U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will skip a meeting of foreign ministers from the leading rich and developing nations, known as the Group of 20, that starts on Thursday.

Analysts say US boycott could benefit other big powers, such as Russia and China, whose foreign ministers will be attending

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has decided to skip the upcoming G20 foreign ministers’ meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa, marking the first major international gathering he’ll miss since taking office last month.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed the Gaza Strip, Syria, Lebanon and the Red Sea, the site of attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Russian officials in Saudi Arabia to discuss a potential peace deal in the war in Ukraine. President Zelenskyy said that Ukraine was not involved in the talks and that Kyiv would not accept any decisions made by the U.