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Rubio’s ‘Tootsie Roll’ quip over RFK Jr’s food war leaves Cabinet room in stitches

A snapshot from the video of Marco Rubio with US President Donald Trump Secretary of State Marco Rubio cracked up the Cabinet room this week with a jab at Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr’s crusade against processed foods. “Because of Secretary Kennedy, I’m afraid to eat anything,” Rubio said to roaring laughter, before adding, […]

US criticizes Germany for labeling AfD ‘extremist’ | World News

Top-ranking officials in US President Donald Trump‘s administration were quick to criticize Germany’s domestic intelligence agency BfV on Friday for designating the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as a “right-wing extremist” entity.The agency said the party’s positions on ethnicity were incompatible with democracy, noting that the AfD “aims to exclude certain population groups from […]

ICE memo allowing visa-based SEVIS terminations comes under fire as class-action suit seeks urgent relief

Nearly 351 international students, many of whom are Indians, have filed a second-amended class action suit, which in addition to the unlawful SEVIS terminations and visa revocations also challenges the recent memo issued by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on SEVIS termination.As covered by TOI in its edition of May 1, as per the […]

Marco Rubio cracks up Trump cabinet with tootsie roll joke: ‘Because of secretary Kennedy, I’m not eating’

US secretary of state Marco Rubio with Donald Trump The Trump cabinet burst out laughing when secretary of state Marco Rubio joked with Tootsie Roll and said that because of Robert F Kennedy, Jr, US department of health and human Services, he is afraid to eat anything.While talking about his first 100 days in the […]

‘He’s a devout Catholic’: JD Vance’s tongue-in-cheek joke about making Marco Rubio next Pope

In a scene that feels equal parts political satire and constitutional stress test, Marco Rubio has become the Trump administration’s man for all seasons, and all jobs.Rubio, 53, now holds four prominent roles simultaneously: Secretary of State, Acting Administrator of the US Agency for International Development, Acting Archivist of the National Archives, and as of […]

Trump makes Rubio interim NSA, nominates Mike Waltz for UN ambassador

Mark Rubio and Mike Waltz (File Images) After removing Mike Waltz from the position of National Security Advisor, the Trump administration appointed secretary of state Marco Rubio, but as an “interim.” And Mike Waltz is still in the administration. On Thursday, US President Donald Trump said that in the interim, Rubio will serve as national […]

Negotiations between Iran and the US over Tehran’s nuclear program return to secluded Oman

MUSCAT: Negotiations between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program will return Saturday to the secluded sultanate of Oman, where experts on both sides will start hammering the technical details of any possible deal. The talks seek to limit Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for the lifting of some of the […]

‘To make it great again’: Marco Rubio announces ‘comprehensive plan’ to restructure ‘bloated’ US State Department

File: Marco Rubio (AP photo) United States secretary of state Marco Rubio on Tuesday announced there would be a “comprehensive” reorganization of the US State Department, which he leads. According to Rubio, the State Department, in its current form, is “bloated”, “bureaucratic”, and it has “failed” to perform its essential diplomatic mission in this era […]

Rubio says US will drop Ukraine-Russia peace efforts if no progress within days

US secretary of state Marco Rubio (center) and Germany’s political director of the ministry of foreign affairs Gunter Sautter (right) attend a meeting on Ukraine and its security in Paris (Source: AP) PARIS: US secretary of state Marco Rubio said Friday that the US may “move on” from trying to secure a Russia-Ukraine peace deal […]

Marco Rubio: ‘Have other priorities to focus on’: Marco Rubio signals US may soon abandon Ukraine-Russia peace push due to stalled talks

File photo: US secretary of state Marco Rubio (Picture credit: AP) US secretary of state Marco Rubio on Friday warned that Washington could walk away from its push to broker a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine within days, unless progress becomes visible soon. Speaking in Paris after high-level discussions with European and Ukrainian leaders, […]