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The lead prosecutor at the International Criminal Court announced yesterday he would seek arrest warrants for leaders on both sides of the Israel-Hamas war on charges of crimes against humanity. Subjects include Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, along with Hamas’ political leader Ismail Haniyeh, Gaza chief Yahya Sinwar, and military head Mohammed Deif. Read the specific allegations attributed to each here.
The court—of which the US is not a member (see overview)—prosecutes individuals accused of the most serious crimes of international concern, including war crimes and genocide. The five are not immediately subject to arrest; a three-judge panel will decide whether to move the warrants forward, with a decision expected within months. The ICC also has no enforcement body and relies on member states to carry out warrants.
Separately, Iranian officials attributed a crash that killed President Ebrahim Raisi Sunday to unspecified technical failures. See drone footage of the suspected crash site here. |
Red Lobster has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, facing mounting debt and reduced sales. Established in 1968, the company is the world’s largest seafood chain, serving an estimated 64 million customers annually across more than 550 restaurants in the US and Canada.
In its bankruptcy filing, Red Lobster cited financial challenges, including rising food prices, expensive leases, and underperforming stores. Also cited was the company’s costly decision last year to make its all-you-can-eat shrimp promotion a permanent staple of its menu. The company reported a $76M loss in FY 2023 and has recently closed dozens of locations. Yesterday, it entered into a stalking horse purchase agreement (see explainer) to continue operations under an entity controlled by its more than 100,000 lenders.
The casual dining industry overall saw a slowdown at the end of last year, with 11 out of 21 publicly traded chains reporting sales declines. |
The UK's health system wrongfully exposed tens of thousands of patients to HIV and Hepatitis C and engaged in a cover-up, a report found yesterday. The report—the culmination of a six-year independent investigation—fueled victims’ calls for compensation.
From 1970 to 1991, over 30,000 UK patients were exposed to compromised blood samples through plasma treatments for hemophilia or blood transfusions following medical emergencies or childbirth. More than 3,000 people died from the infections, including many of the more than 380 children infected with HIV.
The inquiry concluded the tragedies were largely avoidable, with doctors and authorities regularly failing to disclose risks or inform patients when they got infected. The inquiry also faulted the government for importing high-risk blood samples from US prisoners and a yearslong delay in heat-treating blood products to eliminate HIV. Authorities were believed to have destroyed documents to conceal wrongdoing.
The blood infection scandal is considered the biggest treatment disaster in the history of the UK's National Health Service. Read the report here. |
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