In a post on X, Arkansas Republican Sen. Tom Cotton decried the ICC as a “kangaroo court” and called Karim Khan a deranged fanatic.” By HANNAH SARISOHN NOVEMBER 21, 2024 17:09 Congressman Mike Waltz speaks on Day 1 of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US, July 15, 2024. (photo credit: REUTERS/MIKE SEGAR) Florida Congressman and incoming National Security Advisor Mike Waltz slammed the ICC’s issuing of arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Thursday, saying the international court has “no credibility.” “These allegations have been refuted by the US government,” Waltz wrote in a post on X. “Israel has lawfully defended its people & borders from genocidal terrorists. You can expect a strong response to the
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John Prescott, who has died aged 86, was a figurehead of New Labour, who was also instinctively sceptical of some of its instincts. He was a bridgehead to Labour’s traditional working class roots who saw the value in, and indeed personified, championing the aspirations of the less well off. His value to Tony Blair, who swept to a landslide victory in 1997 and went on to win two further elections with Prescott at his side, was that he could reassure and lead those within Labour sceptical of its movement towards the centre. He was also a binding agent, skilled at holding the party and its sometimes warring factions together. It is not hard to see the parallels between then and now, when we once again have a plain-speaking working class
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The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant and a top Hamas leader on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity. This is the first time that Netanyahu or any Israeli official has been indicted by an international court for the ongoing war on Gaza. In a decision posted online on Thursday, the ICC charged Netanyahu, Gallant and Hamas leader Mohammed Deif over Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel and Israel’s subsequent genocidal war in Gaza. Israel claimed to have killed Deif in July, however. It is unclear whether he is still alive. Effectively, the defendants are now internationally wanted suspects and ICC member states are under legal obligation to arrest them. Israeli officials slammed
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Kenya Airways shared a TikTok video featuring flight attendant Wendy Mwatha showcasing the airline’s various crew uniforms The flight attendant demonstrated multiple uniforms, including the winter and service uniforms and the sleeping pyjamas Social media users expressed excitement and admiration for the stylish outfits, with some picking their favourites A video of a Kenya Airways flight attendant showing off different official crew uniforms has left social media users in awe. KQ flight attendant flaunts different crew uniforms in a beautiful video. Photo: Kenya Airways.Source: TikTok Kenyan Airways shared the video of one of their flight attendants, Wendy Mwatha, creatively swapping uniforms while explaining the role of each one. In the clip shared on their TikTok page, Mwatha changes into different attires, including the winter uniform, service uniform, sleeping pyjamas and
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Police in KwaZulu-Natal fatally wounded three hijacking suspects in a shoot-out in Mariannhill. South African Police Service (SAPS) spokesperson in the province, Colonel Robert Netshiunda, said the trio had just hijacked a Hyundai H1, loaded with home appliances on Wednesday. “Police intelligence traced the hijacked vehicle to the Klaarwater hostel in Mariannhill and information indicated that the suspects were loading the hijacked goods into a bakkie,” Netshiunda said. He said when police approached the area they spotted the identified bakkie and signalled for the driver to stop, however, the driver chose to ignore police’s instructions and sped off and police gave chase. “During the high speed vehicle chase, the suspects started firing shots at the police and a shoot-out ensued. The suspect’s vehicle came to a standstill at the corner
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Adani Group’s Gautam Adani and other suspects were charged by the US attorney’s office in Brooklyn, New York, on Wednesday, November 20 The defendants were charged with paying KSh 32.4 billion in bribes to Indian officials expecting to reap $2 billion in profits (KSh 259.2 billion) Adani and his co-accused allegedly maintained records of their bribes using ‘code names’ in their communications TUKO.co.ke journalist Japhet Ruto has over eight years of experience in financial, business, and technology reporting and offers profound insights into Kenyan and global economic trends. India’s second richest man, Gautam Adani, has been charged with fraud by United States (US) authorities on allegations that he and other accused co-conspirators bribed Indian officials with $250 million (KSh 32.4 billion) to secure solar power contracts. Adani Group tycoon Gautam
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Wednesday, November 20, 2024 What you need to know: Father Rene taught me philosophy, introducing me to Heidegger and Levinas (masters of phenomenology – his favorite study), Nietzsche, Camus, Hannah Arendt and many other greats. He also taught me a very important lesson that I try to carry up to this day: the moral imperative of judging through evidence. BY January Makamba Today marks two years since the passing of Father Rene McGraw OSB, a Benedictine monk, who was my teacher, friend and mentor at St John’s University, a Catholic university in Minnesota, USA, where I was privileged to graduate from. Father Rene easily makes the list of people who have had a positive influence in my life. He was thoroughly grounded in his Catholic faith but was generous and
