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  "title": "ICC slams US decision to sanction the court's president and a senior prosecution lawyer",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/icc-slams-us-decision-to-sanction-the-courts-president-and-a-senior-2147336",
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  "published": "2026-08-20T13:30:15.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260820-icc-slams-us-decision-to-sanction-the-court-s-president-and-a-senior-prosecution-lawyer"
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  "summary": "The International Criminal Court on Wednesday slammed the latest US sanctions targeting senior ICC staff, including its president, as a “flagrant attack” on the global tribunal's independence and vowed to continue seeking justice for atrocities around the world. The State Department announced Tuesday that it had hit ICC president Tomoko Akane, a Japanese national, and ICC senior trial lawyer…",
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        "title": "ICC slams US decision to sanction the court’s president and a senior prosecution lawyer",
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        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "ICC slams US decision to sanction the court's president and a senior prosecution lawyer",
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        "title": "ICC slams US decision to sanction the court's president and a senior prosecution lawyer",
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