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U.S. embassies told to prepare for Trump staff cuts, sources say

The entrance of the United States Embassy in Bogota, Colombia on Jan. 26, 2025. Pablo Vera | Afp | Getty…

Trump administration sued by government workers over cuts to USAID

The flag of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) outside its headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 5,…

Rubio tells Panama to end China’s influence of canal or face U.S. action

TOPSHOT – U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (L) shakes hands with Panama Canal Authority Administrator Ricaurte Vasquez during a…

Israel-Hamas ceasefire hostage deal agreed

Palestinians gather on the rubble of a house destroyed in an Israeli strike at the Nuseirat refugee camp in the…

U.S. issues hundreds of sanctions targeting Russia, takes aim at Chinese companies

The United States on Wednesday issued hundreds of fresh sanctions targeting Russia over the war in Ukraine in action that took aim at Moscow’s circumvention of Western…

Senior U.S. diplomat links AUKUS submarine pact to Taiwan

The State Department’s No. 2 diplomat suggested on Wednesday that the AUKUS submarine project between Australia, Britain and the U.S. could help deter any…

U.S. eyes change to military command in Japan as China threat looms: Reuters

U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will agree next month to tighter military cooperation, including talks on the biggest…

Taiwan’s vice president-elect on ‘personal trip’ to U.S.; China objects

Taiwan’s vice president-elect and former de facto ambassador to Washington, Hsiao Bi-khim, is in the United States this week for a private visit,…

Don’t let this passport quirk upend your next vacation. It ‘trips a lot of people up,’ expert says

Passport processing times are back to normal after big delays in 2023, making it less likely travelers will miss a…

Former U.S. ambassador spied for Cuba for decades, Justice Department says

A retired American diplomat made his first court appearance Monday in Miami in a potentially explosive espionage case. Prosecutors say…