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Neither the United States nor Israel is a member of the ICC and both have rejected its jurisdiction

Biden Says Israel's Gaza Offensive 'Not Genocide'

US President Joe Biden denied Monday that Israel's war in Gaza was genocide, as he slammed an "outrageous" request by the International Criminal Court's prosecutor for an arrest warrant for Israeli leaders.
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Taiwan's Lai Ching-te swept to the presidency in January's elections on the promise he would defend Taiwan's democracy and resist Beijing's claims on the island

Taiwan President Takes Office Under Close Scrutiny

Taiwan's president-elect Lai Ching-te, a staunch defender of the island's democracy, will be sworn into office Monday as Beijing ratchets up military and diplomatic pressure on Taipei.
AFP news May 17, 2024
Marijuana has been classified since 1970 in the United States as a so-called 'Schedule I' drug along with heroin, ecstasy and LSD, meaning it is deemed to have no accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse

US Proposes Reclassifying Marijuana As Low-risk Drug

US President Joe Biden's administration formally proposed on Thursday reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a historic shift that would bring federal policy more in line with public opinion.
AFP news May 17, 2024
A debt crisis in China's property sector has dealt a severe blow to the country's economy

China Offers To Buy Up Commercial Housing To Boost Property Market

China cut the minimum down payment rate for first-time homebuyers on Friday and suggested the government could buy up commercial real estate, in some of Beijing's most ambitious moves yet to lift the ailing housing market out of an unprecedented debt crisis.
AFP news May 17, 2024
A US CENTCOM handout picture shows the temporary pier in the Mediterranean Sea on May 1

US Military Says Aid Pier Anchored To Gaza Beach

US troops early Thursday anchored a long-awaited temporary pier, meant to boost aid deliveries into war-ravaged Gaza, to a beach in the besieged Palestinian territory, the US military said.
AFP news May 16, 2024
The report was finally handed over in the early hours of the morning

New Dutch Coalition Govt Wants 'Strictest' Asylum Policy

The newly agreed Dutch coalition government on Thursday proposed what it called the "strictest ever" asylum policy, including an opt-out from European Union rules, and vowed to examine moving its Israel embassy to Jerusalem.
AFP news May 16, 2024
Donald Trump's defense team has sought to cast key witness Michael Cohen as a disgruntled ex-employee out for blood -- and Thursday is their big chance to nail it down

Clutch Day For Trump Lawyers Seeking To Discredit Cohen At Trial

It's crunch time for Donald Trump's defense team as they take another stab Thursday at Michael Cohen, the key witness in the criminal trial in which the former president is accused of fraudulently covering up his affair with a porn star to influence his first presidential bid.
AFP news May 16, 2024
Wednesday's forecast did not present a much brighter picture for Germany, with growth of 0.1 percent expected in 2024

EU Cuts Inflation Forecast For 2024 Despite Uncertainty

The EU on Wednesday predicted eurozone inflation to fall faster in 2024 but warned the single-currency area's economy still faced risks from geopolitical tensions including wars in Ukraine and Gaza.
AFP news May 15, 2024

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