UN, EU Condemn US Sanctions on ICC as Retaliation for War-Crimes Probes

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and Secretary-General, joined by EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, publicly condemned new US sanctions targeting the ICC and its staff, framing them as retaliation for the court's accountability work. The move escalates a long-running US-ICC rift and signals broad multilateral opposition, though the sanctions' specific scope and targets remain unconfirmed.