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Sunday, February 22, 2026
TopicWar crime

Topic: War crime

Russian court fines opposition leader Yevgeny Roizman $3,245 for ‘discrediting’ army

Roizman, a former mayor of Russia’s Yekaterinburg, was detained last year & banned from the internet after he referred to Moscow’s actions in Ukraine as a 'war' in a YouTube video.

Ukraine sentences Russian soldier, 21, to life in first war crime case

The soldier had shot dead an unarmed elderly gentleman in Sumy in the early days of the war.

By giving a ‘war criminal’ the top Army post, Sri Lanka proves Tamil lives don’t matter

President Sirisena has made it abundantly clear that the Sri Lankan military will not be held accountable for wartime violations.

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.