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Wilson is being sued for defamation by actor Charlotte MacInnes over social media posts alleging a sexual harassment complaint
Hungary violated EU law when it banned children from accessing LGBTQ+ content, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled Tuesday, ordering Budapest to scrap the legislation.The landmark judgment marks a blow to outgoing Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s legacy as his longtime rival Péter Magyar prepares to take o…
SEOUL, April 21 (Yonhap) -- A special counsel team on Tuesday sought a four-year prison term for Rep. Kweon Seong-dong of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) in his appellate trial on charges of receiving illegal political funds from the Unification Church.
A high-profile pan-African activist is at the centre of an international legal battle spanning multiple countries.
Volodymyr Zelensky’s head of his Presidential Office in Ukraine, Kyrylo Budanov, has announced plans to import migrant laborers from Africa. Essentially, this entails Ukraine establishing new laws for the legal entry and residence of foreign workers.
Members of Mara Salvatrucha, also known as MS-13 gang, attend a mass trial via video link. (Reuters: Attorney General of El Salvador)
Dezi Freeman was shot and killed by police at the Thologolong property on March 30. (Supplied)
Hollywood star Rebel Wilson was described as “f---ing nuts” in a text exchange between members of a crisis PR firm she is accused of hiring to launch a smear campaign against a film producer, the Federal Court has heard.
Former first lady Kim Keon Hee questioned why a probe into the current first lady Kim Hea Kyung appeared stalled while her own case moved quickly, a message disclosed by the court showed on Monday.
Zayne Jason William McMillan’s lawyer says client’s tirade was antisemitic but claims he ‘does not consider himself racist against Jewish community’
Rebel Wilson is being sued for defamation by actor Charlotte MacInnes. (AAP: Dean Lewins)
Hungarian Prime Minister-elect Péter Magyar said Monday that his government would be obligated to detain Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he enters Hungarian territory while still subject to an International Criminal Court warrant.
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Chapel Street traders have launched a legal fight against Stonnington Council over more than $1 million of annual levy fees they pay on top of rates, as concerns grow over the future of the iconic Melbourne precinct.
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The trial between the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and the supermarket giant began in the federal court in Sydney on Tuesday
Protesters who have lost love ones to the opioid crisis protest outside a courthouse in Boston, Aug. 2, 2019, where a judge heard arguments in a lawsuit against Purdue Pharma. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
Harvey Weinstein appears in Manhattan criminal court on Friday, April 17, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez, Pool)
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s electoral tribunal on Monday set a deadline for officials to finish counting votes and name the candidates advancing to the second round in the nation's highly contested presidential election.
Foreign aid groups are struggling to operate in the occupied Palestinian territories, including the Gaza Strip, despite a decision by the Israeli Supreme Court to freeze a government ban on dozens of organisations, news agency AFP reported.
The Uber logo appears above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Aug. 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
A Vietnamese man in his 30s was given a suspended prison sentence in South Korea for binding his 10-year-old stepdaughter while pretending to be a kidnapper, in a case the court said could not be considered a joke.
Property News: Australia's most popular suburbs in every capital city.
The US has suspended all funding and security coordination with Iraq, and shipments of dollars the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI), until a new Baghdad government acceptable to Washington is formed, Saudi state-owned Al-Hadath reported Monday.
Aaron Judge has gotten off to a nice start in the early going, which has been keyed by starting early.
Four educators accused of assaulting students at a Queanbeyan school did not attend court, when their lawyers said they would fight the accusations. (ABC News: Ian Cutmore)
Chapel Street traders have launched a legal fight against Stonnington Council over more than $1 million of annual levy fees they pay on top of rates, as concerns grow over the future of the iconic Melbourne precinct.
Woolworths’ strategy in communicating the price of products employed a “subtle magic” that misled shoppers into thinking the prices of pantry staples had become cheaper when they had not, the Federal Court has heard.
Around 490 alleged members of the powerful Central American gang Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13), including several alleged leaders, went on trial collectively in El Salvador Monday, accused of thousands of murders.
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Satou Sabally and Sabrina Ionescu sat shoulder to shoulder in the hallway outside the Liberty’s practice court in the depths of Barclays Center.
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California oil output is climbing — even as Sable Offshore battles to keep its pipeline restart alive.
Hungary's incoming prime minister Peter Magyar said Monday the country will execute International Criminal Court warrants against anyone, after inviting Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu — who is wanted under such a warrant — to Budapest later this year.
The Onion is seeking to take temporary control of Alex Jones’ Infowars and transform it into what its executives describe as a parody version of the conspiracy platform itself, under a new court-backed proposal tied to the broadcaster’s Sandy Hook defamation liabilities.
A disgraced high school teacher is on trial in the UK for allegedly repeatedly sexually and physically abusing a 13-month-old he was in the process of adopting before smothering the baby to death.
Singer D4vd has been charged with the murder of a 14-year-old girl who authorities say was found dismembered in his Tesla last year. Los Angeles prosecutors said the 21-year-old singer whose legal name is David Burke was charged with first-degree murder. (AP Video: Eugene Garcia)
SEOUL, April 21 (Yonhap) -- More than 50 clinical trials were approved in the first quarter of this year, with over 80 percent led by overseas entities, data showed Tuesday.
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Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones speaks to the media after arriving at the federal courthouse for a hearing in front of a bankruptcy judge, June 14, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
A fired staffer of former Mayor Eric Adams has rejoined city government — while also continuing to sue the city for alleged discrimination in his termination two years prior.
New rules take aim at sanctions and ‘long-arm jurisdiction’, and the Strait of Hormuz crisis could provide a high-stakes testing ground
New rules take aim at sanctions and ‘long-arm jurisdiction’, and the Strait of Hormuz crisis could provide a high-stakes testing ground
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Singer D4vd, who is accused of murdering 14-year-old Celeste Rivas, remained silent while he mostly hid behind his team of lawyers as he pled to charges in the teen girl’s slaying.
Inside the rotunda at Donald Trump’s second inauguration the president’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, went down the line shaking hands with each tech billionaire who showed up to kiss the ring — all except Elon Musk.
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FBI Director Kash Patel has filed a defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic and its reporter, Sarah Fitzpatrick, following the publication of an article on Friday alleging the director had a drinking problem that could pose a threat to United States national security.
Woolworths is facing court after Coles made its defence against the allegations earlier this year. Source: AAP / Joel Carrett
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — U.S. authorities “got the wrong man” when they charged an alleged Islamic State militant in a deadly suicide bombing at a Kabul airport during the American military’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, a defense attorney said Monday at the start of the man’s trial in Virginia.