Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told a NATO summit on Thursday that Russia had used white phosphorus against civilians in his country. “This morning, by the way, phosphorus bombs were ...

Industries use white phosphorus to manufacture chemicals used in fertilizers, food additives, and cleaning compounds, it explains. In the past, it was used as a pesticide and in fireworks.

People exposed to white phosphorus can suffer severe and sometimes deadly bone-deep burns. It can cause organs to shut down, and burns on just 10% of the body can be fatal, HRW said.

United Nations chemical weapons inspectors say they are investigating claims from multiple sources that chemical weapons were used by Turkish forces on Kurdish civilians in Ras al-Ayn, a Syrian ...

White phosphorus is also used to create smokescreens during the day, as it puts off a huge amount of smoke when it burns. It can ignite fast-burning, fast-spreading fires on the ground, ...

People exposed to white phosphorus can suffer severe and sometimes deadly bone-deep burns. It can cause organs to shut down, and burns on just 10% of the body can be fatal, HRW said.

United Nations chemical weapons inspectors say they are investigating claims from multiple sources that chemical weapons were used by Turkish forces on Kurdish civilians in Ras al-Ayn, a Syrian ...

People exposed to white phosphorus can suffer severe and sometimes deadly bone-deep burns. It can cause organs to shut down, and burns on just 10% of the body can be fatal, HRW said.

People exposed to white phosphorus can suffer severe and sometimes deadly bone-deep burns. It can cause organs to shut down, and burns on just 10% of the body can be fatal, HRW said.

The Israeli military deployed white phosphorus, a controversial and lethal chemical substance, in its war against Hamas, putting civilians at risk of life-threatening burns, according to the Human ...

People exposed to white phosphorus can suffer severe and sometimes deadly bone-deep burns. It can cause organs to shut down, and burns on just 10% of the body can be fatal, HRW said.