BLOOMBERG The Philippines will cut contact with the International Criminal Court (ICC) after it denied the government’s request to suspend the probe on former leader Rodrigo Duterte’s deadly drug war, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said. “That ends our involvement with the ICC,” Marcos said in a televised briefing, referring to the court. “At this point, we are disengaging from any …

BLOOMBERG French unions hold a 10th day of nationwide protests on Tuesday to try to force President Emmanuel Macron to hit the brakes on his unpopular pension reform and open fresh talks. As concerns grow over mounting violence, labour organisations have blamed the government for creating an explosive situation. Marches ended in chaos, with hardcore fringes clashing with riot police. …

ABU DHABI / BERLIN / WAM The World Energy Transitions Outlook 2023 Preview calls for a fundamental course correction in the energy transition, Irena’s Director-General Francesco La Camera said at the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue (BETD). Although global investment in energy transition technologies reached a new record of US$1.3 trillion in 2022, yearly investments must more than quadruple to over …