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Invest in defence now or start learning Russian later, NATO secretary general says

The US has appointed a new Supreme Allied Commander to Europe (SACEUR), much to the relief of NATO allies. Ahead of a major summit in The Hague later this month, allies have agreed to raise spending to 5% of GDP and invest in new capabilities designed to deter the threat…

Euronews

Dutch government collapses after far-right leader quits coalition after migration feud

Day of political turmoil in The Hague as Geert Wilders turns his back on the ruling governing coalition less than a year after it was formed

Evening Standard

NATO set to commit to five percent defense spending goal amid threats from Trump

‘I assume that in The Hague we will agree on a higher defense spending target of in total five percent,’ said NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte

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Tens of thousands protest in The Hague to demand Dutch government action on Gaza war

Human rights groups and aid agencies — including Amnesty International, Save the Children and Doctors Without Borders — estimated the peaceful crowd at more than 100,000 people.

Euronews

Huge crowd piles pressure on Dutch government to seek an end to Israel's campaign in Gaza

Red-clad protesters have marched through the Dutch capital of The Hague demanding their government do more to halt Israel’s campaign in Gaza

The Independent UK

Philippines election results: Who won, who lost and what’s next?

Currently behind bars at The Hague, former President Rodrigo Duterte is set to win the mayoral seat for Davao City.

Al Jazeera

Rodrigo Duterte wins mayoral seat from Hague prison cell in Philippines elections

Former president reclaims stronghold city despite fighting election from The Hague

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Rodrigo Duterte wins Philippines mayoral election from jail cell in The Hague

Former president of nation re-elected as mayor of city of Davao despite his enforced absence

The Guardian - UK

In The Hague, Rodrigo Duterte faces trial, but in Davao he is the top pick for mayor

The architect of the Philippines ‘war on drugs’ is by far the frontrunner in upcoming elections despite his detention half a word away

The Guardian - UK

Netherlands museum rethinks lending works to US amid Trump arts cuts

Mauritshuis in The Hague says guarantees would be needed of artworks’ safety amid uncertainty caused by US funding cuts

The Guardian - UK

Europe’s worst mass murder since World War II happened at Srebrenica. Gretchen Shirm’s novel witnesses the war crimes trial

Gretchen Shirm was a legal intern in the Hague, the UN’s International Court of Justice, which is the setting for her new novel, Out of The Woods. While Shirm interned in 2006, her novel is set earlier, in 2000. It fictionalises the real trial of Radislav Krstić, relating to a…

The Conversation

UK to answer 'at The Hague' if it fails to stop arms sales to Israel, PM told

Keir Starmer has been warned he may be the prime minister “to see Britain answer at The Hague” for being “complicit in war crimes” in Gaza

The National (Scotland)

PM warned the UK risks The Hague over Gaza if arms sales to Israel do not end

Independent MP Shockat Adam asked if the UK will admit ethnic cleansing in Gaza and end all military cooperation with Israel.

Evening Standard

Landmark ruling should encourage more cities to ban fossil fuel ads, campaigners urge

The general health interests of citizens are worth more than the commercial interests of advertisers, the court said.

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The Guardian - UK

Israel faces legal pressure at UN’s top court over Unrwa ban

Hearings over bar on cooperation with Palestinian aid agency are test of Israel’s defiance of international law

Euronews

Exclusive: Vladimir Putin won't be tried for war crimes in absentia while president

The special tribunal on the crime of aggression against Ukraine is expected to be hosted in the Hague, the Netherlands.

Al Jazeera

Which countries are International Criminal Court members?

The court, established to prosecute serious crimes under the Rome Statute, has 125 member states as of April 2025.

International Business Times

Sara Duterte Back In Philippines After Month With Detained Father

Impeached Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte has returned home after nearly a month at her father's side in The Hague, where he is facing a charge of crimes against humanity, her communications team said Monday.

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Duterte Clan Rallies As Ex-Philippine Leader Marks 80th In Jail

Family and supporters of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte will rally Friday to mark his 80th birthday and protest his detention in The Hague on a charge of crimes against humanity.

The Conversation

The ICC showed its might by arresting Rodrigo Duterte. Its reputation will take longer to fix

Only five days after the arrest warrant against former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte was issued, he was apprehended and immediately put on a plane to The Hague to face charges before the International Criminal Court (ICC).

International Business Times

Duterte Confident Has 'No Case' To Answer At ICC: Daughter

Former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte believes he has no case to answer at the International Criminal Court, his daughter said Sunday, and is confident he has a strong legal argument.

The Guardian - UK

Monday briefing: Is Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest a sign of the ICC’s strength or its limitations?

In today’s newsletter: the former Philippines president was arrested and taken to The Hague after a tense standoff. It’s a much needed win for the international criminal court – but success is far from a given

The Independent UK

Former Philippines leader Rodrigo Duterte appears at International Criminal Court in The Hague

Lawyer for strongman behind deadly ‘war on drugs’ says his arrest was ‘a kidnapping’

Euronews

Philippine ex-President Duterte appears at International Criminal Court via video link

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, 79, appeared at the court hearing on a video screen from a nearby detention centre in The Hague.

The Guardian - UK

Rodrigo Duterte appears at ICC hearing in The Hague by video link

Allegations of crimes against humanity laid out against former Philippines president over his deadly ‘war on drugs’

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