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00:00 Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reacted angrily to an announcement from

00:07 the International Criminal Court that it's seeking an arrest warrant against him.

00:12 The ICC's chief prosecutor Karim Khan said there were reasonable grounds to believe that

00:17 Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Galant bore criminal responsibility for alleged war

00:22 crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.

00:26 But the court is also looking into the possibility of issuing arrest warrants for three senior

00:31 Hamas leaders on similar charges.

00:35 As Prime Minister of Israel, I sincerely support the return of the good people of the West

00:40 between democratic Israel and the murderers of Hamas. This is a complete rejection of

00:45 the reality.

00:47 In a written statement, U.S. President Joe Biden called the decision outrageous and said

00:51 there was no equivalence between Israel and Hamas. The State Department said the ICC has

00:58 no jurisdiction to investigate this case as Israel is not a signatory to the Rome statute

01:03 that founded the court.

01:06 This decision does nothing to help and could jeopardize ongoing efforts to reach a ceasefire

01:10 agreement that would get hostages out of Gaza and surge humanitarian assistance in.

01:16 There was a mixed reaction to the news on the streets of Tel Aviv, the city that's seen

01:20 weeks of mass protests demanding the Netanyahu administration do more to secure the release

01:26 of the hostages still being held in Gaza.

01:31 I don't understand in what world we live in where there is a symmetry between the heads

01:38 of terrorist organizations that committed mass killings and the heads of states that

01:43 were elected democratically.

01:44 And there was a muted response to the ICC announcement among Palestinians in central

01:49 Gaza.

01:50 We want international decisions to be made to settle this matter. Because we are losing

01:57 hostages and we are not going to release them, neither in Israel nor in Hamas.

02:00 ICC judges will now examine the evidence and decide whether arrest warrants for the Israeli

02:05 and Hamas leadership can be issued.

02:14 Nine defendants are going on trial in Frankfurt, Germany, over an alleged far-right attempt

02:21 to forcibly overthrow the government. The case shocked the country back in 2022. Around

02:28 260 witnesses are supposed to attend.

02:32 The large number of defendants, lawyers and media dealing with the case are being held

02:37 in a courthouse built specifically for this trial.

02:41 We don't have a room that would have been suitable for this trial, given the security

02:48 precautions and the size of the people.

02:51 The trial has a size order that the Supreme Court has never had before. We have a trial

02:58 with nine defendants, who currently have 25 defendants. We also have a scope of the

03:05 indictment that goes beyond what we know so far.

03:12 Defendants include Eirik XIII, Prince Reuss, whom the group allegedly planned to install

03:19 as Germany's provisional new leader. There's also a judge and former lawmaker with the

03:26 far-right AfD party, as well as ex-German military officers. Most of them have been

03:33 charged with belonging to a terrorist organization.

03:37 The trial, starting on Tuesday, is the second of three major proceedings into the so-called

03:44 "Reichsbürgers", people who allegedly don't recognize the Federal Republic of Germany.

03:50 Another trial began in Stuttgart in April, while a third one is expected to start in

03:56 Munich in June.

04:01 A Greek judge has dismissed a high-profile case against nine men who stood accused of

04:08 commandeering an ocean trawler that led to the deaths of hundreds of migrants. Human

04:14 rights activists applauded the decision in the Kalamata courtroom. Police in riot gear

04:19 clashed with protesters earlier that day in the southern Greek city. There were no reports

04:25 of serious injuries outside the courthouse, but at least two people were detained.

04:30 Speaking through an interpreter in Athens, one survivor blamed the Greek authorities

04:35 for the atrocity, an accusation the government rejects.

04:39 Dozens of people gathered in the capital to protest the government's migration policies,

04:57 something that's proving to be a hot topic ahead of the EU elections.

05:01 Young people in New Caledonia's capital have begun clearing up after a week of violent

05:11 unrest. More police officers have arrived in Nouméa from France. But the airport remains

05:19 closed, stranding tourists and French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal warned we are still

05:24 a way off a return to normal.

05:27 Protests broke out last week over changes to local elections rules, which indigenous

05:32 groups say will dilute their political influence.

