Key facts
- Rubio hosted a Quad foreign ministers meeting on Saturday, November 1, 2026.
- A Quad leaders' summit is planned for November 15-18 in Manila.
- The G20 foreign ministers' meeting concluded in Atlanta.
- Deep rifts were evident at the G20 meeting regarding the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East.
- Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand confronted Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov about the Ukraine invasion.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio hosted a meeting with the foreign ministers of Australia, India, and Japan on Saturday, November 1, 2026, their third such meeting this year. This gathering precedes a planned summit of the four nations' leaders in Manila from November 15-18, during the ASEAN conference. This will be the first Quad leaders' summit since 2024 and the first for President Donald Trump. Following the Quad meeting, Rubio concluded a two-day Group of 20 (G20) major economies meeting in Atlanta. The G20 meeting revealed significant divisions over the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, leading to the cancellation of a traditional group photograph.