Rubio heads to Central Asia as some wonder if he's keeping the most pressing matters at a distance

Japan Today18 October 2026, 06:12 UTCUzbekistan

For the 31st time as secretary of state, Marco Rubio has left on a trip abroad, flying to Uzbekistan and later India amid rumblings that America's top diplomat…

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