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U.S. trial begins over BNP Paribas' role in Sudan human rights abuses

The bank is accused of having provided financial support to Omar al-Bashir’s government in the 1990s and 2000s.

Africanews

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Trial of 3 accused in South Africa's 'farmgate' case gets underway

The trial of three people charged with housebreaking and stealing $580,000 in U.S. banknotes hidden in a couch at a game farm owned by President Cyril Ramaphosa opened on Monday.

Africanews

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Luigi Mangione set to be in court

Luigi Mangione, who faces state and federal murder charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, is set to appear in a New York City court on Tuesday. The 27-year-old, who has pleaded not guilty, could learn which prosec...

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U.S. court declines to let Trump remove Fed Governor Cook

A U.S. appeals court declined to allow Donald Trump to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook - the first time a president has pursued such action since the central bank's founding in 1913 - in the latest step in a legal battle that thr...

Reuters

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Tanzania: Luhaga Mpina barred from running for second time

Tanzania's Independent National Electoral Commission disqualified the leader of the ACT-Wazalendo, reversing a decision made just days earlier.

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Woman’s husband sentenced to 23 years for her murder in Japan

Lt. Cmdr. Christopher Olsen pleaded guilty to unpremeditated murder during a Navy legal hearing in San Diego on Sept. 10.

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Female jihadists accused of criminal conspiracy face trial in Paris

Three French women including a niece of notorious jihadist propagandists went on trial on Monday, accused of traveling to the Middle East to join the Islamic State group and taking their eight children with them.

France 24

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Bolsonaro conviction inflaming tensions in Brazil

Brazil's Supreme Court found former president Jair Bolsonaro guilty of plotting a coup after losing the 2022 election. The verdict has further polarised the country, with Bolsonaro appealing to his friend Donald Trump for help.

TRT World

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Verdict in war crimes trial of ex-DRC president Joseph Kabila delayed

Judges in the war crimes trial of former DRC president Joseph Kabila on Friday delayed their verdict in the case to consider new evidence.

Africanews

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Brazilians react to ruling against former president Jair Bolsonaro

From street party's to sombre vigils, Brazil's top court ruling against former president Jair Bolsonaro drew various reactions across Brazilian cities on Friday.

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UN court rejects request to return seized Paris mansion

The UN’s top court has rejected a request by Equatorial Guinea to force the return of a Paris mansion seized by France as part of a corruption investigation into the son of the African nation’s president.

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Trial for man accused of Trump assassination attempt begins

The trial for Ryan Routh, the man accused of attempting to assassinate President Trump last year in Florida, kicked off to a rocky start. Routh is representing himself in the trial. CBS News legal reporter Katrina Kaufman has the latest.

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Brazil's ex-president Jair Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years in prison

Brazil's Supreme Court has sentenced firebrand ex-president Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years in prison for coup plotting at the end of a landmark trial that divided the nation and drew U.S. fury.

France 24

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Brazil's ex-President Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years prison

Brazil's Supreme Court has found far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro guilty of plotting a coup to stay in power following his election defeat in 2022. Bolsonaro's lawyers say they will appeal the verdict.

DW News

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Trump assassination attempt suspect defends himself in trial

Ryan Routh, accused of attempting to assassinate former President Trump in South Florida last year, is representing himself in court. As the trial opened, Routh forfeited his chance to deliver an opening statement, setting the stage for ...

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Former Sen. Menendez's wife gets 4½ year sentence for bribery scheme

The wife of former Sen. Bob Menendez has been sentenced to 4.5 years in prison for selling her husband's political influence for bribes.

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South Africa sentences Chinese nationals for trafficking, forced labor

A court in Johannesburg sentenced seven Chinese nationals on Wednesday to terms of 20 years in prison each for trafficking people from Malawi and forcing them to work at a factory in South Africa. The group was convicted on Feb. 25 of tr...

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Brazilian judge votes to annul Bolsonaro case, breaking with peers

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Luiz Fux voted on Wednesday (September 10) to acquit former President Jair Bolsonaro of forming a criminal organization and voted to annul his trial over jurisdiction, breaking with peers and raising the o...

France 24

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Supreme Court to tackle two major cases challenging Trump's tariffs

The Supreme Court is set to take up two cases that challenge President Trump's sweeping tariff policy. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson breaks it down.

CBS America

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Support grows in Uganda for ICC action against Joseph Kony

Some Ugandans have expressed support for the opening of the legal proceedings against the rebel leader Joseph Kony by the International Criminal Court (ICC).

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Two Brazil Supreme Court justices vote to convict Bolsonaro

Two Brazilian Supreme Court justices voted to convict former President Jair Bolsonaro of leading a criminal conspiracy to overturn the 2022 election, as they cast the first votes in the final phase of the ex-president's trial.

Reuters

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ICC opens 'in absentia' hearing against Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony

Kony is being represented in absentia by a defense lawyer. Judges are expected to rule on the charges in the coming months, but a trial cannot begin unless Kony is taken into custody

Africanews

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Brazil’s Supreme Court judge leading Jair Bolsonaro trial

Brazil's controversial Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes is expected to deliver a guilty verdict in the trial of former President Jair Bolsonaro, who's accused of plotting to overthrow President Lula da Silva.

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Judge tosses case against 15 accused fake Trump electors in 2020

A Michigan judge has dropped criminal charges against 15 people who were accused of trying to falsely certify Donald Trump as the winner of the 2020 presidential election. CBS News' Shanelle Kaul has the latest.

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French doctor goes on trial accused of poisoning 30 patients

A French doctor accused of intentionally poisoning 30 child and adult patients, 12 of whom died, went on trial Monday, saying before the hearing he was not responsible for the "distress" of his alleged victims and their families. Frederi...

France 24

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Thailand's top court rules ex-PM Thaksin must serve year in jail

Thailand's Supreme Court has ruled former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra must serve one year in jail because his detention in a VIP wing of a hospital in lieu of prison was unlawful, in another major blow for a powerful family that ha...

Reuters

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Trial begins for man accused of trying to assassinate Trump

Jury selection began Monday in the trial for Ryan Routh, the man accused of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump on his golf course in West Palm Beach last September. A federal judge signed off on Routh's request to represent...

CBS News

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Turkiye’s opposition CHP supporters clash with police in Istanbul

Police have fired pepper spray and detained supporters of Turkiye’s main opposition party as crowds gathered outside the headquarters of the Republican People’s Party (CHP) in Istanbul to protest against a court order removing a senior p...

Al Jazeera

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Supreme Court backs Trump on aggressive immigration raids

The U.S. Supreme Court again backed President Donald Trump's hardline approach toward immigration, letting federal agents proceed with raids in Southern California targeting people for deportation based on their race or language.

Reuters

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Supreme Court allows L.A. immigration stops to continue

The U.S. Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to continue its sweeping immigration stops in the Los Angeles area after they were briefly halted. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has more.

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