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Duterte arrested in Manila on ICC order

The Philippines' former president Rodrigo Duterte, 79, has been arrested at the airport in Manila. He is suspected of crimes against humanity.
Duterte arrested in Manila on ICC order

Europe dependent on American clouds: "A risk"

When the USA appears as an increasingly unreliable partner, Europe and Sweden stand with their heads in the clouds – the American clouds. The dependence on American IT services raises concerns about who has control and who gets to read your emails.
Europe dependent on American clouds: "A risk"

Yuji Iwasawa Takes Helm at International Court of Justice

The Japanese judge Yuji Iwasawa has been appointed as the new head of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which is based in The Hague. Iwasawa replaces Nawaf Salam, Lebanon's new prime minister.
Yuji Iwasawa Takes Helm at International Court of Justice

Butja, Kramatorsk, Mariupol – attacks that shocked

It has been three years since Russia launched its large-scale war against Ukraine – and the daily attacks keep Ukrainians in fear. Ruthless attacks have shocked the world with their brutality.
Butja, Kramatorsk, Mariupol – attacks that shocked

Butja, Kramatorsk, Mariupol – attacks that shocked

It has been three years since Russia launched its large-scale war against Ukraine – and the daily attacks keep Ukrainians in fear. Ruthless attacks have shocked the world with their brutality.
Butja, Kramatorsk, Mariupol – attacks that shocked

Merz welcomes Netanyahu – despite ICC warrant

Germany's likely new federal chancellor Friedrich Merz welcomes Benjamin Netanyahu to Germany – despite an international arrest warrant against the Israeli prime minister. .
Merz welcomes Netanyahu – despite ICC warrant

Trump's New World Order: Might Makes Right

Donald Trump's USA is threatening to take over territories, severing ties to UN agencies, shutting out negotiating partners and intimidating with punitive tariffs. Much suggests that we are heading into a new, transactional world order where the strong have advantages.
Trump's New World Order: Might Makes Right

USA imposes sanctions on ICC prosecutor

The US Department of Finance announced on Thursday that sanctions are being imposed on the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan. The notification from the Department of Finance – which is responsible for similar sanctions – came after President Donald Trump signed a decree on February 6 to put Khan on the sanctions list.
USA imposes sanctions on ICC prosecutor

Trump's New World Order: Might is Right

Donald Trump's USA is threatening to take over territories, severing ties to UN agencies and intimidating with punitive tariffs. Much suggests that we are heading into a new, transactional world order where the strong have advantages.
Trump's New World Order: Might is Right

Global protest against Trump's sanctions

The International Criminal Court (ICC) condemns the USA's decision to impose sanctions on the court and promises to continue providing "justice and hope" around the world. The sanctions are condemned by 79 of ICC's member countries, including Sweden.
Global protest against Trump's sanctions

Trump imposes sanctions on the International Criminal Court

The President of the USA, Donald Trump, has signed a presidential order to impose sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC). .
Trump imposes sanctions on the International Criminal Court

UN: At Least 2,900 Killed in Congo-Kinshasa

At least 2,900 people were killed in battles in the city of Goma last week, according to the UN. The rebel group M23 has launched a new offensive in the eastern parts of the country, according to humanitarian and security sources.
UN: At Least 2,900 Killed in Congo-Kinshasa

Hamas confirms: Military Chief Mohammed Deif dead

Hamas confirms that its military chief Mohammed Dayf was killed in an Israeli attack last year. .
Hamas confirms: Military Chief Mohammed Deif dead

Italy's Meloni Investigated for Crime

Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is being investigated for a crime, she herself announces in a video statement published on social media. .
Italy's Meloni Investigated for Crime

ICC Prosecutor: Arrest Taliban leaders for crimes against women

The International Criminal Court (ICC) can issue an arrest warrant against two high-ranking Taliban leaders in Afghanistan. The Taliban's treatment of women and girls constitutes a crime, declares Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan.
ICC Prosecutor: Arrest Taliban leaders for crimes against women

Italy releases Libyan suspect of war crimes

Italy is criticized for releasing a militant leader in Libya suspected of war crimes. The suspect was arrested in Turin after the International Criminal Court ICC issued an arrest warrant against him.
Italy releases Libyan suspect of war crimes

Israeli Soldier Reported to the Police in Sweden

Swedish police have received a report against an Israeli soldier who was visiting Sweden. .
Israeli Soldier Reported to the Police in Sweden

Netanyahu welcome – despite arrest warrant

If Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants to visit the memorial ceremony of the 80-year-old anniversary of when Auschwitz-Birkenau was liberated, he will be able to do so without being arrested, announces the Polish government. This despite the ICC having issued an arrest warrant against him.
Netanyahu welcome – despite arrest warrant

So was 2024 in the world – the news that dominated

Donald Trump was subjected to two assassination attempts and was later elected as the President of the USA, the wars in Gaza and Ukraine continued and the Assad regime in Syria was overthrown in an unexpected lightning-fast offensive by Islamist rebels. Here are the news stories that characterized 2024.
So was 2024 in the world – the news that dominated

He wants to bring Russian soldiers to justice

International legal bodies are working to hold leaders accountable for war crimes. But for the former business lawyer Yurii Bilous, that is not enough.
He wants to bring Russian soldiers to justice

Amnesty: Israel is committing genocide in Gaza

Israel has committed and is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, claims Amnesty International in a new report. This by intentionally killing civilians, causing severe physical and psychological harm and forcing Palestinians to live under very difficult conditions, writes the organization.
Amnesty: Israel is committing genocide in Gaza

ICC Fights Back: Treated Like Terrorists

The International Criminal Court (ICC) is being accused and threatened as if it were a terrorist group, says its chairman, Tomoko Akane. .
ICC Fights Back: Treated Like Terrorists

Former Minister Accuses Israel of War Crimes

Israel's former Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon accuses the government of ethnic cleansing in northern Gaza. Moshe Yaalon, who resigned from the post of Defense Minister after a conflict with Netanyahu in 2016, now accuses the current government of having set out to "occupy, annex, ethnically cleanse".
Former Minister Accuses Israel of War Crimes

Appeal to Sweden: Take the Hague Courts Seriously

The Palestinian Authority's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Varsen Aghabekian appeals to Sweden to support the judgments of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the International Criminal Court (ICC) on the Middle East: Listen to them if you are a peace-loving country and believe in international law. .
Appeal to Sweden: Take the Hague Courts Seriously
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