assault

A Los Angeles court has found comedian Bill Cosby guilty of sexually assaulting Judy Huth in 1975, and ordered him to pay $500,000 to the victim. The jury found that Cosby intentionally caused harmful sexual contact with Hoth, who was…
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A 21-year-old researcher with corporate accountability campaign group SumOfUs claimed on Thursday that her avatar was sexually assaulted in Meta’s virtual reality platform Horizon Worlds. In the footage, the woman’s avatar is seen in a…
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Sarah Jessica Parker hasn't spoken to her Sex and the City co-star Chris Noth since he was accused of sexual assault in December. Shortly after the Sex and the City revival series And Just Like That... premiered in December, Noth was…
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Ukraine braced Monday for what could be the imminent fall of Mariupol to Russia as President Volodymyr Zelensky said he believed “tens of thousands” of people had died in Moscow’s assault on the strategic port. With the war grinding…
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The UN’s human rights chief on Thursday called on Russia to immediately halt its military assault on Ukraine, which she said violates international law and endangers countless civilian lives. Michelle Bachelet, the organization’s high…
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Leaders of the Muslim community in Texas and activists around the US expressed support for members of a synagogue in Colleyville which came under attack on Saturday, sparking a 10-hour hostage crisis. A SWAT team breached the…
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The Committee to Protect Journalists has condemned the violent attack on Afghani journalist Ahmad Baseer Ahmadi, who was assaulted in Kabul while on his way home. Ahmadi, a presenter at the privately owned broadcaster Ayna TV, was…
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Germany’s 2014 World Cup winner Jerome Boateng has filed an appeal against his conviction for assault and 1.8 million euros ($2 million) fine, a court official in Munich confirmed Thursday. A spokesperson for Munich regional court told…
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Leaked documents have revealed Iran’s secret research into how the Republic’s cyber capacity could be used to sink cargo ships, blow up a petrol station or other forms of cyber assault, according to a report by Sky News. The leaked…
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The well-known Turkish actress Ezgi Mola was notified on Wednesday of a court case brought against her for “insulting” Sergeant Musa Orhan in a tweet she posted last year. If convicted, she faces a jail sentence of two years and four…
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