Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans to meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Thursday, just days after President Donald Trump expressed frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin for not engaging in peace talks with Ukraine,

The United States did not make any political decision to suspend arms supplies to Ukraine. The suspension of supplies was caused by a review of existing US military stockpiles, says US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at a press conference.

The U.S. Secretary of State wants to bolster defense ties in the Indo-Pacific, while distrust of Trump’s commitments to the region, particularly on economic issues, runs deep.

US secretary of state Marco Rubio is set to meet Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov on Thursday in Malaysia, on the sidelines of the Asean Foreign Ministers' Meeting, as tensions between Washington and Moscow deepen over the conflict in Ukraine.

The United States wants to discuss with its NATO allies the prospects of transferring Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine. So far, no one wants to part with such weapons, says US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at a press conference.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met counterparts in Southeast Asia on Thursday during his first visit to the region since taking office, reassuring them it is a priority for Washington, despite President Donald Trump's tariffs.

A person or people imitating the secretary of state used artificial intelligence to send text and voice messages to foreign diplomats and U.S. officials, the department said in a cable to employees.

An impersonator recently used AI to pose as Marco Rubio, the US Secretary of State, to send messages to five senior-level officials. Three of these have been identified as foreign ministers, while the remaining two were US officials, as per reports.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio unveiled sanctions against the UN rapporteur on Palestinian rights just over a week after the US demanded she be fired for “virulent antisemitism and support for terrorism.