The ICC, based in the Dutch city of The Hague, first disclosed a 'cybersecurity incident', saying it was trying to ensure the tribunal's 'core work' continued.

The ICC is the permanent war crimes tribunal in the Dutch city of The Hague, established in 2002 to try war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Marcos maintained the ICC has no jurisdiction over the Southeast Asian country, which withdrew from the ICC in March 2019.

South Africa is due to host a summit of the BRICS club of nations – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – next month, which all of the heads of states of those countries are scheduled to attend.

More than 3 million people have been uprooted, including more than 700,000 who have fled into neighbouring countries.

It said it has not received any documents about the case from the court, whose jurisdiction Russia does not recognise.

Dmitry Medvedev, who served as president between 2008 and 2012, has made increasingly hawkish speeches since Putin sent troops to Ukraine, repeatedly issuing nuclear threats.

The arrest warrant for Putin, a sitting head of state of a UN Security Council member, is an unprecedented step for the ICC.

The Philippine solicitor general says domestic investigative and judicial processes should take precedence over the ICC.

Officially, 6,181 people were killed in Duterte's 'war on drugs' but rights group say that up to 30,000 may have been killed, some innocent victims.

The submission follows an investigation by the television news network's legal team, Al Jazeera says.

Fighting began on Aug 5 when Israel targeted the Islamic Jihad militant group in what it said were pre-emptive strikes to avert attacks.