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food, water and medicine. israel was outraged. the decision to issue an arrest warrant against me, the democratically elected prime minister of israel, and a former defence minister was made himself from sexual harassment charges and by biased judges the court's prosecutors also sought arrest warrants for three hamas leaders responsible for the savage attacks on october 7, 2023. but all three including the group's military chief have been killed during the war. this morning it condemned trump's executive order which it said would harm its independent and impartial judicial work.
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officials, its funding and even its it systems. during his first term as president, donald trump now he is redoubling his efforts, declaring war on the court in defence of israel. paul adams, bbc news. paul al fors, bbc news. paul al forjoining news. paul al forjoining us. is. paul al forjoining us. your reaction? paul at for “oining us. your reaction?— paul at for “oining us. your reaction? . ., com - letel reaction?�* - completely unsurprising i was completely unsurprising given the drug administration's historic hostility to the icc —— trump now the icc is pursuin- a case
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israel, a major 7 7 77|;}5e[,;7n}$j5?a7tty777 77 7 77|7s}.;et7, $7nqqjaf7a7tty7éf7 against israel, a major ally of the us, it totally expected the us, it was totally expected that the trump administration reissue sanctions against international criminal77 you set it was ex-ected, court. you say it was expected, and the icc _ court. you say it was expected, and the icc have _ court. you say it was expected, and the icc have ended - court. you say it was expected, and the icc have ended up - three months in so are advance so you are right about anticipation, but the argument advance so you are right about anticipatit trump the argument advance so you are right about anticipatit trump is e argument advance so you are right about anticipatit trump is that ument ofdonald trump, is that the created equivalency court created moral equivalency between netanyahu and the hamas . —— hamas leader, so what lee —— hamas leader, so what did you of the did you make of the argument? it is compelling, the charges against palestinian against the palestinian leaders the israeli leaders were and the israeli leaders were at the same time, and it issued at the same time, and it should be noted that the case mently bein currently being pursued lsgcurrently being pursued only officials, against only israeli officials, equivalence, going beyond equivalence, there is no actual equivalence at the moment, given that three
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who were chared palestinians who were charged are now deceased, and only ifs asses ésgfisasss�*g'afié 5912? " are being srs asses assesssss's'as ssasis " are being charged in israelis are being charged in this case iii in israelis are, being charged in this cage 22:2; this case right now. in terms ofthe this case right now. in terms of the impact _ this case right now. in terms of the impact of _ this case right now. in terms of the impact of the - this case right now. in terms l of the impact of the sanctions, this case right now. in terms l of ti your act of the sanctions, this case right now. in terms l of ti your assessment? ictions, this case right now. in terms l of ti your assessment? it ions, this case right now. in terms l of ti your assessment? it is is, this case right now. in terms i of ti your assessment? it is too to know exactly what the early to know exactly what the practical impact be of the and as was sanctions, and as was mentioned in �*programme, the blocking sanctions include blocking property assets in the us, property and assets in the us, and suspending entry into the us by and suspending entry into the us by kc and suspending entry into the us by icc and there us by icc officials, and there are other ways that the affect the icc sanctions could affect the icc could be profound and therecauldbeprafaund �* the icc implications for the icc operations but it is too early to know exactly how it will unfold. , , ., ., am: 7 byhea rly by nearly 8077 signed by nearly 80 countries, it was the would itwasthe sanctions would all itwas’the sanctions would all situations investigation currently under investigation , the court is 7 to close as the court may have to close its field offices, and they
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some of the sanctions could be revised or even dropped entirely. one final thought because there _ entirely. one final thought because there was - entirely. one final thought j because there was support entirely. one final thought - because there was support for donald trump from the hungarian foreign minister and foreign ministerands s ss from the von der leyen, so does ursula von der leyen, so does that give a snapshot of the ursula von der leyen, so does that�* world a snapshot of the ursula von der leyen, so does that�* world order|apshot of the ursula von der leyen, so does that�* world order that lot of the ursula von der leyen, so does that�* world order that we >f the ursula von der leyen, so does that�* world order that we are re ursula von der leyen, so does that�* world order that we are in? was always the somewhat. it was always the case that there were many cases the few countries around the world that supported the =7=—7 the likes 7 the likes of 7 the likes of us 7 the likes of us china and the likes of us and china and the likes of us and china and india not, but there is and india did not, but there is fairly bipartisan opposition to the icc case against israel and donald trump is no —— not donald truroo is no —— not joe biden said it was alone, joe biden said it was outrageous, and democrats were in a bill elsein faeour of a bill that the icc alssein faeour of a bill that the icc but because the
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failed because as the minority leader the bill was too leader stated, the bill was too broad, so the democratic leader the senate indicated that i side enate indicated that i side would ndicated that i side would nd open that i side would nd open to at his side would be open to legislating the icc if s'f'j 56in use see = see— : bill were a more the bill were a bit more narrow, so on the world stage, the ré on one side of the but within the us, the argument but within the us, the trump administration by no trump administration is by no alone. trump administratio' . .. alone. ., s, s, means alone. we have got to leave it there _ means alone. we have got to leave it there but _ means alone. we have got to leave it there but thanks - means alone. we have got to leave it there but thanks for. means alone. we have got to leave i us. ire but thanks for. means alone. we have got to leave i us. now it thanks for. means alone. we have got to leave i us. now to hanks for. means alone. we have got to leave i us. now to our ks for l means alone. we have got to leave i us. now to our next | joining us. now to our next story. mohamed al fayed s only surviving brother of sexually the department store.
