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Netanyahu applauded Hungary for its "bold and principled" decision to leave the International Criminal Court as he visited Budapest on Thursday, a rare trip abroad in defiance of an ICC arrest warrant...
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Orbán accused the world's only permanent global tribunal for war crimes and genocide of “interfering in an ongoing conflict for political purposes,” saying the move undermined international law and ...
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Hungary’s capital despite a warrant for his arrest issued by the International Criminal Court.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is planning to visit the White House on Monday, four sources with knowledge tell Axios. Why it matters: If the visit takes place as planned, Netanyahu will be the first foreign leader to meet President Trump in person to try to negotiate a deal to remove Trump's tariffs.
Israel tried to avoid the tariffs by announcing that it would lift all tariffs on US products. But Trump announced a 17 per cent tariff on Isreal.If Netanyahu meets Trump in the White House on Monday,
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Friday defended his government’s decision not to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his visit to Budapest, despite an International Criminal Court warrant requiring member states to detain him.
The visit comes as the Israeli prime minister faces an arrest warrant against him by the International Criminal Court.
Speaking on state radio, Orbán offered justification for why Hungary did not detain Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday when Israel's prime minister arrived in Budapest for a state visit despite an ICC arrest warrant.