US announces sanctions on ICC, hours after Nobel award to former judge

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The United States announced sanctions on the International Criminal Court shortly after a former judge received a Nobel award. UN Secretary-General António Guterres condemned the measures as a setback for international criminal justice, and the ICC warned of their long-term consequences.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called the sanctions “a serious blow to our collective pursuit of international criminal justice,” while the ICC warned that “history will judge this moment.”