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Rodrigo Duterte said he is “responsible” for the drug crackdown that landed him an ICC arrest warrant.

Inside Story What’s behind Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest by the ICC? The former Philippine president is facing charges of crimes against humanity over his ‘war on drugs’. The former president of the Philippines is set to stand trial for crimes against humanity in the Hague. Rodrigo Duterte has been linked to thousands of extrajudicial killings during…

Palestinian survivors of Israeli settler sexual abuse testify at the UN in Geneva.

Russia claims more gains in Kursk as Ukraine hints at pullback Putin hails advances in Kursk during a rare visit, promising to fully liberate the region from Ukrainian forces soon. Russian President Vladimir Putin visits military headquarters in the Kursk region of Russia [Russian Presidential Press Service/AP] Published On 12 Mar 202512 Mar 2025 Ukrainian…

ICC takes custody of former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte Duterte will be brought before an ICC judge in The Hague in the coming days for an initial appearance, court says. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte listens to a question from reporters at Manila’s International Airport, Philippines on, Nov. 9, 2016. [File: Aaron Favila/AP Photo] Published On…

Former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has arrived at The Hague for his ICC trial.

Hundreds rally outside New York court to demand release of Mahmoud Khalil Columbia University student’s lawyers ask judge to order his return to New York from immigration detention in Louisiana. Demonstrators rally outside Manhattan’s federal court on March 12, during a hearing about pro-Palestinian Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil [Mike Segar/Reuters] Published On 12 Mar…

‘A rain of rockets and bullets’: Survivors of Pakistan’s train hijacking Dozens of separatist Baloch fighters attacked the Jaffar Express passenger train in Pakistan’s Balochistan province. An injured man rescued by security forces from a passenger train attacked by separatist militants sits in an ambulance at a railway station in Mach, Balochistan, Pakistan, March 12,…

Iran’s Khamenei says nuclear talks with US won’t lift sanctions Supreme leader criticises the US for abandoning the nuclear deal and imposing sanctions, questioning the value of talks. Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, speaks during a meeting in Tehran [File: Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA/Reuters] Published On 12 Mar 202512 Mar 2025 Iran’s…

‘Closest target’: Why is Donald Trump so focused on Canada? Tariffs and threats to annex Canada fall into Donald Trump’s wider vision for US dominance in the world, experts say. US President Donald Trump has imposed steep tariffs on Canada and called for the country to become the 51st US state [FIle: Leah Millis/Reuters] By Jillian…