Six takeaways from first day of Trump’s historic New York criminal trial | Donald Trump News

Six takeaways from first day of Trump’s historic New York criminal trial | Donald Trump News

So it begins. On Monday, history was made as former United States President Donald Trump appeared in a New York courtroom for the start of his trial over charges of falsifying business records. He became the first US president, past or present, to stand trial on criminal charges. Monday was…

‘Obvious’ Sydney mall killer targeted women, Australian police say | Gender Equity News

‘Obvious’ Sydney mall killer targeted women, Australian police say | Gender Equity News

New South Wales Police commissioner says videos of the attack ‘speak for themselves’. Australian police have said they believe a man who fatally six stabbed people at a busy Sydney shopping centre specifically targeted women. Five women and one man were killed on Saturday when a 40-year-old man went on…

Attacker identified in Sydney mall stabbing that killed 6 | Crime News

Attacker identified in Sydney mall stabbing that killed 6 | Crime News

Australian police say ‘nothing’ to suggest any ‘motivation, ideology’ in Saturday’s fatal attack in Bondi Junction. Australian police have identified a 40-year-old man as the perpetrator of a Sydney shopping centre stabbing rampage, which killed six people and left several more in critical condition. New South Wales Police Assistant Commissioner…

Ecuadorian tribunal deems arrest of former Vice President Glas illegal | Courts News

Ecuadorian tribunal deems arrest of former Vice President Glas illegal | Courts News

But the three-member panel also upheld his ongoing imprisonment, arguing it could not ‘modify’ his sentence. The defence team for former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas has hailed a decision declaring his arrest inside Mexico’s embassy in Quito illegal. Still, on Friday, lawyer Sonia Vera Garcia pledged to appeal the…

Chile calls for the extradition of Venezuelans after dissident’s murder | Crime News

Chile calls for the extradition of Venezuelans after dissident’s murder | Crime News

Chilean Interior Minister Carolina Toha said all ‘eyes’ are on Venezuela to act in the pursuit of justice. Chile has announced plans to seek the extradition of two Venezuelans it considers suspects in the grisly murder of a political dissident. Speaking to reporters on Friday, Chilean Interior Minister Carolina Toha…

FTX’ Sam Bankman-Fried appeals conviction and 25-year sentence for fraud | Crypto News

FTX’ Sam Bankman-Fried appeals conviction and 25-year sentence for fraud | Crypto News

Bankman-Fried faces steep odds in bid to overturn conviction stemming from the collapse of his cryptocurrency exchange. FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has appealed his conviction and 25-year prison sentence for stealing billions of dollars from customers of his defunct cryptocurrency exchange. Bankman-Fried was convicted in November on seven counts of…

Mexico calls on the International Court of Justice to expel Ecuador from UN | Courts News

Mexico calls on the International Court of Justice to expel Ecuador from UN | Courts News

Mexico has appealed to the International Court of Justice to boot Ecuador from the United Nations, following a late night police raid on its embassy in Quito. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Mexico filed a complaint with the court on Thursday, calling Ecuador’s actions a violation of international law. “The…

Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe blasts impending criminal charges | Crime News

Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe blasts impending criminal charges | Crime News

Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has denounced the charges he faces as an act of political retribution, as he confronts the prospect of a history-making criminal case. Never before has a Colombian president stood trial on criminal charges. But earlier this week, the office of Colombia’s attorney general, Luz Adriana…

A knotty question of parent liability in the Crumbley school shooting case | Gun Violence News

A knotty question of parent liability in the Crumbley school shooting case | Gun Violence News

The court cases against Jennifer and James Crumbley have hinged on a thorny question: As school shootings become increasingly common in the United States, can parents be held liable for the actions of teenage gunmen? Juries in Michigan have wrestled with that question in recent weeks, as they grappled with…