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French War-Crimes Complaint Seeks Probe of 2024 Beirut Strike That Killed Artist Ali Cherri’s Parents

Rights groups say the Paris filing uses rare extraterritorial powers to pursue accountability where no domestic case exists.

More Than 100 U.S. Legal Experts Say U.S.–Israel War on Iran Is Unlawful

Melania Trump Brokers Fourth Return of Ukrainian Children From Russia

Yale Report Says Gazprom and Rosneft Helped Move and Reeducate 2,158 Ukrainian Children

Sri Lanka Court Orders Release of 84 Iranian Sailors’ Bodies to Iran’s Embassy

Myanmar Orders Timor-Leste’s Top Diplomat Out After War Crimes Case Proceeds

Rifaat al-Assad, Ex-Syrian Vice President Tied to Hama Massacre, Dies at 88 in UAE

UN Report Finds Systemic Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in Sri Lanka, Cites Potential War Crimes

U.S. Briefly Withheld Battlefield Intelligence From Israel During Gaza War

Eurovision 2024 Winner Nemo to Return Trophy in Protest Over Israel's Inclusion

ICC Sentences Sudanese Janjaweed Commander Ali Kushayb to 20 Years

U.S. Conducts 22nd High-Seas Strike, Killing Four as Congress Reviews Survivor Video

HRW Accuses Israel of War Crimes Over West Bank Camp Expulsions

Bangladesh Tribunal Sentences Sheikh Hasina to Death in Absentia Over 2024 Protest Crackdown

Drone Strike at Sudan Funeral Kills Dozens as Army Vows to Keep Fighting After US Truce Bid

Famine Declared in El Fasher and Kadugli After RSF Seizure Triggers ICC Warning

Melania Trump Says Her Putin Backchannel Secured Return of 8 Children in 24 Hours

ICC Convicts Former Janjaweed Leader in First Darfur Atrocities Case

UN Rights Council Establishes Afghanistan Evidence‑Gathering Mechanism

Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger Announce Joint Withdrawal From ICC