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Pakistan 'Prepared for an All-Out War'
What India's
Operation Sindoor Signifies
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May 7, 2025 11:24 AM CDT

What India's Operation Sindoor Signifies

It's a nod to the women who lost their husbands in Kashmir in April

(Newser) - India and Pakistan have so far managed "to avoid a descent into full-blown conflict," but the nuclear-armed countries who both lay claim to the region of Kashmir were tip-toeing around it Wednesday, per the Wall Street Journal , following what Pakistan's president said was "an act of...

Germany Balks After Rubio, Vance Support Far-Right AfD

US secretary of state accuses German government of 'tyranny,' German foreign ministry pushes back

(Newser) - Germany's foreign ministry is hitting back at US Secretary of State Marco Rubio after he criticized the decision to classify the Alternative for Germany, or AfD, party as a "right-wing extremist" organization. The spat occurred at a complicated time for Germany, ahead of the 80th anniversary of the...

Rubio Now Has 4 Jobs in Trump's Administration

He's the first since Kissinger to be secretary of state, national security adviser at the same time

(Newser) - Marco Rubio was widely expected to get a position in the Trump administration after the president's election victory in November. He wasn't expected to get four. Trump named the secretary of state to replace Mike Waltz as national security adviser Thursday, making him the first person to hold...

Trump Picks Ousted Adviser as UN Ambassador

Mike Waltz leaving as national security adviser, with Rubio replacing him in the meantime

(Newser) - Mike Waltz may be exiting as President Trump's national security adviser, but he is not leaving the Trump orbit. The president nominated him to be UN ambassador on Thursday, hours after news broke that Waltz was out as NSA. "I am pleased to announce that I will be...

American Convicted of Plotting Coup Is Freed by Belarus

Lawyer Youras Ziankovich was given 13 years in prison

(Newser) - An American citizen convicted of plotting against Belarus' president is now free after years behind bars on charges the US government dismissed as fabricated. Belarus on Wednesday released Youras Ziankovich, who was convicted of plotting a coup and the assassination of President Alexander Lukashenko, the AP reports. Secretary of...

Russia Sends 149 Drones Into Ukraine After Trump Post

'There is no military solution to this war,' Rubio says

(Newser) - Russia launched a sweeping drone assault and airstrikes across Ukraine early Sunday, killing at least four people, officials said—the day after President Trump posted skepticism over Russian President Vladimir Putin's willingness to end the war. Three people died, and four were wounded in airstrikes on Kostyantynivka in the...

With Rubio Out, Ukraine Peace Talks Get a Downgrade

Lower-level conversations will occur in London instead

(Newser) - Top US, British, French, and Ukrainian diplomats had planned to meet in London on Wednesday in hopes of advancing a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine. No more. The high-level meeting was scrapped at the 11th hour after Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff canceled their...

Amid State Department Cuts, a New Bureau Emerges

'Bureau of Emerging Threats' is part of sweeping overhaul of Rubio's department

(Newser) - Secretary of State Marco Rubio unveiled a massive overhaul of the State Department on Tuesday, with plans to reduce staff in the US by 15% while closing and consolidating more than 100 bureaus worldwide. The reorganization plan, announced by Rubio on social media and detailed in documents obtained by the...

Trump Plan Would Slash, Remake State Department

Draft calls for eliminating offices handling democracy, human rights, migrant issues

(Newser) - An executive order has been prepared for President Trump's signature that mandates "a disciplined reorganization" for the State Department, which would include closing embassies around the world, dropping offices working on climate and refugee issues, and nearly shutting down its work involving Africa. The 16-page proposal says it'...

Rubio: US Ready to 'Move on' From Ukraine Peace Deal

He says it's time to decide 'whether this is even possible or not'

(Newser) - Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that the US may be ready to "move on" from efforts for a Russia-Ukraine peace deal if there is not progress in the coming days. Speaking in Paris after a marathon day of landmark talks among US, Ukrainian, and European officials, Rubio...

