Demonstrators in large numbers gathered in front of the UK's state broadcaster, the BBC, in London on Thursday to hold a vigil for the slain Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh.

The United States needs to join the International Criminal Court (ICC) if it wants to probe alleged Russian atrocities in Ukraine, Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar said.

A former Sudanese militia chief has denied charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity at a first hearing of the International Criminal Court (ICC) addressing atrocities in Darfur two decades ago.

Palestine calls on the ICC to launch an investigation into the crimes of the Tel Aviv regime after a young man was shot dead in the northern part of the West Bank.

He has vowed to improve the efficiency of the tribunal.

A spokesman for the Palestinian Authority said the threat from the Israeli regime to seize Palestinian homes in the neighborhood violates international law.

Amnesty International lauds the ICC’s decision to launch a formal inquiry into crimes in the occupied Palestinian territories as a “momentous breakthrough.”

‘The investigation will cover crimes within the jurisdiction of the Court that are alleged to have been committed in the Situation since 13 June 2014.’

On February 5, the International Criminal Court ruled it has jurisdiction over the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories.

The ICC’s member states are set to elect a new chief prosecutor to take over from Fatou Bensouda.