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Marco Rubio

Rubio meets China’s Wang Yi at regional gathering where Iran war looms large 

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (front left) takes part in a bilateral meeting with China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi (front right) on the sidelines of the Asean Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Manila on July 22.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (front left) takes part in a bilateral meeting with China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi (front right) on the sidelines of the Asean Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Manila on July 22.

More Red Sea shipments disrupted as Rubio says Iran not serious about talks

epa13125672 US Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends the ASEAN Post-Ministerial Conference with US on the sidelines of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines, 22 July 2026.  EPA/ELOISA LOPEZ / POOL
epa13125672 US Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends the ASEAN Post-Ministerial Conference with US on the sidelines of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines, 22 July 2026.  EPA/ELOISA LOPEZ / POOL

US sends first humanitarian flight to Cuba under new aid package

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a ministerial meeting on political violence, at the State Department in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 16, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a ministerial meeting on political violence, at the State Department in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 16, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Rubio meets China's Wang as US, China prepare for possible Xi visit

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his wife Jeanette Dousdebes Rubio arrive ahead of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' Meeting, at Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila, Philippines, July 21, 2026.  Brendan Smialowski/Pool via REUTERS
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his wife Jeanette Dousdebes Rubio arrive ahead of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' Meeting, at Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila, Philippines, July 21, 2026.  Brendan Smialowski/Pool via REUTERS

US urges isolating Nicaragua after Ortega vows to end elections

FILE PHOTO: Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega looks on as he attends a meeting of leaders of the member states of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America and the Treaty of Commerce and Promotion (ALBA-TCP), in Caracas, Venezuela December 14, 2024. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega looks on as he attends a meeting of leaders of the member states of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America and the Treaty of Commerce and Promotion (ALBA-TCP), in Caracas, Venezuela December 14, 2024. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/File Photo

Marco Rubio to meet Chinese FM Wang Yi on ASEAN sidelines, says US State Dept

Rubio in Philippines as US condemns ‘dangerous’ China actions

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (left) and his wife Jeanette Dousdebes Rubio arrive at Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila, on July 21.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (left) and his wife Jeanette Dousdebes Rubio arrive at Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila, on July 21.

Kremlin says it would welcome Rubio-Lavrov contacts at ASEAN event

FILE PHOTO: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio talk as they attend a press conference held by U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin following their meeting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S., August 15, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio talk as they attend a press conference held by U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin following their meeting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S., August 15, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

Rubio says Xi still set to visit US after Trump speech on Chinese election fraud

US President Donald Trump visited Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing in May.
US President Donald Trump visited Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing in May.

Rubio hails Lebanon for peace efforts after meeting its president

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