Marco Rubio says he will keep up pressure on the ICC "brick-by-brick, if necessary"

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has imposed financial penalties on the International Criminal Court’s president, Tomoko Akane, and senior trial lawyer Abdoulaye Seye, barring Americans from transactions with them and cutting off access to US financial systems. The move extends a pressure campaign Rubio announced last month against a court he says threatens America’s sovereignty. In July he pledged to pursue the effort methodically as long as needed. Washington argues the ICC wrongly pursues citizens of countries, including the US, that never accepted its jurisdiction. Meanwhile several nations have taken or signaled withdrawal steps: Venezuela and Chad have begun leaving, and Colombian officials are reported to be considering withdrawal, though not confirmed.