An Australian woman accused of cooking a fatal mushroom meal admits to picking wild funghi, lying to police and disposing of evidence, but will argue the “tragedy” was a “terrible accident”. The Supreme Court trial of Erin Patterson, 50, began in the small Victorian town of Morwell on Wednesday and is expected to last six…
A trial of nearly 200 people arrested in protests against the Turkish government has opened in Istanbul. Mass demonstrations began on 19 March after Istanbul’s mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu – a key rival of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan – was detained on corruption charges, which he denies. Most of the 189 defendants in the trial, which opened…
By his own recognition, Gérard Depardieu acts in a world that is no longer his own. On day three of his sexual assault trial in Paris, the French cinema star admitted that he was given to “rude” and “vulgar” language no longer regarded as acceptable. It got to the point a few years ago, he…
Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro will stand trial for allegedly attempting to stage a coup against current president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, after a ruling from the country’s top court. The Supreme Court’s five-member panel voted unanimously in favour of the trial going ahead. Bolsonaro, 70, denies trying to block Lula’s inauguration and says…
Justices on Brazil’s top court are debating whether former President Jair Bolsonaro should stand trial for allegedly attempting to stage a coup against the current President, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. A five-member panel of the Supreme Court will weigh up evidence presented by the chief prosecutor, who accuses Bolsonaro of leading a plot to…
Medical bottles and syringe are seen with Novo Nordisk logo displayed on a screen in the background. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Novo Nordisk‘s hopes of heralding a new era of obesity treatment with its CagriSema drug have been called into question after a series of trial results sent shares falling. Headline results from…
Pope Francis has said he faces a “period of trial” as he thanked well-wishers on Sunday for their prayers. The Argentine pontiff has been recovering in hospital from pneumonia, after he was admitted on 14 February. In today’s message, the 88-year-old referenced Biblical passages and prayed for peace in “countries wounded by war”. It marked…
The long-awaited trial of medical staff who treated the late Argentine football legend Diego Maradona has started in the capital, Buenos Aires. Maradona was convalescing when he died of a heart attack at his home in 2020, aged 60. He had been recovering at home from surgery on a brain blood clot earlier that month….
A British man detained in India for six years without trial over a high-profile corruption case must be released on bail, the Delhi High Court has ruled. Christian James Michel, an arms consultant, is accused of bribing Indian officials to win a multimillion-dollar helicopter contract for British-Italian defence company AgustaWestland. He denies the charge. He…
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. makes a point of going to the State of the Union address. But he does not enjoy it, once calling it “a political pep rally.” He was there again on Tuesday, accompanied by Justices Brett M. Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett, both appointed by President Trump; Justice Elena Kagan,…
