Brazil’s Supreme Court orders Bolsonaro to testify on January 8 riots | CNN
Rio de Janeiro CNN — Brazil’s Supreme Court has ordered Jair Bolsonaro to testify before Federal Police within the next...
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Japan court orders retrial of longest-serving death row convict over 1966 murder case | CNN
Tokyo CNN — The world’s longest-serving death row convict was on Monday granted a retrial by a Japanese court in...
Judge under fire for ordering breastfeeding mother to leave courtroom | CNN
CNN — An Australian judge has been widely criticized for asking a breastfeeding mother to leave a public gallery in...
Israel’s democracy on the brink amid supreme court showdown with Netanyahu | CNN
Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in today’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, CNN’s three-times-a-week look inside...
Capture of Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro raises questions over how he stayed free for so long | CNN
Rome CNN — The arrest of Cosa Nostra mob boss Matteo Messina Denaro at a private health clinic in Palermo...
Key Netanyahu ally cannot serve as cabinet minister, Israel’s top court rules, sparking potential political crisis | CNN
Jerusalem CNN — Israel’s top court ruled 10-1 on Wednesday that Aryeh Deri, leader of the Shas party and a...
Tokyo High Court acquits three former Tepco executives over 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident: NHK | CNN
Tokyo CNN — The Tokyo High Court on Wednesday acquitted three former Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) executives, finding them...
Philippine top court voids old South China Sea energy deal | CNN
The Supreme Court in the Philippines on Tuesday declared the country’s 2005 energy exploration agreement with Chinese and Vietnamese firms...
Nepal’s top court orders release of infamous French serial killer, Charles ‘The Serpent’ Sobhraj | CNN
CNN — Nepal’s top court on Wednesday ordered the release from jail of Charles Sobhraj, the infamous French serial killer...
Family of Palestinian activist Nizar Banat files case against Palestinian Authority in International Criminal Court | CNN
Jerusalem CNN — The family of a Palestinian activist who died while in Palestinian Authority custody has filed a “war...
Hong Kong court rules police ban on Tiananmen vigil unlawful, overturning conviction of prominent activist | CNN
Hong Kong CNN — Hong Kong’s High Court ruled on Wednesday that a decision by police to ban a Tiananmen...
Mother appears in New Zealand court over alleged suitcase murders | CNN
CNN — A mother of two children whose remains were found in suitcases earlier this year appeared in a New...
International Criminal Court rejects Philippine attempt to block drugs war killings probe | CNN
CNN — The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday rejected an appeal by the Philippine government to block an investigation...
