Mercenaries are outlawed under international law. But Russia has misused the label to deny foreign fighters their protections as prisoners of war.

The prosecutor, Karim Khan, who is seeking to arrest top Israeli officials for their roles in the Gaza war, is waiting until a probe into the allegations is completed. ‘Unless there is a massive ...

IC Chief Alexander Bastrykin disclosed that more than 3,300 mercenaries from over 70 countries have participated in the armed conflict on Ukraine’s side ST. PETERSBURG, May 19. /TASS/.

Winning entries included several data stories that exposed the impacts of brutality: the effect of violence against officials on public life in Mexico; the recruitment of prisoners for a mercenary ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has declared that Germany must have a stronger army than Britain, committing to spend five per cent of annual GDP on defence. In his first major address to the German ...