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Tuesday, September 2, 2025
TopicWar crimes

Topic: war crimes

Finnish Court sentences Russian man to life for war crimes in Ukraine

In a rare case of prosecution, Yan Petrovsky, also known as Voislav Torden, was convicted for activities in Luhansk region of eastern Ukraine a decade ago.

UK Pledges £4.5m for Ukraine war crimes justice efforts

Funding to support documentation, investigation, and prosecution of war crimes in Ukraine.

International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant for Israel PM & country’s ex-defence minister

The international court has accused PM Benjamin Netanyahu & Yoav Gallant of 'crimes against humanity and war crimes'. Netanyahu has condemned the decision, calling it 'antisemitic'.

ICC issues arrest warrants for Russian commanders Kobylash & Sokolov over war crimes in Ukraine

ICC said there were reasonable grounds to believe that 2 suspects were responsible for ‘missile strikes carried out by forces under their command against Ukrainian electric infra.

Lula backtracked on ‘no arrest’ assurance to Putin. What is ICC & can it arrest the Russian president

International Criminal Court arrest warrant against Putin for alleged war crimes. Brazil signatory to Rome Statute, which established ICC, and requires states to cooperate in prosecution.

Ukraine to launch ‘Book of Executioners’ to identify and punish Russian war criminals

Ukrainian prosecutors say more than 12,000 war crimes, involving over 600 suspects, have been committed since the Russian invasion.

Russia, Ukraine, and war crimes: Why calls to probe Bucha killings may not amount to much

The recent Russia-Ukraine war has brought crimes against humanity into sharp focus. While the world calls for investigation into allegations of war crimes against Russia, ThePrint looks at why it may be harder than it sounds 

Al Qaeda chief’s speech on Karnataka’s Hijab row aimed at stoking a communal fire in India

ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

Why defusing Myanmar requires more than Western sanctions

Myanmar's Southeast Asian neighbours should act & find ways to support country's resilient protesters, help civil society, and keep the population connected to the outside world.

Pressure from Chennai & Colombo but India likely to abstain from UN vote on Sri Lanka today

India believes voting against Sri Lanka will not be conducive to the growth of bilateral ties as New Delhi considers it a ‘friendly’ neighbouring country.

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India has 30 days to pull off fast reform. Hold crash meeting of Centre & state

In India, we are accustomed to glacial change. We love appointing Committees to ‘look into’ reform. Unfortunately for us, the rest of the world moves fast.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Real-time, all-climate’ explosives detector could enhance airport & border security—no dogs, no swabs

Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points. 

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.