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A little town known as a backpacker paradise in northern Laos has come under spotlight for a mass poisoning case that has killed at least six tourists and potentially injured scores of others. News broke earlier this week that two Australian teens became critically ill after a night out drinking in the town of Vang Vieng. They died in Thai hospitals, with one confirmed case of methanol poisoning. A British woman was also confirmed dead. An American and two Danes also died, though their exact causes of death have not been released. A New Zealander has been sickened. Dr. Alastair Hay with the University of Leeds joined LiveNOW from FOX's Josh Breslow to discuss.

Britain on Friday indicated that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could be arrested on an International Criminal Court warrant if he visits, and Ireland said it would definitely arrest him if he did, while Hungary rejected the ICC decision to seek Netanyahu?s arrest for alleged war crimes in Gaza and invited him to make an official visit.? The UK will always comply with its legal obligations as set out by domestic law and indeed international law,? UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer?s spokesman said on Friday. Mark Chandler with Coastal Carolina University joined LiveNOW from FOX's Josh Breslow.

Russia fired a hypersonic intermediate-range ballistic missile at the Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Thursday in response to the U.S. and UK's allowing Kyiv to strike Russian territory with advanced Western weapons, in a further escalation of the 33-month-old war. Robert Murrett with Syracuse University joined LiveNOW from FOX's Josh Breslow to discuss.

An Australian teenager and a British woman have died after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos in what Australia?s prime minister on Thursday said was every parent?s nightmare. An American and two Danish tourists also died, officials said, following reports that several people had been sickened in a Laotian town popular with backpackers. Dr. Knut Erik Hovda, Professor & Senior Consultant of Oslo University Hospital, joined LiveNOW from FOX to discuss.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant for alleged ?war crimes?. The court said on Thursday that there were ?reasonable grounds? to believe Netanyahu and Gallant ?intentionally and knowingly deprived the civilian population in Gaza of objects indispensable to their survival?. Dr. Asaf Romirowsky with the Scholars for Peace in the Middle East, joined LiveNOW from FOX's Josh Breslow to discuss.

On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed an attack by his forces on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro using a new intermediate-range ballistic missile. LiveNOW's Austin Westfall discusses the latest with the FDD's Mark Montgomery.

On Thursday, Russia launched a new ballistic missile at Ukrainian city Dnipro in response to the United States and United Kingdom allowing Kyiv to strike Russian territory. National security analyst Hal Kempfer joins LiveNOW's Andrew Craft to help us make more sense of the attack.

The United States has vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that called for an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, on the grounds it would not have secured the release of hostages. ?We made clear throughout negotiations we could not support an unconditional ceasefire that failed to release the hostages. Because, as this council has previously called for, a durable end to the war must come with the release of the hostages,? Deputy US Ambassador Robert Wood said following the veto Wednesday. Hussain-Abdul Hussain with the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, joined LiveNOW from FOX to discuss.

The United States on Wednesday vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire in the war in Gaza because it was not linked to an immediate release of hostages taken captive by Hamas militants in Israel in October 2023.

The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, issued a warning after receiving "specific information of a potential significant air attack" allegedly taking place on Wednesday. It reopened Thursday and return to normal operations, State Department spokesman said. LiveNOW's Andrew Craft spoke about the attack threat and some of Trump's cabinet selections with retired Marine Corps intelligence officer Hal Kempfer.

About 1,500 migrants formed a new caravan Wednesday in southern Mexico, hoping to walk or catch rides to the U.S. border. Independent journalist Auden Cabello joins LiveNOW's Andrew Craft to discuss.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and new Defense Minister Israel Katz met with troops at an undisclosed location in Gaza on Tuesday, where they announced financial rewards and a way out of the territory for Palestinians who helped to release the remaining hostages. Benjamin Anthony, Co-Founder & CEO of the MirYam Institute, joined LiveNOW from FOX to discuss.

The United States shut its embassy in Kyiv on Wednesday morning due to "specific information of a potential significant air attack" amid jitters in the capital over possible Russian retaliation a day after a big Ukrainian strike. The Italian and Greek embassies said they had also closed their doors after the unusual U.S. warning, while the French embassy remained open but urged its citizens to be cautious. Brian Taylor with Syracuse University joined LiveNOW from FOX to discuss.