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Incidents

Trial of the Huntingdon train attacker: prosecution describes a series of attacks

The trial has begun at Cambridge Crown Court of 33-year-old Anthony Williams, who denies 14 counts of attempted murder. The prosecution says that over the Halloween weekend of 2025 he attacked people with a knife in Peterborough, on an LNER train and in London. The trial has begun at Cambridge Crown Court of 33-year-old Anthony Williams, who denies 14 counts of attempted murder. The prosecution says that over the Halloween 2025 weekend he attacked people with a knife in Peterborough, on an LNER train and in London.

Otabek Yusupov
3 min read
World

Russell Brand begins giving defence evidence at rape trial

Comedian and actor Russell Brand has given evidence for the first time at Southwark Crown Court in London, denying seven charges including three counts of rape. He called the 2023 documentary 'devastating' and spoke about the consequences for his life. The jury, according to the judge, will begin deliberating its verdict next week.

Aziz Karimov
3 min read
World

Trial of Meta and Snap begins in Los Angeles: for the first time in such a case, Snap will be a defendant

In Los Angeles, jury selection in a new lawsuit over social media harm to teenagers is expected to begin on Wednesday. For the first time, Meta and Snap will both be defendants: TikTok and YouTube settled the claims before the trial. If no settlements are reached, hearings with Zuckerberg, Mosseri, and Spiegel will take place from November 4.

Otabek Yusupov
3 min read
World

Russell Brand told police he never had sex without consent

At the trial at Southwark Crown Court in London, jurors heard that Russell Brand, in four police interviews between 2023 and 2025, denied any non-consensual sexual contact and called the allegations a fabrication. One count of indecent assault was dropped for lack of evidence but replaced with attempted indecent assault, to which Brand has also pleaded not guilty.

Aziz Karimov
2 min read
Politics

Kosachev considers Maduro's release unlikely under the Trump administration

Federation Council Deputy Speaker Konstantin Kosachev said in an interview with TASS that Nicolas Maduro is unlikely to leave an American prison while Donald Trump's administration remains in power in the United States. The senator also doubted that the court would take international-law arguments into account. The trial of Maduro and his wife is scheduled for June 1, 2027.

Otabek Yusupov
3 min read
Incidents

A citizen of Uzbekistan is on trial in the U.S. over the theft of cargo worth more than 12 million dollars

A 33-year-old citizen of Uzbekistan residing in the U.S. is charged with conspiracy to steal cargo transported by truck. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut, the losses exceed 12 million dollars, and the scheme involved at least 24 shipments. On October 21, he pleaded not guilty in federal court in Bridgeport and remains in custody.

Aziz Karimov
3 min read
World

Mada Masr journalist Lina Attallah referred to trial in Egypt

Egypt's Supreme State Security Prosecution referred the case of Lina Attallah, editor-in-chief of the independent outlet Mada Masr, to court. She is charged with operating the website without a licence; the charge of publishing false news was dropped. The trial in New Cairo begins on 27 October, with a possible fine of 1 to 3 million Egyptian pounds.

Javlon Tursunov
2 min read
World

Russell Brand trial: witnesses describe alleged assaults

The trial of Russell Brand continues at Southwark Crown Court, where he faces seven charges — three of rape, three of sexual assault and one of indecent assault. Three witnesses have given evidence: one alleged rape in 2009 at his home in Hampstead, another described an assault at the Choice FM studio in the mid-2000s, and a third recounted an incident during the filming of a Channel 4 project in 2009. Brand denies all charges.

Javlon Tursunov
3 min read
World

Tommy Robinson trial: proceedings begin in London over threats against Daily Mail journalists

Far-right activist Tommy Robinson (Stephen Yaxley-Lennon) is tried on two counts of harassment causing fear of violence against Daily Mail journalists Andrew Young and Jacob Dirnhuber. The incidents allegedly occurred on 5–7 August 2024 via X and by phone after publications about his holiday in Cyprus. The prosecution cites 'thuggish, intimidatory tactics'; the defence argues he was protecting his family. The trial is scheduled for five days.

Otabek Yusupov
4 min read
World

Kieran Heiler Tells Court Katie Price 'Coached' Alleged Rape Victim

Kieran Heiler, accused of raping a 13-year-old girl in 2016, testified at Lewes Crown Court that he believed his ex-wife Katie Price was 'coaching' the complainant after discovering messages between them. He presented photographs of the correspondence to the court and denied four additional charges.

Aziz Karimov
3 min read