Three Australian appeals court judges have reserved their decision on whether an activist can prosecute King Charles III for alleged genocide of Australia’s Indigenous people. Uncle Robbie Thorpe, 68, turned to the Supreme Court of Appeal in Victoria after two lower courts rejected his bid to launch a private prosecution. His case alleges the monarch, the Australian government, and its institutions perpetuate genocide by maintaining systemic disadvantages. Indigenous Australians account for 4% of the population and face significant socioeconomic challenges. Thorpe told the AP on Wednesday he plans to take the case to the International Criminal Court if necessary.

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Félicien Kabuga, accused of bankrolling the Rwandan genocide, died in a hospital in The Hague while in custody, a U.N. court said. Kabuga, whose exact birthday is not known but was over 90, had dementia and had been stranded in legal limbo since 2023 when judges ruled that he was not fit to stand trial. He was one of the last fugitives charged in connection with the 1994 genocide, accused of encouraging and bankrolling the mass killing of Rwanda’s Tutsi minority. After years of evading international efforts to track him down, Kabuga was arrested near Paris in May 2020.