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• Netanyahu’s Speech to the U.S. Congress: The Takeaways

  25-07-2024 01:58 via nytimes.com
  
  Here are six takeaways from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to U.S. lawmakers.
  
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• How ‘Trophy’ Videos Link Paramilitary Commanders to War Crimes in Sudan

  31-12-2024 11:31 via nytimes.com
  
  Visual evidence collected and analyzed over months by The New York Times identifies the commanders leading an opaque paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces, as fighters under their watch commit atrocities across Sudan.
  
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• How ‘Trophy’ Videos Link Rebel Commanders to Possible War Crimes in Sudan

  31-12-2024 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Visual evidence collected and analyzed over months by The New York Times identifies the commanders leading an opaque paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces, as fighters under their watch commit atrocities across Sudan.
  
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• Assad’s Fall in Syria Renews Push for Justice on Crimes Committed by His Regime

  12-12-2024 10:32 via nytimes.com
  
  It seems unlikely that deposed President Bashar al-Assad, who fled to Russia, will be forced to stand trial. That is not deterring activists who have worked for years to document his government’s crimes.
  
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• French Court Finds Author Charles Onana Guilty of Denying Rwandan Genocide

  10-12-2024 22:40 via nytimes.com
  
  Charles Onana and his publisher were fined for passages in a book that were found to have violated a French law making it illegal to deny an officially recognized genocide.
  
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• Un exministro de Defensa israelí acusa a Israel de cometer crímenes de guerra en Gaza

  02-12-2024 19:21 via nytimes.com
  
  Los comentarios de Moshe Yaalon fueron desmentidos reiteradamente y criticados por los aliados del primer ministro de Israel, Benjamín Netanyahu.
  
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• Former Defense Minister Accuses Israel of Committing War Crimes in Gaza

  01-12-2024 14:03 via nytimes.com
  
  The comments by Moshe Yaalon were swiftly denied and condemned by allies of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, who said that they would hurt the country and help its enemies.
  
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• Who Is Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing of Myanmar?

  28-11-2024 08:16 via nytimes.com
  
  The country’s military leader has been accused of crimes against humanity over the army’s persecution of the Rohingya ethnic group.
  
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• Who is Myanmar’s Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing?

  27-11-2024 22:00 via nytimes.com
  
  The leader of a military junta is accused of crimes against humanity over his persecution of the country’s Muslim Rohingya.
  
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• France Suggests It Would Not Immediately Arrest Netanyahu Despite I.C.C. Warrant

  27-11-2024 16:39 via nytimes.com
  
  The foreign ministry did not say outright that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel would be free to travel to France, but it argued that I.C.C. rules on immunity applied to him.
  
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• I.C.C. Prosecutor Seeks Arrest Warrant for Myanmar Junta Leader

  27-11-2024 13:14 via nytimes.com
  
  The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor accused Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing of crimes against humanity toward the country’s Muslim Rohingya.
  
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• Blinken and U.S. Allies Struggle with Wars as Biden’s Presidency Wanes

  26-11-2024 21:03 via nytimes.com
  
  Top diplomats from the Group of 7 nations tried to project unity on Ukraine while discussing differences over Israel and anticipating the return of Donald J. Trump.
  
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• How Can the I.C.C. Prosecute Leaders of Israel, Which Is Not a Member?

  23-11-2024 03:13 via nytimes.com
  
  The jurisdiction of the court in The Hague can extend beyond member states.
  
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• Orban Invites Netanyahu to Hungary, Flouting I.C.C. Arrest Warrant

  22-11-2024 16:25 via nytimes.com
  
  Hungary, unlike the United States, is a signatory to the court, which accused the Israeli leader of war crimes in Gaza.
  
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• Por qué algunos países no se unen a la Corte Penal Internacional

  22-11-2024 08:00 via nytimes.com
  
  La Corte se creó hace más de dos décadas para exigir responsabilidades por crímenes de lesa humanidad, pero naciones como China, India, Rusia, Israel y Estados Unidos, no son miembros.
  
