INTERNACIONAL
Exclusive: Rubio says US-Israel alliance remains firm as he heads to Qatar amid backlash over Doha strikes

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!
JERUSALEM: Secretary of State Marco Rubio insists the U.S. relationship with Israel remains unchanged, despite the blowback over Israel’s strike targeting Hamas negotiators in Qatar last week.
«We’re going to continue to be strong allies and partners,» Rubio vowed in an exclusive and wide-ranging interview with Fox News in Jerusalem. «As the president said, he wasn’t happy with the way things went down. That doesn’t mean we’re going [to] stop being their partner and their ally.»
Rubio told Fox News he is now heading to Doha on Tuesday where he’ll urge Qatar to continue playing a «constructive role» in ending the war in Gaza and securing the release of hostages still being held by Hamas.
RUBIO SAYS VISA HOLDERS SHOULD BE DEPORTED IF THEY CELEBRATE CHARLIE KIRK’S KILLING
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his wife Jeanette Dousdebes arrive at Ben Gurion International Airport, near Lod, Israel, Sunday Sept. 14, 2025. (Nathan Howard/Pool Photo via AP)
«We’re visiting again with them very shortly here in the next day as well,» Rubio said. «We understand they’re upset about it. We understand the Israeli position on it. Irrespective of that, we still have hostages that we want released. We still have a Hamas that needs to be defeated or eradicated or removed so that we can get to the peace that everybody says they want.»
Rubio’s trip to Qatar, a major non-NATO ally, comes just a day after the country hosted an Arab-Islamic summit over Israel’s strike. A draft resolution from the summit blames Israel for «threatening the prospects of peace and coexistence in the region.»
«We’re trying to get everybody to stay focused on what happens moving forward, not just only focus on what’s already happened with what happened last week in Doha,» Rubio told Fox News. «We want everybody focused on [what] comes next, because we still have these problems we have to solve.»

Smoke is seen billowing after explosions in Doha’s capital of Qatar on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025. (Jacqueline Penny/AFPTV/AFP via Getty Images)
Rubio refused to say whether the United States supports Israel’s plans to move forward with annexation in parts of the West Bank, but blamed countries for forcing Israel’s hand for saying they would recognize a Palestinian state.
«We warned it would force Israel to now do things in reaction to that, and I think part of this conversation about annexation is in response to what’s been coming out of Europe and Canada and other countries with this Palestinian statehood move, which is largely symbolic, but yet has these real-world implications in terms of making it harder to achieve peace.»
TRUMP DEMANDS NATO ALLIES HALT RUSSIAN OIL PURCHASES BEFORE NEW US SANCTIONS

US President Donald Trump greets Russian President Vladimir Putin on the tarmac after they arrived at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15, 2025. Putin is in Alaska at the invitation of Trump in his first visit to a Western country since he ordered the 2022 invasion of Ukraine that has killed tens of thousands of people. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)
Rubio denied Russian President Vladimir Putin was «emboldened» by his summit with President Trump last month, despite recent Russian drone incursions in both Poland and Romania.
«This is an example of why this war, the President thinks, needs to end. Wars generally will escalate. They’ll actually get worse, not better,» Rubio told Fox News. «Understand that these drone operations are far from the front lines. They have no impact on the front lines. They’re designed largely to weaken one another, and Ukraine is conducting strikes in Russia as well, and it’s one of the reasons why the President has said he wants this war to end.»
Rubio also took issue with claims the United States «put a bounty» on Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro’s head after announcing last month a $50 million reward for information leading to his arrest.

Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro leads the celebration of the 22nd anniversary of late President Hugo Chavez’s return to power after a failed coup attempt in 2002, in Caracas, Venezuela April 13, 2024. (Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/Reuters//File Photo)
«Nicolas Maduro was indicted by the Southern District of New York. A grand jury returned an indictment. They read the evidence, they saw the evidence, they returned an indictment, not just against him personally, but against a network of people in that country who use the apparatus of what they claim to be of government to conduct drug trafficking operations against the United States,» Rubio said.
«He’s not the president of Venezuela, that’s the title he’s given himself,» he added. «What he is, is someone who’s empowered himself of some of the instruments of government, and they’re using that to operate a drug cartel from Venezuelan territory,» he added.
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
«When you traffic drugs into the United States, you’re meddling into the internal affairs of America, when you are pushing drugs towards the United States of America, you are a direct threat to the national security and the national interest of the United States. And that’s what we’re addressing here.»
marco rubio,israel,conflicts,middle east,venezuelan political crisis,vladimir putin
INTERNACIONAL
Hamas releases coffin of dead hostage to Red Cross, IDF confirms

