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Hungary says it will quit International Criminal Court as Orban welcomes Netanyahu to Budapest, ignoring arrest warrant

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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has accused the ICC of political interference and said Thursday he believes it has become a “political court.”

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  1. Anchorage Daily News

    Hungary says it will quit International Criminal Court as Orban welcomes Netanyahu to Budapest, ignoring arrest warrant (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has accused the ICC of political interference and said Thursday he believes it has become a “political court.”

  2. New York Post

    Hungary plans to withdraw from International Criminal Court as Netanyahu arrives despite warrant (opens New York Post)

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    Hungary said Thursday it will begin the procedure of withdrawing from the world’s only permanent global tribunal for war crimes and genocide.

  3. KTVZ Bend

    Hungary says it will pull out of ICC as Orban hosts Israel’s Netanyahu – who is wanted by the court (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Hungary will withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), its government said Wednesday, as the country’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban welcomed Israeli Prime Minister and ICC fugitive Benjamin Netanyahu to Budapest.

  4. Wyoming Public Media

    Hungary says it will quit the International Criminal Court as Netanyahu visits (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Hungary said it will start the process to withdraw from the International Criminal Court, just as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who faces an ICC arrest warrant, arrived in Budapest.

  5. The Boston Globe

    Israel’s Netanyahu in Budapest despite international arrest warrant as Hungary says it will quit ICC (opens The Boston Globe)

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    It was only the second foreign trip Netanyahu has made since the International Criminal Court issued the warrant against him in November.

  6. UPI

    Hungary exits International Criminal Court as Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for state visit (opens UPI)

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    Hungary dodges its obligation to enforce an International Criminal Court warrant for the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on his arrival for a state visit by quitting the court.

  7. Green Field Reporter

    Hungary plans to withdraw from International Criminal Court as Netanyahu arrives despite warrant - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary said Thursday it will begin the procedure of withdrawing from the world’s only permanent global tribunal for war crimes and genocide. “Hungary will withdraw from the International Criminal Court,” Gergely Gulyás, who is Prime Minister Viktor Orbán chief of staff wrot…

  8. The Columbian

    Hungary announces plan to quit International Criminal Court as Netanyahu arrives in Budapest (opens The Columbian)

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    BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary will begin the process of withdrawing from the International Criminal Court, an official said Thursday, just as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived to re

  9. The Kyiv Independent

  10. Newsweek

    Hungary quits International Criminal Court as Netanyahu is welcomed (opens Newsweek)

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    Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was greeted with full military honors by Hungarian leader Viktor Orban.

  11. Al Jazeera

    Hungary says it will withdraw from ICC as Israel’s Netanyahu visits (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Hungarian PM Orban claimed the court has become too politicised, pointing to its decisions on Israel.

  12. Deutsche Welle

    Hungary announces plans to leave ICC as Netanyahu visits – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    The Hungarian government has said it will withdraw from the International Criminal Court as Budapest defies an international arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. DW has the latest.

  13. The Guardian

    Hungary to pull out of ICC as Netanyahu visits Budapest (opens The Guardian)

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    Israeli PM meets Viktor Orbán despite international arrest warrant over allegations of war crimes in Gaza

  14. Las Vegas Review-Journal

    Hungary announces plan to quit International Criminal Court (opens Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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    Hungary will begin the process of withdrawing from the International Criminal Court, an official said Thursday, just as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Budapest.

  15. Fox News

    Hungary says it is withdrawing from International Criminal Court as Israeli PM Netanyahu visits country (opens Fox News)

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    Hungary announced it is withdrawing from the International Criminal Court as it is hosting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is wanted by the court for alleged war crimes in Gaza.

  16. Breitbart News

    Hungary Quits International Criminal Court as it Welcomes Netanyahu (opens Breitbart News)

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    An "unacceptable" bid by the ICC to arrest PM Netanyahu has led Hungary to immediately withdraw from the globalist institution.

  17. The Washington Free Beacon

    More Countries Will Leave 'Corrupt' ICC, Netanyahu Says After Hungary's Exit (opens The Washington Free Beacon)

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    Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán announced that his country is withdrawing from the International Criminal Court over its prosecution of Israeli leaders—and more countries will follow, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday.

  18. Washington Examiner

    Hungary plans to withdraw from International Criminal Court (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The announcement came as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Budapest despite an international arrest warrant against him.

  19. Los Angeles Times

    As Netanyahu arrives in Budapest, Hungary says it will start process to quit International Criminal Court (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán welcomes to Budapest Israeli Prime Benjamin Netanyahu, who is wanted by the court for alleged crimes against humanity in Gaza war.

  20. Green Field Reporter

    Hungary welcomes Netanyahu and announces it's quitting top war crimes court - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Hungary’s capital early Thursday to red carpet treatment despite a warrant for his arrest issued by the world’s top war crimes court.

  21. Al-Monitor

    Hungary announces ICC withdrawal as Israel's Netanyahu visits (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Hungary on Thursday said it will quit the International Criminal Court, just as Prime Minister Viktor Orban hosted his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu, whom the tribunal has accused of war crimes in Gaza.

  22. CNN

    Hungary says it will pull out of ICC as it hosts Israel’s Netanyahu – who is wanted by the court (opens CNN)

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    Hungary will withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), its government said Wednesday, as the country’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban welcomed Israeli Prime Minister and ICC fugitive Benjamin Netanyahu to Budapest.

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