Trump has ordered sanctions on the ICC, which wields power to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, crimes of aggression and war crimes.

President Donald Trump authorized sanctions on International Criminal Court officials who investigate the US and its allies, a move that drew condemnation from the Hague-based tribunal.

U.S. President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Thursday to sanction the International Criminal Court for targeting the United States and its allies, such as Israel, according to a White House official.

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday (Feb 6) slapping sanctions on the International Criminal Court for "baseless" investigations targeting America and its close ally Israel,

The Hague-based body has created a "shameful moral equivalency" between Hamas and Israel, the White House says.

Citing the global judicial body’s investigation into Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the Trump administration used an executive order to mete out punishment for what it sees as overstepping.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday said it condemned the decision by US President Donald Trump to impose sanctions on its staff. Trump on Thursday authorized economic and travel sanctions targeting people who work on International Criminal Court investigations of U.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court, claiming that it “has engaged in illegitimate and baseless actions targeting America and our close ally Israel.

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