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Conflict & Security · Middle EastLawyer seeks competence ruling for USS Cole bombing suspect
A lawyer for Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, accused of organising the USS Cole bombing, is asking a military court to assess his competence to stand trial. The lawyer argues Nashiri suffers from a traumatic brain injury sustained during CIA detention.
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Conflict & Security · Latin AmericaColombia indicts 10 ex-FARC members for war crimes against Indigenous groups
Colombia's Special Jurisdiction for Peace has indicted ten former FARC members for war crimes and crimes against humanity. The charges relate to alleged atrocities committed against five Indigenous groups between 1996 and 2016.
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Politics · UkraineRussia seeks extradition of nine ICC officials convicted in absentia
Russia's General Prosecutor's Office has requested the extradition of nine International Criminal Court (ICC) representatives from the Netherlands and other countries. These officials were convicted in absentia by a Moscow court in December 2025 on charges including illegal prosecution and detention.
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Conflict & Security · UkraineZelensky claims Putin ordered military to ignore war rules
Volodymyr Zelensky claims Vladimir Putin ordered Russian military leaders to disregard the rules of war, citing intercepted communications. The Ukrainian president made the assertion in an interview with the Financial Times, which was conducted in a Kyiv school bomb shelter.
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Conflict & Security · UkraineRussian troops used civilians as human shields near Kupiansk
Russian troops kidnapped nine Ukrainian civilians, including children and the elderly, to use as human shields during their retreat near Kupiansk. The civilians were forced to travel through a gas pipeline approximately 10 kilometers long. Ukrainian forces detected the group but did not fire to avoid harming the civilians.
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Conflict & SecurityKosovo police arrest nine Serbs over 1999 war crimes
Kosovo police arrested nine Serbs in Zubin Potok on suspicion of war crimes linked to the 1998-1999 conflict. The arrests follow the discovery of two mass graves containing at least 23 bodies. Serbia's government condemned the operation as intimidation.
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PoliticsICC takes steps to shield itself from US sanctions
The International Criminal Court has implemented measures to protect itself from potential US sanctions, according to Deputy Prosecutor Nazhat Shameem Khan. Changes include switching to open-source software and arranging alternative banking and health insurance.
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Politics · Middle EastICC convicts Mahamat Said Abdel Kani for torture and unlawful imprisonment
The International Criminal Court convicted Mahamat Said Abdel Kani on four counts of crimes against humanity, including torture and unlawful imprisonment. He oversaw a detention centre where detainees suffered severe maltreatment during the Central African Republic's civil war.
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Conflict & Security · RussiaNikolai Karpuk, tried in Russia, dies on Ukraine front line
Nikolai Karpuk, a Ukrainian national previously tried and imprisoned in Russia for alleged participation in the First Chechen War, has died on the front lines in Ukraine. He was 62 years old and had been exchanged to Ukraine in 2019.
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PoliticsCouncil of Europe condemns Ratko Mladic glorification as crime
The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Michael O’Flaherty, has condemned the public glorification of Ratko Mladic, a convicted war criminal. O’Flaherty stated that such acts are a criminal offence under Bosnian law and not protected free speech. Mladic's body was transported to Belgrade for a funeral scheduled for September 7, 2026.
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