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The White House says it does not support sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) after the tribunal's prosecutor sought an arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. SOUNDBITE
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki tells reporters the US and its allies have "taken a number of actions to impose costs on the Lukashenko regime in Belarus." The EU and the US have both targeted dozens of individuals and entities over a brutal crackdown on opposition since Lukashenko claimed victory in elections last August deemed fraudulent by the West. The 27-nation bloc and London added seven officials -- including the defence and transport ministers of Belarus -- to their sanctions blacklists for the grounding of a Ryanair jet last month. SOUNDBITE
US President Joe Biden will deliver remarks on the Myanmar coup later Wednesday, says the White House press secretary Jen Psaki. Washington has already legally ended US aid to Myanmar, and Biden has previously said the US will consider reimposing sanctions on the country. IMAGES
US National Security Advisor says that "all options are on the table" in Venezuela, in response to a journalists' question regarding whether American forces will get involved in the country. SOUNDBITE
Images of the White House in Washington, DC where US President Joe Biden met with families of Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan, Vladimir Kara-Murza and Alsu Kurmasheva Thursday as the prisoner swap with Russia was happening. IMAGES