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ICC opens war crimes case against Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony

The International Criminal Court will open hearings against fugitive Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony, in a landmark step for international justice nearly two decades after issuing its first-ever arrest warrant for him.

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ICC To Hear War Crimes Charges Against Fugitive Warlord Kony

The International Criminal Court will from Tuesday hear war crimes charges against fugitive Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony, accused of spearheading a brutal reign of terror that killed tens of thousands.

International Business Times

Joseph Kabila is on trial for treason in the DRC. What the case against the former president is all about

The Congolese military court has accused former president Joseph Kabila of treason, corruption, war crimes and supporting the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group. During court proceedings that began in July 2025, arguments were made for utilising the death penalty against Kabila, who was in power from 2001 to 2019.…

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US imposes sanctions on Palestinians for requesting war crimes inquiry

Rights groups in Gaza and Ramallah had asked international criminal court to investigate Israel over genocide claims

The Guardian - UK

Foreign Office bosses 'asked me to downplay Israeli war crimes', says ex-official

A FORMER Foreign Office official has claimed bosses told him to downplay Israel’s war crimes in Gaza so they “sounded less bad”.

The National (Scotland)

UN suspects all sides in DR Congo conflict guilty of war crimes

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk calls for accountability for victims of ‘horrific’ atrocities.

Al Jazeera

Corbyn-led tribunal accuses UK of complicity in Gaza genocide

Keir Starmer’s government is guilty of aiding Israel war crimes, experts at unofficial inquiry suggest.

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Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, world's leading genocide academics say

ISRAEL has engaged in “widespread crimes against humanity, war crimes, and genocide” in Gaza, the world’s foremost experts have said ...

The National (Scotland)

‘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

History in the making: inside the Nuremberg trials

Uwe Neumahr’s The Writers’ Castle, translated by Jefferson Chase, is about the reporting of the Nuremberg war crimes trial in 1945-6. The title refers to a mock castle outside Nuremberg where most journalists lived and worked when not in the courtroom. (A number who didn’t get in wrote as if…

Evening Standard

EU accuses Putin of undermining peace talks after deadly strikes on Kyiv

All member states except Hungary back statement saying Russian ‘war crimes’ only increase EU support for Ukraine

The Guardian - 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

The Guardian view on Gaza: the questions that Israel and its allies must answer

Editorial: Each day, the evidence of war crimes amasses. Yet the starvation continues and the offensive intensifies

The Guardian - UK

Israel’s destruction in Lebanon could amount to war crimes: Amnesty

Amnesty said more than 10,000 civilian structures were destroyed by Israel – many of them after the ceasefire.

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Israel’s call-up of 130,000 reservists raises legal risks for dual citizens and their home countries

Senior Israeli Defence Force (IDF) officials have announced that around 130,000 reservists will take part in Israel’s planned military operation to take over Gaza City. Fighting is expected to continue well into 2026.

The National (Scotland)

Council told to stop investing pension funds in firms linked to war crimes in Gaza

CALLS for Strathclyde Pension Fund to end investment in companies linked to war crimes in Palestine have been issued by a West Dunbartonshire SNP…

Al Jazeera

Al Jazeera condemns Israel’s killing of its journalist in Gaza

Al Jazeera says the attack on a hospital violated international norms and laws, ‘amounting to war crimes’.

The Guardian - UK

UN special rapporteur will contribute to ‘Gaza tribunal’, Jeremy Corbyn says

Former Labour leader says Francesca Albanese to take part in event seeking answers over UK’s ‘role in war crimes’

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Congo's prosecutor asks for the death penalty for former President Kabila for war crimes

Congo's public prosecutor has asked for the death penalty for former President Joseph Kabila

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Kneecap rapper Mo Chara to appear in UK court over alleged support for terror group

Kneecap member Mo Chara is scheduled to appear in court today in London. The Metropolitan Police has issued Public Order Act conditions for today’s court date, which has prompted Kneecap to react: "It is a distraction from war crimes that the British State support."

Euronews

Have Dutch police arrested Israelis for war crimes?

Several posts on social media allege that Dutch police have arrested an Israeli soldier and a major general. However, in both cases, the pictures show the arrest of other people in different countries.

The Guardian - UK

The Royal Ballet and Opera must reconsider its invitation to Anna Netrebko

Letters: The Russian singer is symbol of cultural propaganda for a regime that is responsible for serious war crimes in Ukraine, say co-signatories including Sergiy Kyslytsya, Andriy Kurkov, Helen Clark and Alex Sobel MP

The Conversation

Trump’s Alaska summit with Russia is shaping up to be the most important of his second presidency

What happens when a convicted felon and a man under indictment for alleged war crimes get together? What sounds like the opening line of a great joke, sadly, is probably the defining meeting of the second term of Donald Trump as US president.

Al Jazeera

War crimes likely committed by both sides in Syria coastal violence: UN

The clashes in March included murder, torture and other ‘inhumane acts’ that UN investigators say amount to war crimes.

Newslaundry

Few questions on Gaza, fewer on media access: Inside Indian media’s Israel junket

Last Friday, Indian readers woke up to a curious headline: Benjamin Netanyahu – accused of war crimes and facing corruption charges — offering to advise Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on dealing with the United States.

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