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The EU wants a court to probe Russian war crime claims. Will it work?

The creation of a special tribunal able to charge the Russian leadership with the crime of aggression -- the invasion of Ukraine -- will show Kyiv that Moscow can be held accountable for violating its sovereignty.

Ukraine

EU proposes court to probe alleged Russian war crimes in Ukraine

The bloc has also proposed using Russian assets frozen under sanctions to help rebuild Ukraine.

Germany

G7 justice ministers discuss coordinating war crime probes

The G7 justice ministers, the European Commission (EC) and the International Criminal Court (ICC) have discussed coordinating efforts

Ukraine

Kherson liberation 'beginning of the end of the war', says Zelenskyy

In an earlier address, Ukraine's president said the bodies of civilians and military personnel have been found in the southern city liberated from Russian occupation.

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World News

Russia guilty of war crimes for deporting Ukrainians says Amnesty

A new report by Amnesty International has found that Russian and Russian-controlled forces have committed war crimes for deporting and "filtering" Ukrainian civilians.

Ukraine

Ukraine war: Ten key developments to know about from the weekend

These are the latest developments in the Ukraine war you need to know about from the weekend.

World

There's no safe haven for impunity, ICC top prosecutor tells Euronews

With evidence of appalling war crimes in Ukraine following a UN Human Rights Committee investigation, Euronews spoke to Karim Khan about his role as chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court in The Hague.

Germany

German woman charged with crimes against humanity and IS membership

Prosecutors say the suspect kept a Yazidi slave at her home after fleeing to join the so-called Islamic State group.

Europe News

Russia has committed war crimes in Ukraine, say UN investigators

A group of UN experts investigating human rights violations in Ukraine said on Friday that they had turned up evidence of war crimes.

Ukraine

Tears of relief and grief: photographs from liberated towns in Ukraine

A selection of photographs from the Ukrainian towns liberated from Russian occupation.

Ukraine

Nearly all bodies at Izium mass graves show 'signs of violent deaths'

Investigators say some of the people buried in the mass graves were shot. Others died from artillery fire, mines or airstrikes. Many of the bodies have not been identified yet, according to the authorities.

Serbia

Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladić 'in poor health', says his son

The former general has been held in prison in The Hague after being captured in Serbia in 2011 after years on the run.

Ukraine

Zelenskyy condemns 'deliberate Russian war crime' after POW bombing

Friday's attack on a barracks housing Ukrainian prisoners of war left at least 50 people dead - while Russia's Embassy in London gets a Twitter warning for 'executions' call.

Ukraine

Russia preparing for next stage of offensive in Ukraine, Kyiv says

The Kremlin has increased its bombardment across the country, killing at least 40 civilians over the last three days, according to authorities.

United Kingdom

France donates mobile DNA lab to help Ukraine war crimes investigators

The French mobile laboratory has previously been deployed at the site of the Germanwings crash in the Alps in 2015.

Ukraine

Rescuers search for Vinnytsia survivors after deadly missile attack

At least 18 people were still missing on Friday after the Kalibr missile strike on the central Ukrainian city that killed more than 20 civilians the day before.

Europe News

ICC pledges stronger cooperation on prosecuting war crimes in Ukraine

The Ukraine Accountability Conference was held in The Hague in the Netherlands, with the aim of ensuring that atrocities committed in Ukraine do not go unpunished.

Sweden

Iranian man given life sentence in Sweden for 1988 mass executions

The former Iranian prison official was tried in Stockholm under the principle of universal jurisdiction.

Netherlands

Zelenskyy calls for new tribunal at The Hague over Russian war crimes

Political, diplomatic and judicial leaders from around 40 nations gathered in The Hague on Thursday for a conference on accountability for crimes committed in Ukraine since the Russian invasion.

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'I was praying we would die quickly', Mariupol survivor says

The Lemkin Centre, named after the Polish scientist who coined the term genocide, hopes the gathered testimonies will be used in future war crimes court cases.