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Courts in Fujian found Wei Huairen, his nephew Chen Dawei and Liao Jingfang responsible for cross-border fraud networks that handled more than 12.2 billion yuan and caused four Chinese deaths. Three other defendants received life sentences; 55 accomplices were jailed.
Abu Agila Mohammad Mas'ud Kheir Al-Marimi claims armed men seized him in Libya and handed him to FBI agents with a cloth hood over his head. He argues the transfer was an unlawful rendition that strips US courts of jurisdiction to try him.
Serhii K., a former special forces officer, is accused of commanding the 2022 attack that ruptured three of the four pipeline strings beneath the Baltic Sea. He and Ukraine deny involvement.
Prison staff used at least seven needles trying to find a vein before injecting Pike with pentobarbital, which entered body tissue rather than her bloodstream. Tennessee's correction commissioner has since resigned and the governor has suspended all executions in the state for the rest of the year.
Maduro's lawyers argue he was a head of state and is shielded from prosecution abroad. But US prosecutors say Washington stopped recognising him as president in 2019 — and Venezuela's recognised government has not sought immunity on his behalf.
British prosecutors say Andrew and Tristan Tate used fake relationships to recruit vulnerable women to their Romanian webcam business, then took their passports and used violence to keep control. The brothers, arrested in Miami and denied bail, face charges including rape, assault and sex trafficking.
The court accuses Habibullah Agha and Neda Mohammad Nadeem of crimes against humanity for policies that have kept girls over 12 out of school and barred women from universities since 2021. All four suspects remain in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, which rejects the court's authority.
Amir Barati was detained in Kotor after Interpol and Montenegrin police acted on a US request. Prosecutors say he helped steal 31 terabytes of data from universities and companies, causing an estimated $3.4 billion in damage.
Boulder, Colorado, is one of dozens of local governments trying to hold fossil-fuel producers financially responsible for climate damages. The city hopes its case becomes an environmental counterpart to the litigation that brought billions in settlements from Big Tobacco and opioid makers.
A US federal court rejected calls to split up Google or sell Chrome, settling instead for limits on its search deals and data-sharing rules. Two appeals are pending, and a ruling on Google's ad technology empire is still to come.
Roger Mariaca was detained on drug trafficking and money laundering charges after the US imposed visa restrictions over bribery allegations. His own office called the arrest illegal.
Governor Kathy Hochul signed an executive order removing the Tompkins County district attorney after Cornell police left the victim's rape allegation out of material sent to prosecutors. Attorney General Letitia James will now lead the investigation and may bring the case to a grand jury.
The two sides could not find a way to protect the French insurer from anticipated US restrictions on dollar transactions. The ICC says it has a new health insurance provider, but has not named it.
The Spanish airline was fined €225,000 — the maximum penalty — after a Paris court found its training failures contributed to the loss of Air Algérie flight AH5017 over Mali. Spanish prosecutors had previously closed their own investigation without charges.
The hacking group claims it exploited a vulnerability in FBI recruitment systems and released a sample covering roughly 5,000 agents and job applicants, partially verified by Reuters and 404 Media. The FBI says it is investigating unauthorised activity on its jobs site but has not confirmed a wider breach.
A High Court found the men guilty on all charges, including murder and conspiracy to commit terrorism, after a five-year trial. Sentencing was due later on Tuesday.
Three British World Central Kitchen workers were killed when Israeli drones hit their convoy in Gaza on 1 April 2024. The coroner is considering giving the Israeli military and the commanding officer formal standing in the proceedings, which may also examine a RAF surveillance flight over Gaza that day and alleged UK-made components in the drone used.
The block covers seven domains and was ordered by a government copyright body, not a judge. Authorities have not named the complainant or the specific material said to be at issue.
Dr Vincent Brown, 65, formerly known as Dr Vincent Bajinya, faces one count of conduct ancillary to genocide and six counts of conduct ancillary to murder as a crime against humanity. Prosecutors allege he directed and incited killings carried out by others in Kigali in April 1994.
An arbitrator ruled that Uber, as a common carrier, could not escape responsibility for the actions of its driver by hiding behind Proposition 22. Emily Normandin-Parker, 23, was struck and killed after being abandoned at a roadside on State Route 73 in Orange County in 2023.
