Marco Rubio

Pakistan and India began trading blows after twenty-six people were killed when terrorists opened fire at tourists in India's Jammu and Kashmir territory.

In Washington, the White House said US Secretary of State Marco Rubio was in constant contact with the leaders of both countries.

Students with as little as a dismissed traffic violation have found themselves with revoked student visas.

Omani mediators said it was a small technical issue, Iran said new negotiations would soon be announced, and Washington acted as if nothing had been scheduled or canceled without explanation.

State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said that America's methodology for the talks "will change in that we will not be the mediators."

Marco Rubio said Iran must stop enrichment, missile development, and terrorism support, and allow US inspectors. Nuclear talks were postponed amid major US-Iran disagreements.

Both jobs in the hands of one person are not only unconventional but borderline unworkable. The responsibilities of these two roles often conflict.

Louis Bono, a senior foreign service officer, wrote to staff on Friday that Brendan Hanrahan would be taking over the role.

The secretary of state emphasized that peace with the Islamic Republic was still a ways off, but that the US was committed to preventing the spread of a wider conflict in the Middle East.

“This approach will empower the Department from the ground up, from the bureaus to the embassies,” Rubio said.