Trial

Frija trial begins: IDF reservist faces manslaughter charges in mistaken shooting

The trial of IDF reservist Aviad Frija, charged with manslaughter for mistakenly killing an Israeli in a terror attack, begins January 19. The case has sparked public debate.

IDF reservist Sgt. (res.) Aviad Frija, suspected of shooting Israeli civilian Yuval Kestelman.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a 40 signatures debate, at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on January 5, 2026.

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Rahel Bayar: Former prosecutor explains why many child abuse cases go untried.

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US President Donald Trump enters the Knesset with Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in October 2025, in Jerusalem.

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PM Netanyahu requests to postpone court testimony, citing war complications

Netanyahu's attorney Amit Haddad stated that recent security developments made proper defense preparations "impossible."

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Minister and MK's attend a plenary session of the opening day of the winter session at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on october 28, 2024.

French man on trial for drugging and inviting others to rape his wife

A 71-year-old French man is on trial for drugging his wife, facilitating her rape by dozens, and filming the abuse.

 Gisele P. (R) sits beside her daughter Caroline Darian (C) and her son (L) at the courthouse during the trial of her husband accused of drugging her for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France, in Avignon, on September 2, 2024.

Alec Baldwin's trial ends as judge dismisses Rust charges against him

Three days after Baldwin's trial began in New Mexico, Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer ruled after hearing evidence on the defense request made earlier Friday.

 Alec Baldwin speaks as he attends the 2022 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Award Gala in New York City, U.S., December 6, 2022.

Jury deliberations begin in trial of slain synagogue president Samantha Woll’s suspected killer

Jury deliberations are set to begin in the Samantha Woll murder trial, nearly nine months after the Detroit synagogue president was found stabbed to death outside her home.

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Key witness fails to come forward in Ayia Napa rape trial in Cyprus

The suspected Israelis, ages 19-20 from Majd el-Khurum, have been detained since last September, and are charged with serious crimes including rape.

 A flag of Cyprus flies on a vessel of the Port and Marine Police in Ayia Napa Marina, Cyprus December 6, 2023.

Russia starts new trial of jailed US ex-marine Gilman, RIA says

Gilman, whose lawyers told the TASS news agency at his original trial that he had come to Russia to study and obtain citizenship, had pleaded guilty to all the charges, according to RIA.

 Prosecutor Mikael Ozdoyev speaks with journalists after a court hearing of the case of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who went on trial on spying charges, in Yekaterinburg, Russia June 26, 2024.

On trial at 95: Ursula Haverbeck charged for Holocaust denial in Germany

Haverback was previously sentenced to ten months in prison without parole in 2015. Following the charge, she filed for an appeal and avoided arrest.

Ursula Haverbeck infamously known as 'Nazi grandma.'

New York jury finds Trump guilty in hush money criminal trial

The verdict plunges the United States into unexplored territory ahead of the Nov. 5 presidential election, when Trump, as Republican nominee, will face off incumbent Joe Biden.

 Former U.S. President Donald Trump returns to the courtroom during his hush money trial at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 30, 2024 in New York City.

Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein's conviction overturned by NY's top court

The conviction was overturned on a 4-3 decision in the New York Court of Appeals.

Film producer Harvey Weinstein arrives at the New York Criminal Court during his ongoing sexual assault trial in the Manhattan borough of New York City

Man dies after setting self on fire outside New York court where Trump trial underway

CNN reporters said they saw a man engulfed in flames for more than three minutes. "I see a totally charred human being," one of them said on air.

 A police officer uses a fire extinguisher as emergency personnel respond to a report of a person covered in flames, outside the courthouse where former U.S. President Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial is underway, in New York, US, April 19, 2024.