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Survivors. just one day earlier, an air strike hit a theater where civilians were sheltering. despite the russian word for "children" written on the ground outside the building. today the ukrainian parliament commissioner for human rights says survivors have begun to emerge from the wreckage. there had been more than a thousand people sheltering, believed to be inside. this video last week shows the cramped conditions inside as the city has been cut off from water, power, and heat. >> still, in ...

Were very intent, because of the cons and shelling that doesnt stop, so it goes on throughout the day and we can see reports coming from different districts in town that one or other residential areas was hit by russian shelling and im myself live quite close to the city centre and i saw on the street that the results of these shelling is, a cluster munition rocket actually was laying just on the pavement inside of it. so one of the historical buildings very close to where i live was destroyed a...

They used to lose 12,000 in a day during world war ii. i think what hes going to do is replace those soldiers with more soldiers and double down on the artillery and rocket strikes to keep it going. >> on that, human rights watch said russian forces attacked with cluster munition attacks. those are widely condemned. youve been tracking what weapons the russians are using where and what are being destroyed. what are you seeing? >> sure. earlier we saw evidence of cluster munitions being used in k...

The alliance will not engage Russian forces in the air or on the ground in Ukraine to avoid the risk of a wider European war, the secretary-general says.

Rights groups say Russian strikes on hospitals and schools in Ukraine could equal war crimes, as they call on the Kremlin to stop using cluster munitions.

The president promised to reverse his predecessor's embrace of these indiscriminate weapons of war but has so far yet to act.

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A day after the Indian Army termed as lies and deceit Pakistans allegations that Indian troops used cluster bombs targeting civilians along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday condemned “Indias attack” and said the “use of cluster munitions” was “in violation of int humanitarian law”

Yemenis have long been accusing the US of being the main supporter of the brutal Saudi-led war on their country.

What you need to know about the defense industry - in your inbox. email Northrop Grumman Says It Will Walk Away From Cluster Bomb Contract The companys CEO says the decision is part of a move to "be thoughtful about potential human rights implications" of its products. Northrop Grumman said Thursday that it would walk away from a U.S. government cluster bomb contract as the company moves to distance itself from the deadly weapons commonly associated with civilian casualties. The c...