Key issues omitted in revised US State Department human rights report Rights groups allege manipulation of US report after firing of key staff and overhaul of human rights priorities. Al Jazeera · Aug 12, 2025
US Denounces Europe On Speech In Pared-down Rights Report The United States on Tuesday alleged that human rights were worsening in Western Europe due to internet regulations, in a pared-down annual global report that spared partners of President Donald Trump such as El Salvador. International Business Times · Aug 12, 2025
The Latest: National Guard troops arrive in Washington DC as Trump’s federal takeover begins President Donald Trump took unprecedented steps toward federalizing Washington, D The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2025
US designates Baloch separatists as a terror group over role in attacks in Pakistan The United States has designated a Baloch separatist group as a foreign terrorist organization, the State Department says The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2025
Trump administration cuts to terrorism prevention departments could leave Americans exposed Staff at the State Department’s Office of Countering Violent Extremism and Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations, which led U.S. anti-violent extremism efforts, were laid off, the units shuttered, on July 11, 2025. The Conversation · Aug 10, 2025
State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce nominated to be deputy U.N. ambassador Former Fox News contributor had long been a Democrat and liberal activist before becoming a conservative and backing Trump The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2025
President gives OK for military to target drug cartels designated as terrorist organizations: report Previous administrations have followed a century-old law prohibiting military involvement in law enforcement The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2025
US Raises Bounty On Venezuela's Maduro To $50 Mn The United States on Thursday doubled its bounty on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro -- who faces federal drug trafficking charges and whose most recent election victory was not recognized by Washington -- to $50 million. International Business Times · Aug 8, 2025
US pauses most visa applications from Zimbabwe in another restriction on travelers The United States is pausing all routine visa applications for citizens of the southern African nation The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2025
Trump Administration Orders US Diplomats To Oppose EU's Digital Services Act: Report The Trump administration has reportedly directed U.S. diplomats in Europe to launch a lobbying effort opposing the European Union’s (EU) Digital Services Act (DSA), citing concerns about free speech and potential financial harm to American tech firms. Benzinga · Aug 7, 2025
What is Trump’s $15,000 visa bonds programme – and who does it affect? Visitors from countries with high visa overstays will be targeted. Some 40 percent of undocumented migrants overstay. Al Jazeera · Aug 6, 2025
Why Some Tourists May Soon Need to Pay a $15,000 Visa Bond The $15,000 visa bond pilot program goes into effect later this month. Here's what we know so far. Kiplinger · Aug 5, 2025
Pay Up or Stay Out! Outrage as US to Charge 'High-Risk Tourists' Up to $15,000 Just to Enter the Country The US State Department will require tourists and business visitors from designated 'high-risk' countries to post refundable bonds of $5,000-$15,000 starting September 2025. International Business Times UK · Aug 5, 2025
Some travelers to the US will have to pay $15,000 bonds for visa - money they could lose if they overstay Trump administration claims to be protecting U.S. from ‘clear national security threat posed by visa overstays and deficient screening and vetting’ The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2025
The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2025 Nations will try again on plan to confront world's 'spiraling' plastic pollution mess Nations gather in Geneva Tuesday for what many hope will be the final meeting to craft a landmark treaty to end the plastic pollution crisis that affects every ecosystem and person on the planet
Al Jazeera · Aug 4, 2025 US to require up to $15,000 bond for some tourists The pilot programme is intended to be a diplomatic deterrent aimed at countries with high rates of overstays.
The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2025 Some visa applicants could soon be asked to pay up to $15,000 bond to enter the US The State Department is proposing requiring applicants for business and tourist visas to post a bond of up to $15,000 to apply to enter the United States
The Conversation · Aug 4, 2025 The global health system can build back better after US aid cuts – here’s how Steep cuts in US government funding have thrown much of the field of global health into a state of fear and uncertainty. Once a crown jewel of US foreign policy, valued at some US$12 billion a year, global health has been relegated to a corner of a restructured State Department…
The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2025 UK Foreign Office advises against all but essential travel to parts of Pakistan after hotel security alert People have been urged to avoid crowds and stay alert in places frequently visited by tourists and citizens of Western countries
Al Jazeera · Jul 31, 2025 US State Department sanctions Palestinian Authority for ‘undermining peace’ The Trump administration has accused the PA of seeking to ‘internationalise’ its conflict with Israel in court.
Roll Call · Jul 31, 2025 She saw the power of foreign aid. Now Young Kim is making her case - Roll Call GOP Rep. Young Kim has championed the importance of U.S. influence abroad, a position many in her party seem to be moving away from.
The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2025 US repatriates a child from sprawling camp in northeastern Syria The United States has repatriated an American child from a large camp in northeastern Syria
Al Jazeera · Jul 29, 2025 Calls for US to sanction Israeli settlers after Palestinian activist killed Trump rolled back sanctions against Israeli settlers, including Yinon Levi, the alleged killer of Awdah Hathaleen.
Radio France Internationale · Jul 28, 2025 The United States suspends visa processing at embassy in Niger citing 'concerns' The USA is pausing all routine visa services at its embassy in Nigerien capital Niamey until further notice, according to a State Department spokesperson and an internal State Department cable. This comes as the US steps up its hardline measures against illegal immigration.
The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2025 Trump fired him over white supremacist links. Now he’s leading the US Institute of Peace Darren Beattie was appointed to State Department earlier this year after he was forced out of government by Biden administration