ICC convicts ex-CAR militia leader of crimes against humanity
Mahamat Said Abdel Kani oversaw brutal detention tactics, including torture, at Bangui facility, ICC judges rule.

Mahamat Said Abdel Kani oversaw brutal detention tactics, including torture, at Bangui facility, ICC judges rule.



![Protestors carry flags and banners during a protest against the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty by India, in Karachi, Pakistan [File: Akhtar Soomro/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2025-04-24T123155Z_1554335542_RC2A4EAQJ2TL_RTRMADP_3_INDIA-KASHMIR-ATTACK-WATER-1788187534.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)






Families and friends of Gaza-bound flotilla activists detained by Israel joined a demonstration in the Netherlands.

Dutch police deployed water cannons and tear gas to disperse anti-immigration protests in The Hague.
Ratko Mladic filed the request to be released on health grounds last month, saying he only had a few months to live.
Patrice-Edouard Ngaissona and Alfred Yekatom have been sentenced for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
The ICJ is set to decide the future course of climate accountability in a landmark legal case brought by Vanuatu.
Trump made no pledge of assistance to Ukraine at NATO summit, but said he’d ‘try’ and sell Patriot interceptors.
Continued support for Ukraine amid Russian aggression as well as higher defence spending by allies are key topics.
The Dutch government collapsed after Geert Wilders pulled away from ruling right-wing coalition.

Since the US sanctioned the ICC prosecutor in February, the court is struggling to function.
The Baltic nation is seeking damages, including compensation for border reinforcement costs.