The International Criminal Court (ICC) has vowed to continue its judicial work after US President Donald Trump signed an order to impose sanctions on its staff.
The ICC said it "stands firmly" by its personnel and the order seeks to harm its (...)
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order sanctioning the International Criminal Court, accusing it of "illegitimate and baseless actions targeting America and our close ally Israel".
The measure places financial and visa restrictions (...)
EU leaders on Monday didn't appear to have coalesced around key options to boost common spending in defence, calling for the European Commission to first explore ways they could increase their own national investments in the sector.
Leaders urged (...)
The European Union gives "full support" to Denmark against Donald Trump's threat to take control of Greenland and stands ready to defend the principles of national sovereignty and territorial integrity as it did when Russia launched the full-scale (...)
Their numbers are dwindling but the voices of the Auschwitz survivors remain powerful.
"We were stripped of all humanity," said Leon Weintraub, 99, the oldest of four who spoke beside the notorious Death Gate at the Birkenau extermination (...)
Four rioters have been given short jail terms for violence against football fans visiting Amsterdam for a Europa League match between Ajax and Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Sefa Ö, 32, was handed the longest sentence of six months in jail by (...)
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has emphasized the importance of discussing strategies to strengthen Ukraine in case of any future peace talks with Russia.
During a meeting on Wednesday with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and other (...)
A delegation from the European Parliament has visited Georgia and marched with pro-EU protesters with demonstrations against the government's decision to suspend accession talks now in a second week.
The six MEPs also met with Georgia's pro-Western (...)
Romania and Bulgaria's shared journey to join the passport-free Schengen Area came to an end on Thursday morning as interior ministers from the European Union gave their final blessing to their hard-fought candidacy.
The momentous decision was made (...)
The rate of medical assistance in dying – also known as euthanasia – has grown in Canada for the fifth straight year, albeit at a slower pace.
The country released its fifth annual report since legalizing assisted dying in 2016, which for the first (...)
The European Union and Mercosur, the South American trade bloc, announced on Friday the completion of a landmark free trade agreement, ending 25 years of negotiations.
If ratified, the deal will create one of the world's largest free trade zones, (...)
A Georgian opposition leader has been dragged from his party office by police and others have been physically attacked after the prime minister vowed that organizers of a week of pro-EU protests, which he called "violent actions", would face (...)
In a courtroom in Munich, Nora sat across from the person who had bought her as a slave, abused her and murdered her five-year-old daughter.
Nora and Reda were being held captive in Iraq by the extremist group Islamic State (IS) in 2015, the year (...)
The reach and credibility of international law is at its lowest in years as governments dismiss arrest warrants in some of the most high-profile cases to come before the International Criminal Court.
In the past 18 months, the Hague-based court has (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia has retained its seat on the Executive Council of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), a position it has held since 1997.
This reflects the Kingdom's ongoing efforts to promote international peace (...)
North Korea is expanding a weapons plant that manufactures missiles used by Russia against Ukraine, according to new research from a US-based think tank.
The facility produces both KN-23 missiles (Hwasong-11A) and KN-24 missiles (Hwasong-11B), (...)
The former German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, was once described as the world's most powerful woman. Here she talks to the BBC's Katya Adler about Ukraine, Vladimir Putin's nuclear threat -- and how she handled Donald Trump.
Angela Merkel led Germany (...)
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Friday that he would ignore an arrest warrant issued by the Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The Hungarian leader added that not only would he (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Minister of Justice Walid Al-Samaani has visited the headquarters of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) in The Hague, Netherlands.
During the visit, Al-Samaani met with Secretary General of the Conference (...)
THE HAGUE — Saudi Minister of Justice Walid Al-Samaani visited the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust) in The Hague, Netherlands, to strengthen judicial and legal collaboration between the Kingdom and the EU.
Al-Samaani (...)
With tears in his eyes, Rafael Nadal said goodbye to professional tennis on Tuesday.
In a message to his adoring fans, one of the all-time greatest athletes said he just wanted to be celebrated for something so simple.
"I just want to be remembered (...)
A 17-year-old who is not allowed to speak in public in her own country has won a prestigious international award for advocating for the rights of Afghan girls. Nila Ibrahimi won the International Children's Peace Prize on Tuesday, an award that has (...)
A preliminary decision was made on Monday for a governing coalition in Austria — one that will exclude the far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ).
Although the FPÖ won the national election in September with around 29% of the vote, Federal President (...)
A man suspected of being a significant supplier of small boats equipment to people smugglers has been arrested in Amsterdam following a joint operation by the UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) and Dutch and Belgian police.
The man is alleged to have (...)
A brief scuffle broke out in the stands as Israeli soccer fans returned to Europe, but a heavy security presence in Paris ensured there was no repeat of the large-scale violence seen in Amsterdam last week.
Thousands of extra security personnel were (...)
