U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court could jeopardize trials and investigations at the world's only permanent global tribunal for war crimes and genocide.

Trump has ordered sanctions on the ICC, which wields power to prosecute individuals accused of genocide, crimes against humanity, crimes of aggression and war crimes.

U.S. President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Thursday to sanction the International Criminal Court for targeting the United States and its allies, such as Israel, according to a White House official.