A high-speed train collision south of Madrid killed 64 people and injured scores more on Wednesday, with the toll likely to rise, authorities said in one of Europe’s deadliest such disasters this century. An EU spokeswoman said the bloc was “ready to help Spain if needed”, while European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said “Europe mourns” with the victims after the “devastating news”.
Form 6 is ‘cast in stone’ and cannot be changed, says SC, adding that the Bihar judgment is not a binding precedent and that it allowed ‘logical discrepancy’ in West Bengal as an ‘interim arrangement’; top court tells ECI to extend Delhi SIR
The Member of Parliament for Wa West, Peter Lanchene Toobu, has called for a national conversation on prison conditions and the need to ensure that inmates are treated humanely, regardless of the offences for which they are serving sentences. His comments follow former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi’s call for sweeping reforms in Ghana’s prison system, including a dedicated prison hospital, improved welfare for prison officers, and regulated conjugal visits for inmates.
Oren, Alon and Tal Alexander sentenced to prison in New York after being convicted in sex trafficking case Three Florida brothers who exploited the wealth and influence of their family’s luxury real estate business to drug and rape dozens of women were each sentenced to 30 years in prison in New York on Tuesday for sex trafficking. Twins Oren and Alon Alexander, 39, and Tal Alexander, 40, were convicted in March on multiple charges after a five-week trial heard details of years of sexual assaults committed in Miami, New York and other high-end locations including the Hamptons; Aspen, Colorado,
By Henry Ojelu A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja has discharged and acquitted Portia Anthonia Emilia and Savannah Crest Investment Limited of alleged N40 million investment fraud, Justice O.O. Abike-Fadipe, who delivered the judgment on September 29, 2026, held that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, failed to call vital witnesses whose evidence was necessary to establish the allegations against the defendants. Justice Abike-Fadipe noted that Wendy Daniel, who submitted the petition to the EFCC, was not called to testify, while Ruth Bolo Atte and Rachael Akintola, the…
Russell Brand told the court he did not commit the crimes and believed sexual consent was "fundamental, essential, necessary" and "more important than sex itself".
Two high-speed trains carrying hundreds of passengers collided south of Madrid. Spain's transport minister said one of the trains was told to continue its journey despite a "red signal" being in effect.
Governance specialist Valentin Kwasi Mensah has called for greater transparency in judicial appointments and sustained investment in technology to improve justice delivery, citing declining public confidence in Ghana’s courts. Citing the United Kingdom’s experience, Mr Mensah referred to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, which established a Judicial Appointments Commission that began operating in 2006, principally in England and Wales.
Warnings of escalating clampdown on press freedom come after Cairo court convicts Attalah of managing an unlicensed website Lina Attalah, a prominent Egyptian journalist and the editor-in-chief of the news outlet Mada Masr, has been released from detention by Egypt’s authorities and had her website ordered to be shut down by a court amid an intensifying crackdown on independent media in the country. Attalah was taken briefly into custody after a Cairo court convicted her of managing an unlicensed website, prompting fresh international concerns over press freedom in Egypt.
Governance specialist Valentin Kwasi Mensah has called for adequate funding and resources for Ghana’s judiciary, arguing that judicial independence cannot be guaranteed without the financial and material capacity to deliver justice. Mr Mensah noted that Ghana’s 1992 Constitution provides safeguards for judicial independence, including provisions under Article 127 on the independence of the judiciary and aspects of its financial administration.
Defending his decision to vacate Nandigram and retain Bhabanipur, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari told the West Bengal Assembly he did not want to give Mamata Banerjee another chance to contest a byelection
The Director of Education, Research and Training at the Police Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD), ACP Alexander Kwaku Obeng, says road crashes reported across Ghana declined by 9.4% following intensified sensitisation and caution notices issued to motorists under the TraffiTech-GH pilot project. Traffitech-GH is an automated system developed by the Ghana Police Service to enforce road traffic laws and regulations and improve road safety in the country.
The official said EFCC embarked on a digital transformation programme to reduce manual processes, improve access to information, automate workflows and enhance operational efficiency.
The number of people injured in road crashes across Ghana fell by 15.02% in September 2026 compared with the same period last year, the Director of Education, Research and Training at the Police Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD), Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Alexander Kwaku Obeng, has disclosed. TraffiTech-GH is an automated system developed by the Ghana Police Service to enforce road traffic laws and regulations and improve road safety in the country.
Health Minister Monica Garcia says emergency workers are focusing on rescuing survivors.
The show-cause notices were issued on a contempt plea filed by the Supreme Court Bar Association
The Senate has called for an urgent security offensive in border communities across Taraba, Plateau and Bauchi States following the reported killing of about 80 people by armed bandits in Binnari, Karim Lamido Local Government Area of Taraba State. The Senate has now cited about 80 deaths as it calls for an urgent security offensive in the border communities of Taraba, Plateau and Bauchi States.
A total of 11 people have been arrested so far, amid allegations surfacing of over 10 deaths due to spurious liquor in a month in two villages of Dewas district in Madhya Pradesh
An Indonesian court sentenced 11 childcare workers on Wednesday to up to three years in prison for abusing toddlers at a daycare centre in a case that sparked nationwide outrage. Some of the children’s mothers wiped away tears as Judge Sunaryanto handed down each sentence, ranging from two to three years, at a court in Yogyakarta on Java island.
