Marco Rubio

US thrash Paraguay in LA to launch home World Cup in style

Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Group D - United States v Paraguay - Los Angeles Stadium, Inglewood, California, U.S. - June 12, 2026 Giovanni Reyna of the U.S. scores their fourth goal REUTERS/Daniel Cole

Pentagon’s Hegseth warns Cuba that arms procurement could invite confrontation

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks to troops at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in the still frame taken from video June 10, 2026. REUTERS/Phil Stewart

News analysis

Trump setbacks at home and abroad fuel lame-duck talk as he turns 80

FILE PHOTO: U..S. President Donald Trump gestures at the site of ongoing construction of the planned White House ballroom in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 19, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY/File Photo

US adds visa restrictions for Nicaraguans over death of indigenous leader

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio attend a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 27, 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci/File Photo

Iraq World Cup striker Aymen Hussein questioned for hours at US airport before entry, source says

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup - Inter-Confederation Playoffs - Final - Iraq v Bolivia - Estadio Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico - March 31, 2026 Iraq's Aymen Hussein celebrates scoring their second goal REUTERS/Raquel Cunha/File Photo

US to give $49m more for Ebola response as CDC warns outbreak could match 2014 crisis

Congolese children Ibrah Asimwe and Alex Uketi read an advocacy poster as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain outbreak, in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 20, 2026. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere/

White House to replace National Security Council’s Europe chief amid broader shake-up

FILE PHOTO: An America250 flag decorates the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, which U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has proposed to paint white, in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 7, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper/File Photo

Commentary

Trump’s regime change playbook: The Cuba chapter

The US policy towards Cuba involves staged but relentless pressure designed to bring the regime to the point of collapse. But US officials are wrong if they believe they can control what follows, says the writer.

US terror label for Brazilian gangs risks derailing police cooperation, say sources

Graffiti reading \"PCC\", referring to Brazilian drug gang Primeiro Comando da Capital, is seen after U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a policy to designate \"PCC\" and Comando Vermelho \"CV\" as foreign \"terrorist organizations\", in Sao Paulo, Brazil, May 31, 2026. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli

Cuba has ‘technocrats’ willing to negotiate, Rubio says

Cuba is under growing pressure from the United States, which has maintained an economic embargo since 1962.

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