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Justice Anthony Besanko delivers a devastating blow to war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith, who had been suing three newspapers and three journalists for defamation over articles alleging he committed war crimes in Afghanistan. This is how it unfolded

Ex-special forces soldier Ben Roberts-Smith says newspaper articles were defamatory because they accused him of murder.

Jovica Stanišić and Franko Simatović lose appeal at The Hague over crimes in 1990s Balkan wars

UN judges bring to end the longest-running war crimes prosecution dating back to the Balkan wars.

Watch as judges at The Hague hand down their final ruling in the long-running war crimes trial of the former head of Serbia's state security service.

The US raised concerns with Australia that alleged war crimes by special forces troops in Afghanistan could derail joint military operations.

Three newspapers accused Ben Roberts-Smith, recipient of Australia’s highest military honour, of war crimes – now the five-year court case is coming to an end

Australia’s defense force chief says the U.S. government has warned that allegations of war crimes against Australian soldiers in Afghanistan could prevent U.S. forces from working with Australia’s Special Air Service Regiment

Defence chief Angus Campbell reveals the United States military warned that allegations of war crimes may affect future cooperation with Australia.

The Victoria Cross recipient claims a series of news stories defamed him but the newspapers defended their reporting as true. As a verdict looms, we look at the key details of the case

The war waged by the Ethiopian Federal Government and Eritrea against the Tigray regional government, which lasted from November 2020 to November 2022, caused massive devastation. Multiple war crimes were reported and there were claims of genocidal intent. A starvation campaign led to the death of at least 300,000 civilian…