War crimes prosecutor said to be first target of Trump's ICC sanctions

International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Karim Khan is the first person to be hit with economic and travel sanctions authorised by US President Donald Trump that target the war crimes tribunal over investigations of US citizens or US allies, two sources briefed on the matter told Reuters on Feb 7.

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Mr Khan, who is British, was named on Feb 7 in an annex - not yet made public to an executive order signed by Mr Trump a day earlier, a senior ICC official and another source, both briefed by US government officials, told Reuters. They spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss a confidential matter.

The sanctions include freezing of US assets of those designated, and barring them and their families from visiting the US.

The order directed US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, in consultation with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, to submit a report within 60 days, naming people who should be sanctioned.