The International Criminal Court has ended a probe into whether US sanctions on Venezuela amounted to crimes against humanity, even as it advances a separate Belarus investigation.
Israel’s military has dropped charges against five soldiers accused of sexually abusing a Palestinian detainee at Sde Teiman, ending a case that split the country.
Human rights activist Andrie Yunus suffered burns over 24% of his body after attackers on a motorcycle splashed acid at him in central Jakarta, according to police and KontraS.
Police identified the suspect in the Old Dominion University shooting as Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, an ex-Army National Guard member with a past terror conviction.
Police in Fribourg canton say a bus fire in Kerzers left at least six dead and five injured, and investigators are treating the blaze as a possible deliberate act.
The 76-year-old patriarch said he is stepping down to focus on prayer, writing and simple service, after years of friction with Iraqi politics and a church left weakened by war.
The Crown Prosecution Service says the case is the first of its kind it has brought under the International Criminal Court Act, with the defendant due in court in London on Tuesday.
Kosovo’s Constitutional Court temporarily suspended President Vjosa Osmani’s decree dissolving the Assembly, while the government said the pause should allow the case to be fully examined.
More than 3,000 candidates competed for 285 legislative seats as the ruling left and the main opposition party emerged as the strongest blocs in early counting.
The appointment follows days of strikes and counterstrikes that have pushed oil above $100 a barrel and left Iran’s leadership under intense military pressure.
A set of national votes preserved the broadcaster fee, rejected a climate fund and kept pressure on a broader debate over taxes, cash and public spending.
Guinea’s authorities have dissolved 40 political parties, including the country’s three main opposition groups, and placed their assets under sequestration.
Event date March 7, 2026: Initial counts pointed to a strong showing for the Rastriya Swatantra Party in both first-past-the-post seats and additional constituencies.
Russian police in Moscow detained Iranian nationals after they publicly celebrated the killing of former Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei, according to the supplied evidence.