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The Latest: Trumps announces a 3-day Russia-Ukraine ceasefire
President Donald Trump says the leaders of Russia and Ukraine have agreed to his request for a three-day ceasefire and an exchange of prisoners
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The Latest: Rubio meets with Italian leaders on Day 2 of US fence-mending visit
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said he told U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio that Europe needs the United States, and vice versa, as America’s top diplomat wrapped up two days of fence-mending talks in Italy and the Vatican following weeks of tensions over the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran
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The Latest: GOP lawmakers pass House map carving up majority-Black district in Tennessee
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed “efforts to achieve a durable peace in the Middle East” in talks at the Vatican aimed at easing tensions following U.S. President Donald Trump’s criticisms of Pope Leo XIV
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Italy tells Rubio that Europe needs America and vice versa on Day 2 of US fence-mending visit
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has told U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio that Europe needs the United States, and vice versa
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The Latest: US military says it intercepted Iranian attacks on 3 Navy ships in Strait of Hormuz
The U_S_ military said Thursday that it intercepted Iranian attacks on three Navy ships in the Strait of Hormuz and “targeted Iranian military facilities responsible for attacking U_S_ forces.”
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Rubio presses Europe on Iran action as he seeks to mend ties with Italy and Vatican
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has urged European allies to move beyond rhetoric and take concrete action against Iran, even as he sought to repair strained ties with Italy and the Vatican
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Meloni meets Rubio as Iran war strains Italy-US ties
By Crispian Balmer ROME, May 8 (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni met U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday at a moment of unusual strain between her government and President Donald Trump's administration, driven largely by the war with Iran.
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Rubio set to meet Italy's Meloni as both sides seek to ease frictions over Iran war
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to meet Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni to ease tensions over the war with Iran
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Rubio faces challenge in Pope Leo meeting after Trump's criticism over Iran
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is heading to the Vatican and Italy on a fence-mending visit after President Donald Trump’s broadsides against Pope Leo XIV and the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran have alienated those allies
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The Latest: Trump says he has paused effort to guide vessels from the Strait of Hormuz
President Donald Trump says he has paused the effort to guide vessels from the Strait of Hormuz to finalize a deal with Iran to end the war
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China's top envoy meets with Iran's in Beijing as Trump pauses US effort in the Strait
President Donald Trump says he is pausing the U.S. effort to guide stranded vessels out of the Strait of Hormuz to allow time for a deal to end the Iran war, but that the American forces’ blockade of Iranian ports would remain in place
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China's top envoy meets with Iran's in Beijing
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, in Beijing on Wednesday, the official Xinhua news agency reported, without providing further details
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