"The states that signed the Rome convention are obliged to implement the decision of the court. It's not optional," Borrell said. These obligations are binding for countries aspiring to join the EU, the diplomat added.

Sir Keir Starmer has backed the International Criminal Court (ICC) after it issued a warrant for the arrest of Binyamin Netanyahu. The court ruled the Israeli prime minister and his former defence minister Yoav Gallant are at risk of arrest if they travel to any of the 124 countries that are signatories to the ICC,

PANDERING to the International Criminal Court risks a rift between Britain and Donald Trump, Sir Keir Starmer was warned yesterday. It came as Downing Street signalled that the PM would comply