France begins first war crimes trial of Syrian officials | Syria’s War News

France begins first war crimes trial of Syrian officials | Syria’s War News

Three officials are being tried in absentia over the deaths of two French Syrian men arrested in Damascus in 2013. France has opened its first trial into officials from the Syrian government of President Bashar al-Assad with three top security officers tried in absentia for complicity in crimes against humanity and…

Cohen admits to stealing and other takeaways from day 19 of Trump’s trial | Donald Trump News

Cohen admits to stealing and other takeaways from day 19 of Trump’s trial | Donald Trump News

Disbarred lawyer Michael Cohen has completed his testimony before a New York criminal courtroom, as the case against his boss, former United States President Donald Trump, approaches its likely end. Monday marked Cohen’s fourth and final day on the witness stand. His words were the last witness testimony the prosecution…

Russian playwright and director go on trial over ‘justifying terrorism’ | Courts News

Russian playwright and director go on trial over ‘justifying terrorism’ | Courts News

Director Yevgeniya Berkovich and writer Svetlana Petriychuk were arrested over their play entitled Finist, the Brave Falcon. A Russian playwright and theatre director accused of “justifying terrorism” have told a Moscow court that they are innocent on the first day of their trial over the staging of an award-winning play….

Man who attacked Nancy Pelosi’s husband sentenced to 30 years in prison | Courts News

Man who attacked Nancy Pelosi’s husband sentenced to 30 years in prison | Courts News

David DePape was found guilty of attempted kidnapping of a federal official and assault of an official’s family member. The man convicted of breaking into top United States legislator Nancy Pelosi’s home and attacking her husband with a hammer has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. Judge Jacqueline Scott…

Key takeaways from day 18 of Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial | Donald Trump News

Key takeaways from day 18 of Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial | Donald Trump News

In New York, the fifth week of Donald Trump’s criminal hush-money trial has drawn to a close, as disbarred lawyer Michael Cohen testified for a third day about his interactions with the former United States president. But Trump’s defence team again took the opportunity to try to poke holes in…

Key takeaways as Cohen faces more questioning on day 17 of Trump’s trial | Donald Trump News

Key takeaways as Cohen faces more questioning on day 17 of Trump’s trial | Donald Trump News

Donald Trump’s erstwhile lawyer Michael Cohen has faced a tough cross-examination, as he delivered a second day of testimony in the former United States president’s hush-money trial in New York. Cohen is the prosecution’s star witness — and his testimony marks the pinnacle of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s case…

Key takeaways as ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen testifies in New York trial | Donald Trump News

Key takeaways as ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen testifies in New York trial | Donald Trump News

Michael Cohen, the key prosecution witness in Donald Trump’s hush-money case, has testified against the former United States president in one of the most widely anticipated days in court since the trial began. Cohen, Trump’s former personal lawyer and fixer, told the court on Monday that he lied and bullied…

Five takeaways from day 15 of Donald Trump’s New York hush-money trial | Donald Trump News

Five takeaways from day 15 of Donald Trump’s New York hush-money trial | Donald Trump News

The fourth week of Donald Trump’s criminal hush-money trial in New York has come to a close, with the prosecution hinting that it would soon rest its case. Nevertheless, on Friday, the prosecution continued to call a line of witnesses, seeking to bolster its case that Trump, a former United…