Source link Former US President Donald Trump waves as he departs Trump Tower for Manhattan Criminal Court, to attend the first day of his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs, in New York City on April 15, 2024. © Charly TRIBALLEAU / AFP
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‘No prospect for fair trial in US’, Assange’s wife says as he fights extradition — RT World News
Source link The WikiLeaks founder, who is wanted by the US, could exhaust his legal options in the UK on Tuesday Two British judges will deliberate on Tuesday whether to grant WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange a new chance to fight against a US request to extradite him for trial on espionage charges. The man is […]
Russian tycoon loses $230 million art trial in US — RT Business News
Source link Dmitry Rybolovlev had sued the auction house Sotheby’s for allegedly helping an art dealer defraud him A New York jury has ruled against Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev in a high-profile court case the businessman brought against art auction house Sotheby’s, which he accused of aiding and abetting fraud. Rybolovlev claimed that Sotheby’s was […]
Uganda disowns ICJ judge over vote in Israel genocide trial — RT World News
Source link Justice Sebutinde argued that the case against Israel was political not legal, and that ‘genocidal intent’ was unproven Uganda’s government has distanced itself from Judge Julia Sebutinde, Kampala’s representative in the International Court of Justice (ICJ), after she opposed all emergency measures sought by South Africa in the genocide case against Israel. On […]
US Supreme Court delays Trump trial — RT World News
Source link The court shot down a request by prosecutor Jack Smith to rule on whether the case can go ahead The US Supreme Court declined on Friday to hear a case on whether former President Donald Trump is immune from prosecution for a speech he gave before the January 6, 2021 riot on Capitol […]
Cardinal jailed in Vatican’s ‘trial of the century’ — RT World News
Source link Giovanni Angelo Becciu was found guilty of enabling a property scheme aimed at defrauding the Holy See out of millions of dollars A Vatican court has sentenced Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu to five years and six months behind bars for his role in a scheme involving property in London that is believed to […]
Shell faces trial over Nigeria oil spills — RT Africa
Source link More than 13,000 people in the West African nation can bring claims against the company, a UK court has ruled British energy multinational Shell can be sued by thousands of Nigerians for oil spills, the High Court in London has ruled. Earlier this year, more than 13,000 farmers and fishers from the Ogale […]
207 sentenced to 2,200 years in Italian mafia trial — RT World News
Source link Politicians and police were among the over 200 people convicted of collaborating with Calabria’s powerful ‘Ndrangheta organization An Italian court sentenced 207 members and associates of the ‘Ndrangheta criminal organization to a total of over 2,200 years on Monday, concluding the first phase of the largest mafia trial the country has seen in […]