Jacarandas were brought to Mexico by Japanese immigrant Tatsugoro Matsumoto in the 1930s following a request from President Pascual Ortiz Rubio, who wanted cherry blossoms in Mexico City.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio sparred with CBS host Margaret Brennan over Vice President Vance’s speech in Munich. Rubio joined Brennan on “Face the Nation” on Sunday, where he was asked ...

Nahal Toosi is POLITICO’s senior foreign affairs correspondent. She has reported on war, genocide and political chaos in a career that has taken her around the world. Her reported column ...

When Marco Rubio testified during his confirmation to become secretary of state, he said that one of the things that frustrated him the most about the U.S. Agency for International Development was ...

A plane carrying Secretary of State Marco Rubio bound for Munich, Germany, was forced to return to Maryland late Thursday night due to a "mechanical issue," officials said. State Department ...

President Donald Trump’s prowess as a negotiator will help determine if Russian President Vladimir Putin is serious about negotiations to end the war in Ukraine, Secretary of State Marco Rubio ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a meeting Monday with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh. The State Department issued a statement on Rubio’s meeting with the Saudi crown prince ...

Feb. 16 (UPI) --U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, meeting in Israel on Sunday, declared the two nations' mutual interest in releasing remaining ...

Scholars of international law say President Trump’s vision for American control of a Gaza without Palestinians would be ethnic cleansing and a war crime. By Edward Wong and Isabel Kershner ...

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio began his first tour of the Middle East since becoming the US top diplomat with a visit to Israel. Rubio met with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on ...

Rubio is now back en route to Munich on a smaller aircraft. Secretary of State Marco Rubio's plane experienced a mechanical issue while en route to Munich, Germany, on Thursday, according to a ...

1:39 Hamas releases 3 hostages amid uncertainty over ceasefire deal Rubio met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the start of a regional tour, where he is likely to face pushback ...