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Global Scandals: Senators, Spies, and Data Breaches

Two 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. Senators Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa and Christopher "Bong" Go are among eight current and former officials named in a document dated February 13, which was posted on the court's website.

The document, released on Friday, revealed the senators' alleged involvement in the case. Dela Rosa served as the former national police chief and enforcer of the deadly drug war during Duterte's first three years in office, according to Al Jazeera. The ICC investigation concerns the alleged extrajudicial killings 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 for his role in attempting to hire a hitman to kill Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a Sikh separatist who holds dual US and Canadian citizenship, as reported by Al Jazeera.

Meanwhile, the World Health Organization (WHO) released a formal statement on Friday, blasting a US-funded vaccine trial as "unethical." The trial, conducted in Guinea-Bissau, Africa, would withhold an established, safe, and potentially lifesaving vaccine against hepatitis B from some newborns. The WHO concluded that the trial, based on publicly available information, is inconsistent with established ethical and scientific principles, according to Ars Technica. The trial has drawn widespread condemnation from health experts since notice of the US funding was published in the Federal Register in December.

In other developments, a security lapse by one of India's largest pharmacy chains allowed outsiders to gain full administrative control of its platform, exposing customer order data and sensitive drug-control functions. The issue affected DavaIndia Pharmacy, the pharmacy arm of Zota Healthcare, which operates a large network of retail outlets across India, TechCrunch reported. Security researcher Eaton Zveare discovered the flaw after identifying insecure super admin application programming interfaces on DavaIndia's website and privately shared details with Indian cybersecurity authorities. The bug has since been fixed.

Finally, with less than nine months until the midterm elections, Donald Trump's party is facing challenges, according to Euronews. The president's policies and actions are unpopular, Republicans keep losing special elections, and they now have to defend once-solid seats in Congress. Texas has become a focal point, with the political landscape shifting.

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