Prof Marc Weller believes the ICC’s creeping jurisdiction is part of a broader trend
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Powerful states are finding it harder to dodge legal challenges
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Middle East
Hamas rejects new Israeli conditions in Gaza ceasefire talks
The Palestinian Resistance Movement, Hamas has officially rejected the new conditions set by Israel to conclude a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
Middle East
Israel-Gaza ceasefire: Is a deal still possible?
As negotiations limped on in Cairo this week, aimed at bridging the gaps between Israel and Hamas, leaks to Israeli media suggest that the gaps between Mr Netanyahu and his own negotiators and defence chiefs are getting wider.
Ukraine
Russia and Ukraine swap 115 prisoners each in UAE-mediated exchange
It is the first such exchange since Ukraine launched a surprise incursion into Russia’s Kursk region on August 6.
Ukraine
Modi tells Zelenskiy he is ready to work ‘as a friend’ to bring about peace deal
India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, made a historic visit to Kyiv on Friday and told Volodymyr Zelenskiy he was ready to work “as a friend” to bring about a peace deal that would end Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Ukraine
Ukraine says it hosts first follow-up to Swiss peace summit
Ukraine said representatives of more than 40 countries and international organisations took part in a meeting on Thursday to follow up on a peace summit hosted by Switzerland in June.
Ukraine
Ukraine votes to join ICC as it seeks to bring Russia to justice
Membership of the court, which prosecutes crimes against humanity, also advances Ukraine’s EU aspirations.
Libya
Libya’s instability will worsen without a unified government and elections, UN envoy says
The top U.N. official in Libya warned Tuesday that the political, military and security situation in the oil-rich north African country has deteriorated “quite rapidly” over the past two months – and without renewed political talks leading to a unified government and elections there will be greater instability.
Ukraine
Ukraine adopts ‘historic’ law to ban Moscow-linked Orthodox Church
Ukraine has adopted a law to ban religious groups linked to Moscow in a move targeting the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, which the government has accused of complicity in Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.