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ICC Israeli war crimes probe
Palestinians have expressed strong disapproval of the German president’s opposition to the International Criminal Court’s probe into Israeli war crimes. Resistance movement, Hamas said Frank-Walter Steinmeier’s remarks are a blatant support for Israel’s aggressive policies against the Palestinian nation. Hamas said such remarks will encourage Israel to continue its crimes and put the regime above international law. The Palestinian Foreign Ministry also said the status of the State of Palestine at the international level is not subject to the opinions of the German president or his state. Steinmeier had said the ICC has no jurisdiction to probe Israeli crimes due to the absence of Palestinian statehood.
Covid-19 in India
India’s total deaths from the pandemic have surpassed 400,000, after the country registered more than 850 fatalities in the past 24 hours. India also reported over 46,600 new cases during the same period. The total is now above 30.4 million there. The country witnessed a surge in Covid in April and May. That pushed daily cases there above 400,000 in May. A new variant called Delta, which is highly transmissible, was identified afterwards. The strain has been reported in dozens of other countries too, causing flare-ups and prompting new curbs. On Friday, South Korea’s daily case count topped 800, the highest there in nearly six months. Thailand also reported record deaths for a third straight day, with 61 fatalities.
Canada wildfires
Wildfires keep burning through Western Canada after record-breaking temperatures there. Residents of the small town of Lytton in British Columbia were evacuated as the blaze burned down trees and some structures. The fire spread so swiftly that people were forced to leave behind their belongings. Residents of another 87 properties north of Lytton were also ordered to leave. Lytton this week broke Canada’s all-time hottest temperature record with nearly 50 degrees Celsius. In British Columbia, nearly 500 sudden deaths have been reported since last Friday amid the historic heat wave.
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