European diplomats in Belarus have condemned the trial of a Catholic activist in Minsk as “unfair” and “politically motivated.” Uladzislau Beladzed’s trial began behind closed doors at Minsk City Court on Wednesday. The 33-year-old Beladzed, who taught the catechism at the city’s
Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández was once touted by U.S. authorities as a key ally in the war on drugs. Now, federal prosecutors say the political leader ran his Central American nation as a “narco-state,” collecting millions of dollars from violent
Four high-level Egyptian security officials have gone on trial in absentia the 2016 abduction, torture and slaying of an Italian doctoral student in Cairo. Tuesday’s opening hearing marks the second time the four Egyptians have been prosecuted in an Italian court in
Christian Bruckner, 47, a suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, has gone on trial for unrelated sexual offenses in Portugal. The charges include three counts of rape and two of sexual abuse of children. Bruckner, who is currently serving a seven-year
Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner has been pictured for the first time in years as he stands trial accused of a string of offences against women and children. The 47-year-old has appeared in a German court this morning. Brueckner was pictured pulling
Björn Höcke, a key figure in the far-right Alternative for Germany party, will stand trial in April for allegedly using a Nazi slogan in a 2021 speech. Prosecutors argue Höcke was aware of the slogan’s origins, though his lawyers deny any “criminal
The main suspect in the 2007 disappearance of three-year-old Madeleine McCann in Portugal, Christian Brückner, is expected to stay mostly silent during his upcoming trial in Germany for unrelated sexual offences, according to his lawyer. Brückner faces charges for five offences allegedly
Brazilian soccer star Dani Alves went on trial Monday, a year after he was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulted a young woman at a Barcelona nightclub. Alves, a former Barcelona player, has been in pre-trial custody for over a year since he
A judge has given Donald Trump an unexpected boost in his controversial bid to reclaim the White House – by indefinitely postponing his trial for election tampering. In a dramatic intervention late on Friday, US District Judge Tanya Chutkan officially set aside
LONDON (AP) — Climate activist Greta Thunberg spoke defiantly about her mission outside court Thursday on the first day of her trial for refusing to leave a protest that blocked the entrance to a major oil and gas industry conference in London