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What is the International Criminal Court and what does an arrest warrant mean for Israel’s Netanyahu?

Hague prosecutors have accused Israeli and Hamas leaders of possible war crimes and crimes against humanity

The Independent UK

Really going Dutch: why I chose The Hague and Delft over Amsterdam

Canals, architecture, art, an enviable cycling culture … There are lots of reasons to take a city break in the Netherlands, without needing to set foot in the overtouristed ‘other’ capital

The Guardian - UK

The Hague bans ads for petrol cars and cruise ships that boost ‘the Godfathers of climate chaos’

Other cities have banned fossil fuel ads on city council-owned billboards. The question remains: will it have an impact on environmental efforts?

Fortune

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The Hague becomes world’s first city to pass law banning fossil fuel-related ads

Legislation makes it illegal to advertise fossil fuel products and services with a high carbon footprint

The Guardian - UK

‘The yellow jersey is awaiting’ - Vos, Wiebes and Kool in Dutch rush for home glory on Tour de France Femmes

Cyclingnews speaks to the key sprint favourites ahead of stage 1 as the Hague awaits its victor and first maillot jaune

Cycling News

Mission to Israel Part II: What I Learned About International Law From Israeli Lawyers

The primary effect, if not purpose, of international law, is to use lawfare to punish Israel, and by extension, the United States.

Reason

Europol report identifies more than 800 criminal networks in EU

The Hague-based crime-fighting body Europol has mapped 821 of the EU's "most threatening networks" involving some 50,000 people engaged in drug trafficking, fraud, migrant smuggling, human trafficking and organised property crime.

Radio France Internationale

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ICJ to give interim ruling in Gaza genocide case against Israel

Judges in The Hague to decide on whether to order Israel to end its military campaign against Hamas

The Guardian - UK

Civilians Trapped By Fighting In Gaza's South, Hague Decision Looms

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague could order Israel to halt its military action in Gaza, launched in retaliation for Hamas's unprecedented attacks on October 7, although it has little power to enforce its rulings.

International Business Times

Gaza humanitarian crisis ‘staining our shared humanity’, says UN refugee agency – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Hearings to begin at The Hague in case claiming Israel’s Gaza war is genocide

International Court of Justice will hear complaint brought by South Africa, which is asking for urgent ‘provisional measures’

The Guardian - UK

Australia must back Palestine genocide case: advocate

As South Africa prepares to launch a genocide case against Israel at the Hague, an advocate has called on Australia to support the legal action.

AAP

RSF files second war crimes complaint with ICC over Gaza journalists killed

Latest complaint by Paris-based press freedom group asks court in the Hague to probe the deaths of seven journalists.

Al Jazeera

Dutch activists take to the Hague to march for Scottish independence

CAMPAIGNERS yesterday took to the streets to raise awareness of Scottish independence – in the Netherlands.

The National (Scotland)

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The Hague introduces €50 flat fee for parking to deter drivers

Scheme on certain streets including near beach makes it as costly to park for 10 minutes as for whole day

Radio France Internationale

South Africa unclear on its future status as a member of the ICC

Will they go or will they stay? This week South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said he would pull his country out of the International Criminal Court. Then he said he would not. South Africa has had a fraught relationship with the Hague-based war crimes court, and the issue will come…

Asharq Al-Awsat

South Africa, Due to Host Putin, Rows Back from Pledge to Quit War Crimes Court

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa rowed back on Wednesday from a pledge to quit the International Criminal Court, months before he is due to host Russia's Vladimir Putin who is wanted by the ICC for suspected war crimes. Ramaphosa had said on Tuesday that the ruling African National Congress would…

The Independent UK

The green guide to visiting the Hague

The Netherlands’ greenest city is the ideal base for a sustainable break, finds Jo Fernandez

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Macron outlines vision for 'European sovereignty’ at a Hague speech disrupted by hecklers

Speaking at the Hague on Tuesday, French President Emmanuel Macron spoke of his vision for a new era of “European sovereignty” in which the Continent can choose its own partners and “shape its own destiny”. His address was briefly disrupted by protesters who attempted to shout him down.

The Guardian - UK

War crimes tribunal centres on how much former Kosovan president knew

Once feted by Tony Blair and Madeleine Albright, Hashim Thaçi stands accused in The Hague of complicity in torture and murder

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russian Children’s Commissioner Rejects ICC War Crime Allegations as False

Russia's commissioner for children's rights, who was accused by the International Criminal Court (ICC) alongside President Vladimir Putin of war crimes in Ukraine, said on Tuesday that the ICC's allegations were false and unclear. The Hague-based ICC on March 17 issued arrest warrants for Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova, the Russian…

Evening Standard

‘Clearly committed war crimes’: Joe Biden backs Putin arrest warrant

The Hague-based international court said it was issuing the warrant for the arrest of the Russian leader over the alleged abduction and deportation of thousands of Ukrainian children to Russia

Reuters

War crimes charges fabricated, KLA member tells Kosovo tribunal

A former Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) member, accused of running a makeshift prison where people were abused and one man killed, told judges at the opening of his trial on Tuesday that the charges against him were fabricated.

Reuters

Netherlands orders Russian embassy to downsize, Moscow says it will respond

The Dutch government on Saturday said it would close its consulate in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and that it would limit the number of Russian diplomats allowed at the Russian embassy in The Hague.

The Independent UK

US launches artificial intelligence military use initiative

The United States has launched an initiative promoting international cooperation on the responsible use of artificial intelligence and autonomous weapons by militaries

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