World Oct 23 Vance criticizes Israel's parliament vote on West Bank annexation, says the move was an 'insult' Hard-liners in the Israeli parliament had narrowly passed a symbolic preliminary vote in support of annexing the West Bank — an apparent attempt to embarrass Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu while Vice President JD Vance was still in the country.
World Oct 21 Trump-Putin meeting planned for Budapest on hold, U.S. official says Plans are on hold for President Donald Trump to sit down with Russian leader Vladimir Putin to talk about resolving the war in Ukraine.
Politics Sep 15 WATCH: 'Better future' for Gaza cannot begin until Hamas 'eliminated,' Rubio says with Netanyahu On Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stood together in Jerusalem, downplaying criticism.
World Sep 14 Rubio visits Israel in wake of Qatar attack as Israeli strikes intensify in northern Gaza U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was in Israel on Sunday as its military intensified attacks on northern Gaza, flattening multiple high-rise building and killing at least 13 Palestinians.
Politics Sep 13 WATCH: Rubio discusses U.S. priorities with Gaza war as he departs for trip to Israel Despite tensions between Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, notably over Israel’s attack on Hamas leaders in Qatar, Rubio will arrive in Israel on Sunday for a two-day visit.
World Sep 12 Rubio meets Qatar's prime minister before visiting Israel in a delicate balance with 2 allies The Trump administration is walking a delicate line between two major allies after Israel took its fight with Hamas to the Qatari capital, where leaders of the militant group had gathered to consider a U.S. proposal for a ceasefire in…
World Sep 05 U.S. set to ease travel restrictions on West African leader accused of corruption, officials say Two U.S. officials familiar with the matter said the State Department is processing a one-month sanctions waiver for the vice president of Equatorial Guinea, Teodoro “Teddy” Nguema Obiang, following recommendations that it is in the U.S. national interest to blunt growing…
World Sep 04 Rubio says U.S. is designating 2 Ecuadorian gangs as foreign terrorist groups Secretary of State Marco Rubio made the announcement Thursday while in Ecuador as part of a trip to Latin America overshadowed by an American military strike against a similarly designated gang, Venezuela's Tren de Aragua.
World Sep 03 WATCH: Rubio holds briefing with Mexican Foreign Secretary Juan Ramón de la Fuente Mexico and the United States on Wednesday agreed during U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit to keep collaborating on cross-border security, including fighting the trafficking of drugs, guns and fuel, but made clear it would be done from their…
World Aug 29 U.S. revokes visas of Palestinian president, other officials ahead of UN General Assembly Secretary of State Marco Rubio has revoked the visas of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and 80 other officials ahead of next month’s annual high-level meeting of the U.N. General Assembly, a step the Palestinian Authority decried as against international law.