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It was a very busy Crosstalk as Jim brought news stories from around the globe to the attention of listeners. Here's a brief sample-----Jim led off this program with condolences to Republican Missouri State Representative Ben Baker. His daughter and son-in-law died after violent gangs attacked them while they were serving as missionaries in Haiti.----The top U.N. court has ordered Israel to immediately halt their military offensive in Rafah in southern Gaza.----U.S. House of Representative Speaker Mike Johnson said that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has agreed to invite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress.----House Speaker Johnson said the House may vote on sanctions against the International Criminal Court for seeking an arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.----Germany said Wednesday that it will abide by the I.C.C. arrest warrant and they will detain Netanyahu should he set foot on German soil.----U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen vowed Thursda