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A United States judge has said that he will not dismiss the drug-trafficking and weapons possession charges brought against former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores.
Fort Magistrate Isuru Nettikumara yesterday (26) ordered Rathidu Suramya Senaratne, alias Ratta and Haritha Darshana to appear in Court if they receive notices regarding a protest incident that occurred on May 21, 2022.
The Netball Federation of Sri Lanka (NFSL) has announced that the second selection trial will be held on Sunday, March 29, from 8:00 a.m. at the Indoor Stadium in Bandaragama
Fort Magistrate Isuru Nettikumara yesterday (26) ordered the main suspect, who allegedly posed as the Energy Minister to collect aid, to be produced before Court on the next hearing date. The suspect is accused of forging documents to collect donations under the guise of assisting school students in the Central Prov…
The judge indicated he would not dismiss the case over Maduro’s apparent inability to afford the legal bill without aid from his government
A woman screams during a government-organized event to watch former President Nicolas Maduro and first lady Cilia Flores appear in a New York court on a screen in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, March 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Anti euthanasia protesters stand outside the Spanish Parliament in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, March 18, 2021. Banner in Spanish reads: ‘Government of Death’. (AP Photo/Paul White, File)
Tehran has formally responded to Washington’s 15-point plan to end the US-Israel war on Iran, asserting its “natural and legal right” over the Strait of Hormuz, as US President Donald Trump claimed it was “begging to make a deal”.
The Pennsylvania Judicial Center is seen, June 30, 2025, in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Aimee Dilger, file)
Social media giants Meta and Google had their long-feared “Big Tobacco” moment after suffering a pair of devastating court losses this week – and the real legal trouble is likely just beginning, experts told The Post.
Law enforcement officers stand after deploying tear gas outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility during a protest on Oct. 4, 2025, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
A Massachusetts judge found a disgraced cop not guilty of trying to shoot a fellow officer after she emotionally testified earlier this week about the despair that led her to try to take her own life.
A legal fight has erupted over the $23 million estate of legendary Australian fashion designer Perri Cutten.
A British judge has ordered the UK home secretary to “get on with” explaining her opposition to Hamas's appeal to be removed from the list of proscribed terrorist organisations.
Captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is appearing in a Manhattan court on various charges. (Reuters: Eduardo Munoz)
Elon Musk’s lawyer is accusing a San Francisco federal jury of “mocking” the billionaire by including “$4.20” among the figures for recommended damages in a class-action suit that accused the tech titan of misleading Twitter investors.
Noelia Castillo, 25, has struggled with psychiatric illness since she was young and tried to kill herself in October 2022
WASHINGTON — President Trump lashed out Wednesday night at two of his Supreme Court nominees after they ruled against him in last month’s benchmark tariff case.
A US judge on Thursday dismissed X Corp.’s antitrust lawsuit that accused the World Federation of Advertisers and a group of major companies including Mars, CVS Health and Colgate-Palmolive of illegally boycotting billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s social media company.
Ousted Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro — wearing a tan jail jumpsuit and black glasses— returned to a Manhattan court Thursday to face historic drug trafficking charges as dueling protesters clashed outside.
My kumare’s daughter was allegedly raped by her teacher. The teacher claims that they are in love. The victim neither confirms nor denies the relationship. Can the teacher still be held criminally liable even if they are indeed in a loving relationship?
Cadaver fat from organ and tissue donors is being used for cosmetic procedures – and yup, it’s legal in the US, writes advice columnist Jessica DeFino
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SAN FRANCISCO — Without Moses Moody, who went down with a gruesome knee injury the last time they took the court, the Warriors lacked a spiritual leader beyond his years who had taken over a pregame locker room ritual from Kevon Looney.
A US federal court has ordered a former Black Lives Matter (BLM) activist to forfeit $244,000 which she embezzled for cars, shopping sprees, vacations and other personal expenses.
Tommy Paul took to the court for this month’s Miami Open, but it was fiancée Paige Lorenze who stole the spotlight.
A jury in California found Alphabet’s Google and Meta liable for $6 million in damages on Wednesday in a landmark lawsuit in which the social media giants were accused of being legally responsible for the addictive design of their platforms. Major US tech companies have faced increasing scrutiny over child and teen …
A jury in California found Alphabet’s Google and Meta liable for $6 million in damages on Wednesday in a landmark lawsuit in which the social media giants were accused of being legally responsible for the addictive design of their platforms. Major US tech companies have faced increasing scrutiny over child and teen …
A Massachusetts prosecutor dramatically pointed a disgraced cop’s gun and pulled the trigger in court Thursday — as he argued she is a “liar” for claiming she never trained her pistol at a fellow officer.
Following a court ruling last year that eliminated a tax penalty on non-residents paying wealth tax in Spain, the Spanish government is now moving to bring rules on the 'millionaire tax' in line.
A 25-year-old gang rape victim who was left paralyzed after a suicide attempt is scheduled to die by euthanasia after court officials overruled her father’s desperate last-ditch effort to stop it.
Competition watchdog has not ruled out prospect that at least two syndicates linked to renovations at Wang Fuk Court, representative says
Prime minister says UK must do more to regulate against potential harms after landmark ruling in US court
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Lori Schott, center, is embraced as she holds up a photo of her daughter Annalee Schott, after the verdict in a landmark trial over whether social media platforms deliberately addict and harm children at Los Angeles Superior Court, Wednesday, March 25, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/William Liang)
Deposed Venezuelan tyrant Nicolás Maduro is set to appear in Manhattan court Thursday for the first time since his stunning arrest – as he desperately tries to get his drug-trafficking indictment thrown out.
Nicolas Maduro, the former leader of Venezuela who was removed by United States forces on January 3, is set to appear in a US court for only the second time.
The mayor of Cape Town -- South Africa's top tourist city -- says he wants to "build a relationship of trust" to draw more voters to the Democratic Alliance (DA), the second-largest party in the country's ruling coalition.
Tariq Ramadan, a prominent Swiss scholar, was sentenced in absentia on Wednesday to 18 years in prison by a French court for the rape of three women.
A judge in the Ural Mountains city of Chelyabinsk has banned the Russian distribution of “Mr. Nobody Against Putin,” an Oscar-winning documentary film about a Chelyabinsk region school during the war in Ukraine, the exiled news outlet Mediazona reported Thursday.
Ko also banned from running for the island’s top office for six years, ruling out a run in 2028
Lawyers representing former State Intelligence Service (SIS) Director Suresh Sallay today (26) requested the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court to remove Shani Abeysekara, Director of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), from the ongoing investigations into their client.
Deposed Venezuelan president and his wife, who both pleaded not guilty, were captured by US military in January
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Former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is set to return to a New York courtroom as he seeks to have his drug trafficking indictment dismissed.
Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is due in court on Thursday as the ex-president has slowly been erased from President Delcy Rodríguez’s government, even as the ruling party has remained the same.
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The Incheon District Court on Wednesday found a former elementary school baseball coach in his 30s guilty of child abuse for pinching a student’s cheeks, sentencing him to a 3 million won ($2,000) fine and ordering him to complete 40 hours of a child abuse treatment program.
Beijing will continue promoting free trade, openness and a sound legal system for business, top legislator says