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(New York) - The appeals chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on July 18, 2023, confirmed the prosecutor's resumption of the investigation into alleged crimes against humanity in the Philippines, Human Rights Watch said today. The ruling is the next ste

Amsterdam - Appeals judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday rejected an attempt by the Philippines to block an investigation into thousands of killings in the country during former President Rodrigo Duterte's 'war on drugs.'

In September 2021, the ICC approved a formal investigation into possible crimes against humanity allegedly committed under Duterte's leadership, but it suspended its probe

Caster Semenya, a South African Olympic runner, won her discrimination case in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) last week. Yet paradoxically, Semenya and many other women athletes may still be banned from competing in sports under World Athletics

Appeals judges at the International Criminal Court ruled Tuesday that an investigation into the Philippines' so-called "war on drugs" can resume, rejecting Manila's objections to the case going ahead at the global court.

The court's investigation was suspended in late 2021 after the Philippines said it was already probing the same allegations and argued that the ICC - a court of last resort - therefore didn't hav

U.S. lawmakers have introduced a new bill that would require the secretary of defense to develop a strategy for building 'Rings of Fire' in the Indo-Pacific region to shrink the missile gap with China in concert with allies.

Republican Representatives Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin and Senator Joni Ernst of Iowa introduced the Rings of Fire Act of 2023 on Friday.

"China's aggression is growing, and a strong de

In a victory for transgender people in Japan, the country's Supreme Court ruled last week that the trade ministry violated a public service law by banning a transgender woman from using the women's bathroom at work.

In 2015, the woman challenged a decision by officials at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, where she work

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (CN) - Granting a request from its chief prosecutor, the International Criminal Court on Tuesday reactivated its investigation into the murder of thousands of suspected drug users in the Philippines. 

The world's only permanent court for atrocity crimes had first opened the investigat

Becoming a journalist in Rwanda is a brave undertaking. During his career, John Williams Ntwali, the founder of the YouTube channel Pax TV- IREME News and editor of the private The Chronicles newspaper, reported on issues few dared to go near, often giving a voice

A LOW pressure area and southwest monsoons this week poured rain onto depleted Ipo and Angat dams. Maynilad, a water concessionaire that depends on the two reservoirs for its supply announced on July 16 the suspension of scheduled water interruptions indefinitely. Mean

Mansions prices have plunged up to 25% amid a real estate crisis, the outlet has said

French chateaus have slumped in price as a real estate crisis continues to affect the market, Le Figaro reported on Sunday. 

Over the past year, chateaus have shed 20-25% in value while traditional residential real estate

MANILA, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos on Tuesday signed into law the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) Act, establishing the country's first-ever sovereign investment fund.

"For the first time in the history of the Philippines, we now have a sovereign wealth fund designed to drive economic development," Marcos said at the signing ceremony at the presidential palace, stressing

(Photo credit: John Hefti-USA TODAY Sports) Previewing the 2023 Women's World Cup. Group A New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Switzerland The favorite: This may not be the same Norwegian squad that dominated in the 1980s and 1990s, but consider them slim favorites in one of the more balanced groups in the tournament. On paper, New Zealand would be pegged as the third-best team in the group as the 26th-ranked team in the

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(Beirut) - Many Middle East and North African countries still prevent women from moving freely in their own country or traveling abroad without the permission of a male guardian, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.

The 119-page report, "Trapped

The Government is taking further steps to strengthen the youth justice system, with two new high needs units to be built and legislation to make residences safer and more secure.

"When a young person is sent to a youth justice facility by the Court the public have an expectation that they will not only be held accountable for crimes such

Malabon, Philippines - Jomarie Oliva, 33, led an afternoon workshop with 10 teenagers on topics that many in the predominantly Roman Catholic Philippines consider taboo. The conversation included the reasons that some teens have sex.

"Out of curiosity?" Oliva asked the group? "For pleasure," responded one of the teens, while the rest of the group laughed.

Later, Oliva talked about the responsibilities of pa

BEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping met with former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing.

Xi said that while being

The number of non-energy exporters from Russia has grown by 57% in six years, statistics have shown

The number of Russian companies involved in international trade has increased by over 50% in less than a decade due to the expansion of businesses not related to energy exports, the director general of the Russian Expor

BEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping met with former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing.

Xi said that while being President of the Philippines, Duterte resolutely made the strategic choice of improving relations with China, with an attitude of being responsible to the people and history. China-Philippines relations were able to return

CHEERS TO Rappler's in-depth report on the island municipality of Isla Pamarawan in Malolos, Bulacan which has been sinking due to rising sea levels. The report did more than detail the plight of the town's thousands of residents; it presented the dire situation as an effect of the larger crisis of climate change.

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