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Explainer-How US sanctions would undermine global war crimes court

Explainer-How US sanctions would undermine global war crimes court

By Anthony Deutsch and Stephanie van den Berg THE HAGUE, Sept 21 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump's administration is preparing sanctions against the International Criminal Court as part of a campaign to dismantle the institution created to prosecute people accused of the world's most heinous

The Netherlands is bracing for potentially devastating US sanctions against the ICC

The Netherlands is bracing for potentially devastating US sanctions against the ICC

The Netherlands is making preparations for the United States to sanction the International Criminal Court, in the last escalation of the Trump Administration’s attacks on the global tribunal

Nicaragua's crackdown on opponents amounts to crimes against humanity, UN experts say

Nicaragua's crackdown on opponents amounts to crimes against humanity, UN experts say

By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Nicaragua's state institutions have together carried out enforced disappearances, torture and arbitrary detention of political opponents, conduct that amounts to crimes against humanity, according to a report published on Tuesday by UN experts.

Trump at UN: Threats, diplomacy and 'super intelligence'

Trump at UN: Threats, diplomacy and 'super intelligence'

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 22 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump used his address to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday to defend the US-Israeli campaign against Iran while laying out his foreign policy priorities. Here are the major issues he addressed in a 37-minute speech: * IRAN.

EU reaches initial free trade deal with Philippines in pivot to Asia

EU reaches initial free trade deal with Philippines in pivot to Asia

BRUSSELS, Sept 22 (Reuters) - The European Union and the Philippines have reached an initial free trade agreement as part of the bloc's broad pivot to Asia, Commissioner for Trade and Economic ⁠Security Maros Sefcovic said on Tuesday.

Venezuelan man shot by ICE agents is back in the hospital for paralysis treatment, lawyer says

Venezuelan man shot by ICE agents is back in the hospital for paralysis treatment, lawyer says

Sept 22 (Reuters) - The Venezuelan man who spent Sunday night in an ICE detention center with a bullet lodged in his back after being shot by a federal immigration agent in Austin, Texas, has been taken back to a hospital, according to public statements from his lawyer on Monday night.

Charges against pro-Palestinian Stanford protesters to be dismissed

Charges against pro-Palestinian Stanford protesters to be dismissed

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Charges against five former and current Stanford University students will be dismissed in relation to a 2024 pro-Palestinian demonstration in which protesters barricaded themselves inside the school president's office.

Judge orders Texas to have air conditioning at all prisons by end of 2029

Judge orders Texas to have air conditioning at all prisons by end of 2029

A federal judge has ordered Texas to install air conditioning in all of its prisons, saying that inmates in lockups without it are being given punishments that violate their constitutional rights

Nasdaq sets record high on AI optimism, oil drops below $100

Nasdaq sets record high on AI optimism, oil drops below $100

By Karen Brettell NEW YORK, Sept 22 (Reuters) - The tech-heavy Nasdaq hit an intraday record high for the first time since June on Tuesday, while oil prices hit two-week lows as supply showed signs of improving in the Middle East.

Nasdaq sets record high, oil dips on improved crude flows

Nasdaq sets record high, oil dips on improved crude flows

By Karen Brettell NEW YORK, Sept 22 (Reuters) - The tech-heavy Nasdaq hit a record closing high on Tuesday, while oil prices and Treasury yields dipped in choppy trading as crude flows through the Middle East improved.

Rwandan doctor accused in London court of overseeing 6 killings in 1994 genocide

Rwandan doctor accused in London court of overseeing 6 killings in 1994 genocide

British prosecutors have accused a doctor of overseeing six killings during the 1994 Rwandan genocide

Trump administration prepares sanctions against International Criminal Court, sources say

Trump administration prepares sanctions against International Criminal Court, sources say

By Humeyra Pamuk and Anthony Deutsch WASHINGTON, Sept 20 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration has prepared sanctions against the entire International Criminal Court and plans to announce them soon, two sources familiar with the matter said, a move that would step up its attack on the