The lawsuit claims that public statements by the companies' chief executives amounted to an illegal agreement to hold back product improvements. The defendants together account for roughly 80% of paid consumer AI subscriptions, though the allegations have yet to be tested in court.
A US federal judge rejected calls to force Google to sell its AdX advertising exchange, ordering conduct changes and six years of antitrust oversight instead. The Justice Department had also sought a 15-year compliance period.
Five of the nine bodies turned up within four days this week, all in the Ekurhuleni municipality. Police have not confirmed the deaths are linked, but say the similarities were concerning enough to warn the public.
The 81-year-old former Philippine president sat silent at the ICC in The Hague as his defence team argued severe memory loss makes him unfit to stand trial. Prosecutors say he is fit to face crimes against humanity charges over killings linked to his anti-drug campaign.
The international tribunal in The Hague found him guilty of murdering 96 political opponents, illegally detaining 385 people and torturing more than 300 during the 1998-1999 war for independence from Serbia. Thaci later became a central figure in Kosovo's 2008 declaration of independence.
Judge Timothy Boyer heard arguments over the deal, which would resolve around 65,000 US lawsuits. Some plaintiffs' lawyers object that the payments are too low and that the terms would block claimants who want a trial from pursuing one.
Darren Conway, 52, admitted inciting sexual assaults and soliciting images of unconscious women through an online group chat used to coordinate abuse. Police believe there may be more victims.
Prosecutors in New York say the funds were destined for Iran's military and the IRGC. Two Chinese firms allegedly used Binance accounts to move the money as part of a wider network said to have laundered more than $1.5 billion in sanctioned oil proceeds.
Jacques Ratliff was taken into custody on Friday after officers spotted him on Capitol Street. Police say the investigation is ongoing and further arrests are pending.
The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) bill was defeated 286 to 270 in a conscience vote with no party direction. The bill cannot return this session, though its backers say another attempt could come as soon as next year.
The New Mexico Supreme Court held Santa Fe attorney Stephen Aarons in contempt after a brief in a murder appeal included invented witnesses and false police testimony generated by ChatGPT. Aarons, who said he expected the tool to produce a reliable summary, will be referred to an attorney disciplinary board.
Four former employees allege the company denied basic accommodations — chairs, bathroom breaks, prenatal leave — and threatened workers who missed time due to pregnancy. Amazon says it approves more than 99.9% of accommodation requests and disputes the claims.
Prosecutors allege a 20-year scheme to steal confidential technology from US rivals and the use of a shell company to route more than $100 million through US banks in violation of Iran sanctions. The trial is expected to last three months and runs alongside scheduled US-China talks at the highest level.
Around 12,000 people who used the free version of the app between 2016 and 2020 alleged that sensitive health data, including HIV status, was passed to advertising companies. Grindr is not admitting liability.
The records, covering people across the US and Canada, were sold on a dark web platform called Nexus alongside millions of ID cards and medical documents. IDs belonging to Pete Hegseth and apparent FBI agents were among those found in the stolen data.
About 70 survivors and relatives have filed a High Court challenge to the 1961 Indemnity Act, which shielded police from prosecution after at least 69 people were shot dead at a peaceful protest. The case seeks damages, community reparations and — if any perpetrators are still alive — criminal charges.
Tyler Robinson, 23, faces seven charges over the killing of the Turning Point USA co-founder, who was shot in the neck while addressing 3,000 people at a Utah university in September. A trial date is expected to be set in October.
Erin Piacenti, 32, was knifed near West 41st Street on Monday afternoon. Police shot and killed her attacker, Pamela Cisneros, after she refused to drop the knives and advanced on officers.
Sarah Santiago, 17, is accused of agreeing beforehand to livestream the attack, share the recording and spread the shooters' white supremacist writings. Her attorney says she is innocent of all allegations.
Han Hak Ja, 83, was sentenced to two years in prison by a Seoul court for passing luxury gifts to Kim Keon Hee in exchange for political favours. Kim herself was convicted separately and is now facing a four-year term.
The publishers are seeking up to $150,000 per infringed work and want all illegally obtained training data destroyed. Anthropic says it will defend itself in court.
A coalition of 52 state attorneys general alleged the company deliberately hooked young people on its platforms, collected children's data without consent, and misled the public about the risks. Beyond the payout, Meta must now introduce overnight access blocks, two-hour daily limits and other restrictions for teenage users — though only in the states that signed on.
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