imposes sanctions against the international criminal court targeting its lawyers investigated suspected would crimes in afghanistan what's behind president donald trump's move this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program i'm iran can the united states is facing criticism around the world for its latest threats against the international criminal court president donald trump has signed an executive order sanctioning the i.c.c. staff and their families the u.s. which is not a member of the hague based tribunal is angry at investigations into suspected war crimes in afghanistan that could implicate its soldiers the i.c.c. called the sanctions and unprecedented attack rights groups are worried about the potential impact on international justice will bring in our guest in a moment but 1st roslyn jordan has this report from washington d.c. . the united states has never been a party to the international criminal court in the hague it says the court does not have the right to put u.s. citizens on trial for alleged crimes against humanity war crimes or genocide but the trumpet ministrat

donald trump targets the international criminal court authorizing sanctions against i.c.c. officials investigating american troops for possible war crimes. then yes they conduct to use his time in isolation to achieve what he calls his greatest autistics experience. so then the world health organization has warned that cave in $1000.00 infections are accelerating in parts of africa raising concerns about how developing nations will cope with the pandemic the w.h.o. says that 75 percent of the continent's 200000 confirmed cases have been recorded in 10 countries a quarter of those are in south africa with the western cape region including cape town the hardest hit the u.n. agency says a lack of testing kits remains a big problem across africa but interest says health systems across the continent will struggle to cope with severe outbreaks. report is poking about how 10 countries in particular with 3 big hot spots south africa nigeria and cameroon and it's the cases we're going to see in these 3 countries will rise to the weekly until such a time that went about singing. basi

imposes sanctions against the international criminal court targeting its lawyers investigated suspected would crimes in afghanistan what's behind president donald trump's move this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program i'm iran can the united states is facing criticism around the world for its latest threats against the international criminal court president donald trump has signed an executive order sanctioning the i.c.c. staff and their families the u.s. which is not a member of the hague based tribunal is angry at investigations into suspected war crimes in afghanistan that could implicate its soldiers the i.c.c. called the sanctions an unprecedented attack rights groups are worried about the potential impact on international justice will bring in our guest in a moment but 1st roslyn jordan has this report from washington d.c. . the united states has never been a party to the international criminal court in the hague it says the court does not have the right to put u.s. citizens on trial for alleged crimes against humanity war crimes or genocide but the trumpet ministrati

imposes sanctions against the international criminal court targeting its lawyers investigated suspected would crimes in afghanistan what's behind president donald trump's move this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program i'm in wrong on the united states is facing criticism around the world for its latest threats against the international criminal court president donald trump has signed an executive order sanctioning the i.c.c. staff and their families the us which is not a member of the hague based tribunal is angry at investigations into suspected war crimes in afghanistan that could implicate its soldiers the i.c.c. called the sanctions and unprecedented attack rights groups are worried about the potential impact on international justice will bring in a guest in a moment but 1st roslyn jordan has this report from washington d.c. . the united states has never been a party to the international criminal court in the hague it says the court does not have the right to put u.s. citizens on trial for alleged crimes against humanity war crimes or genocide but the trumpet ministrati

the united states has never been a party to the international criminal court in the hague it says the court does not have the right to put u.s. citizens on trial for alleged crimes against humanity war crimes or genocide but the trumpet ministration has gone further calling the i.c.c. corrupt ineffective and biased we cannot we will not stand by as our people are threatened by a kangaroo court. on thursday it imposed new sanctions on all i.c.c. officials investigating the behavior of us forces and cia operatives in afghanistan it gives us no joy to punish them but we cannot allow i.c.c. officials and their families to come the united states to shop travel and otherwise or joy american freedoms as these same officials think to prosecute the defender of those very freedoms the united states maintains the sovereign right and obligation to properly investigate and address any of our personnel's allegedly violations of the laws of war the new sanctions follow washington's decision last year to revoke the travel visa of the i.c.c. chief prosecutor found to bensouda she's been pushing for th

well there's some other news now and the international criminal court has rejected the u.s. president's plans to impose sanctions on some of its officials donald trump is trying to stop an investigation into allegations of american war crimes in afghanistan but the i.c.c. says the move will undermine its efforts to ensure accountability for mass atrocities roslyn jordan has more from washington. the united states has never been a party to the international criminal court in the hague it says the court does not have the right to put u.s. citizens on trial for alleged crimes against humanity war crimes or genocide but the trumpet ministration has gone further calling the i.c.c. corrupt ineffective and biased we cannot we will not stand by as our people are threatened by a kangaroo court. on thursday it imposed new sanctions on all i.c.c. officials investigating the behavior of us forces and cia operatives in afghanistan it gives us no joy to punish them but we cannot allow i.c.c. officials and their families to come the united states to shop travel and otherwise or joy america

