Rubio pledges US won't take unilateral action against drug trafficking despite recent strikes

Hundreds of Peruvians marched and protested through the streets of central Lima over the arrival of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. They took to the streets to oppose Rubio’s visit to Peru and the country’s participation in the ‘Shield of the Americas’, as announced by the Secretary of State Marco Rubio before embarking on his South American tour. (AP Video shot by Mauricio Muñoz)

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, right, and Peruvian President Keiko Fujimori shake hands after a joint news conference at the presidential palace in Lima, Peru, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia, Pool)

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio gives a joint news conference with Peruvian President Keiko Fujimori at the presidential palace in Lima, Peru, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia, Pool)

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio talks at the American Chamber of Commerce of Peru in Lima, Peru, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia, Pool)

People protest the visit of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Lima, Peru, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo)