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Topic: US Secretary of State

US suspends visas for foreign truckers after Indian driver kills 3 in Florida

US Secy of State Marco Rubio announces all visas for foreign commercial truck drivers is currently paused following the arrest of Harjinder Singh, who was involved in the accident.

US Secy of State Marco Rubio meets Wang Yi in Malaysia amid US-China trade tensions

Rubio's meeting with Yi comes amid escalating friction globally over President Trump’s tariffs offensive, with China warning the US against reinstating hefty levies on its goods next month.

US Secy of State Marco Rubio set to make Asia debut tour as Trump unveils hefty tariffs

According to the US State Department, the trip is scheduled from 8-12 July as a move to reaffirm Washington's commitment to the Indo-Pacific despite Trump's recent tariff threat.

US to start revoking visas for Chinese students says Secretary of State Marco Rubio

In a statement, Rubio said the department will also revise visa criteria to enhance scrutiny of all future visa applications from China and Hong Kong.

Echoing Trump & Musk’s stance, Marco Rubio skips South Africa G20 meet over ‘racist’ land law

Criticised by Trump, Musk and now Rubio, post-apartheid law allows expropriation of land under very narrow circumstances in a country where White minority owns lion’s share of farmland.

US Secy of State Marco Rubio says, won’t attend G20 in Johannesburg, ‘South Africa doing bad things’

Rubio cited concerns over SA's actions, including the expropriation of private property, says it is not in the US's interest to 'waste taxpayer money or coddle anti-Americanism'.

Israel rejects calls for ceasefire with Hezbollah. Escalation to make civilian return difficult, says US

On the sidelines of UN meet, US Secretary of State Blinken discussed with allies the proposal for a 21-day immediate ceasefire at the Israel-Lebanon border & further de-escalation in Gaza.

Antony Blinken says US-India partnership deepened, cooperation elevated through Quad

The Quad is a diplomatic network between Australia, India, Japan and the US. Blinken also said US partnerships in the Indo-Pacific have never been stronger.

US Secretary of State Blinken arrives in Delhi for India-US ministerial talks

The Indian side at the dialogue will be led by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to return to Israel, says Arab nations don’t want war to spread

Blinken will talk 'about the way forward' in Israel following several days of shuttle diplomacy between Arab states. Israel-Hamas conflict has raised concerns of a wider regional war.

On Camera

If fundamental right to property can be taken away, so can all the others: AG Mulgaokar

If this step even partially achieves its desired results, there will be so much dislocation in the country’s economic structure as to prove a national calamity, advocate AG Mulgaokar wrote in 1969.

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.