The Trump Administration Might Send Afghan Refugees to Danger in Congo About 1,100 Afghans currently stranded at a military base in Qatar could be relocated to the crisis-addled African country. Reason · Apr 23
Rubio Falsely Accuses Iranian Exiles of Being Soleimani's Nieces The State Department and ICE claimed to have caught Islamic Republic nepo babies “enjoying a lavish lifestyle.” Instead, they tore apart an innocent family. Reason · Apr 23
No Prior Experience, Trump-Appointed Navy Secretary John Phelan Removed From Post As Past Links To Jeffrey Epstein Mounts John Phelan's sudden removal as US Navy Secretary raises questions about leadership tensions, Pentagon shake-ups, and the real reasons behind his immediate exit. International Business Times UK · Apr 23
US Marine’s family is stuck in Qatar’s Afghan camp. Trump could send them and hundreds other refugees to the Congo, advocates fear More than 1,100 Afghans brace for impossible decision: ‘We have been in enough war. We cannot take our children into another one’ The Independent UK · Apr 22
How the Media Failed American Foreign Policy America is a global empire that needs information about itself in order to function. Reason · Apr 22
Trump could send 1,100 Afghans who helped in the War on Terror to African nation: report State Department accused of using the Congo as a ‘cover’ to avoid resettling allies and sending them back to the Taliban The Independent UK · Apr 22
US Visa Applicants Ordered To Make All Social Media Accounts Public Or Risk Delays And Denial The US now requires visa applicants to make social media profiles public for security vetting, affecting various visa categories and potentially delaying applications. International Business Times · Apr 21
US Visa Applicants Ordered to Make All Social Media Accounts Public or Risk Delays and Denial The US now requires visa applicants to make social media profiles public for security vetting, affecting various visa categories and potentially delaying applications. International Business Times UK · Apr 20
Trump Admin Reportedly Gives Cuba Two Weeks To Release High-Profile Political Prisoners The Trump administration has given the Cuban regime a two-week deadline to release high-profile political prisoners as a gesture of good will amid ongoing negotiations, according to a new report. International Business Times · Apr 20
Congress may again curtail ‘America First’ funding request for State The Trump administration is reviving its effort to secure billions of dollars in State Department funding in a wide-ranging account with few guardrails that was met with resistance from Democrats last year, who accused the administration of setting up a foreign policy slush fund. This week, appropriators will give an… Roll Call · Apr 20
U.S. Announces Visa Restrictions on 75 Individuals Linked to Sinaloa Cartel in New Crackdown The Trump administration has imposed visa restrictions on 75 individuals tied to the Sinaloa Cartel, expanding its campaign against transnational drug trafficking networks and signaling a broader strategy aimed not just at cartel leaders, but their inner circles. Latin Times · Apr 20
Scoop: Inside the historic U.S.-Cuba negotiations in Havana It's the first time a U.S. government plane has touched down since Obama visited a decade ago Axios · Apr 17
Indians are doing a favor by investing in EB-5: Tech entrepreneur calls for stopping 'racist garbage' Indian-origin tech entrepreneur Vijay Thirumalai pushed back the hatred against Indians on social media which found a new excuse through the EB-5 Green Card program after the State Department released its May 2026 visa bulletin. The department said Green Card for EB-5 investors from India may see a sudden backlog… The Times of India · Apr 16
U.S. Filing Reveals Legal Adviser Working to Advance Venezuela's Delcy Rodríguez's Agenda in Washington The filing states that Jihad M. Smaili, a California-based lawyer, will provide legal representation related to ongoing and future disputes, including matters tied to PDVSA and Citgo Latin Times · Apr 15
Latin Times · Apr 15 Trump Admin Says Up to 5,000 Cubans Are Fighting for Russia in Ukraine, Alleges Regime 'Enabled' Flow The findings come as the Trump administration increases pressure on Cuba, including tightening economic measures and seeking political change in Havana.
International Business Times · Apr 15 Cuba Has Sent Up To 5,000 Fighters To Russia To Fight In Ukraine War, State Dept. Says: Report The State Department informed that Cuba has sent up to 5,000 fighters to Russia to fight in the Ukraine war and has also provided "diplomatic and political support for Moscow," according to a new report.
Axios · Apr 14 Scoop: U.S. suggests Cuba complicit in helping Russia fight Ukraine It cites "indicators that the regime knowingly tolerated, enabled, or selectively facilitated the flow."
Euronews · Apr 14 Israeli ambassador hails 'wonderful exchange' following talks with Lebanon Lebanon was pulled into the region-wide Iran war on 2 March after Hezbollah attacked Israel, it said in retaliation for the killing of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Roll Call · Apr 14 Winning the AI ‘arms race’ holds appeal for both parties When House Energy and Commerce Chairman Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., said the U.S. “is in an AI arms race with China” at a markup in January, it was routine. Earlier that month, at a House Ways and Means subcommittee hearing, Rep. Blake D. Moore, R-Utah, aired his worry that the words…
The Independent UK · Apr 14 Iran-US war latest: Trump says war is close to over as US claims ‘maritime superiority’ in Middle East JD Vance said Trump ‘wants to make the grand bargain’ with Iran after peace talks failed over the weekend
Axios · Apr 14 Rubio to host Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors for talks amid ceasefire effort The talks will take place amid fighting between Israel and Hezbollah and an Israeli ground invasion in southern Lebanon.
International Business Times UK · Apr 13 Over 1M Americans 'At Risk' in Middle East War Zone as DOGE Cuts Leave State Department Unable to Help Fired foreign service officers say the State Department rejected their offers to help evacuate Americans from the Iran war zone.
The Guardian - US · Apr 11 US state department revokes green cards of three Iranian nationals it links to regime Three arrested by federal agents had family ties to Iranian military general, regime spokesperson or security chief
Capital & Main · Apr 10 U.S. Demand for Mining Concessions in Return for Health Funding Prompts Backlash African countries beef up lobbying to influence Trump’s transactional approach. Some see U.S. tactics as “colonialist.”
Latin Times · Apr 10 U.S. Pushing Allies to Combat 'Antifa and Far-Left Terrorism', Labels Them 'Political Terrorism Rather Than Mere Protest' The senior State Department counterterrorism official added the label to communists, Marxists, anarchists, anticapitalists, and those with "eco-extremist" or other antifascist ideologies