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Diezani Alison-Madueke, the former Nigerian petroleum minister, has made headlines as she stands trial in London, vehemently denying allegations of bribery and luxury accommodations linked to government contracts. Accused of enjoying opulent stays and extravagant spending sprees in the UK, she asserts that these claims are baseless. In her testimony to the jury, Alison-Madueke maintained her innocence, stating she never misused her position to solicit or accept bribes, despite facing six serious charges under the UK Bribery…

The US Supreme Court has struck down a Colorado ban on "conversion therapy" for LGBTQ minors, handing a major victory to a Christian therapist who argued the restriction violated her free speech rights. The case centred on a 2019 Colorado law barring licensed practitioners from providing "conversion therapy" to patients under 18. Supporters of the practice say it can alter the sexual orientation or gender identity of LGBTQ people. Major medical groups, including the American Psychiatric Association and the American Medical…

Saturday March 28, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) - Three senior officers of Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) will face a Ugandan military court after prosecutors alleged misconduct connected to the disappearance of a military aircraft during operations in Somalia, according to officials. The General Court Martial at Makindye, Kampala, on Tuesday formally charged Col. George Buga Andruca, Maj. Benjamin Kashumbusha, and Lt. Henry Gygenda with one count of wrongful acts tied to the loss of an aircraft. Each of the officers entered…

A US federal judge has put the Trump administration’s sanctions on Anthropic on hold, ruling that the measures likely broke the law by effectively punishing the AI company for publicly questioning how its technology is being used by the Pentagon. In the Northern District of California, Judge Rita Lin granted Anthropic’s request for a preliminary injunction, freezing a presidential order that barred all federal agencies from using Anthropic’s technology while the lawsuit proceeds. The decision also halts the Pentagon’s…

Wednesday March 25, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — A Somali military court has handed down a 10-year prison sentence in a case prosecutors say involved plans to track and potentially target one of the country’s most recognizable athletes, boxer Ramla Ali, during her visit to Mogadishu. On Tuesday, the court convicted Abdisalaam Mohamed Hassan, widely known as “Aamusane,” of membership in al-Shabab and sentenced him to a decade behind bars. Prosecutors told the court he had been part of the group since 2014 and accused him of…

In a watershed for LGBT rights in Poland, the Supreme Administrative Court (NSA) has ruled that same-sex marriages performed in other EU member states must be recognised — a striking shift in a traditionally Catholic nation. The decision, delivered in line with a ruling by the EU’s top court, drew applause in the courtroom as longtime activists and same-sex couples gathered to celebrate. The case centred on Jakub Cupriak-Trojan and his husband, Mateusz Trojan, who married in Berlin in 2018. After the couple relocated to…

Three men injured in Provisional IRA attacks in England will discontinue their civil claim against former Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams, the High Court was told by their lawyers. The trio had sought a nominal £1 in damages, citing injuries from bombings in the 1970s and 1990s. The claimants are John Clark, hurt in the 1973 Old Bailey bombing in London; Jonathan Ganesh, a survivor of the 1996 London Docklands blast; and Barry Laycock, injured in the 1996 attack on Manchester’s Arndale shopping centre. They alleged Mr Adams was…

Nicolas Sarkozy faces retrial over alleged Libyan financing of 2007 campaign Ex-French president appeals five-year sentence; hearing at Paris Appeal Court runs to June 3 Standfirst: A lower court in September convicted Sarkozy of criminal conspiracy in a scheme prosecutors say sought funding from Muammar Gaddafi’s Libya. He served 20 days in jail after the ruling and denies wrongdoing. Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy returned to court for a retrial at the Paris Appeal Court over allegations he sought Libyan financing…

Veteran journalist John Ware told a London High Court on Monday that former Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams’ repeated denials of IRA membership angered members of the group he interviewed — and that, based on decades of reporting, he believes Adams served for more than 30 years on the IRA’s army council and was “one of the single most influential strategists in the Republican movement.” Ware’s evidence came in a civil trial brought by three victims of separate IRA bomb attacks in 1973 and 1996, who allege Adams was directly…

LONDON — Kneecap rapper Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, who performs as Mo Chara, will not face a new terror trial after the High Court in London rejected a Crown Prosecution Service appeal seeking to revive a case thrown out last year. Ó hAnnaidh was accused of displaying a flag in support of proscribed terror organization Hezbollah during a gig at the O2 Forum in Kentish Town, north London, on Nov. 21, 2024. The case was dismissed in September, when Chief Magistrate Paul Goldspring ruled the proceedings were “instituted unlawfully.”…