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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…

The Conversation

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

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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.

AAP

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Palestinian Authority president speaks to UN by video about Israel’s ‘war crime’ after visa was revoked by the US

The Guardian - US

‘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

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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

The Independent UK

‘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.

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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 Independent UK

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 Guardian - US

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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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

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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…

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US sanctions UN expert Francesca Albanese over Israel criticism

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

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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.

Euronews

ICC urged to probe Russia's Wagner Group over promotion of atrocities in West Africa

Legal experts from UC Berkeley have argued to the International Criminal Court that the Wagner Group's alleged complicity in atrocities and its apparent weaponisation of social media could constitute war crimes.

The Independent UK

Takeaways from AP report on accusation that Wagner commits war crimes by promoting atrocities

The International Criminal Court has been asked to review a confidential legal report asserting that the Russia-linked Wagner group has committed war crimes by spreading images of apparent atrocities in West Africa on social media

The Independent UK

A confidential brief to the ICC accuses Russia-linked Wagner of promoting atrocities in West Africa

The International Criminal Court is reviewing a confidential legal report asserting that the Russia-linked Wagner group has committed war crimes by spreading images of apparent atrocities in West Africa on social media

The National (Scotland)

Israel accused of 'hypocrisy' by expert after calling hospital strike 'war crime'

THE Israeli military has been accused of “hypocrisy” by an expert after the country’s ministers described an Iranian strike on a hospital as a…

AAP

Veteran takes last shot to overturn war crime findings

Disgraced special forces soldier Ben Roberts-Smith has launched a last-ditch bid to overturn findings that he likely engaged in war crimes while on deployment.

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