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ICC Wins EU Rights Prize as U.S. Sanctions Test the Court

BRUSSELS - The European Parliament awarded its 2026 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to the International Criminal ...

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Navi Pillay Wins Nobel Peace Prize as International Law Faces New Strains

OSLO, Norway - South African jurist Navanethem "Navi" Pillay won the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for what the Norwe...

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U.S. Charges Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores With Torture Conspiracy

NEW YORK - U.S. prosecutors unveiled new criminal charges Thursday accusing former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro a...

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Five Years of Taliban Rule Leave Afghan Women Shut Out

KABUL, Afghanistan - Taliban leaders gathered in Afghanistan's Loya Jirga assembly hall on Saturday to celebrate five ye...

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China Claims Power to Pursue Overseas Critics Under New Ethnic Unity Law

China has defended the most controversial part of its new ethnic unity law, insisting it has the right to take legal act...