Marco Rubio
72nd United States Secretary of State since 2025
Photo: U.S. Department of State, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
- 13h ago
US senators demand probe into Starshield throttling that hit Ukraine's drones
Nine members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, four of them Republicans, want the Pentagon's inspector general to establish whether US officials approved the Starshield speed limit in Ukraine or knew about it in advance.
- yesterday
Trump removes special envoy Paolo Zampolli after months-long email feud with deputy secretary Landau
The State Department's special envoy for global partnerships was notified on Thursday, 15 October, hours after Politico reported his dispute with Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau. An official said his assignment was revoked and that he is no longer a government employee.
- yesterday
New Democracy leads MARC poll at 30.4%, 14.6 points ahead of ELAS
New Democracy remains first in the MARC vote estimate for ANT1 at 30.4%, but 62.7% rate the government negatively. ELAS holds second place at 15.8% and PASOK is third at 12.4%.
- 2d ago
Illinois man charged over plot to attack Aurora Hindu temple, police say
Police say Alexandros Paporakis, 19, drove into a Hindu temple's parking lot in Aurora on Sunday, 11 October, then left. He later told co-workers his rifle had jammed, and he was arrested that day after a tip.
- 2d ago
Bukele proposes conditional early release for about half of gang-collaboration prisoners
Nayib Bukele said on Tuesday, 13 October, that a plan could free roughly half of El Salvador's jailed gang collaborators on conditional release. Rights groups say innocent people are among the more than 92,000 detained under the state of exception.
- 2d ago
Nexans seeks approval for Abeille Marengo to survey Greece-Cyprus cable route
Nexans has asked Greek authorities to let the French-flagged vessel Abeille Marengo carry out seabed surveys for the Great Sea Interconnector. The ship was reported to be in Naples, and a decision on the request is expected in about 15 days.
- 3d ago
New Democracy leads Opinion Poll survey at 30.3%, 14.4 points ahead of Tsipras's ELAS
An Opinion Poll survey for Action 24, conducted 7 to 12 October, puts New Democracy at 30.3% in vote estimate, with no single-party majority in the projected seat split. Cost of living is the top concern for 59% of respondents.
- 4d ago
EU opts for dialogue over hard response to US sanctions on the ICC
Washington has added the International Criminal Court to its sanctions list, with the measures taking effect in April 2027. EU foreign ministers meeting in Luxembourg chose diplomacy, keeping a blocking statute in reserve.
- 4d ago
China sanctions Paraguay and Belize ministers over Taiwan ties, US objects
China sanctioned Paraguay's communications minister and Belize's foreign minister on Monday, 12 October, over their support for diplomatic ties with Taiwan. The US State Department said it opposes Chinese coercion of countries in the Western Hemisphere.
- 4d ago
Kimberly Guilfoyle out as US ambassador to Greece amid reports of an unpaid bill and a watchdog probe
The White House asked Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign on Tuesday, 13 October 2026, and she has since accepted. Press reports cite a $100,000 debt request to a Trump donor, an unpaid dinner bill and a State Department inspector general inquiry, and she denies wrongdoing.
- 4d ago
Navi Pillay defends international justice after Nobel Peace Prize amid US criticism
Navi Pillay, 85, won the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, announced on 9 October in Oslo. Hours after the announcement, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio unveiled sweeping new sanctions on the International Criminal Court, where she once sat as a judge.
- Oct 9
US sanctions the International Criminal Court hours after Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize
Washington's measures would ban transactions with the court, and the EU, Belgium, the Netherlands and Switzerland have pledged to help it withstand them. The sanctions take effect only after a six-month delay.
- Oct 9
Greece rejects summoning US ambassador Guilfoyle over WSJ threat report
Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis told parliament no threat was ever raised, while Democrats in Washington gave Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle until 22 October to produce financial records.
- Oct 9
Poles divided on Nawrocki meeting Putin at Miami G20 summit, 63.5% say he should not
Marco Rubio says Vladimir Putin has also been invited to the 14-15 December G20 summit in Miami, where Poland will be represented by President Karol Nawrocki. An IBRiS poll for Rzeczpospolita found 63.5% of respondents think the two should not meet.
- Oct 9
Tsipras accuses PASOK of sparing Mitsotakis, PASOK says ELAS aims to divide the left
ELAS leader Alexis Tsipras told Parapolitika radio that PASOK is caught between him and New Democracy, and PASOK answered with four questions on pensions, taxes and universities.
- Oct 8
Kimberly Guilfoyle sought $100,000 from Trump donor before Senate hearing, texts show
Vice President JD Vance said he does not like anyone selling access to government officials after a Wall Street Journal report on texts sent by the U.S. ambassador to Greece.
- Oct 8
US sanctions the International Criminal Court after Navi Pillay wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize
Washington announced sanctions against the International Criminal Court as an institution hours after Navi Pillay, a former ICC judge, was named 2026 Nobel Peace Prize laureate. Trump criticized the committee's choice.
- Oct 8
Mitsotakis promises fishermen more aid and asks for single-party majority in Chalkidiki
Speaking in Arnaia on Thursday 8 October 2026, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told fishermen he would handle their demands personally and become more specific within days. In the same visit he asked voters for a single-party majority ahead of the 2027 elections.
- Oct 8
Marco Rubio promotes F-35 fighters and defends Azores base in Lisbon talks
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Portuguese Prime Minister Luís Montenegro and Foreign Minister Paulo Rangel on Thursday, pushing for F-35 jet sales and addressing military operations at Lajes Field.
- Oct 8
Marco Rubio warns Ukraine war stalemate risks sabotage campaigns in NATO countries
Speaking in Lisbon, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the war in Ukraine has reached a dangerous impasse that could spread to neighbouring alliance members, ahead of bilateral talks with Ukrainian negotiators in Washington.
