Two sitting Philippine senators have been identified as co-perpetrators in former president Rodrigo Duterte's crimes against humanity trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC), according to documents released by prosecutors on Friday, February 13, 2026. Senators Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa and Christopher Bong Go are among eight current and former officials named in the document, which was posted to the court's website.
The document, dated February 13, revealed the senators' alleged involvement in Duterte's deadly drug war, during which Dela Rosa served as the former national police chief. The ICC is investigating alleged crimes against humanity committed during Duterte's presidency.
In other news, an Indian national admitted in a United States court that he participated in a 2023 plot to assassinate a prominent Sikh separatist leader living in New York. Nikhil Gupta, 54, pleaded guilty on Friday to his role in attempting to hire a hitman to kill Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a Sikh separatist who holds dual US and Canadian citizenship, federal prosecutors said.
Meanwhile, a security lapse by DavaIndia Pharmacy, the pharmacy arm of Zota Healthcare, exposed customer data and internal systems. A security researcher, Eaton Zveare, discovered the flaw after identifying insecure super admin application programming interfaces on DavaIndia's website. The bug has since been fixed, and Zveare disclosed his findings to Indian cybersecurity authorities. The company operates a large network of retail outlets across India.
In a separate development, the World Health Organization (WHO) released a formal statement blasting a US-funded vaccine trial as unethical. The trial, which would withhold an established, safe, and potentially lifesaving vaccine against hepatitis B from some newborns in Guinea-Bissau, Africa, was deemed inconsistent with established ethical and scientific principles. The WHO cited several reasons for its conclusion, including the trial's potential harm and low quality. The trial has drawn widespread condemnation from health experts since the US funding was announced in December.
Finally, the city of Santa Monica, California, will begin using an AI system to detect bike lane violations. Starting in April, the city will deploy Hayden AI's scanning technology in seven parking enforcement vehicles. "The more we can reduce the amount of illegal parking, the safer we can make it for bike riders," said Charley Territo, chief growth officer at Hayden AI. The technology expands on similar cameras already mounted on city buses.
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