criminal court. look there is no question that china's ultimate goal is to compete with the u.s. dollar as a world exclusive currency it is doing so because well because it can it's that big its economy that large russia on the other hand has been pushing to the dollar is now since 23rd team or so it is doing so because it feels that the u.s. and europe has given them no other choice but with all the sanctions and the other acts of hostility as they see it but now russia seeing what is happening the u.s. economy is doubling down and doing so in gold. here's that story from moscow with r.t. correspondent do you shop of all of a. not a day's march is domestic refineries use approximately 60 percent of their capacity and i'm going to in fact is hindering the development of the country's precious metals not his ph d. now russia's lower house of parliament plans to adopt a new law according to its 20 percent of the on imported precious metals will be scrapped as a result of the billions of gold production

criminal court. the icc's recent decision to authorize an investigation into the conduct of u.s. personnel who are fighting to defeat terrorism in afghanistan and bring peace and prosperity to the afghan people validates our long-standing concerns about the icc. this institution has become in practice little more than a political tool employed by unaccountable international elites. these people wield this tool to manipulate and undercut the foreign policies of the democratically accountably -- accountable sovereign nation and other nations including the united states. the united states as has been mentioned has never consented to icc jurisdiction. worse yet, we are concerned that foreign powers like russia are also manipulating the icc in pursuit of their own agenda. the measures announced today are an important first step in holding the icc accountable for exceeding its mandate and violating its sovereignty of the united states. the u.s. government has reason to doubt the honesty of the icc. the dep

has worked with the international criminal court the obama administration assisted in i.c.c. investigations including helping to expose human rights abuses in sudan's darfur region but now things are different. trump's beef with the international criminal court is an investigation that was greenlit in march the world's only standing war crimes tribunal is looking into alleged misconduct by u.s. troops in afghanistan the probe zeroes in on crimes against humanity including torture rape and other alleged misdeeds by american forces during the war in afghanistan and at cia interrogation facilities in countries including poland lithuania and romania all who are i.c.c. member states following this precedent the us could also be investigated for similar crimes in iraq and for assisting saudi arabia and its brutal yemen campaign currently the i.c.c. has $123.00 member countries including major u.s. allies such as the united kingdom france and canada even with friends on board the latest investigation seems to have irritated the trumpet ministration to the point where it's lashing ou

and donald trump authorizes sanctions as the international criminal court investigates alleged war crimes by american troops in afghanistan. now stock markets in the united states have plummeted over fears of a resurgence in corona virus infections the federal reserve has also delivered a grim forecast for the country's economic outlook all 3 major u.s. stock indices were down at least 5 percent and their west a day since mid march that's when markets went into freefall as coronavirus lockdowns were announced now according to data tracked by the washington post since the start of june 5th. 18 states and push a record have experienced their west week yet for new infections in cases in states like arizona new mexico and utah shows that covered 1000 is now sweeping across rural areas while retreating in major urban centers well al-jazeera is gabrielle elizondo has moved from new york. it's about many things but it all boils down to corona virus there are still deep worries now that this is spreading in more than a dozen states we're seeing numbers positive cases that are on the increase part

in a spat with the international criminal court all right let's get started you know protests have been taking shapes and forms throughout the united states over the past couple of weeks many different types some of them festive some of them violent but there's now one in particular have you heard about this there's one protest in particular that's gathering a whole lot of attention it's taking place in seattle so here's what's going on protesters have set up a so-called capitol hill autonomy zone they call it this c.h. asier the chads. the zone features protests and activists and our speakers and music. and it doesn't essentially permit the police to be there now so far it seems the police have not needed to be there but what if they do the protest has been heavily criticized by president trump for more now on this let's go to veteran journalist ben strong to put this together a group of protesters in seattle have taken over a section of the city essentially kicking out the police department they have set up what they call an autonomy own free from police and they have released a list

