Lithuania has called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate alleged crimes against humanity by the regime of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, including forced deportations, persecution of opposition supporters and inhumane t…
Mozambican soldiers operating out of TotalEnergies’ natural gas plant abducted, raped and killed dozens of civilians.
Mexico asked for an apology from King Felipe VI over the Spanish conquest and says it didn’t receive a response.
A new complaint to the International Criminal Court accuses Tunisia of severe human rights violations against African migrants, just a year after the EUโs migration deal with the country. The EU Commission rejects any involvement of EU funds.ย
Starmer rejects claim UK has undermined Israel’s fight against Hamas.
Gaffe comes amid pressure on UK prime minister over his party’s handling of the Gaza conflict.
The Israeli prime minister accused Keir Starmer’s government of “sending mixed messages.”
In statements to Euronews, former Colombian President Andrรฉs Pastrana said that in Venezuela there has not been an electoral fraud but a ‘coup d’รฉtat’. He urged the International Criminal Court to protect the country’s civilian population.
Serbia gets pulled โ and pulls itself โ sharply between East and West. Where it ends up will help decide which Great Power emerges triumphant.
Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, who was 26 years old, was protesting settlement expansion. The IDF said they are investigating reports.
Exclusive: Lord chancellor says she wants to โinject energyโ into stalling efforts to set up Nuremberg-style trialThe new Labour government wants to inject renewed energy into the two-year-long international effort to set up a special tribunal with the…
Reported move by Dmytro Kuleba follows comments by Zelenskiy of the need to โstrengthen some areas in the governmentโVolodymyr Zelenskiy has spoken out after 5 people were killed in a Russian strike on Lviv, including a teenage girl.โEvery one of our p…
Russian President Vladimir Putin was welcomed by honour guards and red carpets in the Mongolian capital on Tuesday (3 September) on his first visit to an International Criminal Court (ICC) member since it issued a warrant for his arrest last year.
The Russian president arrived in Mongolia for an official visit on Monday, despite an international arrest warrant hanging over him. It’s unlikely he’ll be arrested during his visit.
Decision not to detain Russian leader is โheavy blow to ICC and international criminal justice systemโ, says KyivRussia-Ukraine war โ latest news updatesUkraine has called for Mongolia to face โconsequencesโ after its failure to arrest Vladimir Putin d…
Israeli PM vows: โWith or without British arms, Israel will win this war and secure our common future.โ
Energy dependence puts Mongolia โ sandwiched between Russia and China โ in a tough spot.
Former prime minister asks if the British government “want Hamas to win” after it partially suspends arms sales to Israel.
The Kremlin said on Monday (2 September) that Russian President Vladimir Putin had arrived for a state visit in Mongolia, which lies on the route of a planned new gas pipeline connecting Russia and China.
Human rights campaigners say Mongolia will become an “accomplice” if it fails to arrest Putin, who is wanted for war crimes.
Russia confident Ulan Bator will not act against its president despite being an International Criminal Court member
Mongolia is the first International Criminal Court member state to be visited by the Russian president since the court issued an arrest warrant for him in 2023.
Ukraine urges Mongolian government to execute warrant against Russian leader.
Fourteen-year-old girl among the dead with at least 77 injured; Zelenskiy fires head of Ukraineโs air force after fatal F-16 crash. What we know on day 920See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageA Russian bomb attack on Ukraineโs north-eastern city of K…
President Vladimir Putin is expected to travel to Mongolia on Tuesday, the first time the Russian leader has visited a member nation of theย International Criminal Court since the court ordered his arrest in March 2023. The court alleges Putin is respo…
If you speak up against racism, Islamophobia, homophobia or misogyny, don’t turn a blind eye now.
After years of debate, Kyiv may soon ratify the Rome Statute, thereby fulfilling one of the European Union’s demands.
The Mexican president on Thursday (8 August) rejected a request from Ukraine’s government to arrest Vladimir Putin if the Russian leader defies an international arrest warrant and attends the inauguration of Mexico’s next president in October.
Norway’s foreign minister called the move “an extreme act.”
The European Commission has urged Mexico to arrest Vladimir Putin if the Russian leader attends the inauguration of Mexican President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum later this year.
Here’s what the assassination of the Hamas chief means for a cease-fire, a broader war, and the United States’ role in the region.
Labour U-turns on the previous government’s opposition to the warrant, arguing for judicial independence and everyone being subject to international law.
Warsaw is considering intervening after strikes have devastated the power grid and destroyed Kyiv’s largest children’s hospital.
The lives of children are too easily forgotten. But the Council of Europe has a plan to hold the Kremlin to accountThis weekโs bombing of the main childrenโs hospital in the heart of Kyiv is the latest and most gruesome reminder of Vladimir Putinโs war…
Russia blasted the main children’s hospital in Kyiv with a missile in broad daylight on Monday (8 July) and rained missiles down on other cities across Ukraine, killing at least 41 civilians in the deadliest wave of air strikes for months.
