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WASHINGTON: Presi­dent Donald Trump on Thursday issued an executive order authorising US sanctions against Interna­tional Criminal Court employees involved in an investigation into whether American forces committed war crimes in Afghanistan. Rights activists assailed Trump’s move. Andrea Prasow, the Washington director for Human Rights Watch, said the action “demonstrates contempt for the global rule of law” and represents a “blatant …

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