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A general view of the exterior of the International Criminal Court is seen in The Hague, Netherlands, March 12, 2025. (Omar Havana/AP)
October 22, 2026, 5:39 pm
ICC wins EU’s top rights award as court faces sweeping US sanctions
Sakharov Prize goes to tribunal targeted by Trump, who vowed to dismantle it ‘brick by brick’; Europe pledges support for court’s independence
By AFP and ToI Staff
Blindfolded Palestinians captured in the Gaza Strip in a detention facility on the Sde Teiman military base in southern Israel, in 2024. (Breaking The Silence via AP)
October 10, 2026, 6:49 pm
Anti-Israel group petitions ICC to probe Israeli health officials for war crimes at Sde Teiman
In announcement made on Oct. 7, Hind Rajab Foundation accuses practitioners of participating in a system of abuse of Palestinian inmates at military detention center
By ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at the Oncenter, October 9, 2026, in Syracuse, New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
October 10, 2026, 7:50 am
Trump says Nobel winner Pillay ‘hates Israel,’ slams Norway for not giving him prize
US president says decision to give peace award to UN official who oversaw report that concluded Israel committed ​genocide in Gaza is an ‘indelible stain’ on Norway
By Agencies and ToI Staff
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to reporters before a meeting with 2015 Venezuelan National Assembly President Dinorah Figuera in the Treaty Room at the State Department, October 9, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
October 9, 2026, 8:28 pm
US imposes sanctions on ICC, hours after Nobel award to former judge
New measures could punish companies providing services to institution; Rubio: ‘We will ban transactions with this rogue court, cutting off their resources’; Netanyahu lauds action
By Reuters, AFP and ToI Staff
South African-born jurist and former UN human rights chief Navanethem 'Navi' Pillay, sits at the Nuremberg Forum in Nuremberg, Germany, October 9, 2026, following the announcement that she had been awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize. (Daniel Karmann/dpa via AP)
October 9, 2026, 2:49 pm
Navi Pillay, head of UN commission that accused Israel of genocide, wins Nobel Peace Prize
Choice seen as rebuke to Israel and US; Israel denounces ‘grotesque weaponization of award, to legitimize anti-Israel hatred and prejudice’; committee chair hails Pillay’s work as ‘inspiration to those who seek more peaceful world’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
A woman holds a Palestinian flag during a demonstration at Republic Square in Paris, September 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)
September 24, 2026, 8:38 pm
France says ICC warrant posed no obstacle to Netanyahu overflight en route to UN
Paris says Rome Statute does not mandate arresting a suspect in an overflying state plane, as data shows PM also flew over Italy and Greece after taking circuitous route last year
By Reuters
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (R) stands by as US President Donald Trump speaks during a joint news conference at Gracie Mansion, September 21, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
September 22, 2026, 11:01 am
After cordial meeting with Trump, Mamdani decries ‘architect of genocide’ Netanyahu
NYC mayor says ICC arrest warrant against Israeli PM should be honored, though he’s acknowledged he has no power in matter; Trump praises Mamdani, says he hopes he’ll be ‘great’
By ToI Staff, Agencies and Lazar Berman
A general view of the exterior of the International Criminal Court at The Hague, Netherlands, March 12, 2025. (AP/Omar Havana, File)
September 21, 2026, 7:28 pm
Trump administration set to announce sanctions against entire ICC, sources say
Unprecedented move against International Criminal Court, which issued arrest warrant against Netanyahu, could be finalized this week
By Humeyra Pamuk and Anthony Deutsch
Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte appears before the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, September 16, 2026. (Piroschka van de Wouw/Pool Photo via AP)
September 16, 2026, 3:23 pm
Duterte returns to ICC courtroom as trial for crimes against humanity nears
Former Philippine president waves to supporters as international court prepares for November trial over drug-war killings; ex-president denies murder and attempted murder charges
By Molly Quell
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is seen on December 9, 2025, in The Hague, Netherlands. (AP/Peter Dejong, Pool)
September 11, 2026, 8:27 pm
As Trump squeezes the International Criminal Court, more countries are leaving
Five nations have left in the past year as the US sanctions the ICC, arguing that it threatens American sovereignty; several African nations have accused it of selective justice
By Molly Quell
Deputy Prosecutor Mame Mandiaye Niang takes his seat in court for the verdict of Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, June 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, Pool)
September 11, 2026, 4:19 pm
ICC interim chief prosecutor hopes Netanyahu, Putin will end up on dock: ‘Nothing’s impossible’
Mame Mandiaye Niang says US sanctions on International Criminal Court stem from ‘misunderstanding,’ Marco Rubio wrong to describe ICC as a threat to American sovereignty
By AFP
Japanese Judge Tomoko Akane, President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), delivers a speech during a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on June 14, 2024. (Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP)
August 26, 2026, 6:09 pm
Sanctioned but defiant ICC head says Japan must counter US efforts to weaken court
Tomoko Akane calls on her country, main financial backer of International Criminal Court, to fight US calls for members to withdraw, spurred in part by war crimes charges against Netanyahu
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Judge Tomoko Akane arrives prior to the announcement of the International Criminal Court (ICC) verdict that sentenced Malian Jihadist police chief Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud to 10 years in jail for war crimes and crimes against humanity, on November 20, 2024 at the ICC court in The Hague. (Eva Plevier/various sources/AFP)
August 20, 2026, 11:44 am
ICC denounces new US sanctions as ‘flagrant attack’ on its independence
UN, EU and European governments rally behind court president Tomoko Akane; Netanyahu applauds Washington’s move against ‘kangaroo court’
By AFP
File: Judge Tomoko Akane arrives prior to the announcement of the International Criminal Court (ICC) verdict that sentenced Malian Jihadist police chief Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud to 10 years in jail for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during a reign of terror in the fabled Malian city of Timbuktu, on November 20, 2024 at the court in The Hague, the Netherlands. (Eva Plevier / various sources / AFP)
August 19, 2026, 6:03 am
US sanctions ICC president, senior trial lawyer on team seeking Netanyahu’s arrest
Rubio slams ‘fatally politicized supranational court,’ which counters that move ‘undermines rule of law’; PM thanks US ‘for making clear corrupt officials who lead ICC will face consequences’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
A general view of the exterior of the International Criminal Court is seen in The Hague, Netherlands, March 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Havana, File)
August 11, 2026, 9:00 pm
Rights groups sue Trump over sanctions he placed on ICC due to Israel warrants
Human Rights Watch and 3 other groups ask New York to strike down Trump’s measures against court, calling them an ‘unlawful abuse of power’ that prevent justice being served
By Agencies and ToI Staff
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