BBC Even wars have rules. They don’t stop soldiers killing each other but they’re intended to make sure that civilians caught up in the fighting are treated humanely and protected from as much danger as possible. The rules apply equally to all sides. If one side has suffered a brutal surprise attack that killed hundreds...
Last month a man named Tarek Bazrouk was charged with federal hate crimes after he was involved in 3 separate attacks on Jewish protesters in New York. A press release from the DOJ described the details of all three attacks. According to court documents, other public filings, and statements previously made on the record in...
The BBC’s Anna Foster hosts a special Today Debate: Israel-Gaza – are we witnessing war crimes? On the panel are Lyse Doucet, the BBC’s chief international correspondent, and Michael Kleiner, president of the Supreme Court of the Israeli Likud party. We also hear from Afif Safieh, who was involved in talks that led to the...
Getty Images Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation case has been called the “trial of the century” Australia’s most-decorated living soldier Ben Roberts-Smith, has lost an appeal against a landmark defamation judgement which found he committed war crimes. A judge in 2023 ruled that news articles alleging the Victoria Cross recipient had murdered four unarmed Afghans were true,...
Rugby union was rocked to its core by an episode that involved deception, cover-ups, recriminations and life-changing consequences for those involved.  Hosted by actor and award-winning documentary maker Ross Kemp, with reporting by BBC rugby union correspondent Chris Jones, this series uncovers new details and untold stories about the infamous ‘Bloodgate’ scandal. Listen to ‘Sport’s...