Kuwait has released a group of American prisoners, including veterans and military contractors jailed for years on drug-related charges. That's according to Jonathan Franks, a representative for the detainees. The move Wednesday is seen as a goodwill gesture between two allies. The freed prisoners have been flown to New York amid a U.S. government push to bring home Americans jailed in foreign countries. Families of those detained have alleged their loved ones faced abuse while imprisoned in a country that bans alcohol and has strict drug laws. Others have criticized Kuwaiti police for bringing trumped-up charges and manufacturing evidence against them, allegations never acknowledged by Kuwait.

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is being flown to the Netherlands to face an International Criminal Court charge of crimes against humanity linked to the deadly crackdown on drugs he oversaw while in office. The 79-year-old Duterte’s arrest on a warrant issued by the global court was hailed as a major breakthrough and step toward ending impunity by human rights groups and families of victims. He is expected to arrive in the Netherlands late Wednesday afternoon and be taken to the court's detention unit.

The International Criminal Court has had former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte arrested on a warrant containing charges of murder as a crime against humanity over deadly anti-drugs crackdowns he oversaw while in office. The tribunal, also known as the ICC, was created in 2002 as a court of last resort for the most serious international offenses: war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and aggression. The ICC takes on cases when nations are unable or unwilling to prosecute crimes on their territory.

Massachusetts Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira, who was sentenced last year to 15 years in prison for leaking highly classified military documents, is facing a military court-martial on additional charges. Teixeira had pleaded guilty in March to six counts of willful retention and transmission of national defense information under the Espionage Act, nearly a year after his arrest in the most consequential national security breach in years. He now faces military charges of disobeying orders and obstructing justice. At a hearing last year, military prosecutors said a court-martial is appropriate given that obeying orders is the “absolute core” of the military.

TV footage has shown South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol coming out of prison. Local TV showed Yoon waving his hand and deeply bowing to his supporters after he came out of a detention center in Seoul on Saturday. Yoon’s release came a day after a Seoul court canceled his arrest to allow him to stand trial for his rebellion charge without being physically detained. Yoon was arrested and indicted by prosecutors in January over his Dec. 3 martial law decree that plunged the country into huge political turmoil.