73 m. ago Hegseth under pressure as admiral blamed for ‘war crime’ boat strike to be grilled by Congress: Live

Admiral Frank ‘Mitch’ Bradley is set to give a classified briefing to lawmakers over the lethal Venezuela ‘drug boat’ strikes

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17 h. ago Resurfaced clip shows Hegseth saying military should not follow illegal orders to commit war crimes

Pete Hegseth once said that there should be “consequences for war crimes” and that the military should refuse illegal orders, a resurfaced clip has shown.

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19 h. ago ‘War criminal’ Pete Hegseth faces growing criticism from conservatives over ‘kill everybody’ strike

‘This is an act of a war crime, ordering survivors who the law requires be rescued instead to be murdered,’ Andrew Napolitano, a former Fox News colleague of Hegseth’s, said on Tuesday.

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23 h. ago Libyan man accused of murder, rape, and torture appears at the ICC

A Libyan man accused of crimes against humanity and war crimes at a Tripoli prison has appeared before judges at the International Criminal Court

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31 h. ago Amnesty accuses Sudanese paramilitary of war crimes in assault on refugee camp

Amnesty International has accused Sudan's Rapid Support Forces of committing war crimes in Darfur

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40 h. ago Trump fires off furious expletive as he's grilled on 'war crime' strike on drug smugglers

President Donald Trump and Department of War Secretary Pete Hegseth lauded the commander in charge of authorizing controversial lethal strikes on Venezuelan drug boats on Tuesday.

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41 h. ago Trump says ‘we’re going to start doing those strikes on land too’ as he talks about drug boat attacks

Trump said carrying out strikes on land would be ‘much easier’

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41 h. ago ‘Taking the gloves off’: Trump just held the Cabinet meeting from Hell

Holly Baxter reports on a wild-eyed, fast-talking Pete Hegseth and Trump’s detour from ‘fat drugs for fat people’ to extrajudicial killings to Melania’s thoughts on the construction noise around the new ballroom at the White House

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42 h. ago Hegseth keeps target on Navy man over lethal ‘narco boat’ strikes with eight

The Trump administration appears to be scapegoating a decorated Navy SEAL commander in order to insulate the ‘Secretary of War’ as questions mount over whether US forces committed a war crime

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42 h. ago Trump live: Hegseth defiant about strikes on ‘narco boats’ at Cabinet meeting amid furor over ‘war crimes’ accusations

The defense secretary is at the center of a growing controversy over September 2 strikes against an alleged drug ship in the Caribbean

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43 h. ago Fear grows that White House is throwing admiral under the bus to protect Hegseth on ‘kill them all’ boat strikes: report

The Trump administration appears to be scapegoating a decorated Navy SEAL commander in order to insulate the ‘Secretary of War’ as questions mount over whether US forces committed a war crime

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45 h. ago Trump expected to face questions on Hegseth ‘war crimes’ claims at Cabinet meeting as admin tries to switch focus to admiral: Live

The president will likely take questions from the press ahead of a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday morning

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49 h. ago Germany sends a Libyan suspected of war crimes to the ICC to face justice

Germany has sent a Libyan accused of crimes against humanity to the International Criminal Court

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66 h. ago Facing war crimes allegations, Pete Hegseth posts AI image of Franklin the Turtle firing missiles at drug boats

Trump administration’s campaign against alleged drug-carrying boats faces growing legal scrutiny

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2 d. ago How captured Nazi Hermann Goering was so fat the chair in his cell broke when he sat on it

In the newly seen letter, written in German and typed on official Prisoner of War stationery, he tells his spouse, Emmy , he has lost 41kg (6st) and his clothes now 'hang loosely'.

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3 d. ago Afghan families express concerns over SAS soldiers ‘refusing to give evidence’

A senior officer told a closed hearing that the director of UK special forces made a ‘conscious decision’ to cover up potential war crimes.

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3 d. ago EU warns Trump that Ukraine peace plan must not pardon Putin for war crimes

Concerns are growing in Europe over a US proposal which suggested a ‘full amnesty for actions committed during the war’

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3 d. ago Trump defends Hegseth as secretary faces questions over Venezuela boat strike ‘war crime’: Live

The House and the Senate have opened inquiries into the reported ‘double tap strike’ on the alleged drug vessel in the Caribbean

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3 d. ago Special forces chief made ‘conscious’ choice to cover up war crimes, probe told

Members of UK special forces gave evidence to the Afghanistan Inquiry in a series of closed hearings.

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3 d. ago Special forces chief knew UK soldiers were executing Afghans but covered it up, whistleblower claims

Senior officer issues extraordinary plea to the UK special forces community to ‘decide what you stand for’

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