The involuntary staff reductions include 1,107 civil service and 246 foreign service employees, according to a notice sent to employees Friday morning.

In a letter to Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, Mr. Trump said that Mexico was not doing enough to curb the flow of fentanyl into the United States and cited that as the reason for the tariffs. Mr. Trump added that Mexican companies were welcome to manufacture their products in the United States to avoid the tariffs.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio met counterparts in Southeast Asia during his first visit to the region since taking office.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, on the sidelines of an ASEAN meeting. The United States and China disagree on various issues, including trade, Taiwan and Russia's war in Ukraine.

The U.S. secretary of state met with his Russian counterpart on the sidelines of a gathering of Southeast Asian nations, where he also defended new U.S. tariff threats.

In connection with the departmental reorganization … the department is streamlining domestic operations to focus on diplomatic priorities.”

There is a possiblity that the President of the United States, Donald Trump, will attend the 47th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur this October, according to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. He said discussions on the matter were underway to finalise the date for the ASEAN-US Special Summit,

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Kuala Lumpur amid escalating trade tensions.

The foreign affairs chiefs of the Philippines, Japan and the United States have voiced opposition to unilateral attempts to change the status quo by force or coercion in maritime areas. Foreign Affairs Secretary Theresa Lazaro,