Poland’s President Andrzej Duda announced on Thursday that he has initiated the process to pardon two senior politicians. The arrests prompted massive protests, organized by the Law and Justice party. The protest by Law and Justice comes amid an escalating standoff between
Pakistan's Supreme Court lifts lifetime ban on convicted politicians, clearing path for Nawaz Sharif
Pakistan’s Supreme Court has lifted a lifetime ban on politicians with convictions from participating in elections. The court ruling, applied on Monday, permits former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and other convicted politicians to run in upcoming elections. Under the new order, convicted
A police officer is facing possible jail after he was filmed shoving a man 11 times in the street in a row over the parking of his patrol car. PC Simon Hartley, 39, was filmed yelling “Shut up, d***head!” after Rizwan Ali,
The former wife of a deceased French serial killer was given a life sentence on Tuesday for her role in the decades-old rape and murders of two young women and the disappearance of a 9-year-old girl, according to media reports. Monique Olivier,
Former Manchester United and West Ham midfielder Ravel Morrison has been heavily fined after being caught using a dead person’s blue parking badge. The 30-year-old, who currently plays for D.C United, was ordered to pay £1,908 after being convicted of fraud. Manchester Evening News reports that a
Derek Chauvin has been brutally stabbed in prison by another inmate last Friday. The former Minneapolis police officer was convicted in the 2020 murder of George Floyd The stabbing, which took place at around 12.30pm on November 24 at the Federal Correctional
A Florida woman has been arrested for her role in a murder-for-hire plot just one week after her son was convicted for his role in the same crime. The Miami-Dade County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that 73-year-old Donna Adelson was arrested at
Three Finnish men who embraced neo-Nazi ideology were found guilty Tuesday of committing crimes with terrorist intent including plotting attacks against migrants, critical infrastructure, and their perceived political opponents. The Paijat-Hame District Court sentenced the main suspect, Viljam Lauri Antero Nyman, to
A court in Slovakia found Wednesday former President Andrej Kiska guilty of tax fraud and gave him a two-year suspended sentence. The county court in the city of Poprad also handed him a fine of 15,000 euros (about $16,000). The verdict is
Terrorist sympathiser Feras Al-Jayoosi followed the woman around One Below, in Swindon, Wilts., aggressively shouting “don’t ignore me” repeatedly. She retreated into a staff-only storage room fearing for her safety – but the 36-year-old came in behind her. She told him: “Please