US politician Marco Rubio
Cubans face hyper-inflation, crumbling homes and social services, mass emigration, and now fuel shortages triggered by a Trump administration focused on regime change
In Munich, Rubio gave full voice to the new US doctrine of great power geopolitics
Marco Rubio praises Trump-friendly leaders of Hungary and Slovakia, while Warsaw wrestles with internal tensions over US ties
The world came to the Munich Security Conference over the weekend for an ideological showdown
‘Woke, decadent Europe not facing civilisational erasure,’ says European Union foreign policy chief
Shuttling between realpolitik slap and diplomatic tickle, US secretary of state urges end to ‘western malaise’
‘The UN has served us extremely well ... but reform is needed’ Minister for Foreign Affairs says at Munich Defence Conference
US secretary of state uses Munich speech to urge allies to dispense with ‘foolish’ policies in security, migration and climate
Postwar order ‘currently being destroyed’, says Merz as Macron says Europe will show ‘strength and tenacity’ to support Ukraine
Despite global disquiet and disorder, there is quiet confidence among some European representatives
A year on from JD Vance’s bombshell speech in Munich, European leaders are searching for a post-American future
Democrats in US are getting worked up about what Donald Trump might do in advance of November’s midterm elections
Negotiators will have to navigate Iran’s red line on discussing its missile programme to reach a deal
Ukrainian authorities confirm exchange has taken place after sides agreed to swap 157 prisoners of war each
Xi Jinping and Donald Trump had a friendly, two-hour phone call last night
US president has sought to restrict people from countries he and other officials cast as undesirable
Committee to examine ‘Europe’s threat to American speech and innovation’
The UN isn’t perfect but it does preserve the rules and principles that protect our freedoms through a system of state oversight
A fledgling club of autocrats, strongmen and monarchs is taking shape as the US president tries to recast the global order
French president hits back at Washington amid ongoing fallout of Greenland
Danes feel betrayed, bewildered and frightened by Trump’s threats to take over Greenland
‘I’m not saying anything is solved. It’s not solved,’ says Danish foreign minister
US president Donald Trump has vowed to take control of Arctic island ‘the easy way or the hard way’
‘Hardest part is still ahead of us,’ says Danish PM as Trump insists territory will be taken ‘easy way or the hard way’
Prime minister’s remarks came hours after Donald Trump reasserted his intention to take Greenland
Donald Trump threatens to acquire self-governing Danish territory ‘whether they like it or not’
Iranian rights group has documented 65 deaths including 50 protesters and 15 security personnel as of yesterday
US president makes clear in interview he will be the arbiter of any limits to his authority
Military seizure of island from longtime ally Denmark would send shockwaves through Nato
Marco Rubio says US president has asked aides for updated plan on acquiring the territory
Industry insiders have warned the process could take years — and cost tens of billions of dollars
Donald Trump has said the US will ‘run’ the South American country following capture of leader
More than 150 aircraft involved in one of most complex US operations in recent history
Trump’s first term in office was disturbing mostly for the things he said, but his second term has been alarming for things he has done. 2026 will be a crucial year
US state department accuses five Europeans of pressuring tech firms to censor or suppress American viewpoints
Close-up photographs serve as reminders of the power of the image and of magazine journalism
Worldview: Attempts by Donald Trump and Marco Rubio to turn back the clock typographically have strange historical resonances
Susie Wiles has spoken to Vanity Fair magazine in a series of 11 interviews that she has since dismissed as a ‘hit piece’
Adoption of sans-serif Calibri was ‘wasteful’ diversity move, US secretary of state tells diplomats
US president relives old battles and old glories on low-wattage return to the road in Pennsylvania
Countries accuse each other of shelling civilian areas leaving status of Trump-brokered July ceasefire unclear
Trump administration staff have ‘been in touch in varying degrees with the Russian side’, says Marco Rubio
US sanctions making normal life impossible for International Criminal Court officials who issued war crimes arrest warrants
He has been unambiguous in his instinct to exert pressure on Ukraine rather than Russia
Most politically sensitive elements left for Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskiy to discuss
Sergey Lavrov says he is ready to meet US secretary of state Marco Rubio to discuss the war
Danger that temporary border becomes permanent
Make-up of international stabilisation force still unclear
Trump administration excludes use of US troops in force aimed at securing 20-point plan for ending war
Washington is keeping Israel on a tight leash, doing everything it can to preserve the Gaza ceasefire
Knesset endorses preliminary reading of Bill to annex West Bank as far-right minister insults Saudi Arabia
Following Vice-President Vance’s trip, US envoy activity signals renewed pressure on Israel to maintain the truce
Moscow’s rejection of an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine appears to have put off summit, say diplomats
The most interesting thing about arguing for Trump as a deserving recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize is that it is not a contrary thing to suggest at all
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices
