Opposition demands Putin's arrest during South Africa visit.

South Africa's opposition party, the Democratic Alliance, has taken legal action to force the government to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin if he attends the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) bloc meeting in August. The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant against Putin in March over accusations that Russia unlawfully deported Ukrainian children. South Africa, an ICC member, is in a diplomatic dilemma as it has close ties with Moscow. The government has granted diplomatic immunity to officials attending the BRICS foreign ministers meeting this week and the grouping's heads of state summit in August, which some read as a preparatory step to provide legal cover for Putin's visit.