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!
A coffin of a deceased hostage has been transferred from Hamas to the Red Cross, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Monday.
The coffin is being transferred into Red Cross’ custody and is on the way to Israeli troops in Gaza, according to the IDF.
«Hamas is required to uphold the agreement and take the necessary steps to return all the hostages,» the IDF said on X.
Earlier on Monday, it was announced that the remains of Nepali student Bipin Joshi, who was held hostage in Gaza, were being flown from Israel to his hometown of Bhimdattanagar.
US MILITARY TO OVERSEE NEXT PHASE OF PEACE DEAL FROM COORDINATION BASE IN ISRAEL
A Nepal Army personnel pays his last respects to the coffin of Bipin Joshi, a deceased Nepali student who was killed while being held hostage in Gaza, at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu on October 20, 2025, days after it was returned from Hamas captivity under a Gaza ceasefire and hostage exchange deal. ( Prakash Mathema/AFP)
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
Hamas has now handed over the remains of nearly half of the 28 dead hostages in Gaza, a key step in the week-old ceasefire process meant to end two years of war.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
This is a developing story. Check back here for updates.
middle east,israel,world,wars
INTERNACIONAL
Las cintas kinesiológicas, ¿ayudan al entrenamiento?

Durante la temporada de maratones, es probable que veas a muchos atletas luciendo la colorida cinta flexible, a menudo conocida como KT Tape debido a la popular marca, mientras corren y hacen entrenamiento combinado.
Las tiras elásticas, que están diseñadas para moverse con tu cuerpo como una especie de segunda piel, tienen la reputación de ayudar a los atletas cotidianos a controlar el dolor, prevenir lesiones y mejorar el rendimiento. Ahora hay decenas de versiones de la cinta en el mercado, con diferentes grados de adherencia, elasticidad y resistencia al agua. Algunas incluso llevan ingredientes especiales, como mentol o cobre.
Leé también: Telerrehabilitación: una guía práctica establece pautas que revolucionan la fisiología a distancia
Pero ¿realmente hace algo la cinta? La respuesta es más compleja de lo que pensaron en algún momento los científicos del deporte. Esto es lo que hay que saber.
Puede que la cinta kinesiológica no impacte directamente a tus músculos
La cinta kinesiológica la inventó un quiropráctico japonés en la década de 1970, como alternativa a la cinta ortopédica, que era más rígida y limitaba la movilidad de sus pacientes. Pero no fue hasta los Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 2008, cuando algunos atletas de élite utilizaron la cinta durante las competencias, que se convirtió en una herramienta de uso generalizado para mejorar el estado físico.
Por aquel entonces, los expertos en medicina deportiva teorizaron que la cinta podría mejorar la función muscular al levantar la piel y otros tejidos de tal forma que mejora el flujo sanguíneo, promueve el drenaje linfático y, en general, anima a los músculos a trabajar de una manera más óptima, dijo Christopher DaPrato, fisioterapeuta de la Universidad de California en San Francisco, quien trabaja con atletas de élite. Las cintas kinesiológicas despiertan polémica por su utilidad (Eric Helgas para The New York Times)
“Cuando la cinta entró en escena, se dio un gran impulso a sus efectos mecánicos”, dijo DaPrato. Pero las investigaciones han encontrado pocas pruebas de que la cinta funcione de este modo, dijo.
Los beneficios pueden ser neurológicos y psicológicos
De todas maneras, muchos atletas afirman sentirse mejor cuando tienen puesta la cinta, sobre todo si la aplican cerca de zonas que les duelen o les producen tensión.
Las investigaciones sugieren ahora que la cinta puede tener beneficios neurológicos y psicológicos. En particular, algunos estudios han descubierto que, en determinadas circunstancias, la cinta puede ayudar a mejorar la propiocepción, término científico que designa la conciencia corporal. Por ejemplo, si tienes la cinta en el tobillo, puedes ser más consciente de la forma en que tu pie golpea el suelo cuando trotas. Una mejor propiocepción está relacionada con un mejor equilibrio y coordinación.
Algunos expertos tienen la teoría de que la cinta actúa ejerciendo presión sobre la capa de tejido que hay justo debajo de la piel, que contiene receptores y terminaciones nerviosas relacionadas con la propiocepción. Se cree que esta presión “amplifica la señal” entre el lugar donde se aplica la cinta y el cerebro, dijo Shashank Ghai, profesor titular asociado de la Universidad de Karlstad en Suecia, quien ha estudiado la cinta kinesiológica. Sin embargo, advierte que el efecto de la cinta en la propiocepción parece ser moderado, y no todos los estudios han demostrado una relación. “No puedes esperar resultados magníficos”, dijo.
Algunos estudios sugieren también que la cinta puede ayudar a disminuir la percepción del dolor, dijo Fatemeh Dehghan Chenijani, doctoranda en kinesiología de la Universidad Estatal de Wayne y autora principal de un estudio de revisión de 2024 sobre el vendaje kinesiológico en el deporte. Pero también en este caso la evidencia sigue siendo muy desigual.
Una teoría que se ha mantenido constante en las investigaciones es que para muchos atletas, los beneficios de la cinta kinesiológica son psicológicos, o efectos placebo.
Aplicar cinta sobre un músculo débil, o una zona propensa a lesionarse, puede dar a los atletas una sensación de seguridad durante su entrenamiento o competición, dijeron los expertos.
“Hace que tu cerebro se sienta mejor”, dijo DaPrato, por lo que “puede darte un poco más de confianza y reducir parte del miedo y la evitación o la ansiedad que puedas tener en torno a una zona que no se siente tan bien”.
Esta confianza puede ayudarte a entrenar más intensamente o a moverte con más fluidez, añadió.
Encontrar la cinta adecuada puede requerir ensayo y error
Hace una década, los especialistas en medicina del deporte pensaban que, para ser eficaz, la cinta kinesiológica debía aplicarse con mucha precisión, normalmente por un experto. Pero ahora muchos médicos creen que la gente puede aplicársela por sí misma, dijo DaPrato.
Puede que tengas que probar unos cuantos tipos para encontrar el que mejor se adapte a ti. “Elige una marca que permanezca en tu piel y te siente bien”, dijo DaPrato. “No importa el color ni la marca que tengan”. Si piensas llevar la cinta durante una carrera o competición, pruébala antes del gran día.
DaPrato recomendó estirar la cinta sobre los músculos o ligamentos que sientas débiles o inestables cuando hagas ejercicio, en lugar de ponerla directamente sobre una zona dolorida. Pero no te excedas: envolver la cinta con demasiada fuerza o ponerla en capas demasiado gruesas podría limitar el flujo sanguíneo o la amplitud de movimiento. Si necesitas orientación para empezar, un fisioterapeuta puede ayudarte.
Leé también: Por qué es importante respetar los tiempos de recuperación después de una fractura
Aunque la cinta kinesiológica puede ser una herramienta útil, no sustituye al entrenamiento ni a la rehabilitación. “Es una gran muleta a corto plazo”, dijo DaPrato. Pero, en última instancia, te beneficiarás más si adquieres la fuerza necesaria para prescindir de ella.
(*) Por Danielle Friedman
The New York Times
INTERNACIONAL
Trump goes all-out against Colombia’s Petro after claims drug strike killed fisherman: What we know

