30 m. ago Syrian man, 19, accused of stabbing Spanish tourist at Berlin Holocaust Memorial 'planned to kill Jewish people', police fear

A 19-year-old Syrian man, Wassim al M, has been accused of stabbing a Spanish tourist at a Holocaust Memorial site in Berlin and had 'planned to kill Jews for weeks', police have said.   

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14 h. ago Meet the 5 top court justices in Brazil who could decide the future of former President Bolsonaro

Five of Brazil’s 11 Supreme Court justices will decide in the next three weeks whether former President Jair Bolsonaro and 33 others charged by the country’s prosecutor-general with attempting a coup will stand trial

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45 h. ago Trump administration can continue mass firings of federal workers, judge rules

US judge rejects bid by group of labor unions to halt president’s government overhaul through Musk-led ‘Doge’The Trump administration can for now continue its mass firings of federal employees, a federal judge ruled on Thursday, rejecting a bid by a group of labor unions to halt Donald Trump’s dramatic downsizing of the roughly 2.3 million-strong federal workforce.The ruling by the US district judge Christopher Cooper in Washington DC federal court is temporary while the litigation plays out. But it is a win for the Trump administration as it seeks to purge the federal workforce and slash what it deems wasteful and fraudulent government spending. Continue reading...

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53 h. ago Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni: Timeline of It Ends With Us bitter fallout

Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni's ongoing dispute intensifies as explosive footage emerges, uncovering shocking details of their conflict during 'It Ends With Us' production

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54 h. ago Judge breaks down in court as graphic images of his dead wife are shown after TV row

Southern California Judge Jeffrey Ferguson, who is now 74 years old, was heard telling police he shot his wife, Sheryl Ferguson after the pair got into a dispute while watching television

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68 h. ago Judge sobs as jury is shown graphic crime scene photos of his wife's dead body

Orange County Superior Court judge Jeffrey Ferguson wept openly in court after seeing a photo of the body of his wife, Sheryl.

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69 h. ago DOJ official defends alleged quid pro quo with NYC mayor Eric Adams as judge hauls prosecutors to court to discuss case

Federal judge did not rule on the motion to dismiss the charges against Eric Adams

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2 d. ago DOJ officials defends alleged quid pro quo with NYC mayor Eric Adams as judge hauls prosecutors to court to discuss case

A federal judge did not rule on the move to dismiss the charges

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3 d. ago Trump’s media group sues Brazil justice weighing Bolsonaro indictment

Florida lawsuit accuses Alexandre de Moraes of violating free speech rights of far-right Brazilian influencerDonald Trump’s media group and the video platform Rumble have jointly filed a lawsuit against a Brazilian supreme court justice, alleging that he violated the right to free speech of a far-right Brazilian influencer residing in the US.The suit against justice Alexandre de Moraes was filed in a federal court in Tampa, Florida, on Wednesday morning, just hours after he received the indictment of Brazil’s ex-president Jair Bolsonaro, formally accusing the far-right leader of leading a plot to cling to power after losing the 2022 election. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Brazil's former President Bolsonaro has been charged over an alleged coup. What’s next for him?

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro has been charged with orchestrating a plot to stay in office despite losing the 2022 election

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3 d. ago High Court confirms judicial review into Wimbledon Tennis expansion

Campaigners have ‘raised arguable grounds which merit consideration at a full hearing’, according to a High Court judge

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3 d. ago Bolsonaro indictment leaves Brazil’s tropical Trump staring at prospect of jail

The ex-president faces charges of a murderous conspiracy while his US counterpart has surged back to powerAt the height of Jair Bolsonaro’s haywire presidency, Brazilian activists projected their deepest desire on to the Tower of London, where Guy Fawkes once languished after plotting to blow up parliament and assassinate the king.“Jail Bolsonaro,” their wordplay read. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Shocking details of how Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro 'planned to KILL his successor and a supreme court judge' are released by prosecutors

Prosecutor-General Paulo Gonet alleges that Bolsonaro and 33 others participated in a plan to remain in power after Bolsonaro's 2022 election defeat.

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3 d. ago Thames Water among six water firms urging watchdog for higher bill increases

Thames Water urged regulators to allow them to raise customers bills hours after a High Court judge approved a £3 billion loan to the firm.

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3 d. ago UN tribunal head told police 'I'm a judge' when officers came to probe reports she was holding a woman as a slave, court hears

Ugandan High Court judge Lydia Mugambe, 49, is accused of conspiring with deputy High Commissioner John Leonard Mugerwa to bring the woman to the UK.

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4 d. ago Trial of suspect in Tupac Shakur’s murder delayed to 2026 by Nevada judge

Judge says new developments and need to ensure fair trial means Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis’s trial must be postponedA Nevada judge on Tuesday postponed the murder trial of the only suspect ever charged in the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur for nearly a year, saying she had little choice given new developments presented by his defense attorneys and the need to ensure a fair trial.The trial of Duane “Keffe D” Davis, previously set for next month in Las Vegas, has been rescheduled for 9 February 2026. The judge ordered prosecutors and the defense to return to court over the summer for a status hearing. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Thames Water is handed £3bn emergency loan to rescue ailing utility firm from financial collapse

Thames Water Utilities Holdings Limited (TWUH), the parent company of Thames Water Group (TWG), England's biggest water company with about 16 million customers, is in around £16 billion of debt.

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4 d. ago Soldier F Bloody Sunday murders trial likely to be listed for September

The judge at Belfast Crown Court said he wanted to review progress on disclosure before setting a date.

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4 d. ago Plans to restructure struggling Thames Water are approved by High Court judge

Thames Water Utilities Holdings Limited (TWUH), the parent company of Thames Water Group (TWG), England's biggest water company with about 16 million customers, is in around £16 billion of debt.

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4 d. ago Thames Water handed £3 billion lifeline by court but judge criticises "eye

Ruling says customers will be “horrified” by the huge bill for the emergency restructuring

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