South Africa's governing party seeks exit from International Criminal Court amid Putin warrant.

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South Africa has announced its intention to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) following a dispute over a visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2015. The country's justice minister said the ICC had "lost its direction" and accused it of unfairly targeting African countries. The move comes after the ICC issued a warrant for the arrest of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who was attending an African Union summit in South Africa in 2015.

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