Published Aug 18, 2026, 2:37 PM ET · Updated 3 months ago · 3 sources

US sanctions international criminal court president and prosecutor

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US sanctions international criminal court president and prosecutor

The US has sanctioned the president of the international criminal court (ICC) and a prosecutor tasked with investigating crimes committed by Israel during its war on Gaza. The new sanctions designations were unveiled by Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state, who called the Hague-based ICC a “corrupt and fatally politicized supranational court that has maliciously abused its authority and exceeded its mandate”, in a statement. Enter your email to keep reading - for free. It takes just 30 seconds