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‘Committing a war crime’: Of all the statues to honor, the Trump admin just restored a Confederate general who ‘resigned in disgrace’

It shows who the administration actually wants to honor.

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Russian drone attacks on civilians in Ukraine are war crimes, UN report concludes

Rights commission inquiry focused on south-east of country found drones targeted gathering points and critical infrastructure

The Guardian - UK

Nearly one million hectares burn as war ravages nature across Ukraine

Nearly one million hectares of land in Ukraine have gone up in smoke this year as the Russian invasion turns forests into battlefields and leaves nature badly scarred. The fires follow the front line, raise fears of war crimes and add to a growing climate bill.

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Wildfires have consumed vast chunks of Ukraine. Is Russia deliberately fuelling the flames?

In 2024, nearly a million hectares of Ukraine’s land burned. Heat, mines and shelling contributed, but footage of drones targeting firefighters has raised the question of war crimes

The Guardian - UK

Scottish MSP demands Britons who fought for Israel be tried for war crimes

Scottish Greens co-leader Ross Greer made the plea in his speech to the party’s conference in Edinburgh.

Evening Standard

The first Australian war crimes case in 30 years is going to trial. It raises big questions

Earlier this month, former SAS soldier Oliver Schulz pleaded not guilty to the war crime of murder.

The Conversation

Trump is willing to flout the rules of war like no other US president

The US vice-president, J.D. Vance, recently declared that he “doesn’t give a shit” if the Trump administration’s strike on a suspected Venezuelan gang boat is called a “war crime”. In a speech to hundreds of senior US military officers weeks later, the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, then called for troops…

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Australian accused of Afghanistan war crime pleads not guilty but trial held until at least 2027

A prosecutor has told a court an Australian soldier charged with a war crime in Afghanistan won't stand trial until at least 2027

The Independent UK

War crimes trial could be years away for ex-SAS soldier

National security concerns are threatening to delay a landmark war crimes trial for more than a year as a former soldier pleads not guilty to murder.

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Abbas decries Israel’s ‘genocide’ and says Hamas will have no role in future Gaza government

Palestinian Authority president speaks to UN by video about Israel’s ‘war crime’ after visa was revoked by the US

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‘I don’t give’: JD Vance explodes on Venezuelan boat strike that killed 11

JD Vance just said he doesn't care if we commit war crimes... and he meant it literally.

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Republicans clash over ‘despicable’ Vance comment about not giving ‘a s***’ if boat strike was war crime

Rand Paul and Bernie Moreno are at odds in their responses to VP’s post about bombing of alleged Venezuela drug boat

The Independent UK

Vice President JD Vance doesn’t ‘give a s***’ if you think lethal Venezuela boat strike was a war crime

US military killed 11 people on a boat that Trump claims was operated by the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua

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‘Murder or a war crime’: The Trump administration is facing a legal nightmare after bombing a civilian boat in international waters

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The Independent UK

Was Trump’s Venezuelan boat attack a ‘war crime’? Experts say extrajudicial killings violate international law

Attack raises serious questions about president’s legal authority for lethal strikes against suspected drug traffickers

The Independent UK

‘We fear we are next’: Palestinian journalists in Gaza targeted by Israeli smear campaigns

SPECIAL REPORT: The Committee to Protect Journalists warns that more reporters are at risk of being killed by Israeli ‘war crimes’ after the death of Independent Arabia journalist Maryam Abu Daqqa. Bel Trew and Nedal Hamdouna hear from those whose work places them firmly in the firing line

The Guardian - US

US soldiers could be liable for war crimes in Gaza. Will they be prosecuted?

Human Rights Watch says US military personnel could face criminal prosecution for assisting Israel’s war in Gaza

The Conversation

Was the ‘double tap’ attack on Gaza’s Nasser hospital a war crime? Here’s what the laws of war say

There has been widespread international outrage at Israel’s attack on Nasser hospital in Khan Younis, northern Gaza, on August 25. The attack took the form of a “double tap” strike. The first attack killed at least one person, then – as medics, journalists and other responders rushed to the scene…

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The Guardian - UK

Israel’s attack on hospital in Gaza may constitute a war crime on many fronts

Double-tap strike suggests killing of civilians, rescue workers and journalists deliberate and not a mistake

The Guardian - US

Israel is wiping out Gaza’s journalists – and it’s no longer even hiding it

The laws of war are clear: journalists are civilians. To target them deliberately in war is to commit a war crime

The Guardian - UK

Kyiv opens war crime inquiry into head of notorious Russian prison

Officials under Aleksandr Shtoda alleged to systematically torture and starve detainees at Sizo 2 in Taganrog

The National (Scotland)

Former top judge says court would 'likely' rule Israel is committing genocide in Gaza

A former top judge has said that Israel is committing war crimes and that a court would "likely" rule its actions in Gaza amount to…

Al Jazeera

US sanctions UN expert Francesca Albanese over Israel criticism

UN rapporteur appears to dismiss the Trump administration penalties, calling them ‘mafia-style intimidation techniques’.

The Guardian - UK

Israeli military used 500lb bomb in strike on Gaza cafe, fragments reveal

Exclusive: Experts say use of heavy munition in Monday’s strike that killed dozens may constitute a war crime

Al Jazeera

US approves $30m for controversial Israel-backed Gaza aid group

Human rights lawyer warns GHF staff may face war crimes charges over deadly incidents at Gaza’s aid distribution sites.

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