Author: Matthew Lee
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Rubio visits Caribbean to talk with leaders unsettled by Trump’s policies
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BASSETERRE, St. Kitts and Nevis (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is meeting on Wednesday with Caribbean leaders for talks expected to center on regional concerns and uncertainty about Trump administration policies in the Western Hemisphere. Rubio addressed leaders of 15-nation Caribbean Community bloc behind closed doors in the country of St. Kitts…
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Rubio’s speech to European allies takes a softer tone but sticks to Trump’s firm stance
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MUNICH (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio offered a reassuring message to America’s allies on Saturday, striking a less aggressive but still firm tone about the administration’s intent to reshape the trans-Atlantic alliance and push its priorities after more than a year of President Donald Trump’s often-hostile rhetoric toward traditional allies. Reminding his…
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Top diplomats from G7 countries meet in Canada as trade tensions rise with Trump
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NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, Ontario (AP) — Top diplomats from the Group of Seven industrialized democracies are converging on southern Ontario as tensions rise between the U.S. and traditional allies like Canada over defense spending, trade and uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s ceasefire plan in Gaza and efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war. Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand…
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Trump-Putin summit planned for Budapest is on hold after Rubio spoke with Lavrov, US official says
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Plans are on hold for President Donald Trump to sit down with Russian leader Vladimir Putin to talk about resolving the war in Ukraine, according to a U.S. official. The meeting had been announced last week. It was supposed to take place in Budapest, although a date had not been set. The…
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Little daylight between US and Israel evident as Rubio and Netanyahu meet
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JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel and the United States showed a unified front on Monday in the face of growing international anger over Israel’s airstrikes on Hamas leaders in Qatar and its intensifying bombardment of Gaza City. As Arab and Muslim leaders met in Doha to condemn Israel’s attack last week in Qatar and new rounds…
