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However, she did not give a timeline on when charges might be brought against those responsible for the atrocities in the war, which began in April 2023.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

The pamphlet railed against British atrocities, condemned servile loyalism and confidently projected military recovery.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

He even hailed Britain's role in colonizing North America -- a controversial subject given the atrocities against native people by waves of European conquerors who crossed the Atlantic.

From Barron's Apr. 28, 2026

This was the real-life version of a mindless doomscroll, when all of the world’s atrocities barely register.

From Salon Apr. 25, 2026

He wondered how God could allow these atrocities to happen.

From "Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps" by Andrea Warren