Tag: Marco Rubio

• Wednesday, April 1st 2026 - 02:07 UTC

  Machado meets Rubio in Washington, says her return to Venezuela is near

  

  Venezuelan opposition leader and 2025 Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado met Tuesday with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the State Department in Washington. It was the second meeting between the two since the U.S. military operation that captured Nicolás Maduro in Caracas on January 3.

• Friday, March 6th 2026 - 04:24 UTC

  US and Venezuela restore diplomatic and consular ties after seven-year rupture

  

  The United States and Venezuela’s interim authorities have agreed to restore diplomatic and consular relations, in a formal shift that ends a rupture dating back to 2019 and deepens the bilateral thaw that began after Nicolás Maduro was captured by U.S. forces in January. The announcement was made on Thursday by the State Department.

• Friday, February 27th 2026 - 19:04 UTC

  Trump floats a “friendly takeover” of Cuba, says talks are under way with Havana

  

  U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that his administration is holding talks with Cuba and suggested the process could lead to a potential “friendly takeover” of the island, portraying Havana as facing acute economic and supply strains.

• Thursday, February 26th 2026 - 13:14 UTC

  Cuba says it foiled ‘terrorist’ infiltration after shootout with Florida-registered speedboat

  

  Cuba said on Thursday that a civilian speedboat departing from the United States was attempting “an infiltration for terrorist purposes” when it was intercepted in Cuban territorial waters, in an incident that left four people dead and six wounded among the boat’s occupants, as well as one injured Cuban officer.

• Thursday, February 26th 2026 - 06:53 UTC

  Cuba says four killed on Florida-registered speedboat after shootout in territorial waters

  

  February 25, 2026. Cuba said its border guard forces killed four people and wounded six others during an exchange of fire with a civilian speedboat registered in Florida that, according to Havana, entered Cuban territorial waters and failed to comply with an order to stop.

• Wednesday, February 18th 2026 - 12:04 UTC

  Marco Rubio holds discreet contacts with Raúl Castro’s grandson, Axios reports

  

  U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has held discreet talks with Raúl Guillermo Rodríguez Castro, the grandson and caretaker of former Cuban leader Raúl Castro, bypassing official Cuban government channels, Axios reported, citing sources familiar with the outreach.

• Wednesday, January 28th 2026 - 22:38 UTC

  Marco Rubio: “Our relationship with Delcy Rodríguez's government is productive and respectful”

  

  U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday that Washington is not considering “any military action” in Venezuela, as he testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to outline the Trump administration’s strategy following the capture of former president Nicolás Maduro earlier this month.

• Wednesday, January 28th 2026 - 08:56 UTC

  Marco Rubio says U.S. may use force again in Venezuela if Delcy Rodríguez “does not cooperate”

  

  U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will tell the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday that Washington is prepared to “use force” again in Venezuela if it determines that acting president Delcy Rodríguez is not cooperating “to the level” expected by President Donald Trump’s administration, according to a draft of his prepared remarks cited by media.

• Thursday, January 8th 2026 - 10:29 UTC

  Rubio outlines three-phase plan for Venezuela's recovery

  

  US Secretary of State Marco Rubio described on Wednesday before his country's Senate the President Donald Trump administration's three-phase plan for Venezuela’s political and economic future.

• Thursday, January 8th 2026 - 10:14 UTC

  Trump orders US out of 66 “wasteful” international organizations

  

  US President Donald Trump signed a memorandum on Wednesday directing the United States to withdraw from 66 international organizations. The White House characterized the targeted entities as “redundant,” “wasteful,” or “hostile to American sovereignty.”