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Australia jails Afghanistan war crimes whistle-blower for leaking secret defence files
David McBride, who pleaded guilty in November to three charges of stealing and sharing military information, was given five years and eight months’ imprisonment, Australian media reports said.
Australian war crimes whistleblower David McBride jailed for six years
Eight years after Australia began investigating alleged war crimes in Afghanistan, a whistleblower is the first to be punished.
Myanmar’s civil war rages on despite ‘whack-a-mole’ sanctions, scant aid. What more can be done?
“Outrage is not a policy: coming to terms with Myanmar’s fragmented state”, published on Sunday by the Lowy Institute think tank, argues that while the combination of sanctions and humanitarian assistance used by foreign governments so far was a reasonable starting point, “neither tool holds any real prospect of significantly influencing the course of the conflict”.
Violent protests continue in Pakistan-held Kashmir against price hikes. Talks with the IMF begin
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Protests against price hikes continued for the fourth day in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir with demonstrators clashing with police, officials said Monday, while government talks began with the International Monetary Fund in pursuit of billions of dollars in new support.
Britain faces its 'most dangerous' years in history, PM Rishi Sunak warns in preelection bid
LONDON — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak declared Monday that Britain is at a "crossroads" and in need of bold new ideas as he seeks to reignite waning support for his ruling Conservative Party ahead of a general election.
If ICC orders Duterte’s arrest over his deadly drugs war, will Philippines recognise it?
Two complaints have been filed against Duterte at the ICC: one submitted by a former policeman accusing him of ordering the deaths of opponents and criminals while he was mayor of Davao city, with the other lodged by relatives of those killed in his “war on drugs” while he was president from 2016 to 2022.