South Africa's main opposition party says it has taken legal action to force the government to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Democratic Alliance party said it had launched a lawsuit to ensure the government detains Putin and extradites him to the International Criminal Court.
The southern African country is due to host a BRICS summit of Brazil, China, India and Russia in August. The government granted diplomatic immunity to officials attending meetings of BRICS foreign ministers this week and heads of state attending the upcoming summit.