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Navi Pillay wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize.
9 Oct 2026
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Awards
Navi Pillay wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize12
The South African judge and former UN rights chief was honoured for promoting peace and international law. The US then sanctioned the ICC.
- South African jurist Navanethem (Navi) Pillay won the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize
- Honoured for promoting peace and international law
- Pillay is a former ICC judge and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
- The US sanctioned the International Criminal Court hours after the award, citing the Nobel committee's show of support for institutions under attack
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International
ICC unseals warrants for Taliban education ministers over gender persecution3
The warrants name Habibullah Agha and Neda Mohammad Nadeem for crimes against humanity of gender-based persecution.
- ICC unsealed arrest warrants on 5 October 2026 for Taliban education minister Habibullah Agha and higher education minister Neda Mohammad Nadeem
- Charge: the crime against humanity of persecution on gender grounds
- Warrants were issued on 9 September 2025 and kept sealed until then
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Sports
ICC announces 2027 Men's Cricket World Cup schedule45
The 2027 World Cup will be held in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia from 2 October to 21 November 2027. India sits in Group A with Australia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Zimbabwe and a qualifier.
- Hosts: South Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia
- Tournament runs 2 October to 21 November 2027; 14 teams
- Final in Johannesburg on 21 November 2027
- India in Group A with Australia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Zimbabwe and Qualifier A
- ICC released the schedule on 1 October 2026
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International
US sanctions ICC President Tomoko Akane and lawyer Abdoulaye Seye678
On 18 August 2026 the US sanctioned ICC President Tomoko Akane (Japan) and senior trial lawyer Abdoulaye Seye (Senegal), announced by Secretary of State Marco Rubio under a February 2025 executive order; the ICC called it a flagrant attack on its independence.
- Announced 18 August 2026; both added to the Treasury SDN list
- Rubio cited ICC efforts against officials of states that have not accepted its jurisdiction
- Seye was on the team that sought an arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu
- Sanctions take effect for US entities from 17 September
- UN rights chief Volker Turk urged that they be lifted
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International
Venezuela notifies UN of withdrawal from International Criminal Court910
Venezuela's Foreign Minister said on 24 July 2026 that Venezuela had notified the UN of its withdrawal from the Rome Statute; the ICC said it had not yet received formal notice through the UN treaty office. Under the Rome Statute a withdrawal takes effect one year after notification and does not affect investigations already under way; Venezuela's National Assembly had voted to begin withdrawal in December 2025. Chad, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have also moved to leave the ICC.
- Venezuela's Foreign Minister said on 24 July 2026 that Venezuela had notified the UN of its withdrawal from the Rome Statute; the ICC said it had not yet received formal notice through the UN treaty office
- Under the Rome Statute a withdrawal takes effect one year after notification and does not affect investigations already under way; Venezuela's National Assembly had voted to begin withdrawal in December 2025
- Chad, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have also moved to leave the ICC
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Sports
ICC suspends Cricket Canada's membership over governance breaches111213
ICC suspended Cricket Canada's membership with immediate effect on 1 June 2026 after a board meeting in Ahmedabad. Cited serious breaches of membership obligations following a CBC documentary alleging corruption in April. Canadian national teams stay eligible for ICC events; funding only via a controlled mechanism.
- ICC suspended Cricket Canada's membership with immediate effect on 1 June 2026 after a board meeting in Ahmedabad
- Cited serious breaches of membership obligations following a CBC documentary alleging corruption in April
- Canadian national teams stay eligible for ICC events; funding only via a controlled mechanism
- ICC had earlier frozen funding and set a six-month deadline
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International
ICC jails Janjaweed leader Ali Kushayb for 20 years141516
The International Criminal Court on 9 December sentenced Sudanese militia leader Ali Kushayb to 20 years for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur.
- Date: 9 December 2025, at The Hague
- Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman (Ali Kushayb) sentenced to 20 years
- Convicted in October 2025 on counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Darfur in 2003-2004
- First ICC conviction connected to the Darfur conflict
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