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What is the legal definition of genocide and how is it prosecuted?

Ukraine’s leaders accuse Russian military of carrying out atrocities a month into brutal invasion

The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2022

Ukraine War’s Impact on Wheat Threatens Hunger in Sudan, Says Aid Group

More than 80 percent of Sudan's wheat imports are at risk after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, an aid group warns, exacerbating economic and humanitarian crises that deepened after last year's military takeover. Fighting and sanctions have disrupted grain shipments from Russia and Ukraine, which between them account for nearly 30…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 21, 2022

Mali's detained former prime minister dies on medical parole

Mali's former prime minister Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga, arrested over corruption allegations last year, died of an undisclosed illness in hospital on Monday, one of his lawyers said.

Reuters · Mar 21, 2022

US confirms Myanmar 'committed genocide’ against Rohingya

The United States officially declared Monday that violence against the Rohingya committed by Myanmar's military amounted to genocide, saying there was clear evidence of an attempt to "destroy" the Muslim minority.

Bangkok Post · Mar 21, 2022

How Putin’s disinformation mirrors classic Soviet propaganda from the Cold War

The US and the UK also did plenty of nefarious things during this period, 88-year-old Milton Leitenberg tells Andrew Buncombe

The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2022

War crimes: How are they defined, investigated and punished?

International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor has already announced investigation into Russia’s conduct in Ukraine as invasion continues

The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2022

Why has Russia invaded Ukraine? The conflict explained

Vladimir Putin’s military assault continues in face of near-unanimous international condemnation

The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2022

10 Million Ukrainians Have Been Displaced By the War. The U.S. Has Taken in 690 Ukrainian Refugees.

Plus: A Florida arms manufacturer is donating weapons to Ukraine's defense effort, China eases up on its "COVID Zero" policies, and Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation hearings begin today...

Reason · Mar 21, 2022

Yemen Houthis say U.N. calls for truce in Ramadan 'a positive step' -spokesman

Yemen's Houthi group said on Monday that calls from the United Nations for a truce in the Muslim holy month of Ramadan were "a positive step".

Reuters · Mar 21, 2022

Japan PM honors policeman, U.N. volunteer killed in Cambodia

PHNOM PENH -- Prime Minister Fumio Kishida laid flowers at memorial monuments in Phnom Penh on Sunday for Atsuhito Nakata, a Japanese volunteer who worked for a U.N. election-monitoring program in Cambodia, and Haruyuki Takata, a police officer who was participating in a U.N. peacekeeping mission in the country.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Mar 21, 2022