this is the news live from berlin the trumpet ministration hits out at the international criminal court the u.s. president approves sanctions on any court officials investigating us troops for alleged. war crimes in afghanistan also coming up. criminal charges in the optics largest ever oil spill more than 20000 tons of fuel leaked into waterways near the world's most northerly city greenpeace compares the spillage c.b.x. on the valdez disaster 3 decades ago in alaska. a lot of people welcome to the program u.s. president donald trump has authorized sanctions against international criminal court staff investigating possible u.s. war crimes in afghanistan in retaliation for the probe the administration will block assets of court employees and visa restrictions on them and their families a counter corruption investigation into the i.c.c. is also in the works secretary of state mike compare has lashed out at the court questioning its credibility. as our people are threatened by a kangaroo court and indeed i have a message to many close allies around the world your people could be next espe

donald trump has announced that sanctions are being imposed on the international criminal court it's being alleged that the institution violates the sovereignty of the united states trump ministrations taking the following actions. first we're authorizing the imposition of economic sanctions against i.c.c. officials directly engaged in i.c.c. efforts to investigate u.s. personnel or allied personnel against that allied states consent and against others who material support such officials activities instead of having the international criminal court monitor human rights around the world it seems that the united states government will take on this task all for its own mike pompei o the u.s. secretary of state recently came out with a report describing religious freedom around the world and he touted the united states as the ideal in the speech mike pompei o trotted out the old image of an exceptional united states that stands above all others when it comes to liberty and freedom our nation is so special as the greatest nation in the history of civilization especially the challenges lik

news live from berlin the trumpet ministration hits out at the international criminal court u.s. president approves sanctions on any court officials investigating you and u.s. troops and the secretary of state warns the i.c.c. to stop alleged u.s. war crimes in afghanistan also coming up criminal charges in the optics largest ever all spill more than 20000 tons of fuel leaked into waterways near the world's most northerly city greenpeace compares the spillage to the exxon valdez disaster 3 decades ago in alaska. plus thailand's elephants at risk of starvation a sharp drop in tourism means hundreds of handlers have no income and no way to feed their animals. until the allotted welcome u.s. president donald trump has authorized sanctions against international criminal court staff investigating possible war u.s. war crimes in afghanistan in retaliation for the probe the administration will block assets of court employees and put visa restrictions on them and their families a count of corruption investigation into the i.c.c. is also in the works secretary of state mike compare has la

stepped up its campaign against the international criminal court investigation of war crimes in afghanistan. we cannot we will not stand by as our people are threatened by a kangaroo court. used his time in isolation to achieve what he was his greatest artistic success. welcome to the program a sudden rapid rise in corona virus infections in parts of africa is worrying the world health organization it says the pandemic is accelerating across the continent at an alarming rate it took $98.00 days to reach 100000 cases it's not passed 200000 in just 18 days a reason for this is not surge in the community transmission in more than half of the 54 countries in africa well the worst affected country is south africa where there have been more than 55000 cases and as infections spread beyond big cities and into rural areas the real fear is that health systems are not equipped to handle the crisis well i've been addressed says that health systems across the continent will struggle to cope with severe outbreaks. report is poking about how 10 countries in particular with 3 being the hotspots south afri

donald trump has announced that sanctions are being imposed on the international criminal court it's being alleged that the institution violates the sovereignty of the united states dropping most races taking the following actions. 1st we're authorizing the imposition of economic sanctions against i.c.c. officials directly engaged in i.c.c. efforts to investigate u.s. personnel or allied personnel against that allied states consent and against others who material support such official's activities instead of having the international criminal court monitor human rights around the world it seems that the united states government will take on this task all for its own mike pompei o the u.s. secretary of state recently came out with a report describing religious freedom around the world and he touted the united states as the ideal in the speech mike pompei oh trotted out the old image of an exceptional united states that stands above all others when it comes to liberty and freedom our nation is so special it's the greatest nation in the history of civilization this especially the challen

the international criminal court has slammed washington for sanctioning the organizations saying the court is effectively the last hope for the victims of atrocities an attack on the i.c.c. represents an attack against the interests of victims of atrocity crimes for many of whom the court represents the last hope for justice the u.s. secretary of state mike pompei o n and sanctions in response to a probe into u.s. war crimes in afghanistan he also gave to a speech almost entirely dedicated to the greatness and exceptionalism of the united states has the story. donald trump has announced that sanctions are being imposed on the international criminal court it's being alleged that the institution violates the sovereignty of the united states trump ministrations taking the following actions. first we're authorizing the imposition of economic sanctions against i.c.c. officials directly engaged in i.c.c. efforts to investigate u.s. personnel or allied personnel against that allied states consent and against others who material support such officials activities instead of having the interna