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say ali fayed, who co—owned harrods with his brothers, sexually assaulted them in the 1990s. simply never occurred . who died in 2023. daniel de simone has more. you may find some of the details in his initially, ali felt calmer than mohamed, so i kind frances was an interior designer at harrods store and younger brother of mohamed al fayed,
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in my bra and my pants. and as i came out, he was in the room, just there. the next thing i knew, i was on the bed. to get on top of me. i think i wasjust, like, numb. frances says the assault was interrupted when one of his young children called to him. ali fayed, who is now 82 and lives in the usa, salah and mohamed. all three women who say they were abused by ali fayed
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both mohamed al fayed and his other brother, a criminal investigation. stand up for myself. i'm not going to be that scared 24—year—old girl daniel de simone, bbc news. harrods say the new claims point to the "breadth of abuse" by mohamed al fayed and "raise serious allegations" they say they hope survivors are looking at "every appropriate avenue to them in their pursuit
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to make their claims" to the company's compensation scheme. here, the deputy prime minister has confirmed that grenfell tower in london will be dismantled — to take up to two years. the decision has divided opinion among survivors and the bereaved. with me is tom symonds. confirmation of what was being reported about the decision? for the government, decision for the government, they are coming underfire decision for the government, they are coming under fire for theea'e "musrnde'fi'efoss 7 ~ , "n , , doing these """"2 unfle�*e fa“ n ~ ~ , ~ 7 , , doing enough not doing enough consultation with the community, what saysis 7 says is that 7 7 says is that g7renfell everybody says is that grenfell tower it's a sacred site, and
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contamination issues. care and res - ect contamination issues. care and respect underlying _ respect underlying exactly that part of the so tell more about the me more about the memorial? do we know about it? that what do we know about it? that is what will _ what do we know about it? that is what will replace _ what do we know about it? 7ii7�*ié�*ii is what will replace tower, what do we know about it? 7ii7�*ié�*ii i think. will replace tower, what do we know about it? trial i think. there place tower, what do we know about it? trial i think. there istce tower, what do we know about it? trial i think. there islt grenfell ier, i think. there is a grenfell tower memorial trust which is currently working with five different design agencies to up different design agencies to up with a concept that come up with a concept that memorial, and there is nothing on paper, no photos yet, but a—“�**” 227757- z—ziimi—_ e —§§ of the 77 77 of the game 77 of the game because just it is difficult to what do with 77d7owi7th7th7e7777 do with the tower, giving to do with the tower, giving the different reviews of the community, it is difficult to �*what a memorial should know what a memorial should like and look like. know what a memorial should - like and look like. feel like and look like. thanks forjoining _ around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.
