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9:36pm, 6th May, 2019

Exclusive: Pence to offer 'carrots' to Venezuela military, warnings to judges

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence is set on Tuesday to offer new incentives to Venezuela's military to turn against President Nicolas Maduro, responding to an attempted uprising that fizzled out last week, a senior administration official told Reut...

Indian judges' panel clears chief justice of sexual harassment

8:12am, 6th May, 2019

World

Indian judges' panel clears chief justice of sexual harassment

India's Supreme Court on Monday said a panel of its judges had dismissed a complaint of sexual harassment made against Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi by a former court employee, as it lacked substance.

U.S. judges order Ohio to revamp Republican-drawn gerrymandered districts

3:21pm, 3rd May, 2019

US

U.S. judges order Ohio to revamp Republican-drawn gerrymandered districts

A panel of three federal judges on Friday ruled that Ohio's Republican-drawn congressional map is an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander and ordered the state to revamp it before the 2020 presidential election.

Sudan judges march in Khartoum, join opposition protests

11:13am, 25th April, 2019

World

Sudan judges march in Khartoum, join opposition protests

About 100 Sudanese judges demanding civilian rule marched on Thursday from the Supreme Court in Khartoum towards an opposition sit-in outside the Defense Ministry, joining anti-government protests for the first time, a Reuters witness said.

ICC judges reject prosecution request to open investigation in Afghanistan

7:39am, 12th April, 2019

World

ICC judges reject prosecution request to open investigation in Afghanistan

International Criminal Court judges on Friday rejected a request by the court's prosecutor to open an investigation into possible war crimes during the conflict in Afghanistan, citing a lack of evidence and a poor outlook for state cooperation.

Japanese prosecutors ask judges to question Ghosn's wife: NHK

10:03pm, 6th April, 2019

Business

Japanese prosecutors ask judges to question Ghosn's wife: NHK

Prosecutors in Tokyo have asked judges to question Carlos Ghosn's wife in connection with funds allegedly misappropriated by the former Nissan Motor chairman, Japan's public broadcaster NHK said on Sunday.

Judges lean toward Trump in hotel 'emoluments' case

4:05pm, 19th March, 2019

Politics

Judges lean toward Trump in hotel 'emoluments' case

A three-judge U.S. appeals court panel signaled sympathy toward President Donald Trump on Tuesday in his appeal in a Democratic-backed lawsuit that accuses him of violating anti-corruption provisions of the U.S. Constitution with his Washington hotel...

Brazil's Bolsonaro faces first fiscal setback as judges' pay rises

8:10pm, 7th November, 2018

World

Brazil's Bolsonaro faces first fiscal setback as judges' pay rises

Brazil's President-elect Jair Bolsonaro faced the first setback in his plans to reduce the country's massive deficit on Wednesday, as the Senate approved a 16 percent pay rise for the judiciary against his wishes.

Sessions limits U.S. judges' ability to dismiss deportation cases

3:54am, 20th September, 2018

Politics

Sessions limits U.S. judges' ability to dismiss deportation cases

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced new limits on the ability of immigration judges to terminate deportation cases on Wednesday, the latest in a series of decisions to facilitate the removal of immigrants in the country illegally.

French judges order seizure of 2 million euros of subsidies due to Le Pen's party

10:50am, 8th July, 2018

World

French judges order seizure of 2 million euros of subsidies due to Le Pen's party

French judges investigating an alleged misuse of EU funds by Marine Le Pen's far-right party have decided to block 2 million euros of state subsidies due to be handed out to the party, Le Pen and a judicial source said on Sunday.

Trump says illegal immigrants should be deported with 'no judges or court cases'

2:58pm, 24th June, 2018

Politics

Trump says illegal immigrants should be deported with 'no judges or court cases'

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Sunday that people who enter the United States illegally should be sent back immediately to where they came from without any judicial process, likening them to invaders who are trying to "bre...