Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has appeared in person at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, where he is due to be tried for alleged crimes against humanity. He is facing charges over his bloody war on drugs, which saw tens of thousands of small-time drug dealers allegedly executed summarily. The 81-year-old wore a
Next year’s inaugural Women’s Champions Trophy has been moved from Sri Lanka to India by the International Cricket Council. Sri Lanka had been due to stage the six-team event but have been stripped of the hosting rights because of ongoing issues with its national board and government interference. A statement from the ICC said Sri
Guernsey have only reached this stage of qualification once, in 2024. The following year they were knocked out by the Netherlands and missed out on a chance to play in the 2026 edition of the competition in India and Sri Lanka. Thomson said: “It’s just the way it is with the numbers and depth of
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced sanctions against the president and a senior lawyer of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The move is the Trump administration’s latest escalation in its campaign to “dismantle” the court which is empowered by more than 120 member countries to investigate war crimes. Rubio said the US was
Scotland and the Netherlands are the two highest ranked associate members. Their decision to issue such a pointed statement reflects frustrations outside of full members with aspects of ICC decision making. BBC Sport understands proposals were tabled at the 2025 ICC annual conference to create a single-class of membership, rather than having associate and full
Members of the International Criminal Court (ICC) voted to remove Karim Khan as chief prosecutor over alleged sexual misconduct. Elected the ICC’s third prosecutor in 2021, Khan was suspended last month. The decision to dismiss him was adopted with 82 votes in favor. The court’s oversight body found in June that he had committed a
