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  "title": "Rubio heads to Central Asia while other US officials hit foreign policy hot spots",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/rubio-heads-to-central-asia-while-other-us-officials-hit-foreign-15360406",
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  "published": "2026-10-18T05:46:27.000Z",
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  "summary": "By Gram Slattery and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON, Oct 18 (Reuters) - While the Iran war smolders, Saudi Arabia fights theHouthis and a new rift opens in US-Ukraine relations, Secretary of State Marco Rubio travels on Sunday to Uzbekistan, a nation far removed from the biggest US foreign policy challenges. The top US diplomat is scheduled to land in Samarkand on Sunday to meet with leaders from the…",
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        "title": "Rubio heads to Central Asia while other US officials hit foreign policy hot spots",
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