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Ex-Suriname president convicted in killings ordered to report to prison-prosecutor   Former Surinamese President Desi Bouterse, whose conviction for involvement in the killing of 15 people more than four decades ago was upheld in December, must report to a jail to serve his sentence, the public prosecutor said on Wednesday. A three-judge panel affirmed the convictions […]

Post Office scandal explained: What the Horizon saga is all about   Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says the government will bring in a new law to “swiftly exonerate and compensate victims” of the Post Office scandal. More than 900 workers were prosecuted after faulty software wrongly made it look like money was missing. Their case

The US has made the long-awaited decision to allow Bitcoin to be part of mainstream investing funds. It has approved what are known as spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), which can be purchased by anyone from pension funds to ordinary investors. The announcement from the head of the Securities and Exchange Commission was accompanied by

Liberian former chief justice Gloria Musu-Scott. (African women in law) Liberian former chief justice Gloria Musu-Scott and three other family members have been found guilty of murder. After a gruelling five-months trial, the jury in the trial of Liberian former chief justice Gloria Musu-Scott reached its verdict on 21 December, finding Musu-Scott and three other

No, when the president does it, that doesn’t make it legal. We’ve been through this before. This morning, Donald Trump travelled to DC to attend oral argument at the Circuit Court hearing on his presidential immunity claims. It’s the first hearing he’s attended in the election interference case, and he may well regret his decision

British barrister to represent Israel against genocide claims Professor Malcolm Shaw KC will defend Israel at the International Court of Justice this week A British barrister has been chosen to represent Israel in the International Court of Justice next week, as the country defends itself against a claim of genocide. Professor Malcolm Shaw KC, a

A landmark legal case about whether Donald Trump should be immune from criminal prosecution will be heard in Washington on Tuesday. The Republican former president’s lawyers will argue that the office of the White House shields him from his 2020 election fraud charges. Mr Trump, who says he will attend, is accused by a special