US President Donald Trump urges all nations to withdraw from the International Criminal Court

At the United Nations General Assembly in New York, US President Donald Trump urged all member states to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), calling it a "ruthless institution." The US does not recognize the ICC and has been increasing sanctions against it, partly due to the court's arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The ICC, based in The Hague, prosecutes genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. Germany's human rights commissioner opposed Trump's call, stating that severe crimes must not go unpunished. The US is reportedly preparing new sanctions that could isolate the court financially.