news live from berlin and the trumpet ministration hits out of the international criminal court the us president of peru sanctions on any court officials investigating u.s. troops for alleged war crimes in afghanistan what does that mean for the court's ability to probe human rights abuses. also coming up a graveyard on rio's famed copacabana beach part of a growing protest movement against brazilian president are both a narrow and his hands off approach to the country's searching coronavirus out for a. loss of syrians take to the streets in the rare anti-government protests the prime minister is sacked as public anger grows at the war torn countries economic crisis. i'm serious oh my god it's good to have you with us u.s. president donald trump has authorized sanctions against international criminal court staff investigating possible u.s. war crimes in afghanistan in retaliation for the probe the administration will block assets of court employees and put visa restrictions on them and their families an anti corruption investigation into the i.c.c. is also in the works secretary of sta

plus the trump administration gets out of the international criminal court the u.s. president approves sanctions on any investigating u.s. troops for alleged u.s. more crime so that canister. thanks for joining us britain faces its deepest recession since 300 years due to the coronavirus pandemic economy shrank by a record 20.4 percent in april the sharp drop reflects the impact of the country's coated 19 locked down bad news as the country heads with important deadlines looming. once again the european union is waiting for boris johnson once again he missed an important deadline and once again the british prime minister is taking his time johnson's government has until the end of june to decide when and under what circumstances his country will leave the e.u. britain has registered more than 2000000 unemployed since march the bank of england calls this the worst recession in 3 centuries is boris johnson teetering on the brink of a brig's a disaster stephen norman c.e.o. of british car manufacturer vauxhall recently commented. you know. michel barnier the e.u. repres

the united states has never been a party to the international criminal court in the hague it says the court does not have the right to put u.s. citizens on trial for alleged crimes against humanity war crimes or genocide but the trumpet ministration has gone further calling the i.c.c. corrupt ineffective and biased we cannot we will not stand by as our people are threatened by a kangaroo court. on thursday it imposed new sanctions on all i.c.c. officials investigating the behavior of us forces and cia operatives in afghanistan it gives us no joy to punish them but we cannot allow i.c.c. officials and their families to come the united states to shop travel and otherwise or joy american freedoms as these same officials seek to prosecute the defender of those very freedoms the united states maintains the sovereign right and obligation to properly investigate and address any of our personnel's allegedly violations of the laws of war the new sanctions follow washington's decision last year to revoke the travel visa of the i.c.c. chief prosecutor failed to bensouda she's been pushing for th

threatens the international criminal court with sanctions over an investigation into alleged war crimes in afghanistan the mass graves are found in a libyan city that was a stronghold of warlord khalifa haftar and we go inside an intensive care units battling coronavirus in mexico where exhausted medical workers are getting infected at record rates. close think you for joining us a crew of virus is of racing through the african continent infections have doubled to 200000 in less than 3 weeks and the outbreak is now spreading from urban centers into the hinterlands where medical services already stretched the world health organization is warning that cases will continue to rise until a vaccine is filed the agency says 75 percent of the continent's infections have been recorded in just 10 days a quarter of those infections are in south africa but the western cape region including cape town the hardest hit overall more than $5000.00 people have died across the continent the u.n. says a lack of testing kits remains a big problem al jazeera has admitted wrists has our report it took 90 days

says using the military would be illegal international criminal court washington from posing sanctions on it and watching an investigation into u.s. war crimes in afghanistan and swedish opposition party. parties lash out at the government's relaxed approach to the corona virus which resulted in one of the highest mortality rates in europe. and i welcome you watching r.t. international this saturday morning where it's just gone 10 o'clock in moscow protesters in the newly formed autonomous zone in central seattle are considering their next move having seize control of the area after it was abandoned by police president threatened to send in the army if the local authorities fail to resolve the matter. we're not going to let this happen and if we have to go in we're going to go and to go there is you going to do it but to go to do it he's got great national guard troops to do you can do it but one way or the other it's going to get done and these people are not going to occupy a major portion of a great city our president wants to tell a story about domestic terrorists who have a radica

steps up its campaign against the international criminal court's investigation of war crimes in afghanistan we cannot we will not stand by as our people are threatened by a kangaroo court mass graves are uncovered in a libyan city reclaimed by government troops from fighters loyal to warlord khalifa haftar. and a fear that manufacturing is on the brink of collapse in the u.k. as thousands more jobs a lost. book into the program a sudden rapid rise in corona virus infections in parts of africa is worrying the world health organization it says the pandemic is accelerating across the continent at an alarming rate it took $98.00 days to reach 100000 cases it's not surpassed 200000 in just 18 days the reason for this is not surging community transmission in more than half of the 54 countries in africa the worst affected country is south africa where there have been more than 58000 cases doesn't factions spread beyond big cities and into rural areas there are fears that health systems are not equipped to handle a crisis well i mean address says health systems across the continent will struggle to

