President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine on Thursday redoubled his call for an independent tribunal to investigate and prosecute Russian war crimes, using a speech in The Hague to demand accountability and invoking the trials of Nazis in Nuremberg after World War II. “Impunity is the key that opens the door to aggression,” Mr. Zelensky said […]
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No Reprieve in Sudan Even for Eid Holiday as General Rejects Calls for Cease-Fire
As people in Sudan marked the major Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr on Friday, forces led by the two warring generals vying for control of the country ignored calls for a cease-fire and clashed across the country for a seventh day. Sudanese civilian coalitions and international officials had called for a three-day pause in fighting […]
Judge Rejects Bid by Sept. 11 Families to Seize Frozen Afghan Central Bank Funds
WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Tuesday rejected the effort by relatives of victims of the Sept. 11 attacks to seize $3.5 billion in frozen Afghan central bank funds to pay off judgment debts owed by the Taliban, in part because he said doing so would mean effectively recognizing the militants as the legitimate government […]