US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blasts as "shameful" Russia and China's veto Saturday of a UN Security Council resolution that allows for humanitarian aid to reach millions of Syrians.

"The exodus is in the thousands. It’s a humanitarian catastrophe, we are seeing people walking in the streets and people waiting near the homes for cars to take them out," says a rescue worker.

Hassan Diab, an academic and former education minister, is facing obstacles due to his reliance on Hezbollah’s support and a lack of real support from his Sunni sect or the protest movement.

Defense lawyer tells the court that police had "ulterior motives" in moving ahead with their investigation and were only spurred into action against WiSpear after the leader of Cyprus' communist-rooted AKEL party raised questions about the company's activities.

ICC's chief prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, says she will launch a full investigation into alleged war crimes in Judea and Samaria, east Jerusalem, and Gaza as soon as the court’s jurisdiction is established. PM Netanyahu: ICC has no jurisdiction in the areas in question.