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Day 375 of the Invasion of Ukraine: Bakhmut is Still not under Russian Control
Rights group files suit in Germany against Myanmar military
A human rights group and 16 people from Myanmar have filed a criminal complaint in Germany seeking punishment of Myanmar's generals for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity they alleged were committed in that country after their 2021 government takeover and during a 2017 crackdown on Muslim Rohingya.
Russian strikes kill over 20 as Zelensky accuses Moscow of terrorism
Russian missiles struck Vinnytsia in central Ukraine on July 14, killing at least 23 people including three children, in what President Volodymyr Zelensky called "an open act of terrorism".
Nations discuss coordinating Ukraine war crimes probes
Government officials from dozens of nations are meeting Thursday in the Netherlands to discuss with the International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor how best to coordinate efforts to bring perpetrators of war crimes in Ukraine to justice.
Albania PM to Submit Resolution in Strasbourg Against Marty Report
During a joint meeting on Monday in Pristina between the governments of Kosovo and Albania, Prime Minister Edi Rama said that he will personally submit a report to the Council of Europe in Strasbourg being prepared in Albania's parliament querying the Dick Marty report and what he alleged was its Russian influence.
SDS proposes resolution on prosecution of war crimes in Ukraine
Ljubljana – The deputy group of the opposition Democrats (SDS) has proposed a resolution in support of a resolution by the European Parliament that is dedicated to the fight against impunity for war crimes in Ukraine. The party has requested an extraordinary session for the National Assembly to vote on the matter.
Slovenia’s efforts shift to humanitarian, development aid to Ukraine
Ljubljana – Slovenia’s Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon has indicated the country’s efforts regarding Ukraine would shift to the provision of development and humanitarian aid, after the previous government focused on sending military aid.
Palestinian probe finds journalist ’murdered’ by Israeli soldier
An Al Jazeera journalist shot dead in the occupied West Bank earlier this month was murdered in a "war crime" by an Israeli soldier, an official Palestinian investigation concluded on May 26.
Op-Ed: The Ukrainian Church of shelters and catacombs, the geopolitics of Eastern Orthodoxy
By Evangelos Venizelos*
In the wake of the Russian attack and the war in Ukraine, the arguments heard in 2018-2019 regarding the granting of autocephaly [independence from the Moscow Patriarchate] to the Orthodox Church of Ukraine came to the surface once more, mainly due to a speech by Vladimir Putin.
Day 50 of the Invasion of Ukraine: Russia's Flagship in the Black Sea Damaged, US with New Military Aid to Kyiv
Russia's flagship in the Black Sea has been seriously damaged, the United States with new military aid to Ukraine, Russia threatens Kyiv with attacks, new military and civilian casualties on both sides. Here are the highlights of key events in the Russia-Ukraine war for the past day:
Russia's flagship in the Black Sea has been heavily damaged