Major trials from around the world, reported fairly from open court: charges, verdicts, sentences and appeals, with legal terms explained in plain English.
Israel's prime minister is on trial for fraud, breach of trust and bribery, and no verdict has been given. His pardon request is undecided, and an ICC arrest warrant also stands against him.
Brazil's former president was sentenced to 27 years and three months for plotting a coup. This article sets out the verdict, the failed appeals, his custody and the law that could cut his term.
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won a fourth term as Brazil's president on 25 October 2026. His career includes a prison sentence that the Supreme Court later annulled.
Five-year-old April Jones vanished in Machynlleth in October 2012. Mark Bridger was convicted of her abduction and murder in 2013 and given a whole life order.
Donald Trump is the only US president convicted of a crime. This guide sets out his criminal and civil cases, how each ended or where it stands, and which appeals are still pending.
Jeffrey Epstein died in a New York jail in 2019 before facing trial on federal sex trafficking charges. The legal fallout has continued through civil claims, the Maxwell case and the release of government files.
