McCarthy: "'We Intended the Strike to Be Lethal' Is Not a Defense" NRO's Andrew McCarthy on why strike on defenseless survivors of strike on drug boat was "at best, a war crime under federal law." Reason · Nov 30, 2025
House Armed Services Committee Announces Investigation Into Hegseth's Possible War Crimes The U.S. House Armed Services Committee has opened a formal investigation into allegations that Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered lethal strikes on drug-smuggling boats, including directives to kill survivors International Business Times UK · Nov 30, 2025
Trump and his Secretary might be committing war crimes, but if you close your eyes and yell ‘fake news’ loud enough, accountability disappears "Americans will be prosecuted for this," says a House Representative. We Got This Covered · Nov 30, 2025
Democratic Rep. Says Pete Hegseth May Have Committed War Crimes With Reported Order To Finish Off Survivors Of Vessel Strike Democratic Rep. Ted Lieu said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth may have committed a war crime if a report claiming that survivors of a strike against an alleged drug vessels were finished off with a second attack. Latin Times · Nov 29, 2025
Israeli soldiers caught on video executing surrendered Palestinians, minister praises them, says they ‘acted exactly as expected’ Inarguably a war crime. We Got This Covered · Nov 28, 2025
Russian troops disguising themselves as civilians in combat, says Ukrainian commander Disguising as civilians in order to launch an attack is typically regarded as a war crime The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2025
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky to speak with Trump after US ‘approves peace deal with Moscow’ Ukraine would need to give up long-range missiles and slash its military force by half under terms of deal, officials say The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2025
‘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. We Got This Covered · Oct 29, 2025
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 · Oct 28, 2025
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. Radio France Internationale · Oct 28, 2025
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 · Oct 23, 2025
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 · Oct 18, 2025
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 · Oct 14, 2025
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… The Conversation · Oct 8, 2025
The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2025 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
AAP · Oct 3, 2025 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.
The Guardian - US · Sep 25, 2025 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
We Got This Covered · Sep 8, 2025 ‘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.
The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2025 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 · Sep 6, 2025 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
We Got This Covered · Sep 4, 2025 ‘Murder or a war crime’: The Trump administration is facing a legal nightmare after bombing a civilian boat in international waters There are rules you have to follow.
The Independent UK · Sep 3, 2025 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 · Aug 31, 2025 ‘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 · Aug 29, 2025 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 · Aug 27, 2025 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…