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Ceuta expels 12 Moroccan nationals for five years after violent crime convictions

A court in Ceuta has ordered the expulsion from Spain of 12 Moroccan nationals for five years after they were convicted in separate cases involving violent thefts and attacks against security personnel and military members. The defendants received prison sentences ranging from nine months to two years.......

US judge orders White House to restore access for CNN, MS NOW and Politico

A federal judge in Washington has ordered the White House to restore press access for CNN, MS NOW and Politico after President Donald Trump’s administration barred journalists from the three outlets from entering the presidential complex. The ruling temporarily blocks the ban while the broader......

Finnish man on trial over alleged online abuse of 361 children

A man in Finland is facing trial over allegations that he sexually abused hundreds of children online, in a case that prosecutors describe as involving a large number of young victims. The investigation began after police discovered images and videos of unidentified children on the suspect’s mobile......

U.S. court allows thousands of lawsuits over alleged addictive social media designs to proceed

A U.S. appeals court has cleared the way for thousands of lawsuits against major social media companies, including Meta, Google, TikTok and Snap, over allegations that their platforms were deliberately designed to encourage addictive patterns of use. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco......

New Trump administration rule could accelerate deportations of asylum seekers

The Trump administration has introduced a new rule aimed at accelerating the processing of asylum applications, a move that could potentially speed up deportation proceedings for hundreds of thousands of migrants in the United States. The Department of Homeland Security said the measure is designed......

Paris court acquits school activity leader of child sexual assault charges, convicts him of workplace sexual harassment

A Paris court has acquitted a former extracurricular activities supervisor of allegations that he sexually assaulted children at a nursery school, ruling that the evidence did not establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt. However, the defendant was found guilty of sexually harassing two female colleagues......

Lawyers’ strike extended indefinitely amid rising tensions over judicial reform

The ongoing strike by lawyers in Morocco has been extended indefinitely, deepening tensions between the legal profession and the Ministry of Justice over a controversial reform of the legal sector. Initially planned to last from June 15 to June 21, the strike will now continue “until further notice,”......

Spain approves extradition to Morocco of convicted migrant smuggler

The judicial authorities in Spain have approved the extradition of a Moroccan national to Morocco in connection with allegations of involvement in irregular migration networks, despite his previous conviction for similar offenses in Spain. The decision was issued by the country’s high criminal......

Thousands rally in Rabat against Israeli death penalty law

Several thousand demonstrators marched through central Rabat on Sunday to protest a newly adopted Israeli law that sets capital punishment as the default sentence for Palestinians convicted of deadly attacks in the occupied West Bank. The protest also renewed criticism of Morocco’s normalization......