the international criminal court has slammed washington for sanctioning the organizations saying the court is effectively the last hope for the victims of atrocities. an attack on the i.c.c. represents an attack against the interests of victims of atrocity crimes for many of whom the court represents the last hope for justice the u.s. secretary of state might pump a 09 sanctions in response to upright been to u.s. war crimes in afghanistan he also gave a speech to my son time dedicated to the greatness and exceptionalism of the united states reports. donald trump has announced that sanctions are being imposed on the international criminal court it's being alleged that the institution violates the sovereignty of the united states trump ministrations taking the following actions. first we're authorizing the imposition of economic sanctions against i.c.c. officials directly engaged in i.c.c. efforts to investigate u.s. personnel or allied personnel against that allied states consent and against others who material support such officials activities instead of having the international cri

the international criminal court has slammed washington to sanction the organization saying the court is effectively the last hope of victims of atrocities. an attack on the i.c.c. represents an attack against the interests of victims of atrocity crimes for many of whom the court represents the last hope for justice so to stay mudbone peo now is the sanctions in response to a probe into the us war crimes in afghanistan he also gave a speech for those almost entirely dedicated to the greatness and exceptionalism of the united states and them open as a story donald trump has announced that sanctions are being imposed on the international criminal court it's being alleged that the institution violates the sovereignty of the united states trump administration is taking the following actions. 1st we're authorizing the imposition of economic sanctions against i.c.c. officials directly engaged in i.c.c. efforts to investigate u.s. personnel or allied personnel against that allied states consent and against others who material support such official's activities instead of having the internati

donald trump has announced that sanctions are being imposed on the international criminal court it's being alleged that the institution violates the sovereignty of the united states trump ministrations taking the following actions. first we're authorizing the imposition of economic sanctions against i.c.c. officials directly engaged in i.c.c. efforts to investigate u.s. personnel or allied personnel against that allied states consent and against others who material support such officials activities instead of having the international criminal court monitor human rights around the world it seems that the united states government will take on this task all for its own mike pompei o the u.s. secretary of state recently came out with a report describing religious freedom around the world and he touted the united states as the ideal in the speech mike pompei o trotted out the old image of an exceptional united states that stands above all others when it comes to liberty and freedom our nation is so special as the greatest nation in the history of civilization this especially the challenge

criminal court. the icc's recent decision to authorize an investigation into the conduct of u.s. personnel who are fighting to defeat terrorism in afghanistan and bring peace and prosperity to the afghan people validates our long-standing concerns about the icc. this institution has become in practice little more than a political tool employed by unaccountable international elites. these people wield this tool to manipulate and undercut the foreign policies of the democratically accountably sovereign nation and other nations including the united states. the united states as has been mentioned has never consented to icc jurisdiction. worst yet we are concerned that foreign powers like russia are also manipulating the icc in pursuit of their own agenda. the measures announced today are an important first step in holding the icc accountable for exceeding its mandate and violating its sovereignty of the united states. the u.s. government has reason to doubt the honesty of the icc. the department of justi

this is live from berlin the ministration international criminal court the u.s. president approves sanctions on any court officials investigating u.s. troops for alleged war crimes in afghanistan also coming up syrians take to the streets in a rare antigovernment protests the prime minister is sacked as public. country's economic crisis. and criminal charges in the largest ever all still more than 20000 tons of fuel leaked into waterways near the world's most northern city greenpeace compares the spillage to the exxon valdez disaster 3 decades ago in alaska. i'm told me a lot of well welcome to the program u.s. president donald trump has authorized sanctions against international criminal court staff investigating possible u.s. war crimes in afghanistan in retaliation for the probe the administration will block assets of court employees and put visa restrictions on them and their families a count of corruption investigation into the i.c.c. is also in the works secretary of state. the court questioning its credibility. we cannot we will not stand by as our people

mike pompeo announced a new executive order and actions taken against the international criminal court for what he described as a record of watched prosecutions and poor judgments. this comes in response to an investigation into whether u.s. crimes inmitted war afghanistan. he was joined by mike esper, robert o'brien, and william barr. today, this is just under 20 minutes. >> good morning, everyone. thank you for joining me today, two days in a row. and thanks to secretary esper, attorney general barr and ambassador or national security advisor o'brien for being with me on this important occasion as many of you know. i have an important affection for our service men and women. i'm a veteran myself, and here's a scenario that i think about a lot. imagine american soldiers, sailors airmen, marine, or intelligence officers on leave family, maybe on a beach in europe. and over the course of two decades or more this soldier defended america. then suddenly that vacation turns into a nightmare. the european countries national police takes the soldier into custody, detaining him or her on poli

