ATHENS (AA) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor has announced his office seeks arrest warrant for the Burmese junta chief over the deportation and persecution of Rohingya Muslims. “After an extensive, independent and impartial investigation, my Office has concluded that there are reasonable grounds to believe that Senior ...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US defended its differing stances on the arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for Russian and Israeli officials, asserting that the two cases are fundamentally distinct. “I don’t think there is any equivalence between the case that the ICC has brought against Russia and the case tha...
ATHENS (AA) – EU member states should fulfill their obligations under international law by complying with the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant for Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu, says the EU foreign policy chief. Stressing that all EU members are parties to the Rome Convention, which founded the International Crimi...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant plans to travel to Washington despite an arrest warrant issued against him by the International Criminal Court (ICC) over war crimes in Gaza, according to Israeli media. Israel’s Army Radio said Gallant will hold talks with US security officials during his visit. No date was gi...
LONDON (AA) – Downing Street has signaled the UK would arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he entered the country after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a warrant against him. Asked if Netanyahu would be detained upon arriving in Britain, a spokesperson for Prime Minister Keir Starmer avoided specifics but re...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Eleven nongovernmental organizations have urged France to enforce an International Criminal Court’s (ICC) arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense chief Yoav Gallant. The NGOs, including the Ligue de Droit de l’homme (LDH) and the French Palestinian Solidarity Associatio...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Republican lawmakers have denounced the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming National Security Advisor pledged a strong response in January. Rep. Mike Waltz, the incoming nation...
ANKARA (AA) – The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has welcomed the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) decision to issue arrest warrants for the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza. In a statement, the OIC describe...
HAMILTON, Canada (AA) – Canada has affirmed its compliance with the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense chief Yoav Gallant. “First of all, as Canada has always said, it’s really important that everyone abide by international law. This is somethi...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib has welcomed the “long overdue” decision by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity. In a statement, the Michigan Democrat said the warrant...
