ICC member nations vote to remove chief prosecutor

NPR | By Michele Kelemen

Published July 24, 2026 at 3:25 PM CDT

Member nations voted to remove chief prosecutor Karim Khan on Friday and the Trump administration is vowing to do whatever it can to dismantle the court.

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