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- Venezuela and Chad announced withdrawal from the International Criminal Court, raising total exits to five.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio launched a campaign to pressure ICC members to quit.
- The Trump administration sanctioned a dozen ICC staff over the Israeli warrant and Afghanistan probes.
- ICC opening statements for pending hearings are set for November despite Venezuela’s exit.
- The court will keep probing alleged Venezuelan security force crimes after the withdrawal.
