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A 15-year court battle costing millions of dollars ended in a partial defeat for the tycoon. Will she now bury the hatchet or double down and keep fighting her children and rivals?
American YouTuber Johnny Somali outside the Seoul Western District Court. (Choi Jae-koo/Yonhap via AP)
Malacañang on April 15, 2026 downplays a petition urging the Supreme Court to compel President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to release his medical bulletin and undergo a hair follicle test, saying there was no basis for such demands. Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said the President gone public with his health. Castro c…
Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, on Wednesday witnessed the signing of an agreement to begin a major railway project in Jordan.
A South Korean appellate court has upheld a six-year prison sentence for a composer in his 50s who defrauded investors of 1.3 billion won ($880,000) by falsely claiming business ties with Hybe and proposing a fake venture involving the intellectual property of BTS.
Malacañang downplayed a petition urging the Supreme Court to compel President Marcos to release a medical bulletin and undergo a hair follicle test. Palace press officer Claire Castro says the president has already shown his condition publicly. Castro cited a Supreme Court ruling stating that a president cannot be c…
A Bay Area home invasion case that went viral online has escalated in court, with prosecutors adding a new child-related charge and a judge sharply increasing bail for the man accused of forcing his way into a Fairfield family’s home while allegedly threatening to kill the occupants.
Iran has submitted a formal document to the International Maritime Organization’s Legal Committee, detailing what it calls severe maritime and civilian losses caused by US and Israeli military attacks.
The president has reportedly promised mass pardons to administration officials. His misuse of the power goes far beyond what the constitution’s authors intended
American YouTuber Johnny Somali speaks to reporters as he arrives at the Seoul Western District Court in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (Choi Jae-koo/Yonhap via AP)
Witness Kenneth Fernando from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) tells Sandiganbayan Associate Justice Karl Miranda that there is 'no seen accomplishment' at the supposed end of the flood control project in Pandi, Bulacan, the subject of the malversation through falsification case filed against forme…
The Tel Aviv District Court convicted alleged crime boss Ismail Jarushi and 12 additional defendants on Wednesday, including minors and members of the SSQ gang, after they admitted as part of a plea bargain to offenses stemming from the extortion of a Tel Aviv money-changer that escalated into gunfire at the business.
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on Wednesday attacked the judicial system ahead of a High Court of Justice hearing on petitions to dismiss him, accusing Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara of trying to silence right-wing voters.
Experts question whether Malaysia’s laws are keeping pace with the harm spread by AI, and call for stronger legal protections for artists
Experts question whether Malaysia’s laws are keeping pace with the harm spread by AI, and call for stronger legal protections for artists
Iran’s Mahdieh Esfandiari, accused of glorifying terrorism, arrives for her trial in court Jan. 14, 2026 in Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)
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The supreme court has handed down its judgment in a case over mining royalties. Here’s what you need to know
Two US families went to Italy’s highest court Tuesday to challenge the scope of a year-old law passed by Giorgia Meloni’s government limiting citizenship claims to Italian descendants removed by more than two generations.
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The Duchess of Sussex will make an appearance as a guest judge on a new season of hit Australian television show MasterChef Australia.
Trial described as bridging ‘last mile’ from deep-sea equipment development to engineering application, suggesting deployment is coming next
Trial described as bridging ‘last mile’ from deep-sea equipment development to engineering application, suggesting deployment is coming next
While the Lesbian Action Group claims a ‘definite win’, Equality Australia says the judge ‘simply identified legal errors in the tribunal’s reasoning’
SEOUL — An American YouTuber who caused outrage for filming himself kissing a statue commemorating Korean wartime sex slaves has been sentenced to six months in prison for public nuisance and other offences, a court in Seoul said on Wednesday.
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A lesbian activist group seeking to exclude transgender women from public events said it will continue its push for an exemption from discrimination laws after what it called a “win” in the Federal Court.
The Japanese government is considering imposing a one-year limit on court proceedings that will be initiated by prosecutors' appeal against a retrial ruling, sources said Wednesday.
Popular Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti has faced a series of “violent” assaults in Israeli jails in recent weeks, raising new concerns that his life may be at risk, according to his lawyer.
U.S. President Donald Trump has renewed his criticism of Britain's energy policy, deriding the ruling center-left Labour government's decision to ban licenses for new oil and gas fields in the North Sea.
John Hancock has barely spoken to his mother in more than two decades.
Israeli prison guards have violently assaulted Palestinian political prisoner Marwan Barghouti three times over the past month, according to his lawyer.
Israeli prison guards have violently assaulted Palestinian political prisoner Marwan Barghouti three times over the past month, according to his lawyer.
John Hancock welcomes findings on ownership of mines and companies although judge says dispute should be determined in private arbitration
Bradley Dusan Fletcher is on trial for the murder of Bradley Evennett. (ABC News)
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Controversial US streamer immediately jailed, sentenced to six months in prison, as phones confiscated
The High Court of Justice is set to convene at 10 a.m. on Wednesday for a closely watched hearing on petitions seeking to force Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to dismiss National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, in a case that goes to the core of who decides when political supervision of the police crosses into…
A state's political donation and campaign funding laws have been ruled constitutionally invalid, in a case that could have national implications.In a landmark 71-page judgment today, the High Court struck out Victoria's Australian-first political donation rules.The court found part 12 of the Electoral Act, which reg…
‘Real-life’ pictures of yachts, helicopters, luxury cars, horse riding excursions used to boost business profile, chance of romantic encounters
‘Real-life’ pictures of yachts, helicopters, luxury cars, horse riding excursions used to boost business profile, chance of romantic encounters
Gina Rinehart retained her ownership share of the Hope Downs operation, but the court ruled the family of her father's former business partner had the right to royalties. (Supplied)
Not ‘reasonable’ to impose that Siena Hopper, 25, with no criminal history, should be excluded from City of Sydney except for work or to attend court
Mose Kopyoto has applied to sue the Australian government for unpaid accommodation costs. (ABC News: Marian Faa)
Immigration advisers are encouraging migrants to cheat the asylum system, with some helping migrants to pose as gay to get asylum in the UK, a BBC investigation has found.
A legal dispute led to Letty Lynton, the golden age superstar’s controversial drama, being sealed away. Only now can audiences see what all the fuss was about
Nicole Mowbray is the spokesperson for The Lesbian Action Group. (ABC News: Patrick Stone)
A shadow industry of law firms and advisers is charging thousands of pounds to help migrants pretend to be gay in order to stay in the country, the BBC has found.
One of Australia’s worst paedophiles, who was jailed for life for sexually assaulting children during his 19 years working in childcare centres, will face the Queensland Court of Appeal next month in a bid to have his sentence reduced.
Lonna Drewes joins her lawyer Lisa Bloom at a news conference in Beverly Hills, Calif., Tuesday, April 14, 2026, to detail allegations of sexual misconduct by Rep. Eric Swalwell, after Swalwell exited the California governor’s race and said he’ll resign his seat in Congress. The AP typically does not identify people…