Australian media win defamation case against decorated soldier over war crimes allegations.

Australia's most decorated living soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, lost a high-profile defamation case against three of the country's top newspapers, which had reported that he was involved in the killing of six prisoners while on duty in Afghanistan between 2009 and 2012. The case transformed into a de facto war crimes trial, as more than three dozen witnesses testified about killings that occurred more than a decade ago on the other side of the world. The judgment was a victory for Australian journalism and raised fresh allegations of atrocities committed by Australian special forces in Afghanistan.