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  "id": 13136542,
  "title": "US hits International Criminal Court with sweeping sanctions as part of drive to dismantle tribunal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/us-hits-international-criminal-court-with-sweeping-sanctions-as-part",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T14:39:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/world/2026/10/09/us-hits-international-criminal-court-with-sweeping-sanctions-as-part-of-drive-to-dismantle-tribunal"
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  "account": "In a bid to dismantle the International Criminal Court (ICC), the Trump administration has implemented extensive sanctions against the tribunal. Secretary of State Marco Rubio unveiled these measures on Friday, following the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to South African prosecutor Navi Pillay, who has investigated potential ICC charges against U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.\n\nThe sanctions prohibit any transactions with the ICC, stripping the court of its resources and weakening its capacity to operate against the United States. Rubio emphasized in a video address, \"The United States and the American people are not subject to the jurisdiction of this fake ICC.\" The sanctions also grant a six-month period for U.S. companies and individuals with dealings with the court to discontinue such relationships.\n\nBoth Republican and Democratic lawmakers harbor significant doubts about the ICC, which was set up to prosecute war crimes and crimes against humanity that might otherwise go unaddressed. However, Rubio asserted that only President Donald Trump demonstrated the determination to take action against the court, stating, \"Both parties agree on this, but only President Trump has the resolve to take the action needed to end this threat once and for all.\"\n\nRubio appealed for U.S. allies, including NATO members in Europe and Japan, to join in the campaign against the ICC. He warned, \"If they do not, the United States will continue its campaign to dismantle the ICC, piece by piece, until Americans are threatened no longer.\"",
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        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Trump escalates clash with The Hague: US imposes sanctions on International Criminal Court",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/trump-escalates-clash-with-the-hague-us-imposes-sanctions-on",
        "published": "2026-10-09T14:18:50.000Z"
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        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "US imposes sanctions aiming to 'dismantle' International Criminal Court",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/us-imposes-sanctions-aiming-to-dismantle-international-criminal-court",
        "published": "2026-10-09T14:53:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Hacker News",
        "title": "Imposing Sanctions on the International Criminal Court",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/imposing-sanctions-on-the-international-criminal-court",
        "published": "2026-10-09T14:55:57.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "U.S. sanctions the International Criminal Court in bid to dismantle tribunal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/u-s-sanctions-the-international-criminal-court-in-bid-to-dismantle",
        "published": "2026-10-09T14:59:57.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "US sanctions International Criminal Court itself in latest escalation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/us-sanctions-international-criminal-court-itself-in-latest-escalation",
        "published": "2026-10-09T15:08:30.000Z"
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        "outlet": "SABC News",
        "title": "Trump imposes sanctions on International Criminal Court",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/trump-imposes-sanctions-on-international-criminal-court",
        "published": "2026-10-09T15:11:20.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "US imposes sanctions on international criminal court",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/us-imposes-sanctions-on-international-criminal-court",
        "published": "2026-10-09T15:11:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The New York Times",
        "title": "Trump Administration Hits International Criminal Court With Severe Sanctions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/trump-administration-hits-international-criminal-court-with-severe",
        "published": "2026-10-09T15:23:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "US imposes new sanctions on International Criminal Court",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/us-imposes-new-sanctions-on-international-criminal-court",
        "published": "2026-10-09T15:25:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "US imposes sanctions on International Criminal Court, hours after Nobel award to former judge",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/us-imposes-sanctions-on-international-criminal-court-hours-after",
        "published": "2026-10-09T15:32:28.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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