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SvennoJ on 07 February 2025
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ICC chief prosecutor to be first target of Trump’s sanctions: Report

International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan may be the first person to be targeted under President Trump’s executive order authorising sanctions against the court and its staff, the Reuters news agency reports, citing two anonymous sources.

Khan, a British citizen, was named on Friday in an annexe – not yet made public – to Trump’s executive order, said a senior ICC official and another source, both briefed by US government officials.

The sanctions Khan and other designated ICC officials will face include the freezing of US assets and being barred, along with their families, from visiting the US.

Trump’s executive order directed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, in consultation with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, to submit a report within 60 days naming those who should be sanctioned.


Trump signs order to cut funding for South Africa, cites Israel genocide case

We have been reporting on President Trump’s promise to cut financial assistance to South Africa, with the US leader previously stating this was due to the country “confiscating land” and “treating certain classes of people very badly” – referring to white South Africans.

The White House officially confirmed on Friday that Trump signed an executive order cutting financial aid to South Africa, citing not only his disapproval of its land policy but also its landmark genocide case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Israel.

The White House cited South Africa’s ongoing case, which it brought against Israel at the ICJ in December 2023, as an example of the country taking a position against Washington and its allies.

The White House has also said the Trump administration will formulate a plan to resettle Afrikaner South African farmers and their families – who are mostly white descendants of early Dutch and French settlers – as refugees through the United States Refugee Admissions Program.

Trump has provided no evidence for his accusations against the South African government.