US imposes sanctions on ICC hours after former judge wins Nobel Peace Prize

The International Criminal Court (ICC) building is seen in The Hague, Netherlands, US President Donald Trump's administration imposed sanctions on the ​International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday, hours after one of its former judges won the Nobel Peace Prize, putting Washington on a diplomatic collision course with European allies."President Trump will never allow the International Criminal Court to prosecute Americans," Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement, ​first published by Reuters.

NOBEL COMMITTEE CITES POLITICAL ATTACKS IN AWARDING PRIZE Despite US calls for countries to quit the court, it has received strong backing from most member states, which include all EU countries and all members of the NATO alliance apart from the United States and Turkey.