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🗓️ 21 November 2024
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The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. Netanyahu's office said these were "absurd and false accusations." Also, Iraq is getting underway with its first national census in decades — the results could have a big impact on the political direction of the country. And, a Scottish whiskey maker is taking California wine country by storm.
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0:00.0 | Arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court are out for Israel's prime minister and former defense minister. |
0:12.1 | That means they won't be able to travel to more than 120 countries. |
0:15.7 | They're going to have to get used to Zoom diplomacy if they want to talk to a lot of the governments in the world. |
0:20.5 | I'm Carolyn Beeler. |
0:22.0 | And I'm Marco Werman. |
0:23.2 | In the Baltic Sea, two marine data cables were severed. |
0:26.5 | Authorities say it could have been deliberate sabotage. |
0:28.9 | There's a ton of civilian vessels passing through, and countries here, like Denmark and Sweden, |
0:33.6 | worry that some might be doing more than just passing by. |
0:36.8 | Also, how people in India's capital are dealing with record levels of air pollution and Iraq, |
0:43.6 | carrying out its first nationwide census in decades. |
0:46.5 | By having more accurate data, you're able to have better policy. |
0:50.0 | All that and more today, here on the world. |
1:00.5 | This is the world. I'm Marco Werman. |
1:03.0 | And I'm Carolyn Beeler. Thanks for joining us. We start in The Hague, where the International Criminal Court announced arrest warrants today for Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the country's former defense minister Joav Galant. |
1:14.3 | They're accused of committing crimes against humanity |
1:16.5 | in connection with Israel's war in Gaza. |
1:23.4 | Casper Veldcamp is Foreign Minister of the Netherlands, |
1:26.9 | which hosts the ICC. He said today that his government is prepared to act on these arrest warrants. In Israel, the Prime Minister's office dismissed the allegations as absurd and false. But the Court's unanimous decision is a first. It is rather unprecedented that we've sort of entered the realm of the United States ally actually encountering this kind of action by an international criminal court. |
1:49.6 | That's David Chaffer. He served as U.S. ambassador at large for war crimes issues during the presidency of Bill Clinton. |
1:55.8 | We spoke earlier today. |
1:57.2 | At the end of the day, the international criminal court, whether you sort of like it or don't, |
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