World May 13 Gunfire breaks out in Philippine Senate where authorities tried to arrest a senator By Joeal Calupitan, Aaron Favila, Jim Gomez, Associated Press
World May 11 EU targets Russians with sanctions over the abduction of thousands of Ukrainian children The European Union has imposed sanctions on 16 officials accused of helping Russia abduct tens of thousands of children from Ukraine. By Lorne Cook, Associated Press
World Apr 23 Ex-Philippine president Duterte to face trial on crimes against humanity charges Duterte, who served as president from 2016 to 2022, was arrested in the Philippines last year and flown to the Hague. He denies the charges against him. By Molly Quell, Associated Press
World Feb 23 International Criminal Court opens hearings into Rodrigo Duterte The International Criminal Court has started pretrial hearings on former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who is facing three counts of crimes against humanity. By Molly Quell, Associated Press
World Jan 26 ICC judges say former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte is fit to stand trial Duterte is facing charges of crimes against humanity for his alleged involvement in dozens of killings as part of his so-called war on drugs when in office. By Molly Quell, Associated Press
Nov 28 ICC judges reject request to release ex-Philippine President Duterte from custody By Molly Quell, Associated Press Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will remain in detention at the International Criminal Court after appeals judges on Friday rejected a request to release him on health grounds. Continue reading
Nov 15 Watch 9:05 How sanctions imposed by Trump are taking a toll on the International Criminal Court By Gerald Kalokwera and Kira Kay, Jason Maloney, The Bureau for International Reporting The International Criminal Court, or ICC, only intervenes when national courts can't or won't prosecute crimes like genocide and crimes against humanity. But after the Trump administration sanctioned several members of the court this year, Americans trying to prosecute some… Continue watching
Nov 03 ICC prosecutor warns Sudan's paramilitary forces may be committing war crimes in Darfur By Molly Quell, Associated Press On Monday, the court said it is taking immediate steps to collect evidence in El-Fasher for future prosecutions. Continue reading
Oct 24 International Criminal Court judges reject jurisdiction challenge in Duterte case By Molly Quell, Associated Press Defense lawyers for the 80-year old Duterte argued that the ICC didn't have the authority to continue with the proceedings. Continue reading
Oct 17 Putin expected to meet Trump in Hungary despite ICC arrest warrant for Russia's president By Mike Corder, Associated Press Vladimir Putin is expected to travel to Hungary soon for talks with U.S. President Donald Trump on ending the war in Ukraine — despite the Russian leader facing an International Criminal Court arrest warrant. Continue reading