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U.S. lifts Trump's sanctions on ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda

Public Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda at the ICC. [Reuters]

The United States on Friday lifted sanctions on International Criminal Court prosecutor Fatou Bensouda that drew international criticism after they were imposed by the administration of former President Donald Trump.

The move, announced by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, lifts the sanctions imposed on Bensouda over her investigation into whether American forces committed war crimes in Afghanistan.

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