International Criminal Court prosecutor Khan first to be hit by U.S. sanctions, sources say


  • World
  • Saturday, 08 Feb 2025

FILE PHOTO: International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan attends an interview with Reuters in The Hague, Netherlands January 16, 2025. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw/File Photo

THE HAGUE - International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan is the first person to be hit with economic and travel sanctions authorized by U.S. President Donald Trump to target the war crimes tribunal over investigations of U.S. citizens or U.S. allies, two sources briefed on the matter told Reuters on Friday.

Khan, who is British, was named on Friday in an annex - not yet made public - to an executive order signed by Trump a day earlier, a senior ICC official and another source, both briefed by U.S. government officials, told Reuters. They spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss a confidential matter.

(Reporting by Stephanie van den Berg and Anthony Deutsch, Editing by Rosalba O'Brien)

Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel for breaking news alerts and key updates!

Next In World

Peru declares emergency as crime wave grips capital, singer shot dead
Relatives of missing Venezuelan migrants desperate for answers after US deportations to El Salvador
U.S. stocks advance as market continues to recover from recent slump
7 dead after refugee boat capsizes off Cyprus coast
Canada's Carney says Trump must stop comments before bilateral talks can start
Tunisian coastguard retrieve bodies of 18 migrants, rescue hundreds in Mediterranean
Carmaker Audi to cut 7,500 jobs in Germany
U.S. stocks close higher
EU and its partners pledge 5.8 billion euros for Syria and its neighbours
Italy's inflation hits 16-month high in February

Others Also Read