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State Department Slams Daily Beast Over 'Sexist' Attack on Trump's New Consular Chief, Mora Namdar

The US State Department called an article by the Daily Beast a 'sexist' attempt to describe Namdar's career.

International Business Times UK

Trump promotes attorney and part-time salon owner to oversee visas for people coming to the US

Mora Namdar, whose parents are Iranian immigrants, was sworn as the State Department’s new assistant secretary for the Bureau of Consular Affairs

The Independent UK

British campaigner says tech firms behind bid to deport him from US

Senior State Department figures accused Imran Ahmed of seeking to ‘censor’ social media platforms such as Elon Musk’s X.

Evening Standard

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British online campaigner vows to fight US deportation threat

Imran Ahmed, who leads the Centre for Countering Digital Hate and has close links to the Labour Party, has been hit by US sanctions.

Evening Standard

Bari Weiss plans overhaul of CBS News and "60 Minutes" standards and procedures

The changes follow a controversy that saw her pulling a story about Trump administration deportations of Venezuelan immigrants to an El Salvador prison.

Axios

Trump orders 30 Biden-appointed ambassadors to return home sparking fears of diplomacy gaps

Latest Trump firings at State Department raise questions about whether president’s political allies will be selected for ambassadorships

The Independent UK

Masked agents didn’t have ‘any evidence’ to snatch a Tufts scholar off the street. ICE is still trying to deport her

Rumeysa Ozturk’s arrest has become a defining image of Trump’s campaign against Palestinian activism

The Independent UK

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Pentagon Reportedly Sought To Ensure Survivors Of Strikes Against Alleged Drug Boats Were Sent Outside The U.S. To Avoid Justifying Military Campaign

The Pentagon sought to ensure that survivors of strikes against alleged drug vessels in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific were sent outside the U.S. to avoid having to justify the Trump administration's strategy before the courts, according to a new report.

Latin Times

A New Review of a UK Rider's Death Shows International Problems All the Way Down

In 2019, the wife of a US State Department official drove on the wrong side of the road when she hit and killed a UK motorcyclist. A cascade of failures happened in the months and years following the incident, a new report found.

RideApart

Trump jokes about renaming Kennedy Center after himself while taking center stage at honors show

Trump took center stage at gala honoring Sylvester Stallone, Gene Simmons, Gloria Gaynor, George Strait, and Michael Crawford

The Independent UK

US Visa Shock: Family Members' LinkedIn Profiles To Be Scrutinised

The US State Department has introduced sweeping new visa-screening rules requiring consular officers to scrutinise the LinkedIn and social-media profiles of applicants and their family members, sparking constitutional and civil-rights concerns.

International Business Times UK

Judge temporarily blocks State Department layoffs - Roll Call

A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from laying off hundreds of State Department employees.

Roll Call

96% of US Colleges Say Visa Delays Are Killing Enrollment: Inside the State Department's Catastrophic Failure

96% of US colleges cite visa problems as enrollment killer, with 91% experiencing denials and 96% reporting wait times preventing fall arrivals. Inside the State Department crisis.

International Business Times

‘Did the meme’: Donald Trump has renamed the Institute of Peace after himself, and people have the perfect meme to describe it

You’ve probably seen self-obsessed people, and you’ve definitely seen narcissists. But it’s time to meet their final boss. Say hello to the President of the U.S., Donald Trump, who might soon rename the country to the “United States of Trump.”

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Axios

"Dangerously low": Morale in the U.S. Foreign Service craters under Trump

86% said changes the Trump admin instituted have affected their ability to advance U.S. diplomatic priorities.

The Conversation

Trump wants Australian data on migrant crime. This will only scapegoat vulnerable people

The Trump administration is extending its anti-immigration agenda beyond US borders. This week, US embassies in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the United Kingdom and several Western European nations were instructed to collect and transmit migrant-related crime data in these countries to Washington.

The Independent UK

Trump team cancels funding for World AIDS Day commemorations after 37 years

State Department reportedly informed employees earlier this month to refrain from commemorative messaging on World AIDS Day

The Guardian - US

The full list of US universities at risk of losing state department funding over DEI support

State department proposes excluding 38 institutions from Diplomacy Lab partnership including Harvard and Yale

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The Conversation

What Robert F. Kennedy Jr. didn’t tell you about ‘Operation Northwoods,’ the false flag operation he loves to denounce

Something’s missing from Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s accounts of “Operation Northwoods.” Something that explains the origins of this menu of false flag operations – pretexts for war with Cuba – drafted by the Pentagon in March 1962.

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Europe and Kyiv seek changes to peace plan as US hails progress

Marco Rubio said Sunday’s talks were “probably best meeting and day we've had so far”

Axios

Scoop: Secret CIA report boasted about tricking Congress in JFK probe, whistleblower says

"It's a blueprint of a cover-up, how to lie to Congress and the American people," former CIA-State Department historian Thomas L. Pearcy tells Axios.

Texas Observer

The High Cost of Targeting International Students in Texas

The Trump administration’s bans and airport detentions are derailing the academic dreams of students who carry out important research—and sometimes pay hefty tuition—to attend Texas institutions.

International Business Times UK

Trump's Visa Crackdown: 'Heavy' Foreign Visitors Told They May Be Barred From The U.S.

A newly revealed State Department cable instructs visa officers to consider chronic conditions — including obesity — when refusing visas as potential 'public charge' cases; lawyers warn of bias and legal uncertainty. Facts, expert views, and what applicants must know.

Evening Standard

US could block obese visitors from entering country under new visa guidance

Obesity is just one of the conditions which could get visitors denied a US visa

The Independent UK

New Trump directive could deny more visas based on applicants' health and finances

A new directive by President Donald Trump’s administration could make it more difficult for foreigners to visit or live in the United States if they have certain medical conditions such as diabetes or obesity or lack the economic resources and assets to support themselves

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