Trump announces sanctions on ICC to stop alleged US war crimes being investigated

President Donald Trump has authorised sanctions and visa restrictions on International Criminal Court (ICC) personnel, amid an investigation into alleged war crimes by US military and intelligence officials.
Earlier this year, the ICC launched an investigation into alleged war crimes in Afghanistan by both US and Afghan forces, alongside a probe into crimes against humanity by the Taliban.

Mr Trump’s executive order explains that anyone who has “directly engaged in any effort by the ICC to investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute any United States personnel without the consent of the United States,” may be subject to the new sanctions.