The Latest Breaking News from War Crimes

Democratic and Republican U.S. senators urged the Biden administration on Friday to share information with the International Criminal Court that could assist as it pursues war crimes charges against Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Democratic Republic of Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi has appointed the country's former vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba, who was detained for over 10 years for war crimes, as the country's defence minister in a sweeping government reshuffle.

Russia launches criminal case against ICC prosecutor while ex-president warns of hypersonic missile attack

The arrest warrants issued recently by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, and his children’s commissioner, Maria Lvova-Belova, represent the first time officials of a permanent member of the United Nations security council have been indicted for a war crime.

An indictment doesn’t necessarily lead to an early trial, but the Russian leader should still be suffering sleepless nights, says Steve Crawshaw, former Russia editor at the Independent

Within days of the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the International Criminal Court (ICC) opened an investigation into war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the resulting war. On March 17 2023, the ICC issued its first arrest warrants against two Russian government officials. While significant attention…

Ethiopia and Eritrea on Tuesday rejected a determination by the U.S. State Department that their armies, along with all sides in the recently concluded conflict in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, had committed war crimes.

White House calls on Chinese leader to urge his Russian counterpart to withdraw troops, saying seeking a ceasefire would not be enough

The US has denounced a visit to Russia by Chinese leader Xi Jinping as providing cover for Vladamir Putin to commit war crimes in Ukraine.