Today, 5 October 2026, Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court ("ICC" or "the Court") issued a decision unsealing four warrants of arrest issued in the Afghanistan situation on 8 July 2025 and 9 September 2025 against Mr Haibatullah Akhundzada ('Mr Akhundzada') and Mr Abdul Hakim Haqqani ('Mr Haqqani'), as well as against Mr Habibullah Agha ('Mr Agha') and Mr Neda Mohammad Nadim ('Mr Nadim'). The existence of the first two warrants was made public on 8 July 2025.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has made public four arrest warrants against senior Taliban figures, accusing them of persecuting women and girls in Afghanistan, which amounts to a crime against humanity.
The European Union is alarmed by the continued escalation of violence in Ethiopia and heightened regional tensions, particularly between Ethiopia and Eritrea. This risks triggering a broader regional conflict, with severe consequences for peace and stability across the Horn of Africa.
Police fired tear gas at protesters outside Kosovo's parliament on the evening of October 5 as a dispute over proposed restrictions on a Hague-based war crimes court became entangled with a last-minute political standoff over electing the country's next president.
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) strongly condemns a significant security incident and the forced offloading of humanitarian food assistance under duress during a recent river convoy operation in Ayod County, Jonglei state.
The World Food Programme (WFP) has strongly condemned a deadly airstrike on two clearly marked aid trucks in South Kordofan, Sudan, this past weekend.
UK Statement on behalf of the Sudan Core Group, on the draft resolution on the human rights and humanitarian situation in Sudan, as delivered by the UK's Permanent Representative to the WTO and UN, Kumar Iyer.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called an early general election on Monday, bringing forward a vote that had been scheduled for 2027, EFE reported.
Should the world move away sharply from fossil fuels, or manage a slower, more careful retreat?
The world is running out of time to put guardrails on artificial intelligence, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk warned Monday, as a "ruthless race" between companies and countries raises concerns about human safety and even humanity's survival.
"A horrific strike by two Russian drones on a civilian vessel in neutral waters carrying corn and owned by Türkiye. Azerbaijani and Indian citizens were on board. As of now, unfortunately, we know that the ship's captain was killed. My condolences. The fate of one other person is still being established. Eleven crew members were rescued, one of them injured," President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Telegram.
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