US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington would intensify economic pressure against Iran. (AFP)

Marco Rubio says US remains open to peace deal with Iran, calls Tehran’s conditions ‘absurd’

US secretary of state Marco Rubio on Tuesday said the Trump administration remained open to a peace deal with Iran, but called some of Tehran’s demands “absurd” and indicated that Washington would intensify its economic pressure campaign against the Islamic Republic. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington would intensify economic pressure against Iran….

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United States secretary of state Marco Rubio. (Reuters via AP)

Rubio calls Russia-Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi ‘very productive’, says goal is to include Europe

United States secretary of state Marco Rubio on Tuesday described the Russia-Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi as “very productive”, adding that Washington hopes to eventually expand the negotiations to include European countries in a trilateral format. United States secretary of state Marco Rubio. (Reuters via AP) “We think the trilateral (format) should eventually include our…

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Elon Musk listens as President Donald Trump speaks during an event at the U.S. Institute of Peace, October 8, 2026, in Washington. | AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File

Elon Musk Says Ukraine Violated Starlink Terms With Drone Strikes

Amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, Elon Musk said Kyiv violated the terms of SpaceX’s commercial Starlink service by using it for offensive drone strikes, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Starlink and Starshield operations had been restored to the speeds available before recent restrictions were imposed. “Using Starlink, a civilian commercial service, for offensive drone…

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