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US slaps sanctions on ICC, hours after ex-judge wins Nobel

South China Morning Post · global

US President Donald Trump’s administration imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court on Friday, hours after one of its former judges won the Nobel Peace Prize, putting Washington on a diplomatic collision course with European allies. The ICC’s deputy prosecutor, Nazhat Shameem Khan, condemned the sanctions and said they would not halt the tribunal’s work. The Trump administration has long been hostile to the court and has previously imposed sanctions on its prosecutors and judges....

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