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The United States government frames the ousting of Karim Khan as confirmation of its campaign to weaken the International Criminal Court, which it accuses of threatening American sovereignty.

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France separates the disciplinary blame attributed to Karim Khan from the legitimacy of the cases opened by the ICC, while highlighting the US offensive against the Court.

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Berlin is assessing the cost to the credibility of the International Criminal Court, an institution that Germany has financially and diplomatically supported since its creation, while also recalling that it itself has expressed reservations about the arrest warrant targeting Benjamin Netanyahu.

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Brussels is concerned about an International Criminal Court that "is self-destructing," according to a former Belgian magistrate, even though a Belgian judge had previously cleared Karim Khan.

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Ottawa is gauging the divisions exposed by the ousting of Karim Khan, between its stated support for the International Criminal Court and concerns over its ability to withstand the US campaign of sanctions.

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Pretoria is weighing the fallout of Prosecutor Khan's departure in light of its own legal battle with the ICC, which it disputes has jurisdiction over xenophobic violence targeting foreigners.

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Manila weighs the dismissal of prosecutor Karim Khan in light of its own pending cases before the ICC, which include Rodrigo Duterte and his former police chief.

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Islamabad separates the pride sparked by a son of the Pakistani diaspora from the credibility crisis now affecting the International Criminal Court.

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