Rubio and another senior official rejected concerns that Ukraine and other European leaders would have no place at peace negotiations, despite Trump's Ukraine envoy suggesting precisely that at this weekend's Munich Security Conference.
Annalena Baerbock and Marco Rubio, Munich, February 15, 2025. Peter Kneffel/Pool via REUTERS
The case could offer a preview of how the Supreme Court will view Trump's aggressive moves to remake government, including by removing heads of independent agencies.
Donald Trump, Daytona Beach, Florida. February 16, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
The U.S. State Department's Taiwan page last week removed a previous reference to not supporting Taiwan's independence.
A globe is seen in front of Chinese and Taiwanese flags in this illustration, August 6, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo The page also added a reference to Taiwan's cooperation with a Pentagon technology and semiconductor development project and says the U.S. will support Taiwan's membership in international organizations "where applicable."
WorldChina's military on Monday condemned the sailing of a Canadian warship in the Taiwan Strait, saying its air and naval forces had monitored and warned the ship, a mission that came just a few days after U.S. Navy ships made a similar mission.
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South Korea's data protection authority on Monday said new downloads of the Chinese AI app DeepSeek had been suspended in the country after DeepSeek acknowledged failing to take into account some of the agency's rules on protecting personal data.
The Deepseek logo is seen in this illustration taken on January 29, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Shares of Tencent were set to open up 6.6% on Monday after the company said its Weixin messaging app has launched beta testing with Deepseek as firms race to link up with China's rising artificial intelligence start-up.
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The Biden administration declined to clear them for export to Israel out of concern about the impact on densely populated areas of the Gaza Strip.
Rafah, Gaza Strip February 16, 2025. REUTERS/Hatem Khaled Marco Rubio said Iran is behind all destabilization in the region.
WorldPalestinian officials said Israel was also violating truce terms by blocking the entry of equipment to clear rubble and stopping patients from leaving for hospital treatment in Egypt.
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Once a sprawling bank spanning more than 100 countries, HSBC has spent the last decade slowly shrinking its global footprint and exiting low-return businesses.
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Joao Fonseca became the youngest Brazilian to win an ATP tournament on Sunday after the 18-year-old captured the Argentina Open title with a 6-4 7-6(1) win over home favourite Francisco Cerundolo.
Brazil's Joao Fonseca celebrates with the trophy after winning the final against Argentina's Francisco Cerundolo REUTERS/Matias Baglietto
