{
  "id": 1772032,
  "title": "US sanctions International Criminal Court chief Tomoko Akane of Japan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/us-sanctions-international-criminal-court-chief-tomoko-akane-of-japan",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T18:30:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/08/us-sanctions-international-criminal-court-chief-tomoko-akane-japan"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions against International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane of Japan as part of its campaign against the body that it accuses of being \"politicized.\" Washington also slapped sanctions on ICC Senior Trial Lawyer Abdoulaye Seye of Senegal in the Trump administration's latest salvo against The Hague-based court.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "US imposes sanctions on president of International Criminal Court in The Hague",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/us-imposes-sanctions-on-president-of-international-criminal-court-in",
        "published": "2026-08-18T18:04:35.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}