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Is the US committing war crimes by targeting Iran’s civilian infrastructure?
ByPeter Beaumont, Senior international correspondent April 3, 2026

International law experts ‘seriously concerned’ about ‘strikes on schools, health centres and homes’ in contravention of Geneva conventionsDonald Trump, other senior US officials and their cheerleaders appear to be embracing attacks – and threats of at…

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Breaching the Iron Dome: the Iranian cluster bombs bypassing Israeli air defences
ByLorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem March 23, 2026

Gleaming trails of bomblets in night sky have become familiar to Israelis as Tehran exploits apparent vulnerabilityMiddle East crisis – live updatesOn 5 March, a post appeared on the X account of Iran’s late supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, managed by his…

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Lebanon’s Displaced Flee Israeli Strikes One Year Into War
ByAbdi Latif Dahir March 14, 2026March 14, 2026

Israeli calls for the evacuation of huge swaths of southern Lebanon have led 830,000 people, about 14 percent of Lebanon’s population, to flee.

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Hamas Committed War Crimes in 2023 Attack on Israel, Amnesty International Says
ByIsabel Kershner December 11, 2025December 12, 2025

The rights group said it had documented atrocities committed by Palestinian armed groups, including murder, imprisonment, torture and sexual violence.

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Israel still committing genocide in Gaza, Amnesty International says
ByAgence France-Presse in Jerusalem November 27, 2025

The NGO’s chief says last month’s ceasefire ‘risks creating a dangerous illusion that life in Gaza is returning to normal’Amnesty International has said Israel is “still committing genocide” against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, despite the ceasefire…

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Olympians call on Iran to halt execution of boxing champion
BySarah Johnson November 11, 2025

Sports personalities including Martina Navratilova and the swimmer Sharron Davies sign letter condemning Mohammad Javad Vafaei Sani’s death sentenceMore than 20 Olympic medallists, coaches and other international athletes, including the tennis player M…

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Olympians call on Iran to halt execution of boxing champion
BySarah Johnson November 11, 2025

Sports personalities including Martina Navratilova and the swimmer Sharron Davies sign letter condemning Mohammad Javad Vafaei Sani’s death sentenceMore than 20 Olympic medallists, coaches and other international athletes, including the tennis player M…

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As Saudi Arabia Cracks Down on Drugs, Executions Near a Record High
ByIsmaeel Naar and Vivian Nereim November 7, 2025

Facing an influx of amphetamines, the kingdom has put hundreds of people to death, many of them foreigners convicted of low-level smuggling.

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As Saudi Arabia Cracks Down on Drugs, Executions Near a Record High
ByIsmaeel Naar and Vivian Nereim November 7, 2025November 7, 2025

Facing an influx of amphetamines, the kingdom has put hundreds of people to death, many of them foreigners convicted of low-level smuggling.

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Who Were the 2,000 Palestinians Freed by Israel?
ByVivian Yee and Rawan Sheikh Ahmad October 24, 2025October 24, 2025

Under the cease-fire deal, Israel released 250 Palestinians serving long sentences for violent attacks. More than 1,700 others had been detained in Gaza and held without charge.

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