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- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio threatened to dismantle the International Criminal Court, the first overt U.S. attack on it.
- Rubio said the United States could impose visa bans and sanctions on ICC officials while the court stays operational.
- Germany’s foreign minister Johann Wadephul and the European Union defended the ICC after Rubio’s remarks.
- The ICC, founded in 2002 with 125 members, cannot prosecute crimes on U.S. soil.
