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A federal court of the Southern District of California ordered the resumption of registration in the Diversity Visa program for fiscal year 2027. Under the court ruling, Secretary of State Marco Rubio must open registration on October 18 by midnight Eastern Time, with an application period of 30 days. The lottery was suspended in December 2025 after the shooting at Brown University.
Aziz KarimovBBC has asked a federal court in Florida to compel Donald Trump to set a date for sworn testimony in his $10 billion (€8.6 billion) defamation lawsuit against the broadcaster. The corporation's lawyers noted that after nearly eight months of discovery and seven witness depositions, the deposition of the plaintiff himself has still not been scheduled. The matter is to be considered at an October 22 hearing. Trump's team did not explain the reason for the delay, repeating its accusations against the broadcaster.
Aziz KarimovA Las Vegas court has sentenced 63-year-old Duane Davis, known in criminal circles as 'Keffe D', to life imprisonment for the murder of rapper Tupac Shakur in 1996. In late August, the court found him guilty. Under the sentence, Davis will not be able to request parole for 40 years.
Aziz KarimovOn October 7, the Chirchiq City Criminal Court sentenced prevention inspectors Dilshod Rahimbaev and Nodir Agabekov. According to the court, they took bribes from participants in the beating of citizen Sh. M. in February 2026 and helped conceal the crime. Both were found guilty under articles on bribery, falsification of evidence, and concealment of a crime, and sentenced to 6 years of imprisonment and a 3-year ban from working in the internal affairs system. They did not admit guilt.
Aziz KarimovFormer Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores appeared before a federal court in New York and pleaded not guilty to new charges of conspiracy to commit torture. Judge Alvin Hellerstein interrupted Maduro and entered a not guilty plea on his behalf. The trial is scheduled for June 14, 2027.
Aziz KarimovA criminal case against Bekzod Olimov, a former probation inspector of the Akdarya district police department, has been sent to court. According to the investigation, he systematically beat his wife and threatened to kill her, which is linked to her suicide attempt in May 2026. Olimov does not admit guilt. The Nemolchi.uz project notes that the woman had repeatedly turned to the police and was urged to forgive her husband.
Otabek YusupovA court in Chirchik sentenced the head of the crime prevention department of the city police department and a prevention inspector to six years in a general-regime colony for bribery, falsification of evidence and concealment of a crime. According to case materials, they received $2,700 in exchange for the victim dropping his claims over a beating on 17 February 2026. Both pleaded not guilty.
Otabek YusupovGraham Brewam, 74, pleaded guilty to raping the victim in September 2024. He became the third of 13 defendants to admit guilt. The woman's husband has admitted 62 offences. The trial of the remaining ten has been adjourned until 2 November.
Otabek YusupovThe trial of Russell Brand, who faces seven charges including three counts of rape, continues at Southwark Crown Court. One of six complainants said the comedian 'turned from camp and friendly into a monster' before the alleged assault in 1999, and that she feared pregnancy and did not report to police out of fear for her career. Brand denies all charges.
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