War crimes
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Russia bombs Kyiv children's hospital
Speed Reads The daytime barrage interrupted heart surgeries and killed at least 40 people
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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ICC warrant requests for Israeli and Hamas leaders: What happens now?
Today's Big Question How the International Criminal Court's push to arrest the men deemed responsible for the war in Gaza could play out
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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ICC seeks warrants for Netanyahu, Hamas chief
Speed Read The International Criminal Court's top prosecutor said Hamas broke international law and Israel committed war crimes
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Ukraine's stolen children
Under the Radar Officially 20,000 children have been detained since Russia's invasion in 2022, but the true number is likely to be far higher
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Is international law falling apart?
Today's Big Question Conflict in Gaza is testing the strength of the two intergovernmental courts in The Hague
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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The murky role of military contractors in war
The Explainer A civil case against US company has revived debate over the increasing use of private security firms in military operations
By Richard Windsor, The Week UK Published
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Is history repeating itself in Sudan?
Today's Big Question ‘Forgotten’ war raises fears of genocide and ‘world’s largest hunger crisis’
By Jamie Timson, The Week UK Last updated
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International court orders arrests of 2 Russians
speed read Two senior Russian military officers have been accused of war crimes in Ukraine
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Israel faces genocide charges. Will they stick?
Today's Big Question The war in Gaza has killed thousands of civilians. Judges will decide if that's a war crime.
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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Rape as a weapon: why war's 'oldest, most silenced' crime is on the rise
The Explainer Atrocities reported in Israel, Iran, Sudan and Ukraine as global conflicts bring increase in sexual violence
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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What are the phosphorus bombs ‘pummelling’ Ukraine?
feature Footage shows ‘brightly burning munitions’ launched by Russian forces hitting Mariupol’s Azovstal steelworks
By The Week Staff Last updated
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What are fléchettes and are they evidence of Russian war crimes?
feature Metal darts discovered by forensic doctors in bodies in Bucha mass graves
By The Week Staff Published
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What counts as a war crime?
feature Atrocities in Borodyanka ‘more horrific’ than Bucha, says President Zelenskyy
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Will Vladimir Putin face justice for Russian atrocities in Ukraine?
Today's Big Question Western allies united in effort to document war crimes amid outrage over Bucha massacre
By The Week Staff Published
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