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  "id": 1789644,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T20:00:47.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/18/icc-hits-back-after-us-announces-fresh-sanctions-on-senior-court-figures"
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  "summary": "Responding to the US' move in a statement, the ICC reportedly said the new sanctions \"undermine the rule of law.\"",
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        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-18T18:37:17.000Z"
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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": "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"
      },
      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "US hits ICC president and senior prosecutor with sanctions in another move against the court",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/us-hits-icc-president-and-senior-prosecutor-with-sanctions-in-another",
        "published": "2026-08-18T21:24:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "US imposes new sanctions on ICC president, senior lawyer in latest escalation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/us-imposes-new-sanctions-on-icc-president-senior-lawyer-in-latest",
        "published": "2026-08-18T21:45:00.000Z"
      }
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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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