Tensions between Israel and Hezbollah prompted the US to launchย diplomatic effortsย to prevent a full-scale war in the region.
Tensions between Israel and Hezbollah prompted the US to launchย diplomatic effortsย to prevent a full-scale war in the region.
“This equates to an average of two health care workers killed every day,” British charity warns.
Meeting disclosed after questions by Dutch MPs concerned about Guardian revelations of anti-ICC campaignIsraelโs ambassador to the Netherlands was asked to โreportโ to the Dutch foreign affairs ministry to explain allegations of a secret surveillance a…
The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Sergei Shoigu, the former Russian defence minister, and leading Russian general Valery Gerasimov on Tuesday (25 June) for alleged crimes committed during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The conversation between Lloyd Austin and Andrei Belousov was the first such call in over a year. What we know on day 854The US and Russian defence chiefs spoke by telephone on Tuesday, in a rare conversation between the two powers and with tensions ri…
After Vladimir Putin, the ICC has issued two arrest warrants for Sergei Shoigu and Valery Gerasimov for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Both are charged with attacks on Ukrainian power plants.
Army chief and ex-minister of defence accused over missile attacks on civilian targetsRussia-Ukraine war โ latest news updatesThe international criminal court (ICC) at The Hague has issued arrest warrants for Russiaโs ex-minister of defence and current…
The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants Tuesday for Russiaโs former defense minister and its military chief of staff for attacking civilian targets in Ukraine.
ICC targets former Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov over their roles in war on Ukraine.
The country wants to hold a regular summit once Hungary assumes the presidency of the Council of the EU.
Joint statement of support for international criminal court issued following revelations of Israeli interferenceThe international criminal court must be allowed to carry out its work โwithout intimidationโ, a group of 93 states has said in a significan…
Joint statement of support for international criminal court issued following revelations of Israeli interferenceThe international criminal court must be allowed to carry out its work โwithout intimidationโ, a group of 93 states has said in a significan…
Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court are investigating alleged Russian cyberattacks on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure as possible war crimes, four sources familiar with the case said.
Lawyers say strategy of denying food and services to people in Ukrainian city during siege could amount to war crimeRussia engaged in a โdeliberate patternโ of starvation tactics during the 85-day siege of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol in early 2022, …
Keir Starmer could finally get his handshake with Joe Biden if he becomes prime minister, five days after taking the job.
Moldova’s parliament denounced Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as “genocide” in connection with Moscow’s treatment of children in occupied areas, but the assembly’s Moscow-friendly opposition parties refused to take part in the vote.
MPs say Netherlands has responsibility as international criminal courtโs host and demand government holds Israel to accountThe Dutch government is under pressure to hold Israel to account for spying on and intimidating lawyers at the international crim…
Slick, disciplined and a hit with young voters, the president of the National Rally is remaking the party in his image.
Trade ministers are discussing the EUโs trade deal with Israel.
European Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi met on Wednesday (29 May) with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, amid requests by the International Criminal Court’s prosecutor for arrest warrants against them over alleg…
Ahead of the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings, host Anne McElvoy asks Jane Hartley, United States ambassador to the United Kingdom, about the future of the transatlantic โspecial relationship.โ Hartley discussed the future of U.S.-U.K. relations in light of the International Criminal Court seeking an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; revealed [โฆ]
โI think Keir has been tough and strong with his membership,” says U.S. ambassador to the U.K. of Starmer’s messaging on the Gaza conflict.
Our human response to the Oct. 7 massacre has shackled us to an Israeli prime minister whoโs serving his personal interests and those of the fringe groups in his coalition government.
Judges at the UN’s top court will rule on Friday (24 May) on South Africa’s request to order Israel to halt its Rafah offensive and withdraw from Gaza, part of a wider case accusing Israel of genocide.
The Hague court is coming in for scrutiny over Israel-Hamas moves.
Spain should cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC) in its investigation of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for crimes committed during the war on Gaza, Sumar leader and Deputy Prime Minister Yolanda Dรญaz said on Wednesday, the…
Ireland attempted to avoid ruffling Washingtonโs feathers in private conversations ahead of the announcement.
Britain’s summer election is on. Here’s your bluffer’s guide.
The Biden administration is willing to work with Congress to potentially impose sanctions against International Criminal Court officials over the prosecutor’s request for arrest warrants for Israeli leaders over the Gaza war, Secretary of State Antony …
British prime minister says International Criminal Court’s move is ‘deeply unhelpful’ and flirts with ‘moral equivalence’ between Israel and Hamas.
France backs the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the ‘fight against impunity’, its foreign ministry said after the court’s prosecutor sought an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant and thre…
The president emphasized his backing of Israel, aiming to quell frustrations heโd conditioned aid.
