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Marco Rubio

US to complete transfer of Islamic State detainees from Syria to Iraq in coming days, official says

US urges nations to repatriate their citizens from Iraqi facilities with ISIS members

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio looks on on the day of a briefing for the House of Representatives on the situation in Venezuela, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 7, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio looks on on the day of a briefing for the House of Representatives on the situation in Venezuela, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 7, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo

Mexico sends 37 more cartel suspects to US amid rising tensions

Agents of Mexico’s Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection escort a detainee as Mexico sends another 37 alleged members of criminal organizations to the United States, at Adolfo Lopez Mateos International Airport in San Pedro Totoltepec, Mexico, in this handout photo distributed on January 20, 2026. Ministry of Security and Citizen Protection/Handout via REUTERS
Agents of Mexico’s Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection escort a detainee as Mexico sends another 37 alleged members of criminal organizations to the United States, at Adolfo Lopez Mateos International Airport in San Pedro Totoltepec, Mexico, in this handout photo distributed on January 20, 2026. Ministry of Security and Citizen Protection/Handout via REUTERS

Turkey's foreign minister to represent Erdogan on 'Board of Peace', source says

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan speaks during a press conference in Istanbul, Turkey, January 15, 2026. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan speaks during a press conference in Istanbul, Turkey, January 15, 2026. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

Trump says ‘you got to let the UN continue’ when asked about so-called ‘Board of Peace’

U.S. President Donald Trump is interviewed by Reuters White House correspondent Steve Holland (not pictured) during an exclusive interview in the Oval Office in the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 14, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
U.S. President Donald Trump is interviewed by Reuters White House correspondent Steve Holland (not pictured) during an exclusive interview in the Oval Office in the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 14, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

Key facts about Chagos Islands deal signed by UK and Mauritius

Members of the British Chagossian community demonstrate, as they wait to hear the outcome of a court injunction that temporarily blocked the UK from concluding Chagos Islands deal with Mauritius, outside the High Court in London, Britain, May 22, 2025. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett
Members of the British Chagossian community demonstrate, as they wait to hear the outcome of a court injunction that temporarily blocked the UK from concluding Chagos Islands deal with Mauritius, outside the High Court in London, Britain, May 22, 2025. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett

Vance to lead US delegation to Milano Cortina Winter Games

U.S. Vice President JD Vance speak to reporters in the briefing room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 8, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
U.S. Vice President JD Vance speak to reporters in the briefing room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 8, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Trump and Venezuelan leader Rodriguez tout positive phone call

US President Donald Trump called Venezuela's Acting President Delcy Rodriguez a "terrific person" after a phone call with her.
US President Donald Trump called Venezuela's Acting President Delcy Rodriguez a "terrific person" after a phone call with her.

Trump reiterates desire for Greenland following high-stakes meeting

Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen, and his Greenlandic counterpart, Ms Vivian Motzfeldt, speaking to the media on Jan 14 in Washington, after meeting US Vice-President J.D. Vance and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen, and his Greenlandic counterpart, Ms Vivian Motzfeldt, speaking to the media on Jan 14 in Washington, after meeting US Vice-President J.D. Vance and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

With Maduro gone, Rubio’s political fortunes are tied to Venezuela’s

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is a leading contender for the US presidency in 2028.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is a leading contender for the US presidency in 2028.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.