International Criminal Court prosecutor requests green light for probe into Philippines killings
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The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court asked it on Monday for authorization to open a full investigation into drug war killings in the Philippines, saying crimes against humanity could have been committed.
According to Philippines government data, security forces killed 6,117 drug dealers in sting operations from the time President Rodrigo Duterte took office in 2016 until the end of April this year. Rights groups say authorities have summarily executed drug suspects, but police say drug dealers fought back violently.President Joe Biden on Sunday delivers his first commencement address of the 2024 season at Morehouse College, where the president may for the first time in months have to confront the angst that’s been percolating on college campuses nationwide toward his administration’s policies on the Israel-Hamas war.
Arab and Palestinian Americans left a meeting with Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday night frustrated they did not have a clear understanding of how the Biden administration might act upon their concerns as the Israel-Hamas war devastates the civilian population in Gaza, participants told CNN.