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trump's inaugeration — and we've seen a blizzard things are done. concerns that �*project 2025�* — a conservative blueprint for dismantling federal government — could shape so — where are we? has just been confirmed to lead the white house's budget office. president trump has offered incentives for federal workers to resign orface being laid off — the january 6th riots. ajudge has ordered a halt, saying there is no question
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less tha n less than three weeks since the inauguration where are we, inauguration so where are we, do you think?— do you think? where we are, all the do you think? where we are, - all the dizzy _ do you think? where we are, - all the dizzy new - do you think? where we are, l - all the dizzy new reports, amid all the dizzy new reports, amid all the dizzy new reports, a systematic effort by donald and elon musk to truma and eton musk; to '""' ' take the truma and eton !sfusis; to '""' ' take the us andi by government, and i mean by this, closing certain departments, agencies, without going through congress, by firing agencies, without going through congress, by andi thaeeacde , w .. agencies, without going through congress, by and trying ands g 7 w s... .. g” agencies, without going through congress, by and trying to as g 7 w s... .. g” of personnel, and trying to thousands of others to coercerthousands of others to by shutting down inside programmes 77 programmes including 77 pro aid nm7es including 77 pro aid pro77gramme, ig 77 pro aid programme, and the foreign aid programme, and by severely restricting the ability of us specialists in government to cooperate with colleagues around the world colleagues aroundthe world on education, colleagues aroundlhe world on education, the and other areas. i
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environment and other areas. i read an article in the financial times and the financial times today, and the first line was, donald trump is on his threats, making good on his threats, driving a cyber truck through the constitution, so from the us constitution; so from ” ' �*answer, i suspect you your answer, i suspect you with that basic assessment. in terms of project 2025, how far down the road are we? ~ ., , 2025, how far down the road are we? . ., , , , we? what is interesting, this was i plain _ we? what is interesting, this was l plain sight, _ we? what is interesting, this was l plain sight, this - we? what is interesting, this was l pl to sight, this - we? what is interesting, this was l pl to take 1, this - we? what is interesting, this was l pl to take apart - we? what is interesting, this was l pl to take apart the i —: it was in project agencies, it was in project 2205, even he lied 2205, even though he lied and said he nothing about it, said he knew nothing about it, but they have got quite a way doing it == project into doing it —— project 2025. have bypassed courts they have bypassed the courts congress, the system of and congress, the us system of checks and has gone, checks and balances has gone, so we are already facing this, and the government's service and the government'sservice which is supposed oversee us agencies is to oversee us agencies is effectively paralysed. they are not able to operate because elon musk and his people are,
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in and getting sensitive elon musk and his people are, in issuing ting sensitive records:— issuing commands calling to e—mails, calling people to resign, and the cia is facing resign, arndrthe cer is facing unprecedented effort of an unprecedented effort of ,, s s s to an unprecedented effort of ,, , , , to hand an unprecedented effort of ,, s s s to hand over an unprecedented effort at ,, s s s to hand over names its iiii of its agents in an unclassified way, something that violates principle that eielatee asserts principle" ' " security that eielatee asserts e'r'i'asiete" ' " security because that eielatee asserts principle" ' " security because it is being of security becausesit is being and of course are demanded ass! of more we as ~ ,, , ~ ., at the fbi and the looking at the fbi and the justice department facing a looking at the fbi and the justice ti! on �*tment facing a looking at the fbi and the justice ti! on anyint facing a looking at the fbi and the justice ti! on any kind cing a looking at the fbi and the justice ti! on any kind of g a paralysis on any kind of investigation because donald trump and musk well, they trump and elon musicwell, they retribution trump and elon musicwell. they retribution over trump and elon musicwell, they retribution over the won retribution over the of the january investigation of the january the six events —— they want the six events -- they want retribution. elon musk got access to _ retribution. elon musk got access to the _ retribution. elon musk got access to the payment - retribution. elon musk got. access to the payment details the and the lead of the treasury and the lead civil servant was forced civil servant was'forced out, you civil servant was'for'ced out. you were talking the and you were talking about the and you were talking about the and the pushing or trying cia, and the pushing or trying to push out federal to push out the federal so when workers, so when you see all these different going what you the most?
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7 could pick any 7one 7 could pick any7one those you could pick any one of those talk it being and danerous, unprecedented and dangerous, and think about the of the 77 7 7 being in being in the hands of american being in the hands of men with no expertise, but who your sgge a, your health sssule�*lsssssalctfssurhealth and at records and look at payments, and think about the fact that national security is american national security is at the time of now compromised at the time of great international the great’internat'ronal crisis, the that insight aid fact that it insight aid health in the us and pggggemmes in the us and like hiv prevention are paralysed, programmes, they are paralysed, and if you put it together, we 777tal77king777 7777777 7 talking about 77 7 talking about the 7 are talking about the attempt effectively to an effectively to bring an autocracy into the us and i effectively to bring an autocracy into t word and i effectively to bring an autocracy into t word means. by imean, you i mean, you could autocracyrir mea n. you could donald autocracyrirmean. you could donald trump or the choose donald trump or the health of the us system, but you cannot use both. in health of the us system, but you cannot use both. in terms of all those — you cannot use both. in terms of all those legal _ are currently in 7 are currently in do that are currently in play, do you see any prospect of them being able to hold the ring?
