Why is the Trump administration trying to dismantle the ICC?
The US has imposed sweeping new sanctions on the International Criminal Court.
Al Jazeera English reports that the US has imposed sweeping new sanctions on the International Criminal Court.
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- Trump, ICC, International Criminal Court
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