After $52 Donation Leads to Prison, She's Free Again
After $52 Donation Leads
to Prison, She's Free Again
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Apr 10, 2025 12:12 PM CDT

After $52 Donation Leads to Prison, She's Free Again

US ballerina Ksenia Karelina is released by Russia

(Newser) - Ksenia Karelina was all smiles Thursday as she touched down in the UAE after more than a year in Russian custody. The US-Russian ballerina sentenced to 12 years for treason following a small donation to a US nonprofit offering aid to Ukraine will be even happier now that she's...

Duke Basketball Star May Be Deported

US revokes visas to South Sudanese, including NBA hopeful Khaman Maluach

(Newser) - The US State Department is revoking "all visas held by South Sudanese passport holders," effective immediately, a move that threatens, among others, Duke University basketball star Khaman Maluach. Secretary of State Marco Rubio made the announcement on social media Saturday, just before Duke lost its Final Four game...

US Is Losing Patience With Russia on Ceasefire: Rubio

More sanctions are possible without progress on Ukraine peace, secretary of state says

(Newser) - Time is running out for Russia to show the US it's not stalling and intends to negotiate a peace agreement with Ukraine, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday at NATO headquarters. "We will know soon enough, in a matter of weeks, not months, whether Russia is...

El Salvador Imprisons Another 17 US Deportees

The men were taken from Guantanamo

(Newser) - Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Monday that another 17 immigrants, whom he described as gang members and "violent criminals," have been deported. The Salvadoran and Venezuelan nationals were taken from US immigration detention at Guantánamo Bay and sent to a prison in El Salvador where more...

Rubio: At Least 300 Students Have Had Visas Revoked

Secretary of state says he pulls visas 'every day'

(Newser) - If you're finding it hard to keep up with the number of foreign students in the US who have had their visas revoked in recent days, Secretary of State Marco Rubio says it's "at least 300." The Hill reports that number is "far higher" than...

South Africa Crowds Cheer Envoy Expelled by US

Rubio had said Ebrahim Rasool hates Trump

(Newser) - The South African ambassador who was expelled from the US and declared persona non grata by the Trump administration was given a hero's welcome on his return home Sunday, when hundreds of supporters gathered at an airport and sang songs praising him. The crowds at Cape Town International Airport...

Rubio: Ambassador Who Criticized Trump Is Out

Post says South African envoy 'hates America and hates @POTUS'

(Newser) - The US has expelled South Africa's ambassador, described by Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a Friday post on X as "a race-baiting politician who hates America and hates @POTUS." South Africa's presidential office on Saturday called the decision "regrettable," the BBC reports, and...

It's a Busy Day on the Ukraine War
It's a Busy Day
for the Ukraine War
Mar 11, 2025 7:11 AM CDT

It's a Busy Day for the Ukraine War

Kyiv launches biggest drone attack yet on Moscow ahead of talks in Saudi Arabia

(Newser) - Tuesday already has brought big developments in the Russia-Ukraine war—the two nations traded heavy drone attacks as Ukraine and US officials were meeting in Saudi Arabia. Details:
  • Biggest yet: Ukraine launched its biggest drone attack of the war on Moscow, with the Russian defense ministry saying it shot down
...

Rubio Says US Aid to Ukraine Could Resume Soon

Secretary of state is in Saudi Arabia for talks with Ukrainian officals

(Newser) - Secretary of State Marco Rubio says American military and intelligence support for Ukraine could resume if t alks on Tuesday go well. The suspension of aid "came about because we felt the Ukrainians were not committed" to talks on ending the conflict, but "if that changes, obviously our...

Musk, Rubio Had Volatile Exchange in Trump Meeting
Musk, Rubio Had Volatile
Exchange in Trump Meeting
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Mar 7, 2025 1:15 PM CST

Musk, Rubio Had Volatile Exchange in Trump Meeting

Multiple Cabinet members vented, according to the New York Times

(Newser) - President Trump made a surprise move on Thursday by reining in Elon Musk during a last-minute Cabinet meeting. The upshot is that Trump informed his secretaries that they, and not Musk, would be in charge of cuts within their departments going forward. So just what happened at the meeting? The...

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