International criminal court says it ‘stands firmly by its personnel’ after Donald Trump signs executive order imposing sanctions

• Trump imposes sanctions on ICC, accusing it of targeting US and Israel

The international criminal court on Friday hit back after US president Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing sanctions on the institution, vowing it would continue to provide “justice and hope” around the world.

“The ICC condemns the issuance by the US of an executive order seeking to impose sanctions on its officials and harm its independent and impartial judicial work,” the court said in a statement, reports Agence France-Presse (AFP).