Here are today's headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:
- Sara Duterte spends night in Batasan to visit detained aide
- Pasig City court extends Apollo Quiboloy’s medical furlough
- ICC issues arrest warrants for Israel's Netanyahu, Gallant, and Hamas leader
- Russia fires intercontinental ballistic missile in attack on Ukraine, Kyiv says
- Kai Sotto flirts with triple-double as Gilas Pilipinas finally beats New Zealand
https://www.rappler.com/video/daily-wrap/november-22-2024/
- Sara Duterte spends night in Batasan to visit detained aide
- Pasig City court extends Apollo Quiboloy’s medical furlough
- ICC issues arrest warrants for Israel's Netanyahu, Gallant, and Hamas leader
- Russia fires intercontinental ballistic missile in attack on Ukraine, Kyiv says
- Kai Sotto flirts with triple-double as Gilas Pilipinas finally beats New Zealand
https://www.rappler.com/video/daily-wrap/november-22-2024/
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00:00Today on Rappler
00:13Vice President Sara Duterte, who had initially wanted to join her aide in detention, visits
00:17her chief of staff being held in contempt at the Batasan.
00:21A court allows the extension of the medical furlough of Apollo Kibuloy.
00:25The ICC issues arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his
00:29former defense chief, as well as a Hamas leader.
00:32Russia launches an intercontinental ballistic missile attack on Ukraine.
00:36And the Philippines, now with Guy Soto, beats New Zealand 93-89 in the FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers.
00:45Vice President Sara Duterte spends the night at the House of Representatives as she visited
00:49her detained chief of staff Zulaika Lopez.
00:52Duterte initially requested that she be allowed to accompany Lopez in detention, citing humanitarian
00:57reasons including Lopez's chronic back problem and lack of sleep due to safety concerns.
01:03Duterte arrived at the House at around 7.40 p.m. Thursday night, beyond visiting hours.
01:08The visit ended at around 10 p.m., so she decided to spend the night at the office of
01:11her brother, Davao Rep. Paulo Duterte.
01:15On Wednesday, November 20, the House Committee on Good Government cited Lopez in contempt
01:19and ordered her detention due to her undue interference in proceedings.
01:24Lopez had sent a letter to the Commission on Audit blocking the release of a confidential
01:27funds report to lawmakers.
01:29House Secretary General Reginald Velasco says, if Lopez appears at the Monday hearing and
01:34tells the truth, the contempt order will be lifted and she can go home.
01:38The panel is investigating Duterte's alleged misuse of funds allocated to the Office of
01:42the Vice President and the Department of Education.
01:48A Pasig City court allows the extension of the medical furlough of alleged trafficker
01:52Apollo Quibuloy.
01:53A medical furlough allows a detained individual to temporarily leave detention facilities
01:57for medical reasons.
01:59Quibuloy asked for a medical furlough due to an alleged infected dental implant.
02:04His lawyer, Israelito Torreon, says he cannot disclose details yet.
02:08Before the medical furlough, Quibuloy sought house or hospital arrest in October, but the
02:12Pasig City court junked his request.
02:14Apart from undergoing trial for trafficking, the founder of the Davao-based Kingdom of
02:18Jesus Christ also faces separate cases of sexual abuse in a Quezon City court.
02:23He is also wanted in the United States for a slew of charges, including sexual trafficking.
02:30The International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
02:34Netanyahu and his former defense chief Yoav Galant, as well as Hamas leader Ibrahim al-Masri,
02:40for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza conflict.
02:44The ICC judges say they were reasonable grounds to believe Netanyahu and Yoav Galant were
02:49criminally responsible for acts including murder, persecution, and starvation as a weapon
02:54of war.
02:55It adds, it's a widespread and systemic attack against the civilian population of Gaza.
03:01The warrant for Masri lists charges of mass killings during the October 7, 2023 attacks
03:06on Israel that triggered the Gaza War, and also charges of rape and the taking of hostages.
03:11The decision was met with outrage in Israel, while Gaza residents expressed hope it would
03:15help end the violence.
03:17A Hamas senior official says it was a first step towards justice.
03:21The United States, Israel's main supporter and not a member of the ICC, said it fundamentally
03:26rejects the move.
03:28The EU's foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, says the decision was made by a court and
03:32is not political and should be respected and implemented.
03:38Russia launched an intercontinental ballistic missile attack on Ukraine on Thursday, November
03:4221.
03:44It is the first known use in the war of a weapon designed to deliver nuclear strikes
03:48thousands of kilometers away, but there was no suggestion this one was nuclear-armed.
03:53This after Ukraine fired US and British missiles at targets inside Russia this week, despite
03:58warnings by Moscow that this would be seen as a major escalation.
04:02But Washington says Russia's deployment of North Korean ground troops is already an
04:06escalation.
04:07The missile attack reportedly caused damage to an industrial enterprise and set off fires
04:12in Dnipro.
04:13Ukraine fired US Atacams missiles into Russia on Tuesday after US President Joe Biden gave
04:18the green light.
04:20On the same day, Russian President Vladimir Putin lowered the threshold for a nuclear
04:23strike to include a broader range of conventional attacks.
04:29For the first time in a FIBA setting, the Philippines beats New Zealand and defends
04:33its turf with a 93-89 victory in the Asia Cup qualifiers Thursday, November 21.
04:38Kai Soto and Justin Brownlee turn in all-around performances as GILAS Pilipinas finally scores
04:43a breakthrough win over the world number 22.
04:53Soto finishes with 19 points, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists, while Brownlee delivers 26
04:58points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 steals in the win.
05:02The Philippines now records 3-0 in Group B.
05:05Scotty Thompson, who missed the FIBA Olympic qualifying tournament, scores 12 points, 6
05:10assists, and 4 rebounds in the Thursday game, while Dwight Ramos clocks 11 points, 6 rebounds,
05:15and 4 assists.
05:16GILAS is seeking to complete a sweep when it hosts Hong Kong on Sunday, November 24
05:21at the Mall of Asia Arena.
05:25And that's today's wrap.
05:26I'm JC Gotinga.
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