deported to Rwanda, but further legal hurdles could ...
Arizona’s top court revives 19th century abortion ban
Arizona’s top court revived a ban on nearly all abortions under a law from 1864, a half century before statehood and women’s suffrage, further restricting reproductive rights in a ...
Surrogacy on demand, a dystopian reality?
A proliferation of surrogacy services exist in occupied northern Cyprus
By Christina Avgousti
Medical tourism, particularly surrogacy, in occupied northern Cyprus is easily available. This stands in stark contrast to ...
Children to be video-linked to courts
Children required to give evidence in court are now able to do so via video link, after the installation of the requisite equipment at the Children’s House in Nicosia.
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UK government backs J.K. Rowling in Scottish hate crime law challenge
The British government said J.K. Rowling should not be arrested for her transgender views after the Harry Potter author challenged Scotland’s new hate crime law with social media ...
Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years for multi-billion dollar FTX fraud
Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison by a judge on Thursday for stealing $8 billion from customers of the now-bankrupt FTX cryptocurrency exchange he founded, the last step in ...
Prosecutor seeks jail term for Spain’s Rubiales over kiss
A prosecutor at Spain’s High Court is seeking a prison sentence of 2-1/2 years for former football federation chief Luis Rubiales over his unsolicited kiss on player Jenni Hermoso, ...
Marriage in the UK: Understanding the fiance visa process
Partners of British citizens or those with indefinite leave to remain can apply for leave to enter or remain under Appendix FM and Appendix FM(SE). Though the rules can ...
Assange wins temporary reprieve from extradition to US
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s extradition to the United States from Britain was put on hold on Tuesday after London’s High Court said the U.S. must provide assurances ...
Apple antitrust suit mirrors strategy that beat Microsoft, but tech industry has changed
The US government’s antitrust lawsuit against Apple (AAPL.O) draws on the watershed 1998 case that broke Microsoft’s stranglehold on desktop software, but that may prove to be an ...
Romanian court approves request to extradite internet personality Tate
A Romanian court approved a request from Britain to extradite internet personality Andrew Tate, but postponed doing so until Romanian trial proceedings finish, it said on Tuesday.
The court also ...
Eyes on ‘MP’ in north’s fake diploma scandal
Attention turned to a sitting ‘MP’ on Monday as the scandal engulfing the north’s education sector regarding “fake diplomas” rumbled on.
The ‘MP’ in question is ruling coalition party ...
UK plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda defeated
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak suffered his first defeats over his legislation to send asylum seekers to Rwanda after the upper house of parliament demanded greater protections to be introduced ...
Trump wins Colorado ballot disqualification case at US Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court handed Donald Trump a major victory on Monday as he campaigns to regain the presidency, barring states from disqualifying candidates for federal office under a ...
University of Cyprus to hold conference on competition law
The University of Cyprus, in collaboration with the Commission for the Protection of Competition, is set to host an event titled “Cyprus Conference on Competition Law: Key Trends and Developments” ...
Lawyers who voided Musk’s pay as excessive want $6bn fee
The lawyers who voided Elon Musk‘s $56 billion compensation as excessive on Friday sought a record a $6 billion legal fee, payable in the electric car maker’s stock.
“We recognize ...
Musk sues OpenAI for abandoning original mission for profit
Elon Musk has sued ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, saying they abandoned the startup’s original mission to develop artificial intelligence for the benefit of humanity and not ...
Prince Harry will appeal after losing challenge over UK police protection
Prince Harry said on Wednesday he would mount an appeal after he lost his legal challenge against the British government’s decision to take away his police protection when he ...
Germany set to join legal cannabis club
Germany’s parliament is expected to pass a law on Friday legalising the cultivation and consumption of a limited amount of cannabis, regularising the behaviour of the 4.5 million Germans estimated ...
Assange charged for ‘indiscriminately’ publishing sources’ names – US
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is being prosecuted for publishing sources’ names and not his political opinions, lawyers representing the United States said on Wednesday as Assange fights to stop his ...
Greek anarchists claim responsibility for attack at Thessaloniki court
A Greek anarchist guerrilla group claimed responsibility on Monday for a planned parcel bomb attack against a judge at a courthouse in the northern city of Thessaloniki this month, the ...