The International Criminal Court’s Trial Chamber III rejected former President Rodrigo Duterte’s defense request to require expert verification of open-source evidence, saying the additional step could delay the start of his trial.
Chinese President Xi Jinping called Wednesday for renewed efforts toward “reunification” with Taiwan, reiterating Beijing’s opposition to the island’s independence and what he described as external interference.
The United States completed its military withdrawal from Iraq on Wednesday, ending a 12-year mission against the Islamic State group as the last American troops left an air base in the country’s northern Kurdish region.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic resigned Sunday and announced plans to run for prime minister in an Oct. 25 snap election after nearly two years of student-led protests that had called for an early vote.
Pope Leo XIV urged Europe on Monday to help restore respect and trust in international relations, warning that nations increasingly dismiss agreements and openly embrace deception.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Saturday that Tehran coordinated its proposal to reopen the strategic Strait of Hormuz with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei as Iran seeks an agreement with the United States to end hostilities in the Middle East.
Pope Leo XIV rode through Paris’ Champs-Elysees avenue in his popemobile on Saturday, greeting crowds of faithful ahead of an outdoor Mass at Place de la Concorde that organizers expected about 600,000 people to attend.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a brief visit to New York for the United Nations General Assembly this week without meeting U.S. President Donald Trump, highlighting tensions between the two allies as they differ over the war with Iran and Israel faces growing international criticism over Gaza and the occupied West Bank.
Russian strikes across Ukraine killed at least seven people Wednesday, including two in Kyiv, as Moscow ruled out a pause in the war and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that his forces would target Russian energy facilities this winter.
President Donald Trump personally welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping at Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday as Xi began a three-day state visit focused on trade, artificial intelligence, security and other issues affecting US-China relations.