Trump to address UN General Assembly as Carney becomes voice of multilateralism
Trump used his UN speech to defend hard-line policies as Carney urged countries to back cooperation and aid for Gaza and Palestine.
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump addressed the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York, demanding that member nations withdraw from the International Criminal Court, which he called a "rogue institution."
- The administration has long criticized the ICC, which prosecutes war crimes worldwide; tensions escalated after the court charged Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant in November 2024, charges Netanyahu denies.
- During his UNGA address, Trump declared the ICC an "evil group of people" that is "out of control," insisting Washington will never allow American personnel to face "show trials" by a tribunal lacking jurisdiction.
- The Iranian delegation walked out of the assembly following the president's remarks, while officials told the Wall Street Journal last week that the United States is preparing fresh sanctions against the court.
- These threats emerge amid a United Nations fact-finding mission report suggesting United States forces committed war crimes in Iran, as Washington maintains it will not submit to the court, joining Israel, Russia, and China in refusing the Rome Statute.
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Trump urges countries to resign from ICC, calls court ‘rogue’
Washington: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday, September 22, urged countries to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), calling it a “rogue institution” that had no authority over the United States or its military personnel. Trump delivered the call during a wide-ranging attack on international institutions in his address to the UN General Assembly … Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News, Technology, Entertainment, Sport…
Trump urged ICC member states to withdraw from the international body. The US is also preparing sanctions that could disrupt the court's operations.
PH rejoining the ICC not yet a priority
MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang maintained that the Philippines rejoining the International Criminal Court (ICC) was not yet a priority under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s administration.This comes after United States President Donald Trump said during his speech at the United Nations that all members of the ICC should resign, calling the court an "out of control institution" and "an evil group of people."The Philippines withdrew from the…
POLITICS: Michael Goodwin: Trump’s United Nations speech showed he won’t back down — now he can put America First
People not fully schooled in the ways of Donald Trump might have expected to watch a somewhat chastened and shrunken president address the United Nations Tuesday morning. After all, the war in Iran has fallen far short of his promise of a quick and decisive victory. And because the American economy has been battered by rising prices on food, fuel and pretty much everything else, polls are unanimous in saying the president is hemorrhaging support…
Victim of the crisis of multilateralism, financial asphyxiation and lack of reforms, United Nations gives way to a world shaped for the benefit of the United States
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