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Foreign Ministers From Europe, Canada, Japan Pledge to Support ICC
The sanctions include a six-month grace period, and Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Japan rejected the move.
- On Friday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Washington would ban transactions with the ICC, calling it a "rogue court, cutting off their resources and crippling its ability to operate," while President Donald Trump said he would "never allow" the Hague to prosecute Americans.
- Trump's administration claims the court exceeded its authority by pursuing officials from non-member countries like Israel, prompting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to hail the "critical decision" as protection against a "political body" posing a "mortal threat" to democracies.
- Urging its 125 member states to defend the institution, the ICC called the sanctions an "assault on the rule of law," while the Treasury Department announced a six-month initial grace period for transactions including software and pension payments.
- Foreign ministers from Britain, France, Germany, and others said they "regret and strongly disagree" with the sanctions, and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was "deeply alarmed," calling the decision a "serious blow" to international criminal justice.
- Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot said Brussels will discuss activating the EU Blocking Statute to protect the court on Monday, as UN Human Rights chief Volker Turk called for immediate measures against these "unacceptable" sanctions.
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Italy and the other 7 countries: - Unshakable support - EU hypothesis of using an institutional shield
·Milan, Italy
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Rubio, Trump and Netanyahu call the ICC "illegitimate court" and "fatal threat to law-abiding democracies." Governments and entities such as the EU and the UN support it as a "pillar" of the global legal system. The ICC warns that "it will not be discouraged."
·Caracas, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
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The Netherlands, Japan, Canada and Denmark join in condemning sanctions that will have a 'significant impact' on the court. ...
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Leaning Left2Leaning Right1Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution40% Left, 40% Center
Bias Distribution
- 40% of the sources lean Left, 40% of the sources are Center
40% Center
L 40%
C 40%
R 20%
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