External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday held a meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Kuala Lumpur, where the two leaders discussed a wide range of issues, including bilateral relations, regional developments, and global challenges.
"I don't think anything we're doing with Pakistan comes at the expense of our relationship or friendship with India, which is deep, historic, and important," Rubio told reporters.
Secretary Rubio called for the return of the bodies of deceased hostages, and said that the US "will not rest until their remains and all others are returned."
The former US ambassador to Yemen, Steven Feigin, has been appointed by the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to head the American command centre in Kiryat Gat, in the Southern District of Israel
"UNRWA is not going to play any role in it. The UN we can; we're seeing the work they're doing. The World Food Programme. ..We're willing to work with them if they can make it work, but not UNRWA. UNRWA became a subsidiary of Hamas," the US State Secretary said.
In a post on X, the Israeli Prime Minister's Office said, "Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is now meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, at his office in Jerusalem."
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned that the Knesset's move to annex the West Bank could threaten President Trump's Gaza peace plan. He arrives in Israel to support the plan, following visits by VP JD Vance and Trump's envoys Kushner and Witkoff, amid efforts to maintain the ceasefir
"Another corrupt ruling by the ICJ. As President Trump and Secretary Rubio work tirelessly to bring peace to the region, this so-called 'court' issues a nakedly politicized non-binding "advisory opinion" unfairly bashes Israel and gives UNRWA a free pass for its deep entanglement with and
"Together, Australia and America have been a force for good in the world for more than a century. Tonight I met with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio as we strengthen our work together towards a better future for both our countries and the Indo-Pacific," he said.
US President Trump had on Sunday told reporters late Russia and Ukraine should stop fighting and resolve the "details" over territory at future talks. He proposed that battlelines be frozen where they currently stand with Russia control the occupied territory. The current front line runs thr
a source familiar with the matter told CNN, though, that officials felt after the Rubio-Lavrov call that the Russian position has not evolved enough beyond its maximalist stance. According to the sources, Lavrov and Rubio disagreed on how to peacefully settle the Ukrainian conflict and for n