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Netanyahu Takes a Long Detour to Get to UN

Israeli leader could have been arrested if plane had made emergency landing in Europe

(Newser) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in New York to address the United Nations General Assembly, but he took a lengthy detour to get there, steering clear of much of Europe as he faces an international arrest warrant and potential detention if he lands in several countries.
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ICC Issues Arrest Warrants for Taliban Leaders

Warrants cite gender-based persecution and crackdown on basic freedoms

(Newser) - The International Criminal Court has new targets in its sights. The Hague-based court has issued arrest warrants for two top Taliban leaders, accusing them of crimes against humanity tied to their treatment of Afghan women . Supreme Leader Haibatullah Akhundzada and chief justice Abdul Hakim Haqqani are suspected of orchestrating...

'Unprecedented' Move at ICC After Sex Misconduct Claims

International Criminal Court's top prosecutor, Karim Khan, steps aside for now while probe continues

(Newser) - The International Criminal Court's top prosecutor has temporarily stepped aside amid an investigation into sexual misconduct allegations, the court announced Friday, casting uncertainty over the court's leadership. The decision follows claims that Karim Khan tried for more than a year to pressure a female aide into a...

Amal Clooney Faces Threat of Trump Sanctions

Human rights lawyer could be targeted for work with International Criminal Court

(Newser) - British human rights lawyer Amal Clooney could be denied entry to the US, where she owns a home with actor husband George Clooney, under possible sanctions. The UK Foreign Office has warned that the Trump administration could level sanctions against several top lawyers who worked on the International Criminal Court'...

Hungary Says It Will Withdraw From the ICC

Orban criticizes ICC as biased amid Netanyahu's European visit

(Newser) - Hungary on Thursday said it would pull out of the International Criminal Court, in a process that could take a year or more. The news coincided with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's opulent welcome in Budapest, a trip that marked just his second foreign trip since the ICC in...

Philippine Ex-President Arrested Over Drug Killings
ICC Takes Custody of
Philippine Ex-President
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Mar 13, 2025 12:30 AM CDT

ICC Takes Custody of Philippine Ex-President

Rodrigo Duterte arrested after ICC investigation into crimes against humanity

(Newser) - The International Criminal Court took custody of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday on a warrant accusing him of crimes against humanity for deadly anti-drugs crackdowns he oversaw while in office, the AP reports. The 79-year-old former president arrived in the Netherlands on a flight from Manila, where he...

Trump to Place Sanctions on International Criminal Court
US Sanctions ICC's
Top Prosecutor
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Feb 14, 2025 12:00 AM CST

US Sanctions ICC's Top Prosecutor

Trump has accused ICC of improperly targeting US, Israel

(Newser) - The US on Thursday followed up on President Trump's executive order targeting the International Criminal Court by sanctioning the court's top prosecutor. Karim Khan was was placed on the list of "Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons" who are not allowed to do business with Americans and...

Poland Guarantees Netanyahu Won't Be Arrested

World leaders are planning to attend marking the liberation of Auschwitz this month

(Newser) - Poland's government has approved a measure promising Israel that its officials—including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu—can attend events commemorating the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp without fear of arrest. The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu and other Israelis...

Ukrainian Kids Sent to Russia on Putin's Orders: Report

Russian president financed and facilitated coerced adoption, which could be a war crime

(Newser) - Yale University researchers offer what they say is strong evidence of war crimes by Vladimir Putin in a new report alleging Russia's president and senior Kremlin officials authorized the coerced fostering and adoption of Ukrainian children. It finds 314 children as young as 2, mostly from Ukraine's Donetsk...

France Might Buck ICC on Netanyahu Arrest

Foreign ministry says 'immunities apply'

(Newser) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister Yoav Gallant are wanted men under an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court last week —but France could still be a safe place for them to visit. The French Foreign Ministry said Wednesday that Netanyahu is covered...

International Court Issues Arrest Warrant for Netanyahu

ICC also follows through on controversial move for Hamas officials

(Newser) - The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants on Thursday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defense minister, and Hamas officials, accusing them of war crimes in the Gaza war and the October 2023 attacks that triggered Israel's offensive. The decision turns Netanyahu and the others into internationally...

2 More Russians Join Putin on ICC's Wanted List

Arrest warrants issued for Sergei Shoigu, Valery Gerasimov

(Newser) - Some 15 months after it issued an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin for war crimes related to his country's invasion of Ukraine, the International Criminal Court in the Hague (ICC) has set its sights on two more Russians. The body on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for former Russian Defense...

George Clooney Calls White House With a Complaint

Biden aides worried about upset actor backing out of fundraiser

(Newser) - George Clooney called the White House last month with a complaint, sparking concern that he would drop out of a June 15 fundraiser for President Biden's reelection campaign. The actor reached presidential counselor Steve Ricchetti to discuss Biden's criticism of International Criminal Court prosecutors' decision to seek arrest...

Angered by Netanyahu Warrant, House Hits Back at ICC

Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act passes 247-155, despite White House opposition

(Newser) - House Republicans led a push to impose sanctions against the International Criminal Court on Tuesday in response to arrest warrants for Israeli leaders , including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Lawmakers voted 247-155 to pass the Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act introduced by GOP Rep. Chip Roy with nearly all Republicans and 42...

Israel Threatened, Spied on ICC Chief Prosecutor: Report

Fatou Bensouda reportedly feared for her safety amid intimidation campaign

(Newser) - Israel's foreign intelligence agency led a nearly decade-long covert "war" against the International Criminal Court, which included threatening the chief prosecutor in a failed effort to keep her from investigating alleged war crimes in Palestinian territories, according to a joint investigation by the Guardian , +972 Magazine , and the...

Biden: Move Against Netanyahu 'Outrageous'

President slams request by International Criminal Court's top prosecutor for arrest warrant

(Newser) - President Biden has been walking the line between supporting Israel and criticizing its Gaza attack , but on Monday he came down firmly on Benjamin Netanyahu's side. Biden called the decision by the top prosecutor at the International Criminal Court to seek an arrest warrant for the Israeli leader "...

ICC Seeks Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu, Hamas Leaders

Karim Khan says he's seeking arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Israel defense chief, Hamas leaders

(Newser) - The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said Monday he's seeking arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in connection with their actions during the seven-month war. Karim Khan said that he believes Netanyahu, his defense minister Yoav Gallant, and three Hamas...

International Court May Issue Arrest Warrant for Netanyahu

Leaders of Hamas may get them as well from the ICC

(Newser) - Benjamin Netanyahu appears to be at risk of a major international embarrassment: Israel is worried that the International Criminal Court is about to issue arrest warrants for him and other Israeli leaders for alleged war crimes, report NBC News and the Jerusalem Post . The ICC might also issue warrants for...

Drones Marked 'For the Kremlin' Attack Ukraine

Meanwhile, the ICC raises Ukrainian flag as President Zelensky visits The Hague

(Newser) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was in the Netherlands on Thursday for a surprise visit to the city that's home to the International Criminal Court, which has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin. Zelensky's visit to The Hague, which hosts the ICC and the United Nations'...

Putin Is a Wanted Man. Now What?


What the ICC's
Arrest Warrant
Means for Putin
the rundown
Mar 17, 2023 2:46 PM CDT

What the ICC's Arrest Warrant Means for Putin

If nothing else, Russian leader will have to curtail his travel to nations that work with the court

(Newser) - Vladimir Putin is in rare, if unwanted, company: On Friday, he became only the third sitting president to be the subject of an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court in the Hague, notes Reuters . The others were Sudan's Omar al-Bashir and Libya's Muammar Gaddafi. So now...

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