The International Criminal Court’s prosecutor said on Monday (20 May) he had requested arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his defence chief and three Hamas leaders over alleged war crimes.
Reactions ranged from welcoming the International Criminal Court’s decision to slamming it as “appalling” and “non comprehensible.”
Far from forcing a pause in the fighting, accusations of war crimes will cause Israelis to rally around their embattled prime minister.
ICC prosecutor alleges war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by both sides in Gaza war.
The law must apply to everyone equally โ or it’s not law at all.
This isnโt just about the Armenian community in Nagorno-Karabakh โ it’s focused on different forms of genocide committed against Armenians in Armenia itself.
This year, we should remember Benjamin Berell Ferencz who led the Nuremberg prosecution of two dozen SS commanders, and his legacy: Law, not war.
A voice critical of Israel’s war on Gaza falls silent in “dark day for democracy.”
Moscow has sought to kill the Ukrainian president since the beginning of its full-scale invasion.
Russian strikes on Kharkiv and Dnipro provinces kill at least two while three injured in Odesa; Zelenskiy says jet downed over Donetsk region. What we know on day 802See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageRussian attacks on Ukraineโs Kharkiv and Dnipro…
Washington sanctions entities linked to Kremlinโs chemical and biological weapons programs.
Rights chief also warns Britain will be โjudged harshly by history for its failure to help prevent civilian slaughter in GazaโThe UK has been accused by Amnesty International of โdeliberately destabilisingโ human rights on the global stage for its own …
Ukraineโs fight for justice for women, men and children who suffer terrible sexual crimes shows this battle goes far beyond territoryAtrocities are Russiaโs means of warfare. Since the beginning of its aggression against Ukraine in 2014, the Kremlin ha…
French president says he does not want escalation but allies cannot โlook away and let things run their courseโ โ what we know on day 742See all our coverage of the war in UkraineEmmanuel Macron has urged Ukraineโs allies not to be โcowardsโ in support…
Court in The Hague targets Moscow’s military bosses over bombardment of Ukrainian energy infrastructure.
The International Criminal Court has issued the arrest warrants over alleged war crimes in Ukraine.
The International Criminal Court has issued the arrest warrants over alleged war crimes in Ukraine.
The International Criminal Court said Tuesday that it has issued arrest warrants for two senior Russian officers over the Ukraine war, including strikes targeting Ukrainian power infrastructure.
“I don’t understand what’s going on,” lamented Andriy Kostin.
POLITICO watched the 2-hour love-in with the Russian president so you donโt have to.
Philippe Sands KC backs Ukrainian call for international tribunal to prosecute Kremlin leaders for crime of aggressionThe international criminal court is locked in a deplorable turf war that is blocking Ukraineโs efforts to set up a special internation…
Armenia joins the International Criminal Court (ICC) this Thursday, with the hope of being able to use its judicial mechanisms to protect itself against its neighbour Azerbaijan. Yerevan and Baku have waged two wars over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh …
Heavy Ukrainian missile strikes hit military targets in Crimea; Russia and Ukraine make PoW exchange See all our Russia-Ukraine coverageUkraine has reportedly carried out heavy missile strikes on military targets in Crimea including the Balbek airfield…
Ukraine claims Russian list of PoWs on board crashed military plane has discrepancies; Moscow court jails ultra-nationalist Igor GirkinSee all our Ukraine war coverageRussia and Ukraine continue to dispute the circumstances surrounding the crash of a R…
Israel on Friday (12 January) rejected as false and “grossly distorted” accusations brought by South Africa at the UN’s top court that its military operation in Gaza is a state-led genocide campaign against Palestinians.
The ‘forcible transfer and russification of Ukrainian children’ is ‘evidence of a genocide,’ the Council of Europe says.
The westโs equivocation on Gaza exposes a global order facing mutiny over its domination of the international discourseRichard Haass, the distinguished global analyst, once wrote: โConsistency in foreign policy is a luxury policymakers cannot always af…
Ukrainian military moving to defensive positions, UKโs MoD says; Russian tax revenue from oil exports slashed by 32%, US saysSee all our Russia-Ukraine coverageUkraineโs armed forces are taking up a more defensive posture, the UKโs Ministry of Defence …
The โrules-based world orderโ is no more than a myth. Itโs time for a major overhaul of institutions from the UN to the ICCWorld risks new age of empires where might makes right, warns Estonian foreign ministerOur rules-based world is the triumph of pe…
Igor Salikov to tell ICC he witnessed war crimes and fled Russia after refusing an order to execute civilians.
Hopes that war crimes committed in Israel and Gaza can be prosecuted rest on the Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) and its prosecutor, Karim Khan.
His presence presented a symbolic split screen: Global climate talks in one frame, Putin’s oil negotiations in the other.
