The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday rejected a decision by US President Donald Trump to authorise sanctions against any official investigating American troops over alleged war crimes in Afghanistan. The court said in a statement its president O-Gon Kwon "rejects measures taken against ICC", calling them "unprecedented" and saying they "undermine our common endeavor to fight impunity and to ensure accountability for mass atrocities". cvo/roc/jxb/st