For a few hours last week, the International Criminal Court looked poised to take a Libyan warlord into custody. Instead, member state Italy sent the head of a notorious network of detention centers back home.

As world leaders gather at Auschwitz to mark a solemn anniversary, one notable figure will be missing, sparking intrigue and speculation across the globe.

ROME - The International Criminal Court demanded answers from Italy on Wednesday over why it freed a Libyan man suspected of crimes against humanity and war crimes, including murder, torture, rape and sexual violence.

The ceasefire as agreed to in Qatar is set to last 42 days. Over that period, 33 hostages are expected to be freed in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, there will be a slow withdrawal of the Israeli military from urban centers in Gaza and a surge of humanitarian aid.

It has issued 32 unsealed arrest warrants. Those suspects range from Netanyahu and Putin to Lord’s Resistance Army leader Joseph Kony and Gamlet Guchmazov, accused of torture in the breakaway region of South Ossetia in Georgia.

Meloni said that she was suspected by prosecutors of embezzlement and aiding and abetting a crime in connection with the case.

The 47th president of the United States was sworn in earlier at a ceremony that took place indoors due to bad weather.

Leaders of various countries around the world have congratulated Donald Trump following his inauguration as the 47th President of

Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the US and leaders from around the world were quick to send their congratulations.

The first phase of the 42-day truce deal will witness the release of a total of 33 Israeli hostages and 737 Palestinian prisoners and detainees.

He spoke to Fathom editor Professor Alan Johnson about his new book The Resistible Rise of Benjamin Netanyahu. This is an edited transcript of their conversation. Alan Johnson: What were the major influences on your intellectual development and how have ...