The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, or ICC, has filed an application for issuing an arrest warrant against Min Aung Hlaing, the Acting President and the Commander-in-Chief of Myanmar's armed forces, alleging his involvement in crimes against humanity targeting the Rohingya population.
The move, announced on Wednesday, follows a comprehensive investigation by the ICC into the 2016 and 2017 waves of violence in Myanmar's Rakhine province targeting the minority Muslim Rohingya community.
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April 17, 2026 15:29 ET The ongoing conflict in the Middle East continues to raise concerns for policymakers who worry about the impact of the supply shock and high energy prices on the real economy. Producer price data and various survey results on the housing market were the main news from the U.S. this week. In Europe, industrial production data for the euro area gained attention. GDP figures out of China and the policy move by the Singapore central bank were in focus in Asia.