ICC President Holds Press Conference Over U.S. Sanctions
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The International Criminal Court (ICC) is a court in another country. It judges very bad crimes. The United States put sanctions on the ICC. Sanctions are punishments from a government. The head of the ICC is Mr. Akane. His name is also written Akahane. He held a press conference about the sanctions. A press conference is a meeting with news people.
Former students of Mr. Akane spoke about him. They said he is 'always the same Mr. Akane.' This means he did not change. In Japan, some students asked people to support the ICC.
A Japanese politician named Ms. Koike talked about the sanctions too. She said Japan must strongly protest. Protest means to say you are angry about something. She said Japan should ask the U.S. to stop the sanctions. Many people are watching this news. They want to know what will happen next.
Vocabulary4 words
- International Criminal Court
- a court in another country that judges very bad crimes
- sanctions
- punishments a government gives to another country or person
- press conference
- a meeting where someone talks to news people
- protest
- to say strongly that you are angry about something
Quiz
Answer key
1. It put sanctions on the ICC 2. The head of the ICC, Mr. Akane 3. Strongly protest the sanctions
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The International Criminal Court (ICC) is a court in another _____. It judges very bad _____. The United States put _____ on the ICC. Sanctions are punishments from a _____. The head of the ICC is Mr. Akane. He held a _____ about the sanctions.
Former students of Mr. Akane spoke about him. They said he is 'always the same Mr. _____.' In Japan, some students asked people to _____ the ICC.
A Japanese politician named Ms. Koike talked about the sanctions too. She said Japan must strongly _____. She said Japan should ask the U.S. to _____ the sanctions.