Hungary to pull out of ‘political’ ICC as Netanyahu visits Budapest

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Israeli PM, who is wanted by the court, hails Viktor Orbán’s ‘bold and principled’ decision to leave the ‘corrupt’ body

Hungary will leave the international criminal court because it has become “political”, the country’s prime minister, Viktor Orbán, said as he welcomed his Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanhayu – the subject of an ICC arrest warrant – to Budapest for an official visit.

Standing beside Netanyahu at the start of the four-day visit, Orbàn said Hungary was convinced the “otherwise very important court” had “diminished into a political forum”.

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Tata redundancy scheme targeted older, non-Indian nationals in UK, tribunal hears

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Three claimants allege Mumbai-based consultancy firm discriminated against them during restructuring

A UK division of the Indian conglomerate Tata “deliberately orchestrated” a redundancy programme in a way that unfairly targeted older, non-Indian nationals, an employment tribunal has heard.

Three claimants allege the Mumbai-based Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), which is valued at almost £110bn on the BSE stock exchange in Mumbai, discriminated against them on grounds of age and nationality during a restructuring that began in mid-2023.

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‘I heard them take their last breath’: survivor recounts Gaza paramedic killings

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Munther Abed, 27, was in the first ambulance on the scene of an airstrike near Rafah when Israeli soldiers opened fire

• Gaza paramedic killings: a visual timeline

A survivor from a massacre of Palestinian paramedics and rescue workers in Gaza has said he saw Israeli troops open fire on a succession of Red Crescent ambulances and rescue vehicles and then use a bulldozer to bury the wreckage in a pit.

Munther Abed, a 27-year-old Red Crescent volunteer, was in the back of the first ambulance to arrive on the scene of an airstrike in the Hashashin district of Rafah before dawn on 23 March, when it came under intense Israeli fire. His two Red Crescent colleagues sitting in the front were killed but he survived by throwing himself to the floor of the vehicle.

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Trump imposes 50% tariff on Africa’s Lesotho, the highest among nations – Al Jazeera

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  1. Trump imposes 50% tariff on Africa’s Lesotho, the highest among nations  Al Jazeera
  2. What are tariffs, why is Trump using them, and will prices rise?  BBC
  3. Trump's highest tariff will kill tiny African kingdom of Lesotho, economist says  Reuters
  4. Trump Hits African Kingdom With Highest Tariff in the World  Bloomberg.com
  5. Michelle Williams Has Secretly Welcomed Her Fourth Child  The Daily Beast
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Murders of two female students prompt calls for a ‘cultural rebellion’ in Italy

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Sara Campanella and Ilaria Sula were found within 48 hours of each other, bringing the number of femicides in 2025 to 11

There have been calls in Italy for a “cultural rebellion” amid outrage and protests over the murders of two female students found within 48 hours of each other, bringing the number of femicides in the country since the start of the year to 11.

Sara Campanella, a 22-year-old biomedical student, was stabbed at a bus stop in the Sicilian city of Messina on Monday afternoon and died while being taken to hospital.

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South Africa budget crisis: Is Government of National Unity (GNU) between ANC and DA about to fall apart? – BBC

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  1. South Africa budget crisis: Is Government of National Unity (GNU) between ANC and DA about to fall apart?  BBC
  2. South African budget passes first test but path ahead still unclear  Reuters
  3. Ramaphosa poised for Cabinet shake-up as ANC prepares to oust DA ministers  News24
  4. South African coalition government on verge of collapse as major party breaks ranks  The Globe and Mail
  5. SAfrica passes contentious budget without ANC securing top coalition partner’s support  Semafor
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World Bank announces multimillion-dollar redress fund after killings and abuse claims at Tanzanian project

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Communities in Ruaha national park reject response to alleged assault and evictions of herders during tourism scheme funded by the bank

The World Bank is embarking on a multimillion-dollar programme in response to alleged human rights abuses against Tanzanian herders during a flagship tourism project it funded for seven years.

Allegations made by pastoralist communities living in and around Ruaha national park include violent evictions, sexual assaults, killings, forced disappearances and large-scale cattle seizures from herders committed by rangers working for the Tanzanian national park authority (Tanapa).

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Fast Flux: A National Security Threat – CISA (.gov)

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  1. Fast Flux: A National Security Threat  CISA (.gov)
  2. NSA and partners Issue Guidance on Fast Flux as a National Security Threat  National Security Agency (NSA) (.gov)
  3. NSA: ‘Fast Flux’ DNS evasion technique now a national security threat  SC Media
  4. CISA warns of Fast Flux DNS evasion used by cybercrime gangs  BleepingComputer
  5. CISA Warns of Fast Flux Technique in Latest Cybersecurity Advisory  MeriTalk
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Thais outraged by expensive furniture for now-collapsed Bangkok tower – South China Morning Post

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  1. Thais outraged by expensive furniture for now-collapsed Bangkok tower  South China Morning Post
  2. The Tower That Crumbled in Thailand Tells a Wider Tale About Myanmar  WSJ
  3. Bangkok Building Collapse Leads to Scrutiny of Chinese Company  The New York Times
  4. Thai watchdog had flagged concerns over building that collapsed in earthquake  Reuters
  5. Substandard steel suspected in tragedy  Bangkok Post
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