Trump to address UN General Assembly as Carney becomes voice of multilateralism
Carney is pushing middle powers to defend cooperation as 157 of 193 U.N. members have recognized Palestinian statehood, officials said.
- 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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Nuno Rogeiro examines this week's round of negotiations in New York, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. Trump meets with Xi Jinping and Volodymyr Zelensky and says he is also available to meet with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian
Almost 130 heads of state and government arrived in New York yesterday for the 81st annual session of the UN General Assembly, and some of them took the podium on the first day, opening a high political debate.
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…
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