Explained: Rubio will venture to France on first post-midterm foreign trip to face questions on Trump policies

Secretary of State Marco Rubio will leave this weekend to attend a G7 foreign ministers meeting in France.

G7

A group of the world's biggest industrialized democracies: Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the U.S.

G20

A gathering of the 20 largest global economies, including countries like Russia and China not in the G7.

ICC

International Criminal Court, the world's first war crimes tribunal, which all G7 members except the U.S. belong to.

communique

A formal joint statement issued after a diplomatic meeting summarizing agreed positions.

blocking statute

An EU measure meant to shield EU institutions from U.S. secondary sanctions.