U.S. President Joe Biden denounced the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor’s decision to seek arrest warrants for Israel's prime minister and defense minister in connection with the seven-month war in Gaza. The court is also seeking arrest warrants for three Hamas leaders in Gaza.
France: President Emmanuel Macron is traveling to the island of New Caledonia, signaling French authorities’ growing confidence that reinforced security and emergency measures are bringing unrest on the French Pacific territory under control.
Congo’s army spokesman has released the name of the third person involved in a foiled coup plot in Kinshasa. Brigadier General Sylvain Ekenge identified the third person as Taylor Thomson, an American. Christian Malanga, leader of the plot, was killed Sunday in a shootout following the attack.
The World Food Program has warned that the threat of famine is growing for 5 million Sudanese in parts of the country affected by the ongoing war. WFP’s deputy executive director Carl Skau, said the situation in Sudan is “desperate and quickly deteriorating.”
Police detained multiple pro-Palestinian protesters at the University of California Irvine campus on Wednesday. Police were called after demonstrators, demanding the university divest from Israel, blocked a building with a makeshift barricade.
Slovakia: Authorities charged an unidentified suspect Thursday with the attempted assassination of Prime Minister Robert Fico, describing him as a “lone wolf.” Fico’s condition stabilized late Wednesday, but he was “not out of a life-threatening situation” the deputy prime minister said.
