Fearing precedent, Pentagon won't cooperate with top global court
A top U.S. diplomatic official said the ICC won't pursue war crimes charges against Americans if the U.S. courts handle it.
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Ukraine's leader presses for war accountability at The Hague
Zelenskyy conveyed his confidence that Russia's leaders would someday face justice for war crimes during his symbolic visit to the city that hosts the International Criminal Court.
Wanted on war crimes charges, Russian official appears before U.N.
Diplomats from other nations objected to the Russian-led U.N. Security Council session as an exercise in disinformation and cynical misuse of its mandate to maintain peace and security.
Court issues warrant for Putin over Ukrainian child abductions
The court's prosecutor said the charges are based on evidence collected and analyzed by his office that pertains to the deportation of "at least hundreds of children taken from orphanages and children’s care homes."
Pushed to the brink: War, disaster, lost rights challenge kids worldwide
From a rollback of basic rights in the United States to the killing fields of Ukraine and the earthquake zones of Turkey and Syria, children struggle in an often indifferent world.
ICC 'unfortunately' still needed
It has been 20 years since U.N. diplomats stood and cheered when a treaty gained enough support to launch the world's first permanent war crimes tribunal.
War crimes probe in Ukraine expands
Estonia, Latvia and Slovakia are the newest members of an E.U.-backed Joint Investigative Team, probing war crimes in Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
OSCE cites Russian war crimes in Ukraine
Russia has clearly violated international humanitarian law and abused human rights during its invasion of Ukraine since late February, OSCE reported.
ICC hails reversal of Trump-era sanctions
The International Criminal Court hopes to 're-engage' with the United States after it revoked former Trump administration sanctions and visa restrictions.
E.U. and ICC condemn Trump's sanctions
The E.U. demanded the Trump administration rescind its retaliatory economic sanctions on the International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor and a top aide.
Nations defend ICC against U.S. sanctions
The world's first permanent war crimes tribunal won support from 67 nations opposed to U.S. attempts to block a probe of alleged war crimes in Afghanistan.
Trump order meant to hold up ICC probe
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order authorizing sanctions against ICC officials who investigate alleged U.S. war crimes in Afghanistan.
ICC allows Afghanistan war crimes probe
The ICC ruled unanimously to authorize an investigation into alleged war crimes in Afghanistan by the Taliban, Afghan military and American-led forces.
Sudan to hand over al-Bashir for ICC trial
In a surprise move, Sudan's transitional government will extradite former leader Omar al-Bashir to the ICC on charges of genocide and war crimes in Darfur.
UNESCO warns "duty to protect" heritage
UNESCO's chief reminded Washington and Tehran they must protect cultural sites, after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to target Iran's heritage.
Suu Kyi to confront U.N. genocide probe
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi will head to the U.N.'s top court next month to challenge its prosecution of an alleged military-led genocide of Rohingyas.