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The US state department has launched a plan to “disable” and “dismantle” the International Criminal Court (ICC), which includes pressuring other countries to join in and threatening to cut US assistance for those that don’t.
...No discussion of Western hypocrisy is complete without Ursula von der Leyen, the unelected queen of the European Commission and an unequivocal master of the genre.
...No discussion of Western hypocrisy is complete without Ursula von der Leyen, the unelected queen of the European Commission and an unequivocal master of the genre.
Credit cards cancelled, Google accounts closed: ICC judges on life under Trump sanctions | International criminal court | The Guardian theguardian.com/law/2026/feb/1
Trump’s administration imposed sanctions on two more judges from the ICC over their involvement in the court’s case against Israel. japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/ #worldnews #crimelegal #benjaminnetanyahu #donaldtrump #gaza #israel #israelhamaswar #icc #warcrimes
The International Criminal Court on Monday rejected a challenge from Israel, which had argued that the court’s investigation into alleged crimes committed in the Gaza Strip was invalid. japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/ #worldnews #politics #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians #hamas #benjaminnetanyahu #icc
The deputy prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on Friday lashed out at U.S. sanctions, arguing they effectively put top court officials on a par with "terrorists and drug traffickers." japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/ #worldnews #crimelegal #icc #donaldtrump #us #warcrimes
The U.S. is considering imposing sanctions as soon as this week against the entire International Criminal Court in retaliation for investigations of suspected Israeli war crimes. japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/ #worldnews #politics #icc #us #un
The United States is considering imposing sanctions as soon as this week against the entire International Criminal Court, putting the court's day-to-day operations in jeopardy in retaliation for investigations of suspected Israeli war crimes.
Switzerland and Austria say they would give Russian President Vladimir Putin immunity from an ICC arrest warrant in order to hold peace talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at a neutral location. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/20/world/politics/switzerland-austria-putin-peace-talks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #switzerland #austria #icc #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelenskyy #eu #nato