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13 stories from Planck Standard. Latest: September 16, 2026.
The State Department has already admitted more than 7,700 white Afrikaners as refugees while shutting the program to almost everyone else. South Africa's foreign minister blamed 'fringe groups' for misrepresenting the country's laws to Washington.
The State Department raised the bounty on Juan Carlos Valencia González fivefold and announced $102 million in total rewards for leaders of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, six months after Mexican troops killed his stepfather.
The State Department pulled Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti's credentials after Brazil declined to approve Daniel Perez, the speaker of Florida's House and a Rubio ally, as the next U.S. ambassador — two months before a presidential election.
Grenada, Japan, Indonesia, Cameroon and Winnipeg are all losing U.S. missions in a downsizing that is not tied to any war, coup or rupture in relations.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and White House adviser Stephen Miller urged diplomats to help build a global counterterrorism push against the left, and Rubio announced new visa restrictions — as some allies quietly recoiled.
The duties, taking effect July 22 under Section 301, follow a yearlong probe into Brazil's digital-trade, ethanol and deforestation policies, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio blaming President Lula for refusing to 'negotiate in good faith.'
Months after U.S. forces seized Nicolás Maduro, the secretary of state is said to control Venezuela's finances, oil and cabinet appointments — directing its acting president by text message.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the agreement after four days of talks in Washington, though Hezbollah was not a party and the truce hinges on the group laying down its arms.
WatchIn back-to-back hearings, the secretary of state told lawmakers Iran has agreed to discuss aspects of its nuclear work it long refused to address, even as Democrats pressed him over strikes launched without congressional approval.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio traveled to New Delhi to explain President Trump's aggressive trade and immigration policies affecting Indians in the United States.
Iran's foreign minister accused Washington of undermining diplomacy while Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. expected to hear from Tehran on Friday.
DOJ moves the same day to drop the 2022 charges against Trump's longtime adviser, in an unprecedented executive-branch reversal of a completed conviction.
Vice President J.D. Vance topped the Conservative Political Action Conference poll, while Senator Marco Rubio gained momentum among MAGA faithful as organizers dismissed narratives of Republican division.