Starting in 2029, U.S. courts will begin publicly disclosing data on FBI spyware and hacking tool authorizations for wiretaps, following pressure from Senator Ron Wyden and privacy advocates.
A Californian lawyer, Keith Griffin, received a 1-day prison sentence (with time served) for contempt of court regarding undistributed Lion Air crash settlement funds, deepening the pain for Indonesian victim families seeking justice.
Tennis star Naomi Osaka discusses how fashion has expanded her audience beyond sports, while refocusing on her competitive ambitions ahead of the North American hard-court swing following a Wimbledon quarterfinal exit.
Veer Chotrani, 24, discusses his squash journey, India's rising squash profile post-Olympic inclusion, and the challenges of developing a homegrown squash ecosystem.
EPP leader Manfred Weber urged the EU to establish migrant return hubs in Africa and empower Frontex, facing legal hurdles like the ECHR and past failures in Italy and the UK.
His Majesty’s Courts & Tribunals Service has banned Meta glasses from judicial buildings in England and Wales, citing strict rules against unauthorized recording. Users entering courts will have the smart glasses confiscated until they leave.
Meta faces mounting legal pressures and costly court rulings over child safety, while its smartglasses spark privacy backlash. Simultaneously, Google experiences a major executive shake-up amid the intense AI race with OpenAI and Anthropic.
Victorian Premier Ben Carroll announced a ban on suppression orders for convicted rapists, aiming to close legal loopholes used by high-profile defendants to hide their identities.
Guardian journalists reveal how US servicemen accused of serious crimes in the UK avoid British courts through opaque military tribunals, sparking government reviews and calls for reform.
An Irish government jet has traveled to the UAE to extradite suspected crime boss Daniel Kinahan following unsuccessful appeals against an Irish arrest warrant.
Russia's Embassy in Sweden decries the Swedish Supreme Court's politically motivated refusal to review the case of the Caffa dry cargo ship, detained and set to be transferred to Ukraine, citing violations of international maritime law.
Bumble and Tinder are shifting away from traditional swiping toward real-world events and group socializing to attract Gen Z users, with Bumble CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd teasing a new swipe-free interaction model.
Civil engineer Angus Gordon warns that recent court rulings allowing seawalls and government sandbagging threaten decades of coastal management principles in NSW, clashing with property owners demanding protection.
SCMP highlights key Latin American news from July 2026, including Chile's engagement with China, Brazil's rise as the top buyer of Chinese cars, and US claims regarding China-linked spy sites in Cuba.
Paramount CEO David Ellison defended his $111bn merger with Warner Bros Discovery in a New York Times essay, arguing that legal challenges from states and writers' guilds are politically motivated rather than antitrust concerns.
Vicky Krieps delivers a stellar performance in Anna Cazenave Cambet's adaptation of Constance Debré's novel, portraying a mother's 18-month ordeal of being denied access to her son after coming out as gay in patriarchal French family courts.
Twenty-five Democratic-led states filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Court of International Trade, seeking to block President Trump's new 10%-12.5% tariffs on goods from 60 trading partners, which cover 99.4% of U.S. imports, alleging unlawful use of Section 301 of the Trade Act.
A Guardian investigation found that the Trump administration quietly attempted to subject at least 10 hunger strikers in US immigrant detention to involuntary medical procedures, including force-feeding. At least three detainees were confirmed subjected to these procedures, which human rights groups widely consider torture, with others breaking their strikes as procedures loomed.
French President Emmanuel Macron's office is seeking Saudi investment, potentially exceeding €1 billion, from the Saudi Public Investment Fund's subsidiary Qiddiya Investment Company to transform the abandoned Mirapolis theme park near Paris into a Dragon Ball-themed attraction.
Despite over Rs 9,800 crore invested since 2011 in court infrastructure and technology, Indian courts face a massive backlog of cases, with thousands pending for decades. Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal attributes delays to judicial vacancies and the judiciary's failure to set disposal timeframes, while the government has enacted new laws to reduce pendency.
Justice Ujjal Bhuyan of the Supreme Court questioned the lack of transparency in the collegium's judicial appointment decisions, citing recent resolutions without stated reasons. He emphasized citizens' right to know deliberations, speaking at the launch of a Judicial Transparency Index report by the JALDI Initiative.
Sweden has implemented a new law introducing tougher penalties for gang-related offenses, allowing courts to impose prison sentences up to double the previous maximum, effective Saturday, as the country addresses rising organized crime.
A recent 9th Circuit Court ruling concludes a seven-year class-action lawsuit, Sweet v. McMahon, ensuring debt erasure for nearly half a million federal student loan borrowers defrauded by colleges. The settlement, the largest ever against the U.S. government, will provide over $23 billion in relief.
Victoria issues over half of Australia's court suppression orders, totaling 640 in 2025, prompting debate over open justice. High-profile cases, including a Melbourne rape conviction and a Cairns magistrate's order, highlight the tension between protecting identities and public transparency, with mental health often cited as a reason.
