In a statement. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the court 'a national security threat that has been an instrument for lawfare' against the United States and Israel.
The International Criminal Court at The Hague has issued arrest warrants against the supreme leader of Afghanistan, Haibatullah Akhundzada, and his chief justice, Abdul Hakim Haqqani.
Claiming that the ICC has become 'political', PM Viktor Orban's government announced its decision to withdraw in April, shortly after Israel's Netanyahu visited the European nation.
The move comes following the visit of Israeli PM Netanyahu to the US. He is wanted alongside Hamas and other Israeli leaders by the ICC for alleged war crimes in Gaza.
The country also announced additional £20 million in funding to assist with increased food production and life-saving sexual and reproductive health services for refugees fleeing Sudan.
The vote was 243 to 140 in favour of 'Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act'. 45 Democrats joined 198 Republicans in backing the bill. No Republican voted against it.
Bangladesh interim govt cites 'massacre' of protesters & 'thousands of enforced disappearances' during Hasina's 16-year tenure as PM. Yunus has raised the issue with ICC prosecutor.
Awami League leader has accused Muhammad Yunus & 61 others of serious crimes under Article 15 of Rome Statute—the ICC’s founding treaty—which pertains to crimes against humanity.
Compulsion magnifies the risk of function creep. Future updates could quietly expand the app’s capabilities or enable background telemetry far beyond users’ expectations.
Order for 87 MALE drones will be split between 2 Indian firms in 64:36 ratio to ensure there are 2 independent manufacturing lines with at least 60% indigenous components.
The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.
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