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U.S. sanctions International Criminal Court, vowing to dismantle it “brick by brick” without changes

nglobix@gmail.com1 hour ago04 mins

The Trump administration imposed fresh sanctions targeting the International Criminal Court on Friday, taking action against the court itself after previously penalizing more than a dozen of its judges and prosecutors. “Either the ICC will end its threats, or we will end the ICC,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement announcing the…

Bessent to speak as Trump administration expected to unveil new Iran sanctions

nglobix@gmail.com2 months ago04 mins

Washington — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is holding a press conference Monday at the Treasury Department as the Trump administration announces the details of what it’s calling “economic D-Day” for Iran. Bessent is expected to broaden the administration’s current sanctions regime with the threat of stronger secondary sanctions on entities and countries that transact with…