International

US lawmakers threaten reprisals to the ICC if it issues orders against Israel

The president of the US House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, has described as “shameful” and “illegal” the arrest warrants of Israeli officials that are allegedly prepared by the International Criminal Court (ICC) and several Republican Party legislators work in retaliation by the legislative way against the court.

That international court, based in The Hague (Netherlands), has been investigating since 2014 the allegations of war crimes committed by Israel’s military forces and Palestinian militias and could issue arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior officials for his role in the death of civilians in the Hamas offensive in Gaza.

Johnson, in a press release, advocated that the Government of President Joe Biden oppose those orders, which he considers “shameful” and “illegal,” and that he “use all available instruments to prevent such an abomination.”

The Louisiana legislator maintained that if the U.S. Government does not oppose the alleged arrest warrants, “the ICC could create and assume unprecedented powers to issue arrest warrants against U.S. political, diplomatic and military leaders.”

The chairman of the Committee of the Lower House for Foreign Affairs, Republican Michael McCaul, assured Axios that they are working on a bill to sanction ICC officials investigating the United States and its allies in this international court that pursues serious violations of international humanitarian law.

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White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said on Monday that Biden’s government does not support the ICC investigation and does not believe that that court has jurisdiction in this situation.

The ICC, founded in 2002 under the Rome Statute, has more than 123 members and in 2000 the Government of then Democratic President Bill Clinton signed the statute, but did not submit the pact to Senate ratification.

In 2002, the Government of Republican President George W. Bush withdrew the signature and indicated that he would not proceed with the ratification of the Rome Statute.

Representative Brad Sherman, a California Democrat, was quoted by the Axios platform saying that “the United States should consider whether we continue as signatories” of the Rome Statute.

“We have to think about discussing with some of the countries that have ratified (the Statute) and see if they want to support that organization,” he added.

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Zelenski urges global action after russian ballistic missile strike

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenski called on the international community Thursday to “respond” to Russia’s ballistic missile strike on Ukraine, which he said has heightened the “escalation and brutality” of the conflict.

“The world must react. So far, there has been no strong response,” Zelenski lamented in a social media statement.

“We must act. We must pressure. We must push Russia towards real peace, which is only achievable through strength,” he added.

Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed Thursday that Russia had launched a new type of hypersonic ballistic missile against Ukraine in its “non-nuclear configuration.”

International

Elon Musk plans sweeping cuts to U.S. bureaucracy and spending

Elon Musk has pledged massive cuts to government programs, subsidies, and bureaucracy in his anticipated role as a “State Efficiency” leader, according to an article published Wednesday in The Wall Street Journal.

The billionaire entrepreneur plans to target hundreds of billions of dollars in federal spending, including funds for public broadcasting and Planned Parenthood. Musk called government bureaucracy an “existential threat” to American democracy.

Teaming up with fellow businessman and Trump ally Vivek Ramaswamy, Musk aims to streamline federal regulations and implement significant administrative and cost reductions.

“We are entrepreneurs, not politicians. We will serve as external volunteers, not federal officials or employees,” Musk and Ramaswamy stated in the article.

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Putin warns of escalation, suggests strikes on western weapon suppliers

Russian President Vladimir Putin declared that the conflict in Ukraine is taking on the characteristics of a “global war,” warning that Russia might target Western nations supplying Ukraine with weapons used in attacks on Russian territory.

These remarks come after a day of heightened tensions, during which Russia launched a state-of-the-art medium-range missile designed to carry a nuclear warhead. However, this particular missile was loaded with conventional explosives.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the missile strike, calling it the action of a “deranged neighbor” using Ukraine as a “military testing ground.”

Earlier, Ukraine accused Russia of attacking the central-eastern city of Dnipro with a missile exhibiting “all the characteristics” of an intercontinental missile, an unprecedented development in the ongoing conflict.