Alvaro Pulido taken into US custody in Venezuela bribery case
Alvaro Pulido, wanted in the US for years over allegations he bribed senior Venezuelan officials in exchange for state contracts, has been taken into American custody, officials say.
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Trump says it is time for Ukraine to get a new president after Zelensky condemns diesel deal
US President Donald Trump has said he believes it is time for Ukraine to get a new president, responding to Volodymyr Zelensky's criticism of a US deal to lift sanctions on Russian diesel exports.
Three years after 7 October, Gaza war has reshaped the Middle East and the world, Guardian columnist writes
Writing in the Guardian, Steve Bloomfield argues that three years of war since 7 October 2023 have transformed Israel, Gaza and the wider region, drawn more than a dozen countries into overlapping conflicts and displaced international law in favour of military force.
US imposes sanctions on International Criminal Court
The United States has sanctioned the International Criminal Court itself, which has condemned the measures as an assault on the rule of law and international legal order.
Pentagon says Nidal Hasan's firing-squad execution will be livestreamed
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth says the public will be able to watch Nidal Hasan's execution by firing squad, a step lawyers call unprecedented and legally uncertain.
Christa Pike alive and speaking after botched Tennessee execution, lawyers say
Christa Pike, 50, is conscious and communicating in limited ways about a week after Tennessee failed to put her to death by lethal injection, her lawyers say. Governor Bill Lee has ordered an independent review and halted executions in the state for the rest of the year.