Rubio’s strategy: the tail wags the dog?
US President Donald Trump has ordered “a total and complete” blockade of all ‘sanctioned’ oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuelan ports, which is technically an act of war. How seriously ...
ukraine peace plan
US sees progress after talks in Florida with Ukraine, but more work needed to reach deal
U.S. and Ukrainian officials held what both sides called productive talks on Sunday about a Russia peace deal, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressing optimism about progress despite ...
Ukraine peace plan
US peace plan for Ukraine traced to Russian proposal — sparks outrage and doubts
The U.S.-backed 28-point peace plan to end the war in Ukraine, which became public last week, drew from a Russian-authored paper submitted to the Trump administration in October, ...
US-Cyprus relations ‘at their highest level’
The government on Tuesday made much of the “strategic ties” between Nicosia and Washington, but offered little in the way of details of what the two countries’ chief diplomats discussed ...
US designates four groups in Europe as terrorists, calls them ‘violent Antifa’
The United States on Thursday designated four entities in Germany, Italy and Greece as global terrorists, accusing them of being “violent Antifa groups” as President Donald Trump takes aim at ...
Vance says Israeli vote on West Bank annexation was ‘insult’, opposed by Trump
U.S. Vice President JD Vance said on Thursday President Donald Trump would oppose Israeli annexation of the occupied West Bank and it would not happen, suggesting a move by ...
Rubio, Kombos discuss defence
Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos and United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday held a telephone conversation in which they discussed, among other things, “cooperation on security and defence”.
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Gaza war
French plan to recognise Palestinian state draws fire from Israel, US
France intends to recognise a Palestinian state in September at the United Nations General Assembly, President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday in hopes of bringing peace to the region, but ...
US’s Rubio makes first Asia visit amid unease over Trump tariffs
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met counterparts in Southeast Asia on Thursday during his first visit to Asia since taking office, reassuring them it is a priority for Washington ...
Iran-Israel
Kombos calls US Secretary of State Rubio amid Middle East conflict
Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on Friday held a telephone call with the United States’ Secretary of State Marco Rubio, as the US deepens its involvement in the ongoing conflict between ...
NATO
Rubio says NATO members ready to agree 5% defense spending by June summit
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday that all NATO members will have agreed on a goal of spending the equivalent to 5% of GDP on defense over the ...
Rubio speaks to Israel’s Netanyahu, says US troubled by Gaza humanitarian situation
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said after he spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday that Washington is troubled by the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
Rubio, ...
Ukraine war
US threatens again that it will withdraw as mediator if Russia, Ukraine fail to propose peace plan
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that now is the time for concrete proposals from Moscow and Kyiv to end the war in Ukraine and warned ...
Former senate aide tapped for US Europe position
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has appointed a former member of his Senate staff who primarily has experience as a business consultant as the U.S. State Department’s top ...
Rubio says direct US-Iran nuclear talks to take place on Saturday
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday the United States will hold direct talks with Iran this weekend to discuss Iran’s nuclear program.
The talks between ...
Attack on Guyana or Exxon would be ‘bad day’ for Venezuela, Rubio warns
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Venezuela on Thursday that it would be “a very bad day” for the South American country if it were to attack its ...
US Secretary of State Rubio to meet Ukrainian counterparts in Saudi Arabia this week
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit Saudi Arabia between March 10 and March 12 for talks with Ukrainian counterparts, a statement from the US state department said.
Rubio will ...
US appreciates Cyprus’ ‘important role’ in East Med
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressed “appreciation for Cyprus’ important role in the eastern Mediterranean and its assistance with departures of American citizens from regional conflict zones” during a ...
Rubio arrives in Saudi Arabia before Russia talks to end Ukraine war
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives in Saudi Arabia on Monday ahead of expected talks with Russian officials aimed at ending Moscow’s nearly three-year war in Ukraine.
The ...
Middle East Riviera
Rubio to visit Middle East to lay the ground for Trump’s ‘Riviera’ proposal
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit Israel and Arab states in mid-February, a State Department official said, making his first trip to the Middle East after a widely ...
Trump interest in buying Greenland ‘not a joke’, Rubio says
President Donald Trump’s interest in buying Greenland is “not a joke,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in an interview on Thursday, adding that acquiring Greenland was in U....
Five senators ask Biden to impose China travel ban after respiratory illness cases
Five Republican senators led by Marco Rubio on Friday asked President Joe Biden’s administration to ban travel between the United States and China after a spike in Chinese respiratory ...