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  "id": 1771937,
  "title": "US sanctions imposed on ICC president and senior lawyer in campaign against court",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/us-sanctions-imposed-on-icc-president-and-senior-lawyer-in-campaign",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T18:37:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
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    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2026/08/18/us-sanctions-imposed-on-icc-president-and-senior-lawyer-in-campaign-against-court/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The US has imposed sanctions on Tomoko Akane, the president of the International Criminal Court (ICC), and Abdoulaye Seye, a senior trial lawyer, in a campaign against the court, which it accuses of threatening American sovereignty. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that Akane and Seye have been involved in efforts to investigate or prosecute officials from countries that have not consented to ICC jurisdiction. The sanctions come as part of the Trump administration's efforts to defend Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and others from potential prosecution by the ICC. The US and Israel are not parties to the Rome Statute, the treaty that established the ICC. The administration aims to dismantle the ICC's threat to national sovereignty and expects other countries to end their funding and participation in the institution.",
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        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "US sanctions imposed on ICC president and senior lawyer in campaign against court",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/us-sanctions-imposed-on-icc-president-and-senior-lawyer-in-campaign-1778474",
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      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "US imposes sanctions on ICC president",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/us-imposes-sanctions-on-icc-president",
        "published": "2026-08-18T18:44:42.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "US sanctions ICC president over court’s investigations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/us-sanctions-icc-president-over-courts-investigations",
        "published": "2026-08-18T19:52:33.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "ICC hits back after US announces fresh sanctions on senior court figures",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/icc-hits-back-after-us-announces-fresh-sanctions-on-senior-court",
        "published": "2026-08-18T20:00:47.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "US announces sanctions against ICC president and lawyer",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/us-announces-sanctions-against-icc-president-and-lawyer",
        "published": "2026-08-18T20:19:54.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "US designates ICC president, lawyer for probing government officials",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/us-designates-icc-president-lawyer-for-probing-government-officials",
        "published": "2026-08-18T21:06:31.000Z"
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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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