Arab and Muslim leaders are calling for a review of ties with Israel following its recent deadly strike on Hamas members in the Qatari capital. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/16/world/politics/arab-muslim-leaders-israel-qatar-attack/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #qatar #middleeast #israel #hamas #arableague #organisationofislamiccooperation #gulfcooperationcouncil #marcorubio #gaza #masoudpezeshkian #receptayyiperdogan #abdelfattahalsisi #sheikhtamimbinhamadalthani

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday backed Israel's new offensive on Gaza City and its goal of eradicating Hamas, casting doubt on whether diplomacy would work to end nearly two years of war. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/16/world/politics/rubio-backs-israel-hamas/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #israel #marcorubio #benjaminnetanyahu #hamas #israelhamaswar #genocide #donaldtrump #middleeast #palestinians #gaza

Israeli forces forced thousands of people from their homes in Gaza City as U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived to discuss the future of the conflict. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/15/world/politics/israel-gaza-city-bombing-rubio/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #marcorubio #us #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians #hamas #benjaminnetanyahu

Australia will spend billions to upgrade shipyard facilities for a future fleet of nuclear-powered submarines, the government said Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/14/asia-pacific/politics/australia-aukus-submarine-shipyard/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #australia#aukus #us #submarines #donaldtrump #marcorubio#richardmarles

Hours before top U.S. diplomat Marco Rubio's visit to Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu said that eliminating Hamas leaders would end the war in Gaza. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/14/world/netanayhu-hamas-gaza-war/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #us #benjaminnetanyahu #israel #israelhamaswar #hamas #gazastrip #middleeast #marcorubio #donaldtrump

The U.S. backed the Philippines in rejecting China’s plan to create a national nature reserve at Scarborough Shoal in the disputed sea that separates the two nations, calling it "destabilizing.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/13/asia-pacific/us-china-scarborough-shoal-nature-reserve/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #scrarboroughshoal #southchinasea #disputedislands #us #marcorubio #philippines

The U.S. strike that blew up an alleged Venezuelan drug-running boat in the Caribbean, killing 11 people, marked a dramatic escalation in President Donald Trump’s hard-line strategy toward Latin America. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/07/world/politics/rubio-influence-growing-trump/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #donaldtrump #marcorubio #venezuela #latinamerica

The U.S. government said it is suspending visitor visas for Gazans after a far-right influencer with the ear of Trump complained that wounded Palestinians had been allowed to seek medical treatment in the United States. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/17/world/us-visas-gazans-influencer/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #lauraloomer #israel #gaza #immigration #middleeast #hamas #israelhamaswar #donaldtrump #us #marcorubio

A seating chart shows that #Putin & #Trump were supposed to sit across from each other during the luncheon. Trump would be flanked by: Secy of State #MarcoRubio, Secy of #Defense#PeteHegseth & WH Chief of Staff #SusieWiles to his right, & Secy of #Treasury#ScottBessent, Secy of #Commerce#HowardLutnick & Special Envoy for Peace Missions #SteveWitkoff to his left. Putin would be seated next to his Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sergey #Lavrov, & his Aide for Foreign Policy, Yuri #Ushakov.

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has scaled back a key government report on human rights worldwide, dramatically softening criticism of countries such as El Salvador and Israel. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/13/world/politics/us-state-department-trump-human-rights/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #marcorubio #humanrights #us #donaldtrump #republicans #elsalvador #nayibbukele #lgbtq #israel #jairbolsonaro

"Nothing in the document issued last week undercuts the widely accepted conclusion that #Russia worked to influence the 2016 presidential election but did not successfully manipulate any votes. These findings were affirmed in a 2020 report by the bipartisan Senate Intelligence Committee, led by then-Chairman #MarcoRubio."

"Nothing in the document issued last week undercuts the widely accepted conclusion that #Russia worked to influence the 2016 presidential election but did not successfully manipulate any votes. These findings were affirmed in a 2020 report by the bipartisan Senate Intelligence Committee, led by then-Chairman #MarcoRubio."

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. received assurances from top U.S. officials during a visit to Washington that the United States' alliance with his country remains ironclad. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/22/asia-pacific/politics/us-philippines-marcos-hegseth-rubio/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #philippines #us #indopacific #southeastasia #china #usmilitary #petehegseth #marcorubio #donaldtrump #tariffs #trade #ferdinandmarcos #jr

ASEAN officials were conspicuously mum on the U.S. tariff issue after meetings with the United States’ top diplomat in Kuala Lumpur, despite expressing concerns among themselves days earlier. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/12/asia-pacific/politics/asean-us-trump-tariffs-trade/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #asean #southeastasia #indopacific #trade #tariffs #globaleconomy #marcorubio #donaldtrump #china

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio hinted Friday that while Washington is asking Japan to boost its defense spending, it's more about capabilities than money. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/11/japan/politics/japan-rubio-defense-spending/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #usjapanrelations #marcorubio #defense #budgets #us #donaldtrump #shigeruishiba #sdf

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said a summit between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping is likely after having his first face-to-face meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, in Malaysia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/11/world/politics/xi-trump-summit-likely/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #china #donaldtrump #xijinping #marcorubio #wangyi #trade #tariffs

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to meet his Russian counterpart in Kuala Lumpur as the U.S. prepares to send more weapons to Ukraine to help it fend off attacks from the Kremlin’s war machine. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/10/world/politics/rubio-lavrov-us-weapons-ukraine/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #marcorubio #asean #sergeilavrov #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar

Ahead of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio's first Asia trip this week, to attend meetings of Southeast Asian Nations in Malaysia, U.S. President Donald Trump slammed tariffs on the hosts and allies in the region. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/08/asia-pacific/politics/rubio-asean-trump-tariffs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #marcorubio #malaysia #asean #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #brics

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is expected to visit Japan as soon as early July, his first trip to the country since taking office in January. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/30/japan/rubio-japan-visit-july/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #usjapanrelations #marcorubio #shigeruishiba #takeshiiwaya

China has criticized the United States' weekend strike on Iranian nuclear facilities and reiterated that it’s willing to join international efforts to restore peace in the Middle East. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/23/world/politics/china-iran-beijing-hormuz-trade-route/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #iran #middleeast #straitofhormuz #trade #shipping #china #marcorubio #us