{
  "id": 2076513,
  "title": "The time to defend the International Criminal Court is now",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/the-time-to-defend-the-international-criminal-court-is-now",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-20T04:59:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/08/20/japan/us-icc-dismantle-campaign/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Despite reticence to confront destabilizing U.S. behavior, there are risks to Japan's interests and wider support for the ICC should it choose not to firmly respond.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}