Tens of thousands of victims of Ugandan militia commander Dominic Ongwen should get a total of 52 million euros in compensation, International Criminal Court judges ruled on Wednesday, in a record reparations order.
Judges said Ongwen, a former child-soldier who rose through the ranks to become one of the top commanders of the notorious Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), did not have the resources to pay the compensation himself.
Instead they asked the tribunal's own Trust Fund for Victims to help cover the cost.
Ongwen was convicted to 25 years in prison in 2021 on 60 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity, including rape, murder and child abduction. He is currently serving his sentence in Norway.
Led by fugitive warlord Joseph Kony, the LRA terrorized Ugandans for nearly 20 years as it fought the government of President Yoweri Museveni from bases in northern Uganda and neighbouring countries.
The militia has been largely wiped out, but Kony remains one of the ICC's most wanted fugitives.
A magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off Russia's Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday, damaging buildings and generating a tsunami of up to 13 feet that prompted warnings and evacuations across the Pacific Ocean.
The man who shot four people dead with an assault-style rifle inside a Midtown Manhattan skyscraper was carrying a suicide note blaming the National Football League for a degenerative brain disease he claimed to have, New York City's police commissioner said.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Tuesday Britain was prepared to recognise a Palestinian state in September at the United Nations General Assembly unless Israel takes a number of steps to improve life for Palestinians.
A worst-case scenario of famine is unfolding in Gaza and immediate action is needed to end fighting and allow unimpeded aid access, a global hunger monitor warned on Tuesday, saying failure to act now would result in widespread death.
A gunman opened fire on Monday inside a Midtown Manhattan skyscraper housing NFL headquarters and offices of several financial firms, including Blackstone, killing four people before fatally shooting himself, New York City officials said.
Indian forces have killed three "terrorists" involved in the April attack on tourists in Jammu and Kashmir in which 26 men were killed and led to a military conflict with Pakistan, Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday.
The Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Jassim Al Budaiwi, has reaffirmed the regional body’s support for the creation of an international coalition to implement efforts aimed at resolving the Palestinian issue through a two-state solution.
Military commanders from Thailand and Cambodia held talks on Tuesday, as calm return to their disputed border and displaced residents began trickling back, following the Southeast Asian neighbours announcing a truce to end five days of fighting.
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8.8 quake hits Russia’s Far East, triggers tsunamis across Pacific
NYC skyscraper shooter's 'suicide note' blamed NFL for brain disease
UK to recognise Palestinian state in September unless Israel takes action
Gaza death toll hits 60,000 as global monitor demands action to avert famine
Gunman kills four in Manhattan skyscraper, then takes own life
India says forces killed 3 'terrorists' behind Kashmir attack
GCC welcomes efforts for two-state solution amid Saudi-French conference
Thailand-Cambodia border calm as military commanders hold talks
