Paul Moss

The address is globalpodcast at bbc.co.uk. And if possible, please do record your question as a voice note. so we can play it on the pod. Thank you. Now, arrest warrants have been issued for two leading members of the Taliban. This is after the International Criminal Court concluded that members of the Afghan government are criminally responsible for persecuting women and girls.

The address is globalpodcast at bbc.co.uk. And if possible, please do record your question as a voice note. so we can play it on the pod. Thank you. Now, arrest warrants have been issued for two leading members of the Taliban. This is after the International Criminal Court concluded that members of the Afghan government are criminally responsible for persecuting women and girls.

The court also refers to the treatment of people who, it says, do not conform with the Taliban's expectations of gender. This persecution, the ICC says... has been committed since August 2021 when the Taliban took over. Anna Holligan is in The Hague, where the ICC is based, and gave me more details of the ICC allegations.

The court also refers to the treatment of people who, it says, do not conform with the Taliban's expectations of gender. This persecution, the ICC says... has been committed since August 2021 when the Taliban took over. Anna Holligan is in The Hague, where the ICC is based, and gave me more details of the ICC allegations.

So can you just take us through the legal process now? Arrest warrants are issued. Well, what actually what actually happens?

So can you just take us through the legal process now? Arrest warrants are issued. Well, what actually what actually happens?

I mean, very briefly, and it does sound like this is effectively a gesture, isn't it?

I mean, very briefly, and it does sound like this is effectively a gesture, isn't it?

Anna Holligan. The Sudanese city al-Fasher is the capital of North Darfur, a region bitterly fought over in the country's ongoing civil war. It's controlled by the army, but has been besieged by rebels from the so-called rapid support forces. And the army's now begun carrying out airstrikes on areas controlled by the rebels. Amidst all this, civilian suffering continues.

Anna Holligan. The Sudanese city al-Fasher is the capital of North Darfur, a region bitterly fought over in the country's ongoing civil war. It's controlled by the army, but has been besieged by rebels from the so-called rapid support forces. And the army's now begun carrying out airstrikes on areas controlled by the rebels. Amidst all this, civilian suffering continues.

The war has forced more than 12 million people from their homes. But the fighting for al-Fasher has continued over a particularly long period. as our correspondent Kalkidan Yebeltal explained to me from neighbouring Ethiopia.

The war has forced more than 12 million people from their homes. But the fighting for al-Fasher has continued over a particularly long period. as our correspondent Kalkidan Yebeltal explained to me from neighbouring Ethiopia.

This is a conflict being fought over a vast country. Why is there so much attention by both sides? Why are both sides so clearly determined to hold on to this one city?

This is a conflict being fought over a vast country. Why is there so much attention by both sides? Why are both sides so clearly determined to hold on to this one city?

The ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas has entered its fifth day and does appear to be holding. In the occupied West Bank, though, Israeli forces are continuing their operation in and around the city of Jenin, civilians once again finding themselves under fire.

The ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas has entered its fifth day and does appear to be holding. In the occupied West Bank, though, Israeli forces are continuing their operation in and around the city of Jenin, civilians once again finding themselves under fire.

Our Middle East correspondent Yolande Nell is in Jerusalem, where reports are coming in of more casualties.

Our Middle East correspondent Yolande Nell is in Jerusalem, where reports are coming in of more casualties.

And that was Ilan Nel.

And that was Ilan Nel.