A US shutdown on foreign aid is hitting worldwide. Rubio adds more exemptions
U.S-funded aid programs around the world have begun firing staff and preparing to shut down their operations as an unprecedented Trump administration freeze on foreign assistance brings their work to a sudden halt.
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UN chief, Guterres worried over US aid freeze
The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, on Monday expressed worries after the United States, the world’s biggest foreign aid donor, froze virtually all assistance under President Donald Trump’s new administration.
Rubio tells Rwandan president US wants ceasefire in Congo
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Tuesday that Washington was "deeply troubled" by escalation in the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, particularly the fall of the city of Goma to Rwandan-backed rebels.
Marco Rubio Passes His First Big Test on Global Stage
The new secretary of state took center stage in a diplomatic rift with Colombia over deportation flights, adding teeth to Trump's threats of sanctions.
Rubio pauses foreign aid from State Department and USAID to ensure it puts ‘America First’
The Trump administration paused all foreign aid and urged USAID to follow in step or face disciplinary action for not complying with the freeze.
UN chief voices concern over US freeze on foreign aid under Trump, seeks more exemptions
UN chief Antonio Guterres on Monday expressed concern after the United States, the world’s biggest foreign aid donor, froze virtually all assistance under President Donald Trump’s new administration
New Secretary of State Marco Rubio of Florida jumps into new role. What he's starting with
Former U.S. senator from Florida Marco Rubio jumps into new role as secretary of state with flurry of phone calls, planned trip to Panama.
Rubio and Lammy reaffirm US-UK partnership on Indo-Pacific security, China challenges
The State Department has not commented on whether Rubio will meet with his PRC counterpart at the Munich Security Conference
Marco Rubio calls North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ‘dictator’ but backs ‘broader’ approach
Mr Rubio called for efforts to prevent a war by North Korea with US allies South Korea and Japan. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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US may put 'very big bounty' on Taliban leaders, Secretary of State Rubio says
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has indicated that the US may impose significant bounties on senior Taliban leaders.
Marco Rubio Preps Panama Visit Amid Trump’s Escalating Canal Rhetoric
The new Secretary of State already has said the Hong Kong-based operator of Panama Canal-adjacent ports could be a “big national security and defense problem.”
Trump Admin Orders Immediate Stop to All Foreign Aid, But Makes Special Exception for Israel
The U.S. froze nearly all foreign aid under Secretary of State Marco Rubio's directive, sparing only Israel and Egypt, a decision that's sparked geopolitical and legal concerns.