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Wednesday, September 3, 2025
TopicInternational Criminal Court

Topic: International Criminal Court

Mexico, Chile express growing worry over Israel-Hamas war, refer it to ICC over potential crimes

Mexico’s foreign ministry argued that ICC was proper forum to establish potential criminal responsibility, ‘whether committed by agents of occupying power or the occupied power.’

Lula backtracked on ‘no arrest’ assurance to Putin. What is ICC & can it arrest the Russian president

International Criminal Court arrest warrant against Putin for alleged war crimes. Brazil signatory to Rome Statute, which established ICC, and requires states to cooperate in prosecution.

Kyiv urges Russians not to adopt Ukraine’s ‘stolen’ children

According to Ukraine, 19,514 children are currently considered illegally deported. Russia claims the programme is a 'humanitarian campaign' to protect orphans left in the conflict zone.

US punishes International Criminal Court for investigating ‘potential’ war crimes in Afghanistan

Claiming the ICC’s investigation into alleged war crimes by US forces in Afghanistan poses a national security threat, Trump issued a threatening order.

Philippines’ extrajudicial killings in war on drugs now under international legal scrutiny

Since the election of President Duterte in the Philippines in May 2016, there has been a state sanctioned crackdown on the drug trade. Police has been accused of actively ordering extrajudicial killings, or ‘rub-outs’. 

On Camera

On Arundhati Roy, mother-daughter conflicts, and the burden of being a ‘good mother’

When reading the book, one can see Roy’s mother as a 'fascist government' unto herself, the centre of her own cult. In Arundhati’s words, Mary Roy was ‘mother guru’.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Loyal wingman’ to full ICBM triad & air defence, China’s show of power at Victory Day parade

China flaunted military might & modernisation as it displayed stealth drones, anti-satellite system & cyber warfare contingent during parade to mark victory over Japan in WWII.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.