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President Donald Trump signed an executive order to cut financial assistance to South Africa, the White House said on Friday, citing disapproval of the African nation’s land policy and of its genocide case at the International Court of Justice against Washington’s ally Israel. The White House said Washington will also formulate a plan to resettle…
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Carlo Nordio argued that the ICC’s arrest warrant contained contradictions and procedural flaws, leading Italy’s courts to order Ossama al-Masri’s release. Italy’s justice minister vigorously defended the government’s decision to repatriate a Libyan warlord wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC), arguing on Wednesday that the court itself had made an “immense mess” of the…
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Libya has been in political turmoil since a NATO-backed uprising toppled and killed longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi in 2011. The International Criminal Court has unsealed arrest warrants for six men allegedly linked to a Libyan militia blamed for multiple killings in a strategically important western town where mass graves were discovered in 2020. Libya has been in…
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Mongolia ignored the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin as it rolled out the red carpet to receive him today. The Russian president should, in theory, have been handcuffed as he arrived – but the Mongolian government said earlier that it was difficult to arrest him due to the country’s position of energy…
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The Paris Olympics are being targeted by a Russian-linked disinformation campaign, according to the New York Times. Since last summer, efforts have been under way by a hacker group named Storm-1679, the paper reports. The campaign “began in earnest” when a documentary was released with a doctored International Olympic Committee (IOC) logo, along with an…
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Tuesday that a new AI-powered monitoring system will protect athletes and officials from online abuse during the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games. “Paris 2024 will mark the first time that AI will be in use to provide safe online spaces for such a large number of athletes…
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Russia said on Tuesday that the United States was being hypocritical by opposing the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) investigation of Israel but supporting the court’s warrant for the arrest of President Vladimir Putin. The ICC – which can charge individuals with war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide – is investigating Hamas’ Oct. 7 cross-border attack…
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Children forcibly deported in Ukraine. Boys and girls killed in Israel/Palestine. Girls raped in Darfur, in western Sudan. These and other children around the world are victims – in huge numbers – of grave international crimes. Worldwide during wartime, children are killed, tortured, wrongfully detained, sexually assaulted, abducted, and forced into national armies and armed groups. The targeting…
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Five countries have called for a war crime investigation to be launched over the situation in Gaza and the West Bank, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has said. The request has been made by South Africa, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Comoros and Djibouti, prosecutor Karim Kahn said. South Africa said the referral was made…
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Kyrgyzstan’s president Sadyr Japarov with Vladimir PutinPic: Sputnik/Mikhail Metzel/Pool via Reuters Vladimir Putin is set to visit Kyrgyzstan next week, according to reports, marking his first trip abroad since a warrant was issued for his arrest. Kyrgyz news agency Kabar reported that the visit – expected to take place on 12 October – comes at the…
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Kremlin: Armenia joining International Criminal Court ‘wrongful’ There’s been more reaction from the Kremlin to the news that Armenia has voted to join the International Criminal Court despite a warning from Russia (see our 13.09 post). The move has vexed Moscow, which considered Yerevan an ally. In further comments on the situation this afternoon, Kremlin…
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The Dutch intelligence agency said Thursday that it prevented a Russian spy from gaining access as an intern to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. The person in question works for the Russian Military Intelligence Service GRU but he used a Brazilian cover identity to travel from Brazil to the Netherlands, the General…
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Sudan’s transitional authorities and rebel groups from Darfur have agreed that those wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for crimes in the region should appear before the tribunal, officials have said. The announcement was made on Tuesday in Juba, the capital of neighbouring South Sudan, where the two sides are engaged in peace talks. “We can only…
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Manchester United will play Manchester City in Beijing’s iconic “Bird Nest” stadium on July 25 as part of their Tour in China, the club said on Wednesday. It said in a statement that United will play in the International Champions Cup (ICC) against a Bundesliga side in the Shanghai Stadium on July 22 before facing…
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