ICC top prosecutor removed over sexual misconduct allegations

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Member states of the International Criminal Court have overwhelmingly voted to remove its chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, over allegations of sexual misconduct. The British lawyer denies accusations of engaging in an improper sexual relationship with a junior staff member.

Also, firefighters struggle to contain Madrid wildfires as more than 130,000 evacuated in France and Spain.

And a month after the twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela, a leading member of the opposition tells us why he thinks the destruction was so bad and the response so slow.

Plus that remarkable tale about two best friends who later discovered they were brother and sister!

(Photo: Karim Khan. Credit: Reuters)
24 Jul 5PM English United Kingdom News

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