Marco Rubio

Mexico sends more aid to Cuba

The Mexican Navy ship ARM Huasteco (AMP01) arrives at Havana Bay carrying humanitarian aid on Feb 28. It is one of two navy vessels that arrived in Cuba carrying almost 1,100 tonnes of aid.

Cuba says attacking speedboat had 13 rifles, 11 pistols and nearly 13,000 rounds of ammunition

Screen grab from footage broadcast by Cuban official TV on Feb 27, 2026, shows seized weapons, radios and military elements that according to the Cuban official television was used during the confrontation with a vessel arriving from the US on Feb 25, 2026.

Trump raises prospect of ‘friendly takeover’ of Cuba, says Rubio in talks

President Donald Trump speaking to reporters outside the White House in Washington on Feb 27.

Mediator Oman hopes for progress in Iran-US nuclear talks

An Iranian woman walks past an anti-U.S. billboard in Tehran, Iran, February 26, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Rubio says US-China ties at ‘strategic stability’ ahead of Trump trip

Mr Marco Rubio said that the US would keep raising concerns including seeking to diversify from China’s dominance in supply chains.

Rubio urges Caribbean leaders to cooperate on gangs as Cuba worries grow

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio poses for a family photo with Bahama's Prime Minister Philip Edward Davis, Grenada's Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell, Antigua and Barbuda's Prime Minister Gaston Browne, Barbados' Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley, Jamaica's Prime Minister Andrew Holness and St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Terrance Drew, alongside Caribbean Community (CARICOM) meetings, in Saint Kitts and Nevis, February 25, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/Pool

White House says Trump’s first option on Iran is diplomacy

US President Donald Trump could address his threatened strikes against Iran in his State of the Union speech on the night of Feb 24.

US pulling non-essential staff from embassy in Beirut amid Iran tensions

The US Department of State has warned US citizens not to travel to Lebanon due to risks of a military conflict with Iran.

Rubio travels to meet Caribbean leaders as US squeezes Cuba, Venezuela

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio boards a plane while departing Bratislava Airport in Bratislava, Slovakia, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. Alex Brandon/Pool via REUTERS

An iron fist in a velvet glove: Rubio’s message on US-Europe ties

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s softer tone at the Munich Security Conference belies the hard realities in the US’ attitude towards its European allies, says the writer.

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