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Donald Trump picked Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to co-lead a new government-efficiency commission. Their aim is to cut government spending, and one idea they’ve floated is to ax federal agencies. Millions of Americans are employed by the US government. Here’s how the agencies break down and what workers make. Elon Musk’s government-efficiency commission could end up costing some federal workers their jobs. As he and the former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy begin to outline their priorities as leaders of the Department of Government Efficiency, created by Donald Trump, one of those priorities seems to be eliminating government agencies. Most recently, Ramaswamy told Fox News, “We expect certain agencies to be deleted outright.” More than 2 million Americans collect their paychecks from the federal government, so Business Insider looked
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Alibaba Group Holding is advancing artificial intelligence (AI) technology in China to unleash productivity across various industries, chief executive Eddie Wu Yongming said on Wednesday at the country’s annual internet conference. The e-commerce giant is committed to laying the infrastructural groundwork and supporting systems for AI development in the country, Wu told attendees at the World Internet Conference hosted by the Cyberspace Administration of China in the canal town of Wuzhen in eastern Zhejiang province. “In the next three decades, AI will comprehensively enhance productivity across the globe,” he said, according to a statement from Alibaba, owner of the South China Morning Post. “Artificial intelligence is gradually permeating various industries to drive a series of productivity revolutions,” Wu said, adding that the firm already offers open-source versions of its AI
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In July, a jury in New York convicted South Korean-born Hwang on 10 of the 11 charges he faced. Photo: ANGELA WEISS / AFPSource: AFP The founder of US investment firm Archegos, Bill Hwang, was jailed for 18 years on Wednesday for a multibillion-dollar fraud that contributed to the fund’s 2021 implosion, US media reported. In July, a jury in New York convicted South Korean-born Hwang on 10 of the 11 charges he faced and for which he could have been sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison. “The sentence has to reflect the seriousness of the event,” said judge Alvin Hellerstein according to The New York Times, which also reported the 18-year prison sentence. Hwang’s family-owned hedge fund had taken huge bets on a few stocks
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President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for the director of national intelligence, former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, has little experience working with the nation’s spy agencies and a long track record of echoing the Russian disinformation they work to expose and to counter — a combination her critics claim should be disqualifying. Gabbard, 43, who represented Hawaii as a Democrat from 2013-2021 and ran for the party’s presidential nomination in 2020 before becoming a Republican earlier this year, has been accused of harboring sympathies for the Kremlin and parroting propaganda generated by Russia to justify its invasion of Ukraine. At the outset of the conflict, Gabbard blamed the Biden administration and NATO, claiming they had provoked Russia’s aggression by ignoring what she called its “legitimate security concerns” about Ukraine potentially becoming a member
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A 26-year-old house help is before the Bekwai Circuit Court for allegedly pouring acid on a Senior High School leaver. Ernest Agyei has denied causing harm to Benjamin Asante. He was granted a GH₵50,000.00 bail with two sureties to reappear on December 17, 2024. Police Chief Inspector Christian Amartey, substituting the old charge sheet with a new one, had earlier told the Court presided over by Mr Isaac Apeatu that Asante, the victim, was also the complainant and a former student of Yamfo Anglican Secondary School near Sunyani. Chief Inspector Amartey said the victim was a resident of Trede as Agyei, the accused person, was a house help resident at Pakyi No 2. Prosecution said on December 22, 2021, complainant’s brother Francis Agyei invited the complainant to assist him in
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LONDON — The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv temporarily closed its doors on Wednesday out of “an abundance of caution,” as it warned that a potentially “significant” air strike may be coming. “The U.S. Embassy recommends U.S. citizens be prepared to immediately shelter in the event an air alert is announced,” the embassy said in an update. A picture shows a view of the US embassy in Kyiv on May 18, 2022, as the embassy reopens after closing it for three months due to the Russian invasion. Sergei Supinsky/AFP via Getty Images The embassy said it had received “specific” information about the potential strike on Nov. 20. The warning arrived amid fears that the war could escalate, a day after Ukraine’s military first launched U.S.-made long-range ATACMS missiles toward targets within
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The IAF also struck over 100 terror targets in Lebanon, including launchers, weapons storage facilities, command centers, and military structures over the past day. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF NOVEMBER 20, 2024 13:12 Updated: NOVEMBER 20, 2024 13:15 IAF strikes Hezbollah rocket launchers on Sunday that fired at the Haifa Bay area, November 20, 2024. (IDF SPOKESPERSON’S UNIT) The Israel Air Force (IAF) eliminated the commanders of Hezbollah’s anti-tank missile and operations unit in the coastal sector, the military announced on Wednesday. The commanders were responsible for terror attacks against Israeli citizens, including missile attacks on civilian communities in the Western Galilee and Israel’s coastal area. Additionally, while operating in southern Lebanon, IDF soldiers located weapons storage facilities and struck terrorist command centers both on the ground and in the air.