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• International Criminal Court Seeks Netanyahu’s Arrest Over Gaza War

  21-11-2024 22:18 via nytimes.com
  
  The court accused Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister of having “intentionally and knowingly deprived” Gaza’s population of food, water, fuel and medicine.
  
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• I.C.C. Issues Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant Over Gaza War

  21-11-2024 22:18 via nytimes.com
  
  The court accused Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister of having “intentionally and knowingly deprived” Gaza’s population of food, water, fuel and medicine.
  
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• Netanyahu Sought by International Criminal Court Over Gaza War

  21-11-2024 22:08 via nytimes.com
  
  The court accused Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister of having “intentionally and knowingly deprived” Gaza’s population of food, water, fuel and medicine.
  
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• Netanyahu, tras la orden de detención emitida por la Corte Penal Internacional, se enfrenta a un mundo distinto

  21-11-2024 20:19 via nytimes.com
  
  Las órdenes de detención de la Corte Penal Internacional en contra el primer ministro israelí, Benjamín Netanyahu, y su exministro de Defensa, Yoav Gallant, representan un importante hito diplomático.
  
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• Why Some Countries, Including the U.S., Won’t Join the I.C.C.

  21-11-2024 19:13 via nytimes.com
  
  More than 120 countries are members of the court. The United States, China, India, Russia and Israel are not.
  
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• Netanyahu, Wanted by a Landmark Warrant, Now Faces a Smaller World

  21-11-2024 18:12 via nytimes.com
  
  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has allies among the members of the International Criminal Court. But he will have to plan his travel more carefully than before.
  
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• Why the ICC Issued Arrest Warrants for Israeli and Hamas Leaders

  21-11-2024 16:44 via nytimes.com
  
  The International Criminal Court said there were grounds to hold two Israeli leaders responsible for the crisis in Gaza, and a Hamas military leader for crimes against humanity.
  
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• Who Has the ICC Charged With War Crimes?

  21-11-2024 15:25 via nytimes.com
  
  The short list includes Omar Hassan al-Bashir, the deposed president of Sudan, and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia.
  
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• ICC Had Sought Warrants for 3 Hamas Leaders. At Least 2 Are Now Dead.

  21-11-2024 15:23 via nytimes.com
  
  Karim Khan had asked the court to issue warrants for Hamas’s top leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar; its political leader, Ismail Haniyeh; and its military chief, Muhammad Deif.
  
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• ICC Had Sought Warrants for 3 Hamas Leaders. At Least 2 Were Killed.

  21-11-2024 14:13 via nytimes.com
  
  Karim Khan had asked the court to issue warrants for Hamas’s top leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar; its political leader, Ismail Haniyeh; and its military chief, Muhammad Deif.
  
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• I.C.C. Prosecutor Seeking Arrest of Israeli Leaders Faces Own Inquiry

  12-11-2024 00:44 via nytimes.com
  
  The International Criminal Court said there will be an investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against Karim Khan, the court’s chief prosecutor.
  
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• Duterte Says He Takes Responsibility for Philippine Drug War

  28-10-2024 11:02 via nytimes.com
  
  Former President Rodrigo Duterte was defiant in Senate testimony about the years of bloodshed that left thousands dead. “I did it for my country,” he said.
  
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• Why Sara Duterte Talked About Beheading Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

  22-10-2024 11:04 via nytimes.com
  
  The alliance between Sara Duterte and President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., which brought two notorious dynasties together, has unraveled in spectacular fashion.
  
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• Ex-Philippine President, Under Investigation for War on Drugs, Returns to Politics

  07-10-2024 14:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Rodrigo Duterte, who retired in 2022 after a six-year term as president, filed papers to run for mayor of Davao, his family’s political stronghold.
  
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• Why a Lawyer Says Vladimir Putin Should Be Tried for War Crimes

  29-09-2024 11:01 via nytimes.com
  
  The human rights barrister Geoffrey Robertson argues that even a trial in absentia would have impact and could vindicate international law.
  
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