International

Cricket’s international integrity is under severe pressure

At times of political turbulence between nations that involves loss of life and suffering, it seems inappropriate to talk about…

1 year ago

Executions at highest level since 2015, Amnesty International says

The number of state executions around the world has reached its highest level in ten years, a new report by…

1 year ago

Hungary withdraws from International Criminal Court during Netanyahu visit

Hungary is withdrawing from the International Criminal Court (ICC), its government has announced.A senior official in Prime Minister Viktor Orban's…

1 year ago

UN envoy urges international support for West Africa and the Sahel

Leonardo Santos Simão highlighted the scale of the crisis affecting parts of the Sahel, where terrorist groups continue to wreak…

1 year ago

US says international humanitarian law should be followed in Gaza

Tom BatemanState Department correspondentSofia Ferreira SantosBBC NewsReutersMourners gathered at a funeral on Monday after the bodies of 15 people, including…

1 year ago

DR Congo: Rights chief warns crisis could worsen, without international action

Since 26 January, nearly 3,000 people have been killed and 2,880 injured in attacks by the M23 and their allies…

2 years ago

Trump signs order sanctioning International Criminal Court

During his time in office, President Biden also criticised the ICC's warrant for Netanyahu, calling the move "outrageous" and saying…

2 years ago

Trump’s Gaza plan will be seen as flying in face of international law

Since the 7 October 2023 attacks on Israel, these groups – leaders of whom have been part of Netanyahu's coalition…

2 years ago

DR CONGO CRISIS LIVE: Security Council hears call for ‘urgent and coordinated international action’ over Goma

As fighting intensifies between the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group and Congolese forces, UN chief of Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix underscored…

2 years ago

US: Rights experts urge Senate to reject bill sanctioning the International Criminal Court

The ICC issued arrest warrants in November for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defence minister Yoav Gallant for…

2 years ago