The U.S. Secretary of State wants to bolster defense ties in the Indo-Pacific, while distrust of Trump’s commitments to the region, particularly on economic issues, runs deep.

The Washington Post reported Tuesday that an unknown individual used AI to pose as Secretary of State Marco Rubio and contact "at least five government officials, including three foreign ministers, a US governor,

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is wrapping his up his second and final day at a Southeast Asian security conference with a high-stakes meeting with his Chinese counterpart as tensions grow over issues from trade to security and China's support for Russia's war in Ukraine.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Malaysia Thursday at a meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. The two discussed the Russia-Ukraine war.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is to meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday, as Moscow's bombardment of Ukraine continues. The talks in the Malaysian capital are to take place on the sidelines of a foreign ministers' meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).