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    Spotlight | Netherlands, Philippines
    Battle at ICC over who will defend former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte

    A demonstration by supporters of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte outside the ICC in The Hague, on 28 November 2025.
    A demonstration by supporters of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte outside the ICC in The Hague, on 28 November 2025.© Mouneb Taim/NurPhoto via AFP

    ICC trials attract the cream of international lawyers - and their entourage of consultants, investigators and communications specialists. The trial of Rodrigo Duterte has in recent weeks notably seen a fierce behind-the-scenes battle among lawyers seeking to defend the former Filipino strongman.

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    Saudi Arabia, Yemen
    Falah al-Shahrani, Riyadh's man in Yemen

    A Saudi-backed Yemeni army military checkpoint in the eastern province of Hadramout, on 5 February 2026, following the withdrawal of UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council forces.
    A Saudi-backed Yemeni army military checkpoint in the eastern province of Hadramout, on 5 February 2026, following the withdrawal of UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council forces.© Mohammad Bashir Aldaher/Imago/MaxPPP

    Saudi Arabia is tightening its grip on the country's military and security apparatus. A discreet military adviser is pulling the strings to consolidate Riyadh's control over the region in the face of the UAE's waning influence and the Houthi rebels.

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    France, Iran, United States
    After Macron's angry outburst, French UN mission in president's crosshairs over Iran

    French President Emmanuel Macron and France’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Jérôme Bonnafont (right), arrive at the Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations in New York, on 22 September 2025.
    French President Emmanuel Macron and France’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Jérôme Bonnafont (right), arrive at the Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations in New York, on 22 September 2025. © Ludovic Marin/AFP

    A recent outburst by the French president over France's waning influence on diplomatic efforts to resolve the Iran conflict has resulted in the possible nomination of a new French ambassador to the UN. The foreign ministry is playing for time.

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    Armenia, France
    Paris planning for greater security cooperation with Yerevan post election

    French President Emmanuel Macron (left) and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (right), in Yerevan, on 5 May 2026.
    French President Emmanuel Macron (left) and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (right), in Yerevan, on 5 May 2026.© Alexander Patrin/Zumapress.com/MaxPPP

    France is eager for Armenia to definitively shift to a pro-Western stance. In a bid to keep Yerevan on side, Paris is sending a new ambassador with an intelligence background, and planning for its foreign minister to visit the country shortly after the upcoming legislative elections.

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