Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud talks to his defence counsel in the courtroom of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, June 26, 2024, where judges deliver the verdict in the trial of the suspect accused of playing a key role in a reign of terror unleashed by Al-Qaida-linked insurgents on the historic desert city of Timbuktu in northern Mali in 2012. Peter Dejong/Pool via REUTERS