ICC issues arrest warrants for Taliban leaders over persecution of women

July 9, 2025 12:08 PM

ICC issues arrest warrants for Taliban leaders over persecution of women

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for two Taliban leaders in Afghanistan including supreme spiritual leader Haibatullah Akhundzada, accusing them of the persecution of women and girls. The ICC said there were reasonable grounds to believe that Akhundzada and Abdul Hakim Haqqani, chief justice of the Taliban, had committed the crime against humanity of persecution on gender grounds against girls, women and other persons non-conforming with the Taliban's pol...

South Korea court rejects arrest warrant for ex-President Yoon, Yonhap says

June 25, 2025 5:00 PM

South Korea court rejects arrest warrant for ex-President Yoon, Yonhap says

A South Korean court has rejected a request to issue an arrest warrant for former President Yoon Suk Yeol related to a probe into his short-lived attempt to impose martial law, the Yonhap News Agency said on Wednesday, citing a special prosecutor. A spokesperson for the Seoul Central District Court and the prosecution office could not immediately be reached for comment. South Korea's special prosecutor had asked the court on Tuesday to issue an arrest warrant for Yoon as an investigation inten...