Judicial Process / Court Cases / Court Decisions
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi handed five-year jail term for graft
(Reuters) -A court in military-ruled Myanmar sentenced deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to five years in jail on Wednesday...
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Doubling up: Italian children should get both parents’ surnames, court says
ROME (Reuters) - Italian children should be given the surname of both parents, the Constitutional Court said on Wednesday, overturning...
Read moreTurkey to release journalist arrested over posts on personal-data leaks
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish authorities ruled to release a journalist from pre-trial detention, his lawyer said on Wednesday, a week...
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Five UK police face misconduct hearing over treatment of two Black athletes
LONDON (Reuters) - Five British police officers will face a gross misconduct hearing after they stopped, searched and handcuffed two...
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Analysis-Bolsonaro energizes base with latest Supreme Court clash
By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and his base are energized and spoiling for a new...
Read moreIsrael convicts seven over wedding where murdered Palestinian baby was mocked
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli court on Wednesday convicted seven people of incitement to violence and terrorism for their role...
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Singapore executes Malaysian on drugs charges after rejecting mental disability appeal
By Chen Lin and Rozanna Latiff SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Singapore executed a Malaysian man convicted of drug trafficking on Wednesday despite...
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New Zealand High Court finds quarantine allocation system infringed on rights
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's once lauded COVID-19 response took a hit on Wednesday, when a High...
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Factbox-Legal cases against Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi
(Reuters) - Myanmar's former leader Aung San Suu Kyi was sentenced to five years in prison on Wednesday after being...
Read moreVenezuelan lawmakers name 20 judges to top court
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's ruling party-controlled National Assembly on Tuesday named 20 magistrates to the country's revamped Supreme Justice Tribunal...
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Turkish opposition vows to overturn sentences against Kavala, others
By Ali Kucukgocmen and Ece Toksabay ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Turkish opposition leaders vowed to overturn jail sentences against philanthropist Osman Kavala...
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Key U.S. senator criticizes Blinken for failing to condemn Turkish jailing of philanthropist
By Humeyra Pamuk and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The influential chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee criticized...
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U.S. Supreme Court weighs ‘remain in Mexico’ immigration dispute
By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday grappled with President Joe Biden's bid to rescind a...
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Lebanese cabinet orders military to investigate deadly migrant boat capsize
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's cabinet ordered the military court on Tuesday to investigate the capsize of a migrant boat after...
Read moreA top French court overturns government-ordered mosque closure, a first
By Juliette Jabkhiro PARIS (Reuters) - France's highest administrative court dismissed on Tuesday an appeal from the Interior Ministry that...
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Turkey’s Erdogan to visit Saudi Arabia on Thursday -two sources
By Orhan Coskun ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan plans to visit Saudi Arabia on Thursday and meet Crown...
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U.S., Germany have no right to comment on Turkey’s judiciary -justice minister
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said the U.S. and Germany have no right to comment on Turkey's...
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Spain’s King Felipe reveals 2.6 million euros in wealth in bid to make Royal House more transparent
MADRID (Reuters) -Spain's King Felipe VI disclosed that his wealth is worth about 2.6 million euros ($2.8 million) as the...
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Biden to talk with Mexican president on Friday -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will hold talks Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Friday to discuss...
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Russian court orders seizure of $7 million in Google’s Russian funds, property – reports
(Reuters) - A Moscow court has ordered the seizure of 500 million roubles ($7 million) worth of Google's property and...
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