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As it happened: Ben Roberts-Smith's major court loss, costs will 'follow inevitably'

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

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Australia braces for ruling in Ben Roberts-Smith defamation case

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

Al Jazeera

Court widens war crimes convictions of former Serbian security officers

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

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Sentences for Milosevic allies extended in ‘milestone’ ruling

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

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Watch: Final judgement handed to Serbian spymasters in war crimes conviction appeal

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 Independent UK

Australia warned in 2021 war crime report could threaten US military assistance

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

The New Daily

Australia’s trial of the century: defamation case pitting the media against Victoria Cross soldier

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

The Guardian - AU

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Australian general says US warns war crime allegations could prevent work with Australia's SAS

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

The Independent UK

Afghanistan war crime allegations prompted US warnings about cooperation with Australia

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

ABC News

Ben Roberts-Smith: the explosive allegations of war crimes at the heart of defamation case

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 Guardian - AU

Ethiopia: how a lucky village in Tigray survived the devastating war

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…

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In Australian defamation court, a proxy 'war crimes trial' nears judgement

Australian special forces soldier Ben Roberts-Smith was lauded as a hero and awarded Australia's highest military honour for "conspicuous gallantry" during a 2010 attack on two Taliban machine-gun posts during his fifth tour of Afghanistan.

Reuters

Kosovo ex-president on trial for war crimes allowed to visit his sick mother

Former Kosovo president Hashim Thaci, who is on trial in The Hague on 10 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity, is in Kosovo to visit his sick mother, the court says

The Independent UK

One of last remaining fugitives wanted for Rwandan genocide arrested

Fulgence Kayishema, who is accused of participating in the killing of some 2,000 Tutsi refugees during the 1994 Rwandan genocide, has been arrested in South Africa. He is one of four remaining fugitives sought by the United Nations tribunal for war crimes committed in Rwanda.

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Rwandan genocide suspect arrested in S.Africa, to face extradition hearing

A Rwandan man accused of ordering the killing of some 2,000 Tutsis who were seeking refuge in a church during the 1994 genocide has been arrested in South Africa, a U.N. war crimes tribunal and South African police said on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Chinese archaeologists find WWII bio-weapons lab run by Japanese scientists: ‘Horror bunker’

Findings highlight legacy of gruesome war crimes committed by Japanese military scientists during Second World War

The Guardian - AU

Ben Roberts-Smith war crimes defamation verdict to be delivered on Thursday 1 June

Australia’s most decorated soldier will learn the outcome of his case against three newspapers over Afghanistan allegations, including the murder of civilians

The New Daily

Ben Roberts-Smith to learn defamation fate

The Federal Court will soon hand down a highly anticipated judgment in Ben Roberts-Smith's defamation lawsuits over media reports of alleged war crimes.

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US concerned over UN official's meeting with Russian wanted by the ICC -State Dept

The United States is "deeply concerned" by a meeting between a leading United Nations official for children and Russia's ombudsman for children's rights, who is wanted by the world's permanent war crimes court, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Defence says Malian rebel in ICC trial was 'small fry'

Lawyers for a Malian Islamist rebel accused of war crimes told his trial before the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday that their client was a just a small fish within the rebel group that took over Timbuktu.

Al Jazeera

ICC prosecutors: Mali rebel ‘enthusiastic’ war crimes perpetrator

Defendant called key figure in al Qaeda-linked group that tormented Malians in closing arguments of war crimes trial.

Reuters

ICC prosecutors say Malian rebel was 'enthusiastic' war crimes perpetrator

Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday said a Malian Islamist rebel was a key figure in "blatant persecution" of the residents of Timbuktu and was an enthusiastic participant in war crimes.

The Guardian - UK

We are closer than ever to arresting Putin, but the US must play its part

This summer will be a crisis point for the Russian president, as demands for action intensify, says former UK prime minister Gordon Brown

Reuters

UN official criticised after meeting Russian sought by ICC

Rights groups and the top U.S. justice envoy on Saturday criticised a meeting between a leading United Nations official for children and Russia's ombudsman for children's rights, who is wanted by the world's permanent war crimes court.

Al Jazeera

ICC war crimes prosecutor ‘wanted’ in Russia over Putin warrant

International Criminal Court member states ‘deeply concerned’ by Russian decision to put Karim Khan on a wanted list.

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