‘Wars have rules’:ICC issues arrest warrants for two top Russian commanders

‘Wars have rules’:ICC issues arrest warrants for two top Russian commanders

The ICC believes the two were responsible for missile strikes carried out against the Ukrainian electric infrastructure in 2022 and 2023.

  • byStephanie van den Berg

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Former Dutch prime minister and wife die hand-in-hand in double euthanasia

Former Dutch prime minister and wife die hand-in-hand in double euthanasia

The Rights Forum described him as “idiosyncratic” and said that Van Agt and his wife were very ill,but “couldn’t live without each other”.

  • byJames Jackson
Britain forced to import $5 billion of electricity from Europe

Britain forced to import $5 billion of electricity from Europe

Electricity was brought in via the growing network of interconnector cables designed to boost the collective resilience and energy security of neighbouring countries.

  • byJonathan Leake
Seven Kingdoms:What to know about the queens and kings of Europe (and our Mary)
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Seven Kingdoms:What to know about the queens and kings of Europe (and our Mary)

Each European royal family is vast and diverse,but they all have one thing in common:a shared ancestor.

  • byRob Harris
In landmark case,South Africa accuses Israel of genocidal acts in Gaza

In landmark case,South Africa accuses Israel of genocidal acts in Gaza

The case is one of the most significant ever heard in an international court,and it goes to the core of one of the world’s most intractable conflicts.

  • byMike Corder andRaf Casert
Australian judge to rule on genocide case that could upend war in Gaza

Australian judge to rule on genocide case that could upend war in Gaza

International law expert Hilary Charlesworth,the first Australian woman elected to the International Court of Justice,will be one of 17 judges to rule on the case.

  • byMatthew Knott
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Would-be Dutch PM Geert Wilders calls for a pro-secular leader in Turkey

Would-be Dutch PM Geert Wilders calls for a pro-secular leader in Turkey

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan defeated Turkey’s pro-secular party earlier this year to take his 20-year rule well into a third decade.

  • byCagan Koc
Suspected Hamas members arrested in Germany over alleged Europe terror plot

Suspected Hamas members arrested in Germany over alleged Europe terror plot

Arrests have been made in Denmark,Germany and the Netherlands over alleged planned attacks on Jewish institutions,authorities in the three countries say.

  • byLouise Breusch Rasmussen
Populists elated but Geert Wilders’ hard-right win worries Europe’s moderates

Populists elated but Geert Wilders’ hard-right win worries Europe’s moderates

The number of loud far-right voices in the Continent is rising. Wilders’ majority win in the Netherlands could harm European unity further.

  • byRob Harris
Blond bombshell:Who is Geert Wilders?

Blond bombshell:Who is Geert Wilders?

The victory of Wilders’ Party for Freedom is seen as one of the biggest political upsets in Dutch politics since World War II. Who is the blond-haired anti-immigrant populist?

  • byCharlotte Van Campenhout
Far-right populist Wilders looks to form coalition after stunning Dutch election win

Far-right populist Wilders looks to form coalition after stunning Dutch election win

Wilders has called for a referendum on the Netherlands leaving the EU,a total halt to accepting asylum-seekers and migrant pushbacks at the Dutch borders.

  • byRaf Casert andMike Corder