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Ukraine gives ICC new purpose after 20 troubled years
Ukraine gives ICC new purpose after 20 troubled years
by  AFP

Its first two decades have brought criticism and controversy but as the International Criminal Court marks its 20th birthday the Ukraine war is giving it a new impetus. - 'Lofty goals' - The ICC is the successor to the Nuremberg trials of Nazi war criminals, when the post-war international order sought an ideal of global justice.

Fairytale venue with dark past for G7 summit in Germany
Fairytale venue with dark past for G7 summit in Germany
by  AFP

G7 leaders will gather from Sunday in a quintessentially German venue handpicked by former chancellor Angela Merkel and recycled by her successor Olaf Scholz -- a luxury hotel with a fairy-tale setting and a tumultuous past.

Ukraine, hunger, inflation: G7 leaders navigate myriad of crises
Ukraine, hunger, inflation: G7 leaders navigate myriad of crises
by  AFP

G7 leaders including US President Joe Biden gather on Sunday in southern Germany, seeking emphatic backing for Ukraine against Russia's invasion while grappling with the intensifying global fallout of the war. "Core problems that are on the top of mind for all of us" include "rising prices, supply chain disruptions all exacerbated by this war in Ukraine", said Kirby.

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