Washington DC, Oct. 9 -- Hours after Indian-origin South African jurist and former International Criminal Court (ICC) judge Navanethem "Navi" Pillay was awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, the United States on Friday announced sanctions against the ICC, citing concerns over American sovereignty and the threat posed by the international judicial body.

In a fact sheet issued by the US Department of State, the Trump administration said it was taking additional measures against the ICC under an executive order titled "Imposing Sanctions on the International Criminal Court".

"Under President Trump, the United States has acted decisively to defend U.S. sovereignty and U.S. citizens against the threat of the International Criminal Court (ICC),...