behaviour. welcome to the programme. the international criminal court has issued an arrest warrant for russia s leader vladimir putin for war crimes. the court says there are grounds to believe that president putin is personally responsible for the deportation of thousands of children from ukraine to russia, since last year s invasion. it s the first time the court has ordered the arrest of a prominent, serving political leader. moscow dismissed the announcement as outrageous, saying it doesn t recognise the jurisdiction of the court. our diplomatic correspondent james landale reports from ukraine s capital, kyiv. vladimir vladimirovich putin, president of the russian federation and now alleged war criminal. accused along with a senior official of illegally removing children from ukraine, accused by this man s court. the judges have reviewed the information and evidence submitted by the prosecutor and determined that there are credible allegations against these persons
Congressional Committee Says Dilma Rousseff must go. And taking on bollywood, pakistani film producers take their case to court. The syrian army and its allies have launched an offensive south of aleppo. It is the biggest government operation in area since the ceasefire came into effect in late february. The fighting threatens to completely derail the ceasefire. The special envoy to syria has Just Announced talks to end the conflict have been pushed back two days. They will now take place next wednesday. In the north of the aleppo countryside, rebel fighters have launched an offensive. They faced fierce fighting against isil. It is an important strong hold for the armed group. Isil says it has also been shelled by turkey. The chair of contemporary middle east studies says both the army and syrias opposition will be looking after their own interests in the talks in geneva. What we have witnessed in the last week or so is a escalation of battles, particularly in aleppo, daraa, homs, and
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