Mideast Latest, Campus Protests, Spain's Prime Minister

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🗓️ 29 April 2024

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The International Criminal Court is reportedly weighing arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Student protests over Israel's war in Gaza are spreading to new campuses, but at Columbia, the university and protesters both appear to be working to de-escalate. And Spain's prime minister says he's staying in office — despite allegations of corruption against his wife.

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0:00.0	The international criminal court is reportedly weighing arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders including Benjamin Netanyahu.
0:09.0	The charges would stem from the Hamas attack on Israel and Israel's newly seven-month response in
0:14.0	Gaza. I'm a Martinez that's Leilifodle and this is up first from NPR News.
0:21.4	Student protests over Israel's war in Gaza are spreading to new campuses.
0:27.0	But at Columbia, the university and protesters both appear to be working to de-escalate.
0:34.8	And Spain's Prime Minister says he's staying in office despite allegations of corruption
0:40.0	against his wife.
0:41.2	He says it's a smear campaign from the far right. Stay with us, we'll give you
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