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International court seeks the arrest of 2 Russian officers over attacks on Ukraine's infrastructure

Mar. 05, 2024 14:29 PM EST

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants Tuesday for two high-ranking Russian military officers on charges linked to attacks on civilian infrastructure in Ukraine that judges said happened “pursuant to a state policy.” It's only the...

International court issues arrest warrants for 2 Russian military officers over attacks on Ukraine's infrastructure

Mar. 05, 2024 08:28 AM EST
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — International court issues arrest warrants for 2 Russian military officers over attacks on Ukraine's infrastructure.

International Criminal Court to hold first ever in absentia hearing over Ugandan rebel leader Kony

Mar. 04, 2024 12:15 PM EST

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — International Criminal Court prosecutors will present evidence to back up charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity against notorious fugitive Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony at the global court’s first ever in absentia hearing later this year. ...

Police cars torched during rioting between rival groups of Eritreans in the Netherlands

Feb. 17, 2024 15:48 PM EST

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Rioting broke out between two rival groups of Eritreans in the Netherlands on Saturday night, police said. Officers used tear gas in an attempt to quell the unrest in The Hague as rioters torched police cars and a bus. Images from the scene showed...

Top UN court rejects South African request for an urgent measure to safeguard Rafah

Feb. 16, 2024 15:02 PM EST
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Top UN court rejects South African request for an urgent measure to safeguard Rafah.

Today in History: February 12, composer and pianist Eubie Blake dies at 96

Feb. 12, 2024 00:01 AM EST

Today in History Today is Monday, Feb. 12, the 43rd day of 2024. There are 323 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 12, 1983, composer and pianist Eubie Blake, who wrote such songs as “I’m Just Wild About Harry” and...

Live updates | UN court keeps genocide case against Israel alive as Gaza death toll surpasses 26,000

Jan. 26, 2024 21:47 PM EST

The death toll from the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip surpassed 26,000 on Friday as the International Court of Justice ordered Israel to limit deaths and damage but stopped short of demanding a cease-fire in the Palestinian territory. The Health Ministry in Hamas-ruled Gaza said...

Top UN Court stops short of ordering a cease-fire in Gaza but demands Israel try to contain death and damage

Jan. 26, 2024 07:47 AM EST
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Top UN Court stops short of ordering a cease-fire in Gaza but demands Israel try to contain death and damage.

Top UN court says it will not throw out case accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza

Jan. 26, 2024 07:23 AM EST
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Top UN court says it will not throw out case accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza.

Live updates | Tank rounds slam into crowded Gaza shelter, killing 9, UN says

Jan. 24, 2024 18:35 PM EST

Fierce battles are tearing through the Gaza Strip’s second-largest city, Khan Younis, where United Nations officials say tank rounds hit a U.N. facility sheltering displaced Palestinians, killing at least nine people and wounded 75 others. The Israeli military said its forces were...