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UK foreign minister to meet Rubio amid tensions over joint air base - Reuters

UK foreign minister to meet Rubio amid tensions over joint air base - Reuters

UK foreign minister to meet Rubio amid tensions over joint air base Reuters

February 20, 2026 at 11:35 AM Original source
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Reutersvia rss

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Al-Monitorvia ai 2 quotes 1 person

Yvette Cooper, the UK's Foreign Secretary, is scheduled to meet U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington to address defense and security concerns, following President Donald Trump's renewed criticism of the UK's sovereignty transfer over the Chagos Islands, which hosts a U.S.-UK air base.

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Evening Standardvia ai 1 quote 1 person

UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper is set to meet U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington to discuss defense and security issues, following President Donald Trump's renewed criticism of the UK's sovereignty transfer over the Chagos Islands, which hosts a U.S.-UK air base.

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Yahoo News UKvia ai 1 quote 1 person

Britain's Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper is scheduled to meet U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington to discuss defense and security issues, following President Donald Trump's renewed criticism of the UK's sovereignty transfer over the Chagos Islands, which hosts a U.S.-UK air base.

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Sky Newsvia ai 2 quotes 2 persons

UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper is set to meet U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington to discuss defense and security issues, following President Donald Trump's renewed criticism of the UK's sovereignty transfer over the Chagos Islands, which hosts a U.S.-UK air base.

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AOLvia ai

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper is set to meet U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington to discuss the UK's sovereignty transfer over the Chagos Islands, following President Donald Trump's renewed criticism of the deal, which affects a U.S.-UK air base on Diego Garcia.

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Asharq Al Awsatvia ai 1 quote 1 person

British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper will meet U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to discuss defense and security issues, as President Donald Trump criticizes the UK's sovereignty transfer over the Chagos Islands, home to a U.S.-UK air base.

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The Jerusalem Postvia ai 1 quote 1 person

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to meet with British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper following President Donald Trump's renewed criticism of the UK's sovereignty transfer over the Chagos Islands, which hosts a U.S.-UK air base.

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Reutersvia ai

Britain's Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper is set to meet U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington to discuss defense and security issues, following President Donald Trump's renewed criticism of the UK's sovereignty transfer over the Chagos Islands, which hosts a U.S.-UK air base.

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Express & Starvia ai 2 quotes 1 person

Yvette Cooper, Britain's Foreign Secretary, is scheduled to meet U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington to discuss the UK's sovereignty transfer over the Chagos Islands, following President Donald Trump's renewed criticism of the deal, which impacts a U.S.-UK air base on Diego Garcia.

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