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The United States government has designated the International Criminal Court (ICC) as a target of sanctions. The ICC has responded by calling it an attack on the rule of law.
ICC Director Tomoko Akane said in response to the U.S. sanctions on the body of the ICC, ``We will continue to fulfill our mission while maintaining our independence and impartiality.''
The ICC strongly condemned the US sanctions, calling them "an attack on the rule of law and the foundations of the international legal order."
Prime Minister Takaichi expressed his ``deep concern'' in response to the US government's designation of the International Criminal Court as a target for sanctions.
According to Reuters, the US government has placed the International Criminal Court under sanctions.
Pillay, who was selected to win the Nobel Peace Prize, expressed concern that international law would be exposed to political attack.
ICC Director Akane praised Pillay's award of the Nobel Peace Prize, saying, ``It means that the extremely important role played by international justice has been recognized.''

On the 9th, the US government announced that it had designated the International Criminal Court (ICC) as a target of sanctions. The Trump administration considers the war crimes investigation of U.S. soldiers and the issuance of an arrest warrant for the Israeli prime minister as a threat to sovereignty, and has taken a hard-line stance, willing to dismantle the organization.

EU Commissioner Šefčović and Chinese Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao held trade talks in Beijing. The two sides agreed on 16 items, including trade rules for hybrid vehicles and facilitation of rare earth exports, and agreed to continue dialogue.

The Norwegian Nobel Prize Committee has announced that the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize will be awarded to South African legal expert Navi Pillay. He was recognized for his longstanding contributions to the promotion of peace and international law. The award ceremony will be held in Oslo on December 10th.

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Italy's lower house of parliament has passed a bill to reform the national electoral system. Single-seat constituencies will be abolished, replaced by proportional representation, and the ``majority bonus'' system will be reinstated for the first time in nine years. It will be applied from the next general election.

Hong Kong newspaper South China Morning Post reported that during the US-China summit meeting in Washington, US President Trump requested President Xi Jinping to meet with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. Mr. Xi did not respond to the request. The Japanese government requested the Chinese side to hold a Japan-China summit meeting to coincide with the APEC summit, but the Chinese side proposed a meeting with Premier Li Qiang, and the Japanese side showed reluctance. Mr. Trump expressed concern about restrictions on rare earth exports to Japan, and Mr. Xi emphasized the risk of Japanese militarism.