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Alexander Kozul-Wright

Why has Trump hit the international criminal court with sanctions?

The International Criminal Court is based in The Hague, Netherlands [File: Piroschka van de Wouw/Reuters]

US President Donald Trump has slapped sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC), accusing the body of attacking Israel and the United States.

In an executive order issued late on Thursday, Trump called the court “illegitimate” and placed financial and US visa restrictions on ICC staff and anyone assisting ICC investigations against the US and its allies.

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