this is d w news live from berlin the trump administration hits out at the international criminal court the us president approved sanctions on any court officials investigating u.s. troops for alleged war crimes in afghanistan what does this mean for the court's ability to probe human rights abuses also coming up plunged into recession with drags it on the way we look at britain's power forward as it battles the pandemic and looming deadlines for a new trade deal with the e.u. . the syrians take to the streets in rare anti-government protests the prime minister is sacked as public anger grows that the war torn countries economic crisis. i'm sumi so much god it's good to have you with us u.s. president donald trump has authorized sanctions against international criminal court staff investigating possible u.s. war crimes in afghanistan and retaliation for that probe the administration will block assets of court employees and put visa restrictions on them and their families and anti-corruption investigation into the i.c.c. is also in the works secretary of state my comp aoa said the u.s. d

the international criminal court has slammed washington for sanctioning the organization saying the court is effectively the last hope for the victims of atrocities an attack on the i.c.c. represents an attack against the interests of victims of atrocity crimes for many of whom the court represents the last hope for justice to a probe into u.s. war crimes in afghanistan he also gave a speech almost entirely dedicated to the greatness and exceptionalism of the united states as the story donald trump has announced that sanctions are being imposed on the international criminal court it's being alleged that the institution violates the sovereignty of the united states dropping most races taking the following actions. 1st we're authorizing the imposition of economic sanctions against i.c.c. officials directly engaged in i.c.c. efforts to investigate u.s. personnel or allied personnel against that allied states consent and against others who material support such officials activities instead of having the international criminal court monitor human rights around the world it seems that the unite

international criminal court has slammed washington for sanctioning the organization saying that the court is a fight to the last hug for victims of atrocities. an attack on the i.c.c. represents an attack against the interests of victims of atrocity crimes for many of whom the court represents the last for justice. to statement pompei owner of the sanctions in response to a probe into u.s. war crimes in afghanistan also gave a speech almost entirely dedicated to the greatness and exceptionalism of the united states and i'm open as a story. donald trump has announced that sanctions are being imposed on the international criminal court it's being alleged that the institution violates the sovereignty of the united states trump administration is taking the following actions. 1st we're authorizing the imposition of economic sanctions against i.c.c. officials directly engaged in i.c.c. efforts to investigate u.s. personnel or allied personnel against that allied states consent and against others who material support such officials activities instead of having the international criminal co

the international criminal court has rejected the u.s. president's plans to impose sanctions and some of its officials donald trump is trying to stop an investigation into allegations of american war crimes in afghanistan but the i.c.c. says the move will undermine its efforts to ensure accountability for mass atrocities jordan has more from washington. the united states has never been a party to the international criminal court in the hague it says the court does not have the right to put u.s. citizens on trial for alleged crimes against humanity war crimes or genocide but the trumpet ministration has gone further calling the i.c.c. corrupt ineffective and biased we cannot we will not stand by as our people are threatened by a kangaroo court. on thursday it imposed a new sanctions on all i.c.c. officials investigating the behavior of u.s. forces and cia operatives in afghanistan it gives us no joy to punish them but we cannot allow i.c.c. officials and their families to come the united states to shop travel and otherwise or joy american

shape turned himself into the international criminal court on tuesday . at least 69 people have been killed in that attack and northeast nigeria local leaders say fighters from a group linked to eisele raided a remote village in borno state they say it was a retaliation for the killing of several fighters by vigilantes after they tried to steal livestock. that interest me now live from a so what can you tell us about this latest attack. well basically. mike you set out to turn your career tech and also to respond by book or are allied with the islamic state in west africa province i swap trustable they started booking major highway leading to that community and attacked some travelers on the road people eating at the village a day they went on a killing spree as people who run for their lives they shot and drove gave it was about the killing of more than 60 people are we talking about 69 and there are fears getting in prison but that many people have died because a lot of people dozens of people are still unaccounted for the. other why are we seeing the n