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!
Colombia’s government says a fisherman killed in a recent US strike near Venezuelan waters was not a drug trafficker — directly challenging Washington’s claim that its growing Caribbean campaign is hitting «narco-terrorist» targets and pushing relations with the key non-NATO ally into a new spiral.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro, who aligns politically with Venezuelan ruler Nicolás Maduro, has had a combative relationship with President Donald Trump and is expected to challenge US actions. Yet Washington has released only limited evidence linking the targeted vessels to drug networks, and US intelligence officials have declined to say how confident they are in the assessments that led to the strikes.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has insisted the intelligence is conclusive.
«Our intelligence, without a doubt, confirmed that this vessel was trafficking narcotics, the people onboard were narco-terrorists, and they were operating on a known narco-trafficking transit route,» Hegseth said after an Oct. 3 strike.
WASHINGTON’S SHADOW WAR: HOW STRIKES ON CARTELS THREATEN TO COLLAPSE MADURO’S REGIME
Colombian President Gustavo Petro, who aligns politically with Venezuelan ruler Nicolás Maduro, has had a combative relationship with President Donald Trump and would be inclined to challenge U.S. actions (Sebastian Barros/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Over the weekend, U.S. Southern Command carried out another strike, this one targeting a vessel it said was affiliated with the Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN), a U.S.-designated terrorist organization. Hegseth said three people were killed.
«The vessel was known by our intelligence to be involved in illicit narcotics smuggling, was traveling along a known narco-trafficking route, and was transporting substantial amounts of narcotics,» he said. «There were three male narco-terrorists aboard the vessel during the strike — which was conducted in international waters.»
Petro, however, claimed the boat belonged to a Colombian fisherman.
«The fisherman’s boat from Santa Marta was not from the ELN; it belonged to a humble family, lovers of the sea, from which they drew their food,» he wrote on X. «What do you say to the family of Alejandro Carranza? He was a humble human being.»
Trump responded by lashing out at Petro, calling him an «illegal drug trafficker,» announcing that the U.S. would cut off all counter-narcotics aid to Colombia, and again threatening steep tariffs. He also suggested that U.S. strikes could expand to Colombian territory.
«Petro, a low-rated and very unpopular leader, with a fresh mouth toward America, better close up these killing fields immediately, or the United States will close them up for him, and it won’t be done nicely,» Trump said.
And in response to Petro’s assertion, Pentagon chief spokesperson Sean Parnell fired back in a statement to Fox News Digital: «Every action taken by the Department is deliberate, lawful, and precise. The male narco-terrorists killed in DoW operations were affiliated members of Transnational Criminal Organizations actively transporting illicit material along known trafficking routes in international waters.»
While administration officials have posted video clips of the strikes and maintained that their intelligence is sound, they have not released specific evidence of the type or quantity of narcotics allegedly aboard the vessels, nor have they identified the individuals killed.

And in response to Petro’s assertion, Pentagon chief spokesperson Sean Parnell fired back: «Every action taken by the Department is deliberate, lawful, and precise. (Department of War)
«In each case, the vessel was assessed by the U.S. intelligence community to be affiliated with a designated terrorist organization engaged at that time in trafficking illicit drugs, which could ultimately be used to kill Americans,» White House spokesperson Anna Kelly told Fox News Digital.
VENEZUELA HUMAN RIGHTS HIT NEW LOW AS US PUTS $50M BOUNTY ON MADURO’S HEAD: STATE DEPARTMENT
A White House official suggested to the Associated Press that they had been «much more forthcoming» than President Barack Obama’s administration was when it authorized strikes on militants in the Middle East.
Trump insists the strikes are saving tens of thousands of lives.
«A boat loaded with enough drugs to kill 25 TO 50 THOUSAND PEOPLE was stopped, early this morning off the Coast of Venezuela, from entering American Territory,» he said after an Oct. 14 strike.

Trump insists the strikes are saving tens of thousands of lives.»A boat loaded with enough drugs to kill 25 TO 50 THOUSAND PEOPLE was stopped, early this morning off the Coast of Venezuela, from entering American Territory,» he said after an Oct. 14 strike. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Defense experts believe it will be up to Congress to decide if they want to demand more information about the strikes, which have killed more than 30 people.
Rep. Adam Smith, the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, called for his committee to hold a panel on the strikes on Monday.
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP
«President Trump and his administration continue to fail to answer pressing questions regarding the president’s orders to carry out lethal U.S. military strikes on boats in the Caribbean Sea,» Smith said in a statement.
«They have failed to demonstrate the legality of these strikes, provide transparency on the process used or even a list of cartels that have been designated as terrorist organizations,» he added. «We have also yet to see any evidence to support the president’s unilateral determinations that these vessels or their activities posed imminent threats to the United States of America that warranted military force rather than law enforcement-led interdiction.»
latin america,south america,drugs,venezuelan political crisis,conflicts defense
- CHIMENTOS2 días ago
La fuerte actitud de Manu Urcera con Indiana Cubero que reveló la verdad de la interna familiar: “El saludo del piloto a la hija de Nicole Neumann por su cumpleaños”
- POLITICA2 días ago
“El Pollo” Carvajal revela cómo Chávez pagaba a Kirchner, Lula y Petro con dinero del narcotráfico
- POLITICA3 días ago
Denunciaron a dos periodistas por “inducir al engaño” a los votantes de La Libertad Avanza