05:35 A state of emergency has been declared in Russia's far eastern Yakutia region due to

05:46 flooding. According to state media, 16 settlements were flooded within several hours on Sunday.

05:53 The emergency ministry said in a statement that more than 450 people had to move to temporary

05:59 accommodation centers.

06:01 Yakutia is the coldest place on earth with a significant population and for most of the

06:06 year is covered in snow, but it often floods when warmer weather causes snow melt.

06:18 Spain's Popular Party presented its policy platform for the upcoming EU elections and

06:24 are using it to critique Federal Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's government.

06:28 The opposition is targeting democracy, economy, social policies and geopolitical leadership

06:42 and will attempt to garner younger voter support.

06:46 We are working on a proposal to exempt them from tax payers during the first years of

06:51 their professional careers.

06:53 Party leader Fuejo promised to make this one of the electoral campaign's central points

06:58 but noted the challenges.

07:00 Sometimes I have the impression that a document like this is relegated to the dispute, to

07:05 the political race, to the smoke, to the noise.

07:08 It comes after far-right party Vox drew thousands of attendees at a rally in the capital, attended

07:14 by Argentinian President Javier Millet.

07:17 A row between the countries sparked by comments made by Millet threatened to overshadow the

07:22 start of Spain's EU election campaign.

07:24 The party leader advocated for calm amid barbs traded between the leaders' governments.

07:41 Support for the popular party at the ballot box in June.

07:46 Despite the words of Alberto Núñez and Joaquín in the PP's election campaign's presentation,

07:50 the diplomatic crisis between Spain and Argentina places the story where its political adversaries

07:55 want it to.

07:56 On the one hand, Vox's demonstration at its weekend rally reveals that it does not give up

08:01 on the PP's anti-fascist flag.

08:04 Sánchez, on the other hand, manages to place the PSOE as a wall against what he calls

08:08 the ultra-right international.

08:10 In Madrid, Jaime Velázquez, Euronews.

08:21 British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has offered his government's apologies to the victims

08:29 of a scandal involving tainted blood.

08:32 An inquiry found that the public health service knowingly exposed tens of thousands of patients

08:37 to deadly infections through contaminated blood and hid the truth for decades.

08:42 Sunak told the House of Commons that it was a day of shame for the country.

08:46 Around 3,000 people are believed to have died after receiving blood tainted with HIV or

08:52 hepatitis in the 1970s to the 1990s.

08:56 A hero for many, a criminal for others, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been given right

09:06 to appeal his extradition to the US.

09:09 Hundreds of supporters anxiously awaited the decision outside London's Royal Court of Justice

09:15 on Monday.

09:16 Assange's wife, Stella, was among the crowds and released a statement after the verdict.

09:21 The judges reached the right decision.

09:26 We spent a long time hearing the United States putting lipstick on a pig.

09:32 But the judges did not quiet.

09:36 As a family we are relieved.

09:39 But how long can this go on?

09:42 The United States should read the situation and drop this case now.

09:49 Now is the moment to do it.

09:52 Just abandon this shameful attack on journalists, on the press and the public that has been

10:00 going on for 14 years.

10:03 Monday's decision is likely to drag out further what has already been a long legal saga.

10:10 Julian Assange, a 52-year-old Australian computer expert, faces up to 175 years in prison, his

10:18 lawyer said.

10:20 He got indicted on 17 espionage charges and one charge of computer misuse over the publication

10:27 of thousands of classified US documents almost 15 years ago.

10:33 American authorities say Assange didn't just gather information for journalism purposes

10:39 but attempted to solicit, steal and indiscriminately publish classified government documents.

10:50 US President Joe Biden, however, last month said he's considering a request from Australia

10:56 to drop the case and let Assange return to his home country.

11:01 Turkey's president has slammed the Eurovision Song Contest as a threat to traditional family

11:13 values and of allegedly encouraging gender neutralization.

11:18 His remarks were an apparent reference to Swiss singer Nemo who won this year's contest

11:23 with "The Code," a song about their journey towards a non-gender identity.

11:28 Turkey withdrew from Eurovision in 2013, ostensibly over changes to the voting system, and haven't

11:34 appeared or broadcast the contest since.

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