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problem 77 problem with 77 problem with the 77 problem with the legal unless the courts challenge, unless the courts effectively just = -::e that it 7 7 that it is 7 7 that it is wrong what7is e�*= -: but they can actually there 7 7 7777777t7here shoold 7 7777777t7here shoold a; 7777777t7here shoold any” 777777t7here shoold a; mail; say, there should be no further of records or firings pursuit of records or firings the people or :by the donald trump people or elon musk people, they will the elon musk people, they will try to operate and try to take the time they before courts and courts 7 and that m -ss:—sase§eesese be or months. could be weeks or even months. got to scott lucas, we have got to leave it but thanks for leave it there but thanks for us. the british government says law agencies need to be able
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technology editor zoe kleinman. tell us more. this is shrouded secrecy, and the reason for in secrecy, and the reason for thatis in secrecy, and the reason for that is that if the government these7notices, issues these notices, technical making demands of under this act 777und7er7t7hi7s7a7c7t7which companies understhissact which called the is called the investigator—i; , they are not powers that, they are not allowed be made public allowed to be made public so apple has declined to comment on home office would not on the home office would not even confirm or deny the = -= but both 7 7but7b7oth7th7e777 existed. but both the washington and the bbc existed. but both the wasi spoken and the bbc existed. but both the wasi spoken to and the bbc existed. but both the wasi spoken to sources a bbc existed. but both the wasi spoken to sources familiar have spoken to sources familiar with the matter saved this with the matter who saved this is and what it is the case,—aadwhatits ss sss s means that anyone cu r7re ntly 7 cu r7re ntly thei r7 cu r7rently their7 data who currently shares their data an icloud with the cloud, an icloud account, you might be staring zzi=7a 27=u 7 if you have opted7 messages, if you have opted the apple privacy tool, into the apple privacy tool, then all of your data is encrypted, and that means
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77— not even 7 not even apple, can see nobody, not even apple, can see it, and they say if you lose access account, you have access to the account, you have lost to the data, but lost access to the data, but is: ' government says is lost access to the data, but is: r government says is there a national security and 7 to able to7 7 to be able to7see the needs to be able to see the data and to get a warrant to access and this is not access it and this is not to the uk, because restricted to the uk, because criminals plot carry criminals plot to carry out acts other parts of the so so it 7 7 so it7would 7s7o7 it7woul77d7 it; 7 7 7 7s7o7 i777t7w7t7>ui7d71ii7
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companies, we'ha�*v'e'seen the around whatsapp and debate around whatsapp and encryption, and all of that has always failed, hasn't it? is encryption is really controversial and you have got charities say it children charities which say it is the front line of child is the front line of.child, because it enables child abuse because it enables child abusers to hide this illegal ,, and to share it and content and to share it and it in a way, store it in a hidden way, but prevacid campaigners say everybody has a to everybody has a right to privacy the government does everybody has a right to pri\ have the government does everybody has a right to pri\ have a the government does everybody has a right to pri\ have a right jovernment does everybody has a right to pri\ have a right to iernment does everybody has a right to pri\ have a right to access 1t does everybody has a right to pri\ have a right to access this >es nothave a right to access this of information —— privacy kind of information —— privacy campaigners. and that cagmpajgpers. and that criminals will find new way to use a new way to use different services and people whose privacy will be compromised will be everyday law—abiding citizens. lor will be everyday law-abiding citizens. ., ., citizens. thanks for “oining us. it citizens. thanks for “oining it at citizens. thanks for “oining it is a i citizens. thanks forjoining us. it is a fascinating - citizens. thanks forjoining us. it is a fascinating areal citizens. thanks forjoining l us. it is a fascinating area so us. it is a fascihating area so will watch this
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notjust once — but twice! look at that he gave a bone marrow transplant and then a kidney transplant. we will speak them shortly. hello there. we've got a wintry mix of weather for many areas today, certainly for england and wales. thicker cloud, there'll be outbreaks of rain, and also got the next 21l hours. but then high pressure does dominate as we move through the weekend and into next week to bring us cold easterly winds again, and for most it will stay dry, but rather grey i think. so for the rest of today, england and wales rather across the southeast.
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the best of the sunshine — scotland, northern ireland, where we'll see 7 or 8 degrees. will feel cold and raw, feel more like freezing feel more like freezing or even subzero. so you can see or even subzero. the snow affecting the higher ground of the moors, ground of the moors, certainly across wales, certainly across wales, 2—5cm of accumulating snow here, maybe the peak district, but reverting back to rain, but reverting back to rain, i think, across parts of the midlands and the southeast as we go through the night. i think, across parts of clearer skies in scotland, northern ireland. it's here where we'll see a frost. across the southeast a little less cold where we have the cloud and the breeze and the breeze for england and wales for england and wales so looking at 1—4 celsius. so looking at 1—4 celsius. saturday's transition day is something a bit quieter, but we'll still have some thick cloud around for england and wales. the odd spot of rain here, maybe some snow on the hills. some wintry showers some wintry showers for northeast scotland. for northeast scotland. best of the sunshine — best of the sunshine —
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