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Venezuela notifies UN of withdrawal from ICC

By Thomson Reuters Jul 24, 2026 | 1:24 PM

July 24 (Reuters) – Venezuela has formally notified ​the ‌United Nations of its “irrevocable” decision to withdraw ‌from ​the ⁠International Criminal ⁠Court, Foreign Minister Felix Plasencia said on ​Friday.

The government justified ⁠the ⁠move by ​alleging a “geographical bias” ​within the court, ‌claiming it disproportionately targets nations ⁠in the Global South, specifically across ⁠Africa ‌and Latin ⁠America, ​Plasencia ‌said in ​a post ⁠on X.

(Reporting by Reuters Staff; Editing by Chris ​Reese)