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 especially those from nato countries who fought terrorism in afghanistan right alongside of us. Rolled through gravely concerned about the threat the court posed to israel i. C. C. Is already threatening israel with an investigation of socalled war crimes committed by its forces in personnel in the west bank in the gaza strip he told the reporter stacey givens joins me now with more on the story one of these potential war crimes that the that the i. C. C. Is planning to investigate well lets take a look back tommy this all stems from a tear in your probe into possible war crimes in afghanistan ranging from 20032014 the court believes that there is enough evidence to support the idea that u. S. That the u. S. Military. Tortured people at secret sites operated by the cia we should also note that they are looking into the taliban and Afghan Forces through the same period of time but what they really believe that there is enough to pursue more investigation into the u. S. This roll into what happened in afghanistan so what exactly is the trumpet ministration then questioning. The work of the i. C. C. Well the short answer is the United States doesnt really like interference from other bodies expression International Bodies thats what trampas this is what hes built his presidency on and the latest act of this is withdraw from the w. H. O. But they also claim that there is corruption with and the i. C. C. And attorney general bill barr with absolutely no evidence said that russia and other adversaries have infiltrated the International Criminal court and are using it for its own agenda so they say that its not trustworthy so how is the i. C. C. Then responding to the these accuse asians right while theyre saying that these are they call this the sanctions threats and coersion meant to interfere with the rule of law and undermine. The courts ability to bring accountability for mass atrocities and theyre not the only ones speaking out theres various International Bodies that are talking the European UnionsForeign Policy chief says that he has deep concern and that the court must be respected and supported by all nations but this is something that the Trump Administration says that they dont feel comfortable doing we should also note that part of the reason why the Administration Says that it doesnt want to go along with this is that it is capable of punishing its own military members if in fact theyve done something wrong but donald trump has released 3 people who were found guilty of these atrocities of some atrocities so theres a little bit of doubt as to how dedicated to the court trying to ministration actually is because you dont hear reporters stevens thank you. To syria now where president Bashar Al Assad has fired his Prime Minister. Currency crisis but ive seen people taken part in parts demonstrations against his government protesters are calling for assad to go blaming him for the economic pain. The. Syrians back on the streets calling for the end of Bashar Al Assads regime a rare sight in recent years after a violent crackdown on protests in 2011 triggered civil war so they are a government controlled city in southern syria hadnt seen unrest or in the conflict but this week dozens of people have been demonstrating ladling the regime for the countrys deteriorating economy and the collapse of its currency. The syrian pound has plunged dramatically since the start of the conflict reaching new lows this week. People across the country are reeling from the crisis. The drop in the syrian pound is killing us we dont have any dollars we earn syrian pounds the syrian pound has fallen and the dollar is getting more expensive its killing us oil is getting expensive what used to be 500 syrian pounds is now 3500 no one can afford to live. On thursday assad removed Prime Minister emerge khamis who had held the post since 2016 see media didnt give a reason for his departure but he has been the focus of criticism over the countrys economic crisis a crisis that could be exacerbated by new u. S. Sanctions set to come into effect later this month they target any country or company that does business with the syrian regime. The aim is to erode assads power but critics fear the sanctions could cause serious battered population to suffer further. Lets have a brief look now at some of the stories making headlines. Protesters have set fire to Lebanon Central Bank as the countrys currency plunged to a new record low demonstrators took to the streets in several cities to voice their anger lebanon is experiencing its worst economic turmoil in decades a crisis made worse by the corona virus pandemic. Fears of a 2nd coronavirus wave have sent us stocks tumbling the Dow Jones Industrial average suffered its biggest one day lost since march the index had more than 1100 points raising most of the gains made this month of following wall streets plunge stocks in asia slipped friday morning. The death toll from the sinking of a migrant boat off the coast of news year has risen to almost 50 after authorities recovered more bodies the boat set out at the weekend aiming to reach italy but capsized near the city of facts 53 people off thought to have been on board. Germany plans to investigate racism in its Police Forces a study will look at the use of racial profiling which is supposed to be banned under german law protesters have highlighted racism in Police Forces around the world following the killing of george floyd in the u. S. The World Health Organization warns the spread of the corona virus is accelerating in africa it says cases doubled to more than 200000 over the last 18 days south africa is the hardest hit country accounting for all cases. Back in march europe became the epicenter of the pandemic today the number of new infections recorded