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- South Africa presents its claims that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians at the United Nations International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands.
- US, British militaries launch massive retaliatory strike against Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen.
- Iran’s navy seizes an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman.
- President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, pleads not guilty to federal tax violations in a Los Angeles courtroom.
- Donald Trump defies judge, gives courtroom speech at the conclusion of his New York civil fraud trial today, unleashing a barrage of attacks in a six-minute diatribe before being cut off by the judge.
- An Ohio woman who miscarried on a toilet at home will not be criminally charged for her handling of a home miscarriage.
- A proposed tax on California’s most wealthy residents died in committee this week.
- A group of activists and consumers rally in front of the San Francisco offices of California’s main energy regulatory agency, demanding a reversion of a series of rate hikes granted to PG&E.
The International Court of Justice, which has its seat in The Hague, is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations