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17.07 / 14:05

Climate change War crimes Russia 'clearly' preparing for next stage of offensive in Ukraine, Kyiv says

Russia is preparing for the next stage of its offensive in Ukraine, a Ukrainian military official said, after the Kremlin said its forces would step up its attacks in "all operational areas".

30.07 / 11:13

CLIMATE CRISIS Energy War crimes Zelenskyy condemns 'deliberate Russian war crime' after POW bombing

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called Friday's shelling of a prisoner of war camp that left more than 50 people dead a "deliberate Russian war crime."

15.07 / 18:07

War crimes Estonian PM gets mandate from parliament to form new coalition government

Estonia's Prime Minister Kaja Kallas won a mandate from MPs at an extraordinary sitting of the country's parliament, the Riigikogu, on Friday.

15.07 / 14:53

business War crimes Captured British aid worker reportedly dies in custody in east Ukraine

A British aid worker, captured in eastern Ukraine, died in custody on 10 July, separatist authorities announced on Friday.

15.07 / 14:53

business LGBT European Court of Justice War crimes European Commission takes Hungary to court over anti-LGBT law and Klubrádió

The European Commission has referred Hungary to the EU's Court of Justice over two cases concerning freedom of speech that, after more than one year, remain unresolved.

15.07 / 13:15

European Union War crimes EU 'shot itself in the lungs' with sanctions against Russia, says Orban

The European Union has "shot itself in the lungs" with ill-considered economic sanctions on Russia, which, unless rolled back, risk destroying the European economy, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday.

15.07 / 00:07

War crimes Ukraine war: Five key developments to know about from the conflict with Russia

Russian missiles struck a city in central Ukraine on Thursday, killing more than 20 people and wounding about 90 more, Ukrainian authorities said. Nearly 40 others were reported missing.

14.07 / 23:13

War crimes European economy Cooperation ICC and 45 nations pledge stronger cooperation on prosecuting war crimes in Ukraine

The International Criminal Court (ICC) and 45 countries have pledged stronger cooperation on prosecuting war crimes perpetrated by Russia in Ukraine.

12.07 / 15:01

War crimes Refugees Haunted by violence, Ukrainian survivors tell their stories to war crimes researchers

When Lia and Alex woke up in Mariupol to the loud booms of explosions and shrieks of car alarms on 24 February, the young Ukrainian couple did not expect they would soon have to bury their loved ones in their own garden and fend off cold and starvation as Russian troops pounded the southern port city into dust.

28.05 / 16:43

Climate change War crimes Wagner foreign Threat UN report: Libya faces serious security threat from foreign fighters, Russia's Wagner

Libya faces a serious security threat from foreign fighters and private military companies, especially Russia's Wagner Group which has violated international law, a UN expert report said.

23.05 / 21:17

exhibition War crimes Killing Prison Russian soldier sentenced to life in prison for killing unarmed Ukrainian civilian

A court in Kyiv has sentenced a Russian soldier to life in prison for killing an unarmed civilian in the early days of the Ukraine invasion. The verdict marks the first conviction of a soldier for war crimes since the conflict began at the end of February.

19.05 / 23:55

Football War crimes Military Ukraine prosecutor asks for life sentence for Russian soldier in war crimes trial

Ukrainian prosecutors on Thursday asked that a Russian soldier, who testified that he shot a civilian on an officer's orders, receive a life sentence.

13.05 / 22:07

Eurovision Song Contest War crimes Kyiv Russian solider, 21, on trial for murdering civilian in Ukraine war

A young Russian soldier has gone on trial in Ukraine for war crimes, after he was accused of murdering a Ukrainian civilian.

27.04 / 07:57

European Union War crimes Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko makes plea for more Western weapons

The mayor of Kyiv Vitali Klitschko has made an impassioned plea for the West to step up supplies of weapons to help his country defend itself from Russian aggression.

10.04 / 14:11

cryptocurrency War crimes France goes to the polls in presidential election

Polls opened across France Sunday for the first round of the country’s presidential election, where up to 48 million eligible voters will be choosing between 12 candidates.

06.04 / 17:07

Energy War crimes EU has spent €35bn on Russian energy and just €1bn on aid: Borrell

The EU has paid €35 billion for Russian energy since the start of the war compared to the €1 billion it has sent to Ukraine in the form of foreign aid, Josep Borrell, the EU's top diplomat, has said.

05.04 / 16:21

Social Media War crimes Nazi Ukraine war: Bucha resident Olga, 94, says Russia's invasion is worse than Nazi's WWII occupation

Footage of dead civilians lying in the streets of Bucha near Kyiv has horrified the world.

05.04 / 08:19

Climate change War crimes IPCC Ukraine war: Satellite photos appear to contradict Russian denials over Bucha atrocities

Russia's war in Ukraine is taking on a new dimension with growing evidence of human rights atrocities by Vladimir Putin's troops, accused of killing civilians in cold blood as they retreat from the Kyiv region.

04.04 / 23:53

Climate change War crimes IPCC Fears over more civilian massacres as Russian troops retreat north

Ukraine has accused Russia of committing "war crimes" after the bodies of hundreds of civilians and mass graves were discovered in Bucha, just outside of Kyiv.

04.04 / 21:05

Climate change War crimes IPCC EU mulls tougher sanctions following Bucha 'atrocities'

Brussels is pushing for a tougher fifth round of sanctions against Moscow following the 'atrocities' revealed over the weekend in the Ukrainian town of Bucha.

08.12 / 12:05

cryptocurrency Culture War crimes Olaf Scholz to become Germany's new chancellor as Merkel bows out

Olaf Scholz will become Germany's new chancellor on Wednesday with a vote in parliament that the SPD leader and his liberal and green allies are expected to comfortably win.

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