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The UN's highest court rules that a landmark case filed by the Gambia, accusing Myanmar of genocide of minority Rohingya Muslims, can proceed. International Court of Justice president Joan Donoghue declares the tribunal "finds that it has jurisdiction (...) to entertain the application filed by the Republic of the Gambia". SOUNDBITE
Bosnian victims and families say they are "partially satisfied" with a guilty verdict for former Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladic. IMAGES
Images outside the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the UN's top court, ahead of a landmark ruling on allegation of genocide in Gaza -- a case that has sparked global attention. The case was brought by South Africa, which has accused Israel of breaching the UN Genocide Convention, set up in 1948 as the world reeled from the horrors of the Nazi Holocaust. IMAGES
The UN's top court orders Russia to suspend its invasion of Ukraine. Kyiv lodged an urgent case at the ICJ on February 27, saying that Russia had illegally justified its war by falsely alleging genocide in Ukraine's Donetsk and Lugansk regions. Ukraine has asked the court to take provisional measures ordering Russia to suspend the invasion, pending a full judgement on the matter that could take years. SOUNDBITE
Dutch judges inspect the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 ahead of the start of the trial of one of the suspects accused of being involved in downing the commercial flight over war-torn Ukraine in 2014. IMAGES
The International Court of Justice, the UN's top court, rejects a case brought by Qatar accusing the United Arab Emirates of discrimination during a blockade of Doha. SOUNDBITE