Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger withdraw from the International Criminal Court

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger are withdrawing from the International Criminal Court, citing its alleged inability to prosecute war crimes. The military-led nations jointly stated they would not recognize the ICC's authority, accusing it of neo-colonialism and bias against less privileged countries. These three Sahel states, which recently left the ECOWAS bloc, have strengthened ties with Russia, whose leader faces an ICC arrest warrant.