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

A local news story from the U.S., reported by PBS NewsHour.

Local News · the U.S. · October 18, 2026

From PBS NewsHour

This tour is intended to promote U.S. economic and security ties with Central and South Asia. But it has only tangential links to the Trump administration's current main foreign policy dilemmas in the Middle East and with the Russia-Ukraine war.

Reported by PBS NewsHour, October 18, 2026. Read the full story at PBS NewsHour →

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