donald trump has announced that sanctions are being imposed on the international criminal court it's being alleged that the institution violates the sovereignty of the united states trump ministrations taking the following actions. first we're authorizing the imposition of economic sanctions against i.c.c. officials directly engaged in i.c.c. efforts to investigate u.s. personnel or allied personnel against that allied states consent and against others who material support such officials activities instead of having the international criminal court monitor human rights around the world it seems that the united states government will take on this task all for its own mike pompei oh the u.s. secretary of state recently came out with a report describing religious freedom around the world and he touted the united states as the ideal in the speech mike pompei out trotted out the old image of an exceptional united states that stands above all others when it comes to liberty and freedom our nation is so special it's the greatest nation in the history of civilization especially the challenge

criminal court. there were also aware that they had been previous statements by the u.s. secretary of state mike. that any restrictions take it against individuals would be implemented consistently with the host countries obligations under the u.n. headquarters agreed will obviously continue to follow very closely any developments on this issue my kind of our correspondent joins me now from washington d.c. so no one really interim sent to circle mincing their words mike uncertain on the verge of anger as we heard in light pomp a tone what do you think the sanctions actually mean in reality now. well it's a very difficult question to answer because you did following the president's executive order senior members of his cabinet lined up to give a news conference including secretary of state mike on pay or the attorney general the national security adviser the secretary of defense but they took no questions they said that certain individuals would be designated for the sanctions as outlined by president

well, we're delighted to have you on at this very sensitive time for the international criminal court. president donald trump has declared your court an extraordinary threat to the united states of america. you are locked in conflict with the world's most powerful nation. how damaging is that for the court? we look at it in terms of — from the perspective of what this court was established to do. this court was established as a place of last resort where victims of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, victims of the crime of aggression can go in the last resort to look for justice, access tojustice for them. when that access to justice has become unavailable or was unavailable anywhere else at a national level, that is what this court was established to do. but you can't be an effective court of last resort or, indeed, any resort of the united states of america, the most powerful nation on earth still, refuses notjust to recognise your legitimacy, but now, go so far as to impose sanctions on top officials at the court, not letting them into the united states and talking ab

the international criminal court has slammed washington the sanctioning the organization saying that the court is effectively the last for the victims of atrocities an attack on the i.c.c. represents an attack against the interests of victims of atrocity crimes for many of whom the court represents the last for justice secretary of state must pump a 0 announced the sanctions in response to a probe into u.s. war crimes in afghanistan no so gave a speech almost entirely dedicated to the greatness and exceptionalism of the united states rather kill him open parts of the story mongering. donald trump has announced that sanctions are being imposed on the international criminal court it's being alleged that the institution violates the sovereignty of the united states trump administration is taking the following actions. 1st we're authorizing the imposition of economic sanctions against i.c.c. officials directly engaged in i.c.c. efforts to investigate u.s. personnel or allied personnel against that allied states consent and against others who material support such officials activities ins

threatens the international criminal court with sanctions over an investigation into alleged war crimes in afghanistan the mass graves are found in a libyan city that was the stronghold of warlord khalifa haftar. and playing in perfect harmony isolated musicians around the world come together for the performance of a lifetime. the welcome to the program coronaviruses racing through the african continent infections have doubled to 200000 in less than 3 weeks and the outbreak is now spreading from urban centers into the hinterlands with medical services already stretched the world health organization is warning that cases will continue to rise until a vaccine is found. dead risk reports. it took 90 days for africa to reach 100000 corona virus infections and only 19 to pass the 200000 mark the world health organization says infections in africa and i was spreading fast from urban to rural communities those areas don't have adequate access to health care or awareness of preventive measures one of the biggest challenges we face in the response continues to be there of supplies but equally te

president donald trump has authorized sanctions against international criminal court staff investigating possible u.s. war crimes in afghanistan and retaliation for that proby administration will block assets of court employees and put visa restrictions on them and their families and anti-corruption investigation into the i.c.c. is also in the works secretary of state mike pompei always said the u.s. does not acknowledge the authority of the court. we cannot we will not stand by as our people are threatened by a kangaroo court and indeed i have a message to many close allies around the world your people could be next especially those from nato countries who fought terrorism afghanistan right alongside of us earlier i spoke to u.n. special repertory on torture at neil's meltzer i asked him if the trumpet ministrations decision to impose sanctions on the i.c.c. surprised him well unfortunately i must say that it was not surprised because obviously such people persist in trying to have made similar statements before. i think it was extremely disappointing to see that there are actually full

had great antipathy towards even the idea of the international criminal court bill clinton. as president helped to negotiate the rome statute of the international criminal court made sure that its provisions particularly to go after countries who wars of aggression. he made sure that those provisions were weak that the i.c.c. was weak and then he backed out of the i.c.c. all again the u.s. is not even a party to the u.s. also does not sign on to as you talk about the book the convention of the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women nearly every country has signed on to it but not the u.s. is that same reasoning behind the eyes if they are why is it the u.s. won't sign on to the. well the u.s. in this case has a very specific reason because that convention requires equal pay for equal work of course as we know the u.s. does not have legal protection for equal pay for equal work we know in practice women make a fraction of what men do for the same work and so the u.s. didn't want to sign on to a convention that would require it to fix that problem yeah you're

