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Trump Administration Memo Proposes Cutting State Department Funding by Nearly Half

The Trump administration could cut nearly 50 percent of the State Department’s funding next fiscal year, according to an internal memo laying out a downsizing plan being given serious consideration by department leaders, said two U.S. officials. The plan was drawn up as the White House pressures agencies to make significant budget cuts. The memo, […]

Together, with India, we’ve long sought justice: US secretary of state Marco Rubio on Tahawwur Rana’s extradition | India News

US secretary of state Marco Rubio and Tahawwur Rana NEW DELHI: US secretary of state Marco Rubio, on Friday, said that he is glad that, together with India, the extradition of Tahawwur Rana, who is one of the key accused in the 26/11 Mumbai 2008 attack, took place. “We extradited Tahawwur Hussain Rana to India […]

Marco Rubio: Marco Rubio’s bodyguard arrested in Belgium after drunken altercation over hotel bar

File photo: US secretary of state Marco Rubio (Picture credit: AP) A senior bodyguard assigned to US secretary of state Marco Rubio’s security team was arrested in Brussels after a late-night altercation with hotel staff and police. The Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) agent, who served as a shift supervisor, was taken into custody on March […]

US to Denmark: Greenlanders ‘don’t want to be part of you’ anymore

US secretary of state Marco Rubio (Pic credit: AP) In a blunt message, US secretary of state Marco Rubio on Friday said Denmark must reckon with the reality that “Greenlanders don’t want to be a part of it.”“Denmark should focus on the fact that the Greenlanders don’t want to be a part of Denmark,” Rubio […]

Marco Rubio: ‘She’s probably spying somewhere’: Marco Rubio’s remark on Tulsi Gabbard at awards event draws laughter

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio humorously suggested Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard was ‘probably spying somewhere’ after she missed an event. This comes amid a Senate Intelligence Committee’s review of a ‘Signalgate’ scandal involving Gabbard and discussions about war plans on an encrypted app. US secretary of state Marco Rubio sparked laughter during Tuesday’s International […]

Rubio Orders U.S. Diplomats to Scour Student Visa Applicants’ Social Media

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has ordered diplomats overseas to scrutinize the social media content of some applicants for student and other types of visas, in an effort to ban those suspected of criticizing the United States and Israel from entering the country, U.S. officials say. Mr. Rubio laid out the instructions in a long […]

US secretary of state Marco Rubio threatens Venezuela with ‘aggressive action’ if it attacks Guyana

US secretary of state Marco Rubio issued a warning to Venezuela on Thursday, cautioning against any aggressive action towards oil rich neighbour, Guyana. Speaking in Georgetown, Rubio made it clear that the United States would not stand by if Venezuela attempted to seize the disputed, oil-rich Essequibo region.“I have full confidence saying it now as […]

Rubio says stripped US visas from 300 ‘lunatics’ over university protests

GEORGETOWN: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday he has canceled the visas of more than 300 “lunatics” in a growing crackdown against anti-Israel activism on American university campuses.Asked to confirm reports of 300 visas stripped, Rubio said: “Maybe more than 300 at this point. We do it every day.”“Every time I find one […]