Secretary of State Marco Rubio has sanctioned four more members of the International Criminal Court for violating the sovereignty of non-member states.

The US government is imposing sanctions on further judges and prosecutors from the International Criminal Court (ICC). Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the move was taken "in response to the ICC's ongoing threat to Americans and Israelis.

The Trump administration imposed sanctions on four International Criminal Court officials, criticizing the court's targeting of Israeli and U.S. leaders. The move faced international backlash, with France and the UN condemning it as an assault on judicial independence.

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