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Genocide/Crimes against humanity

Stranded abroad, Gaza’s displaced mourn the dead and long for home

Displaced children from the Gaza Strip, stand in line as they attend a Palestinian school in the Egyptian city of El-Arish, near the border with the Gaza Strip, on October 1, 2026. On Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, Palestinian teacher Hadeel Zourob welcomes dozens of pupils from Gaza to the only Palestinian school in the region – a school she set up for these children displaced by the war. Hadeel Zourob arrived in April 2024, six months after the war began. Together with other teachers, she began teaching a small group of children in a rented building. (Photo by Amr AHMED / AFP)
Displaced children from the Gaza Strip, stand in line as they attend a Palestinian school in the Egyptian city of El-Arish, near the border with the Gaza Strip, on October 1, 2026. On Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, Palestinian teacher Hadeel Zourob welcomes dozens of pupils from Gaza to the only Palestinian school in the region – a school she set up for these children displaced by the war. Hadeel Zourob arrived in April 2024, six months after the war began. Together with other teachers, she began teaching a small group of children in a rented building. (Photo by Amr AHMED / AFP)

South Africa open to more talks with US after visa dispute, minister says

South Africa's Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola  stands for photograph at UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 25, 2026. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon
South Africa's Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola  stands for photograph at UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 25, 2026. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon

Rwandan man charged in UK with genocide offences appears in court

A wreath is seen at the Genocide Memorial in Gisozi in Kigali, Rwanda April 6, 2019.REUTERS/Baz Ratner
A wreath is seen at the Genocide Memorial in Gisozi in Kigali, Rwanda April 6, 2019.REUTERS/Baz Ratner

UK charges man over alleged Rwanda genocide offences

A wreath is seen at the Genocide Memorial in Gisozi in Kigali, Rwanda April 6, 2019.REUTERS/Baz Ratner
A wreath is seen at the Genocide Memorial in Gisozi in Kigali, Rwanda April 6, 2019.REUTERS/Baz Ratner

Trump administration prepares sanctions against International Criminal Court, say sources

The International Criminal Court building is seen in The Hague, Netherlands, Jan 16, 2019.
The International Criminal Court building is seen in The Hague, Netherlands, Jan 16, 2019.

UN mission finds grounds to believe US committed war crimes in Iran, and Tehran crimes against humanity

UN experts said the school was a clearly identifiable civilian object and found no evidence that it was being used for military purposes.
UN experts said the school was a clearly identifiable civilian object and found no evidence that it was being used for military purposes.

Nicaragua maintains German arms exports to Israel violate international law

FILE PHOTO: Palestinians attend the mass funeral for members of the Irahem, Malaka, Qanbour, Balawi and Dahdouh families, who were killed in an Israeli strike in 2023 and whose remains were recovered from beneath the rubble, according to Gaza’s Civil Defense, in Gaza City, September 6, 2026. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Palestinians attend the mass funeral for members of the Irahem, Malaka, Qanbour, Balawi and Dahdouh families, who were killed in an Israeli strike in 2023 and whose remains were recovered from beneath the rubble, according to Gaza’s Civil Defense, in Gaza City, September 6, 2026. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas/File Photo

Israeli rubble-clearing in Gaza could erase ‘atrocity crimes’ evidence: UN expert

In the devastated, Israeli-occupied Palestinian territory, “rubble is not just construction waste”, the expert insisted.
In the devastated, Israeli-occupied Palestinian territory, “rubble is not just construction waste”, the expert insisted.

Germany asks UN top court to throw out Israel arms export case

A view of the Peace Palace, which houses the Permanent Court of Arbitration and the International Court of Justice, in The Hague, Netherlands, June 18, 2026. REUTERS/Nicolas Economou
A view of the Peace Palace, which houses the Permanent Court of Arbitration and the International Court of Justice, in The Hague, Netherlands, June 18, 2026. REUTERS/Nicolas Economou

The other side of the 1990s

People visiting the cemetery in Potocari, where the victims of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre are buried.
People visiting the cemetery in Potocari, where the victims of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre are buried.

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