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Trump signs executive order paving way for states to be designated sponsors of wrongful detention

Trump's new order order is intended to deter offending nations from engaging in ‘hostage diplomacy'.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with the media in the Oval Office, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 5, 2025.
THIS MONTH is shaping up to be more consequential than most for the Jewish state, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is calibrating not only what steps Israel might take, but when to take them.

Annexation, Gaza, and the UNGA: Israel faces a month of fateful choices

 US Secretary of State Marco Rubio takes part in a media briefing during the 58th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' meeting and related meetings at the Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on July 10, 2025.

US says it is restricting visas of some Central American nationals over China ties

 U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends an event at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 16, 2025.

Rubio: Palestinian state recognition will create more problems, the US has warned


US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to visit Israel in two weeks

Rubio previously visited Israel in February, marking his first trip to the Middle East.

 U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends an event at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 16, 2025.

Palestinian Authority VP requests US to reverse UNGA ban on Abbas in letter to Rubio

Al-Sheikh's letter, which was dated August 30, said that Abbas "categorically condemned violence and terrorism, including the attacks of October 7" in a June 8 letter to Trump.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the 79th United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters in New York, US, September 26, 2024

US decision to revoke Palestinian visas contradicts int'l law, Mahmoud Abbas says

A source in the US State Department said that, in addition to Abbas, the US has denied visas to 80 other officials from the PA.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the 79th United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters in New York, US, September 26, 2024

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UN peacekeepers (UNIFIL) vehicles ride along a street in Marjaayoun, Southern Lebanon January 20, 2025.

'There will not be a Palestinian state,' Sa'ar says after meeting with Marco Rubio

Sa'ar and Rubio met on Wednesday to discuss the Israel-Hamas War and plans for the Gaza Strip.

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar met with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on August 28, 2025.

Sa'ar departs for state visit to US, to meet counterpart Rubio, Jewish leaders

This will mark the second official meeting between Sa'ar and Rubio, following the latter's February visit to Israel.

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar (R) and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (L) during a meeting in February; illustrative.

Pro-Palestinian Detroit conference speakers under scrutiny as US places them on visa watch

Event organizers said that they rejected attempts by pro-Israel figures and media to "smear and silence" the conference and would not "cower in the face of their attacks."

Pro-Palestinian protestors hold up signs and banners along the parade route of the annual Labor Day Parade in Detroit, Michigan, US, September 2, 2024.

State Dept. fires press officer for disputes with Trump admin. over Gaza policies - report

Top press officer for Israeli-Palestinian affairs Shahed Ghoreishi had several disputes with senior State Department officials, including over Gaza evacuation plans, Washington Post reported.

 An illustrative image of US President Donald Trump superimposed over displaced Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

Turkey, US discuss support for stability in Syria, Iran nuclear program, ceasefire efforts in Gaza

Fidan and Rubio spoke on ceasefire efforts in Gaza, a Turkish Foreign Ministry source said, adding Fidan had called for an immediate truce in Gaza and unhindered access to humanitarian aid.

 U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends an event at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 16, 2025.

US charity says halt in visitor visas for Gazans will harm wounded kids

This follows the State Department halting all visas as it holds "a full and thorough" review following far Right conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer claiming that Palestinian refugees were entering US.

A group welcomes wounded Palestinians arriving in Washington for medical treatment in a humanitarian mission organized by HEAL Palestine, August 9, 2025; illustrative.

Trump hoping to achieve halt to Ukraine fighting in Putin talks, Rubio says

"There'll have to be some conversation about ... territorial disputes and claims, and what they're fighting over," Rubio told reporters at the State Department"

 U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends an event at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 16, 2025.