Opposition sues South Africa government to force Putin arrest

The ICC warrant to arrest Putin has launched a debate in South Africa which now faces a diplomatic dilemma ahead of the BRICS summit. South Africa’s leading opposition party said on Tuesday it had taken legal action to force the government to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin if he were to attend a planned summit in the country. In March, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant against Putin – over accusations that Russia unlawfully deported Ukrainian children – who is to visit Cape Town for a Brazil,...