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Ben Roberts-Smith is accused of 5 war crime murder charges. How did we get here?

After landing in Sydney airport following a flight from Brisbane, Australia’s most decorated living soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, was arrested by Australian Federal Police. He’s been charged with five counts of the war crime of murder, following a years-long joint investigation between police and the Office of the Special Investigator.

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Judges say ICC prosecutor in sexual misconduct inquiry can potentially resume work, documents show

According to documents viewed by The Associated Press, a three-judge panel says the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court can potentially resume his duties following a sexual misconduct investigation

The Independent UK

What is Benjamin Netanyahu’s end game in the Iran war?

The war between the United States, Israel, and Iran is now into its second month. Despite spectacular early successes, the resilience of Iran’s government and military has meant the US and Israel have lost the strategic initiative. This means they are being more reactive than proactive in determining the outcome…

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A war without accountability: why the Middle East crisis is also a legal quagmire

What began with surprise US and Israeli strikes on Iran one month ago has hardened into a grinding stand-off, with no clear way out.

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International court drops investigation into US sanctions on Venezuela

Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court are dropping an investigation into whether U.S. sanctions against Venezuela qualified as crimes against humanity

The Independent UK

Joseph Kony: how a Ugandan war criminal and his soldiers have evaded capture and endured for decades

Joseph Kony, the leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), remains at large two decades after the International Criminal Court issued its first arrest warrants against him and four of his commanders.

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International Criminal Court opens hearings into former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte

The International Criminal Court has started pretrial hearings on former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who is facing three counts of crimes against humanity for deadly anti-drugs crackdowns he oversaw while in office

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This is not 2017. Modi’s Israel visit risks India’s moral position, tests global standing

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s planned two-day visit to Israel starting February 25, which will include an address to the Knesset, comes at a moment of extraordinary international scrutiny for the Israeli government. Far from being a routine diplomatic engagement, the trip risks being read globally as a political endorsement of…

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ICC judges find former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte fit to stand trial

Judges at the International Criminal Court have ruled that former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is fit to stand trial

The Independent UK

Netanyahu agrees to join Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ for Gaza despite war crimes arrest warrant

Israel has previously objected to the membership of the board

The Independent UK

2026 begins with an increasingly autocratic United States rising on the global stage

The U.S. military operation in Venezuela and capture of President Nicolás Maduro on Jan. 3, 2026, topped off months of military buildup and targeted strikes in the Caribbean Sea. It fulfills President Donald Trump’s claim to assert authoritative control over the Western Hemisphere, articulated in his administration’s 2025 National Security…

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Ukrainian Kids Sent to North Korea: Kyiv Counts 19,500 Abductions from Occupied Zones

Ukrainian children sent to North Korea amid Russia's abduction of over 19,500 from occupied zones since 2022. US testimony exposes re-education camps; UN demands returns and end to indoctrination

International Business Times UK

ICC sentences Sudan militia chief to 20 years for crimes against humanity

The International Criminal Court Tuesday handed down a sentence of 20 years to a Sudanese militia leader for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the country's civil war two decades ago.

Radio France Internationale

International court sentences Sudanese militia leader to 20 years in prison for Darfur atrocities

Judges at the International Criminal Court have sentenced a leader of the feared Sudanese Janjaweed militia to 20 years imprisonment for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in the catastrophic conflict in Darfur more than 20 years ago

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The law meets its limits – what ‘Nuremberg’ reveals about guilt, evil and the quest for global justice

The film “Nuremberg” depicts events surrounding the post-World War II International Military Tribunal – the first and best-known of the Nuremberg trials – which was created to carry out the “just and prompt trial and punishment of the major war criminals of the European Axis.”

The Independent UK

What to know about the International Criminal Court as annual meeting lays out challenges

The mood is grim as hundreds of diplomats, lawyers and activists gather in The Hague for the annual meeting of the International Criminal Court

The Independent UK

Libyan man accused of murder, rape, and torture appears at the ICC

A Libyan man accused of crimes against humanity and war crimes at a Tripoli prison has appeared before judges at the International Criminal Court

The Independent UK

Amnesty accuses Sudanese paramilitary of war crimes in assault on refugee camp

Amnesty International has accused Sudan's Rapid Support Forces of committing war crimes in Darfur

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Germany sends Libyan man accused of war crimes to the ICC in The Hague to face trial

Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri is accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity including murder, torture and rape in a prison in Libya.

The Independent UK

Germany sends a Libyan suspected of war crimes to the ICC to face justice

Germany has sent a Libyan accused of crimes against humanity to the International Criminal Court

The Independent UK

ICC president vows to resist US and Russian pressure despite sanctions and threats

The president of the International Criminal Court says the institution will not bow to pressure from the United States and Russia

The Independent UK

ICC judges to rule on provisional release of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte could be released from detention at the International Criminal Court on Friday

The Independent UK

Closing statements begin in ICC trial of alleged Central African Republic militia commander

Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court have begun presenting closing arguments against an alleged commander of a rebel group from Central African Republic

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How Canada and the European Union could ensure the survival of the International Criminal Court

Canada has yet to officially throw its support behind the International Criminal Court (ICC), an institution it helped create, against targeted sanctions imposed on several prosecutors and judges by the United States earlier this year.

The Independent UK

ICC prosecutors seek life sentence for Janjaweed leader convicted of Darfur crimes

Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court have asked for a life sentence for a Janjaweed militia leader convicted of atrocities in Darfur over 20 years ago

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