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prosecutors at the international criminal court -- former ivory coast president on charges of crime against amenenity. welcome back to the newsroom. the world health organization has recorded its highest one day increase in cases of coronavirus. in thousand have been added one day with most coming from brazil. this as latin america has surpassed 2 million cases. brazil being home to more than half of those infections. cases of covid-19 titicking above the 2 million mk in latin america and the caribbean, in brazil, the hardest hit, hundreds taking to the streets of the capital. most wearing masks to protest residentnt bolsonaro's handlingf ththe crisis. second to thee world, brazilil s recorded one million cases and 50,000 deaths. brazazil is followed by mexico, peru and chile in the number of covid cases. 4000uela, with less than cases and a population of 30 million had a spike in infections prompting the vice president to annonounce radical new measures including the closure of pharrell ways and restrictioions on traffic. [speaking spanish] argentina, which had early success in stopping th

has great antipathy towards even the idea of the international criminal court bill clinton. as president helped to negotiate the rome statute of the international criminal court made sure that its provisions particularly to go after countries for wars of aggression he made sure that those provisions were weak that the i.c.c. was weak and then the fact out of the i.c.c. altogether the u.s. is not even a party to the u.s. also does not sign on to as you talk about the book the convention of the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women nearly every country has signed on to it but not the u.s. as that same reasoning behind the eyes if they are why isn't the sign on to the. well the us in this case has a very specific reason because that convention requires equal pay for equal work of course as we know the u.s. does not have legal protection for equal pay for equal work we know in practice women make a fraction of what men do for the same work and so the u.s. didn't want to sign on to a convention that would require it to fix that problem yeah you're discussing yo

criminal court. welcome where is monitoring developments from nairobi what's the reaction been. indeed some burundians are asking if one currency is in fact the 1st leader in the world to have died of covert 19 the government has said that he died of a heart attack but just about 10 days ago his wife did need immigrant visa flew here to kenya's capital nairobi seeking medical treatment for what the government said were on this closed reasons but it's been widely reported here in kenya press fighting hospital sources that she was in fact suffering from coded 19 something that the ministry of health has denied the same time in currencies or himself was famous for playing football almost every day in belgium brewery had his own football team he was not letting that's one of the things that's leading people to question why he should have died of a heart attack at 55 years old and it's also worth noting that in burundi own currencies and his government have been widely criticized by health experts for hav

thetitution, not international criminal court or other overreaching intergovernmental bodies. moreover, there is no other force more disciplined and committed to compliance of the laws of war than the united states military, which has made lasting contributions to the cause of justice and accountability in armed conflict. for example, a military led prosecutions and tribunals including at nuremberg, as mentioned, in addition to providing could support in the international criminal tribunal for the former yugoslavia. we have consistently provided training on the role of law and have given assistance to scores of partners and allies around the globe. additionally, since our founding, the u.s. military has fought to liberate the oppressed and defeat the enemies of justice from tripoli, to normandy, and from korea to canada bar. nearly 800,000 u.s. troops have served in afghanistan over the past 19 years, more than 20,000 of them were wounded in combat and regrettably, nearly 2000 americans, brave americans, lay down their lives to stop terrorism and protect u.s. and allied citize

criminal court. is alleged to have been one of the most senior leaders in the notorious jangling militia he's accused of leading crimes against humanity including murder torture and rape during the war in western darfur between 20022004 they asked him sudanese president omar al bashir is still wanted by the i.c.c. for his role in the conflict now an oil spill in russia's arctic region has seeped into an environmentally fragile lake that's according to the regional governor it's fear it'll travel down river to the ocean. the disaster started at the end of may when a fuel storage tank failed around $21000.00 tons of diesel and now leaked out ecologist say the spill will cause extensive damage the director of the plant is facing criminal charges. to india now where 5 deaths are being investigated for links to a leaking gas well this fire broke out on tuesday when a gas that's been leaking for 2 weeks ignited was reported several homes nearby caught fire state owned oil india had been trying to contain i