Former U.S. senator from Florida Marco Rubio jumps into new role as secretary of state with flurry of phone calls, planned trip to Panama.

The new U.S. Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, has issued a stern warning to the Taliban, threatening to place a large bounty on their leaders. This statement came after Rubio claimed that the Taliban are holding more American hostages than reported.

Tensions between the U.S. and China have been rising for some time now, and Rubio's appointment has widely been seen as a sign that Trump plans to maintain a hard line on China during his second term. One of the most outspoken China hawks in Washington, Rubio has introduced several bills targeting the Chinese Communist Party.

Rubio had previously served in the Senate for several years and had many allies on Capitol Hill, among both Republicans and Democr

The new secretary of state took center stage in a diplomatic rift with Colombia over deportation flights, adding teeth to Trump's threats of sanctions.

European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed the Ukraine war, Iran and China on Tuesday in their first phone call since the Trump administration took office on Jan.

China's top diplomat held his first phone conversation with the new US secretary of state on Friday, days after Donald Trump's return to the White House brought more uncertainty to relations. Since then,

The Senate confirmed Senator Marco Rubio, Republican of Florida, on Monday as America’s 72nd secretary of state, putting a former political rival of President Trump at the helm of American diplomacy.

After taking the oath of office, Marco Rubio promised that every action taken by the State Department will be determined by the answers to three questions.

Vice President JD Vance has sworn in Marco Rubio as Secretary of State ... Rubio said Trump’s primary priority will be furthering the United States’ interests and that anything the government ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s order to pause nearly all foreign aid has halted funding to the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), an African HIV-prevention program launched by President George W. Bush in 2003 that has saved over 25 million lives.