{
  "id": 1931806,
  "title": "ICC Slams U.S. Sanctions on Pres. Akane",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/icc-slams-u-s-sanctions-on-pres-akane",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T12:11:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026081900989/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Brussels, Aug. 19 (Jiji Press)--The International Criminal Court on Wednesday slammed the United States' sanctions against its officials including its President Tomoko Akane of Japan. The sanctions are \"a flagrant attack against the independence of an impartial judicial institution,\" the ICC said in a statement. \"When judicial actors are threatened for applying the law, it is the internati...",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}