daily has dropped significantly in most countries across the continent despite a gradual easing of restrictions in recent weeks. Which. Was the Street Scenes in brussels almost like normal. Belgium has joined the list of countries reopening cafes and restaurants even though it had one of you. Its highest per capita infection rates. Although the situation in europe is improving globally its worsening. The Johns HopkinsUniversity Website tracking the total number of cases shows how the virus has spread to all corners of the world. Mexico is one of the many latin american countries where new infections are still on the rise many are skeptical about the governments decision to ease the lockdown. Very confused about lifting the lockdown because we dont know if were getting Accurate Information and what i dont understand and that. India has also looked at restrictions despite warnings that the number of new cases could multiply by 20 in places like the capital delhi. While many fear a 2nd wave of infection others are eager to resume their favorite activities. In vienna that includes live concerts for audiences limited to 100. 00 people even where places have reopened its a new normal with restrictions and governments warn lockdowns could be reimposed if theres a wave of new infections. Correspondence sent these coronavirus updates from around the world in drive over all coming out. But the put on a wider thing to ation is worth in the past few days if we had been seeing a baby deported by 1000. The Public Health system is all with the already the death tally of also increasing and while the government said that they are prepared enough have been multiple people not being able to get death bed on time or find a hospital bed. With the case of climbing everything that it looks like the worth is not over yet. I live around the corner from one of the largest hospitals in london in the u. K. The big Green Building at the end of this right at the height of the crisis its. The silence never stopped as hundreds and hundreds of patients were brought in ambulances now its much quieter and yet the u. K. Has the highest death rate of coronavirus in europe and many people mistrust the governments handling of the crisis so im not the only one who fears that there might be another spike and that the sirens may once more be the dominating sound in my neighborhood the peak of the pandemic in south africa is yet to come the country had a Strict Lockdown in the early stage of the pandemic to prepare the Health Sector but although the lockdown has been relaxed theres still a lot to do let me give you one example if youre going to corona virus test in south africa at the moment you will need up to 2 weeks until you get your results this is why the authorities in the western cape here have decided youre only allowed to take a coronavirus test in Public Health facilities if you buffer the age of 55. 00 war have another disease and you have symptoms by the end of the year experts believe they could be up to 1000000. 00 corona virus case this year and south africa and the authority you see in the western cape are considering adding another 800 beds in the Conference Center behind me. The man of the worlds most northerly says he has been charged with criminal negligence over a Massive Oil Spill in siberia tens of thousands of tonnes of diesel fuel have leaked into local waterways around investigators say the mare failed to react quickly enough environmentalist comparing the spillage to the exxon valdez disaster in alaska in 1989. Panning out into a sea of decent oil. Its obvious that the water here is utterly polluted. Cleanup crews have been working for days here in siberia to talk priorities are to catch the on oil slick with barriers and to pump as much as possible out of the water. But nobody thinks it will be easy. It is foolish to say or think that nothing will perish and that what has happened will go away without a trace of our workers saw dead donkey to day i myself saw a dead muskrat if a bird lands on few muskrat swims in fuel it is definitively condemned to death. More than 20000 tons of fuel oil spilled from a power plant here in the city of norris the facility is said to have been poorly maintained. The water in neighboring lakes was affected. It didnt have to get this bad for days after the spill authorities did nothing until russian president Vladimir Putin got involved. Why did Government Agencies only find out about this 2 days after the fact it is are we going to learn about emergency situations from social networks do you have a problem or something. That got things going hundreds of cleanup workers were sent to the region managers at the power plant were arrested and an investigation was launched against the mayor of the city of no risk. Who did. The investigation found that the mayor being aware of the amount of fuel spilled from the tank did not take proper measures to respond to the emergency and to deal with its consequences. The mayor is looking at a possible 6 months in prison but the environmental damage is expected to be around for years. And dont forget you can always get on the go just download our app from google play it all from the app store thatll give you access to all the latest news from around the world as well as push notifications for any breaking news and if you happen to be part of a news story you can also use the app to send us photos and videos of whats happening. If youre watching news from there then thank you bob stay with all the stories on the wall on our website. Follow us on twitter and instagram at news im told me all the logical on the Business News is up next for. The global corona crisis you can find more Information Online at e. W. Dot com and on t. W. Social media channels. Innovation. But can it conquer the major issues of our society. The 3rd c