Son of former Philippine dictator questions jurisdiction of The Hague court in investigating a close political ally, accusing the international court of "interference" on the country's sovereignty.
Moscow accuses the West of directly participating in the war by supplying weapons to Ukraine after Slovakia became the second of Kiev's allies to provide MIG-29 fighter jets on the 387th day of fighting.
The ICC said it had granted its prosecutor's request to reopen an investigation into drug war killings and other suspected rights abuses.
Chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court says his team possesses audio and video records of the atrocities and mass graves in Tarhuna where authorities unearthed 250 bodies.
Karim Khan is in Sudan a year after he visited the country for talks on outstanding arrest warrants over crimes committed during the 2003 Darfur war under ousted president Omar al Bashir.
Palestinian Foreign Ministry calls on International Criminal Court "to adopt this report in order to expedite its investigations and bring criminals and murderers to international justice."
Thousands of Palestinians crowded the roads in Ramallah to honour Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh as Palestinian president held Israel responsible for the killing.
President Nicolas Maduro’s calculation includes the potential for domestic and international political and economic gains.
Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman faces 31 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity for his role in a conflict almost 20 years ago.
Last November, the ICC opened a formal investigation into alleged rights violations during a crackdown by security forces on protests sparked by the arrests of several opposition leaders in 2017.
US President Joe Biden called Russian President Vladimir Putin a "war criminal" over his actions in Ukraine but the White House later clarified that there is a process for such a formal determination.
"Today I wish to announce that I have decided to proceed with opening an investigation into the situation in Ukraine, as rapidly as possible," says International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan.
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