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Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation trial laid bare the brutal reality of Australia’s decades-long war in Afghanistan – now the ex-soldier awaits judgment

While costs of about $25m and possibly millions in damages are at stake, the trial also has existential implications for Australian journalism

The Guardian - AU

Paisley man 'stabbed' and 'lost lots of blood' as 'screaming' locals watched on

SAS chiefs confirmed that one ambulance was sent to the scene and a man was taken to hospital. Locals took to social media claiming that a 'guy' had been 'stabbed' in the town centre.

Glasgow Live

Roberts-Smith's defamation trial concludes

The defamation trial launched by war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith has concluded more than a year after it began with the judge reserving his decision.

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Roberts-Smith’s defamation trial concludes

The defamation trial launched by war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith has concluded more than a year after it began with the judge reserving his decision.

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Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial concludes with judge's verdict likely months away

The marathon defamation trial brought on by war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith concludes after his lawyer tells a Sydney court he is the victim of a "war of words" by bitter, jealous ex-colleagues who fed lies to journalists.

ABC News

‘Political pressure’ claims in inquiry into alleged SAS killings of Afghans

Emails disclosed by lawyers for two families of victims suggested police told to ignore role of senior officers

The Guardian - UK

Defence force documents disprove allegation Ben Roberts-Smith killed teenager in Afghanistan, defamation trial hears

Former soldier’s lawyer says defence documents show teenager was released unharmed but newspapers say they are not accurate

The Guardian - AU

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Edinburgh child rushed to hospital after emergency incident at nursery

The Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) confirmed that two ambulances were dispatched to Cranley Nursery on Braid Road

Edinburgh Live

Roberts-Smith alleged kick due to 'laugh'

The motivation for Ben Roberts-Smith allegedly kicking an unarmed Afghan prisoner off a cliff was because he laughed at him, the Federal Court has been told.

AAP

Roberts-Smith alleged kick due to ‘laugh’

The motivation for Ben Roberts-Smith allegedly kicking an unarmed Afghan prisoner off a cliff was because he laughed at him, the Federal Court has been told.

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‘Fanciful, nonsense’: case against Ben Roberts-Smith ‘based on conjecture’, lawyer tells defamation trial

Former soldier’s barrister says newspapers accusing him of murders while part of SAS ‘failed to establish any motive’ and the case is ‘an embarrassment’

The Guardian - AU

Ben Roberts-Smith legal counsel says witnesses who gave evidence against the war veteran are liars

Witnesses against Ben Roberts-Smith in his long-running defamation case are "liars, perjurers and gossips", a barrister tells the Federal Court in his closing address.

ABC News

Ben Roberts-Smith allegedly attempted to ‘intimidate’ witnesses, lawyers for newspapers tell defamation trial

In closing submissions newspapers’ counsel claims alleged actions are forceful indicators of Roberts-Smith’s ‘consciousness of guilt’

The Guardian - AU

Roberts-Smith's victim 'most impressive'

A serving SAS soldier savagely bullied by Ben Roberts-Smith is one of the most impressive witnesses to be called at the defamation trial, a judge has heard.

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Ex-lover feared Roberts-Smith, court told

The former lover of Ben Roberts-Smith both loved and feared him after an alleged attack and stereotypical reactions should be rejected, a judge has been told.

The Guardian - AU

Ben Roberts-Smith ‘prepared to lie under oath’, newspapers’ lawyer tells defamation trial

Barrister for newspapers tells court former soldier was either an ‘architect or knowing beneficiary of … dishonest collusion’, in closing submissions

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Lie alleged to cover up Afghan execution

War veteran Ben Roberts-Smith has been accused of colluding with four of his witnesses by inserting a lie into evidence to cover up an alleged war crime.

The Independent UK

SAS pilots reach agreement with management, end strike

Scandinavian Airlines pilots in Sweden, Norway and Denmark have called off a strike that ran for 15 days and caused major disruption, after reaching an agreement with management

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The Guardian - AU

Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation trial hears Australian SAS soldiers ‘turned a blind eye’ to alleged war crimes

In closing submissions, newspapers’ lawyer accuses several of Roberts-Smith’s witnesses of ‘outright dishonesty’

AAP

SAS soldiers ignored 'despicable crimes'

SAS soldiers who eventually testified against Ben Roberts-Smith were willing to turn a blind eye to alleged crimes due to a code of silence, a judge has heard.

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SAS soldiers ignored ‘despicable crimes’

SAS soldiers who eventually testified against Ben Roberts-Smith were willing to turn a blind eye to alleged crimes due to a code of silence, a judge has heard.

AFP

SAS and pilots' unions reach agreement, ending strike

Stockholm (AFP) - Scandinavian airline SAS and the unions representing their pilots said Tuesday that they had reached an agreement, ending a two-week strike that has cost the ailing airline between $9 and $12 million a day.

ABC News

Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial told SAS ignored 'breaches of the laws of war'

A barrister for Nine Entertainment tells the Federal Court that SAS soldiers "were willing to turn a blind eye" over allegations two Afghan men were executed during a mission in 2009.

The Conversation

Shinto religion has long been entangled with Japan's politics – and Shinzo Abe was associated with many of its groups

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s alleged shooter, Tetsuya Yamagami, told the police that he was motivated by Abe’s connections to the messianic new religious movement known as the Unification Church.

The Guardian - AU

Ben Roberts-Smith was targeted after being awarded Victoria Cross, his barrister tells court

Closing submissions begin in the former SAS soldier’s long-running defamation trial against three newspapers

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