Trump administration imposes sanctions on four ICC judges in unprecedented move

The U.S. government imposed sanctions on four judges at the International Criminal Court for their involvement in targeting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and handling cases against U.S. troops in Afghanistan, sparking criticism from the ICC as an overreach of political influence. The State Department accused them of using the tribunal illegitimately to investigate American or Israeli nationals without proper justification, calling their actions a misuse of the court's independence.