Secretary of State Marco Rubio wants to bolster ties with Asia to counter Beijing’s power, but President Trump’s tariff threats have nations asking why they should align with Washington.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi Friday in his first trip to Asia since his appointment to the cabinet post. Rubio and Wang spoke for about an hour while at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Kuala Lumpur,

An imposter used an AI-generated voice to mimic Secretary of State Marco Rubio and contacted several foreign and US officials. The cable said at least three foreign ministers, a US governor, and a member of Congress were contacted,