- Associated Press
International court prosecutor's warrant requests for Israeli and Hamas leaders ignite fierce debate
The stunning announcement that the International Criminal Court is considering issuing an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for war crimes and crimes against humanity has ignited a fierce debate about the court's future as an independent arbiter. The request by Prosecutor Karim Khan against the leader of a nation spawned by the horrors of the Holocaust also comes as the United Nations’ highest court, the International Court of Justice, is investigating whether Israel has committed genocide during its seven-month war against Hamas in Gaza.
- Reuters
Factbox-Britain's big election issues
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has called a national election for July 4, sending voters to the polls to choose a new government after a tumultuous 14 years of Conservative Party rule. More than two years of high inflation hit voters' living standards hard and although wages are now growing faster than prices, living standards are set to be lower when Britain elects a new parliament than at the time of the last election in 2019. Slow growth and high public debt levels limit the scope for increased government spending, which is already under strain from inflation driving up the cost of providing public services.
- The Telegraph
The West should be on a war footing for the next pandemic
People have been quick to forget how bad the pandemic was, but it’s important to remember the scale of the crisis. It’s estimated that 25 million people worldwide lost their lives.
