Rubio to give stark warning to International Criminal Court

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to issue a stark warning Friday to the International Criminal Court against trying to enforce rules that Washington does not recognize.

Rubio’s planned remarks to the Federalist Society National Lawyers Convention — excerpts of which were seen in advance by AFP — come around a month after the United States announced new sanctions on the ICC, vowing to cripple the tribunal’s operations.

His keynote address at the conservative group also marks his first major US speech since the Republican Party’s sweeping losses in midterm elections this month.

Rubio is widely seen as a possible successor to President Donald Trump, although he has dismissed reports that he was planning to leave the administration to prepare for a 2028 election run.