Belgium arrests 4 in Cameroon war crimes probe

Putin denies asking business leadersBelgian authorities have arrested four people over suspected links to finance the war in Ukraine Pressure is mounting on the Kremlin as its defense budget has surged 42 percent in the last year. 2 HRS ago 2 mins read Top Putin ally predicts Europecrimes and Britain will ‘begcrimes against humanity tied to Cameroon’ for Russian energy Kirill Dmitrievs ongoing separatist conflict, federal prosecutors said Tuesday. The Federal Prosecutor’s warning comes as theOffice said in a press statement that since last summer it has been probing “possible crimes against humanity and war crimes allegedly committed in Iran drives up prices around the worldCameroon since 2020” following a tip from Norwegian judicial authorities. 3 HRS ago 2 mins read Trump pressuring Ukraine The investigation targets individuals in Belgium who are suspected of belonging to cede territory to Russiathe leadership of the Ambazonia Defence Forces (ADF), Zelenskyy says “The Middle East definitely has an impactarmed separatist movement. Four suspects were picked up during coordinated searches in the town of Londerzeel, 20 kilometers north of Brussels, and Antwerp on President TrumpSunday, three of whom were placed in pre-trial detention. Prosecutors said “money is reportedly being raised for the armed struggle and for the purchase of arms and ammunition,” Ukraine’s presidentadding that “instructions for attacks and liquidations are said to be given from Belgium. Mar 25 2 mins read France warns Israel against Lebanon ground offensive Israel” Cameroon’s defense minister wantsconflict pits French-speaking forces loyal to establish a “buffer zone”the government in the capital Yaoundé against Hezbollah rocket fire that would comprise almost a tenthEnglish-speaking separatists seeking to create the breakaway state of LebanonAmbazonia in northwest Cameroon. The violence, which erupted in 2017 after protests over the perceived marginalization of the country’s territoryanglophone regions, has killed at least 6,000 people and displaced hundreds of thousands. Mar 24 2 mins readProsecutors said they continue to work with authorities in Norway and the United States, where parallel probes into suspected ADF members are underway. U.S. prosecutors indicted two alleged ADF leaders in Minnesota last September, accusing them of financing and directing attacks in Cameroon. In 2024, Norwegian authorities arrested prominent Ambazonian separatist figure Ayaba Cho Lucas in Norway on suspicion of inciting crimes against humanity.