January 16, 2021 Biden picks Obama veterans for key State Department posts President-elect Joe Biden announced Saturday that he will nominate two Obama administration veterans to key State Department posts.
January 15, 2021 State Department says Wuhan lab researchers may have had COVID in the fall of 2019 The U.S. State Department on Friday night said it had "reason to believe" scientists in Wuhan, China, may have been infected with the coronavirus in the autumn of 2019
January 14, 2021 Feds to block imports of Chinese cotton, tomatoes on suspicions of Uyghur slave labor The U.S. is now blocking cotton and tomato imports from China’s Xinjiang region over concerns that they are harvested and processed by slave laborers.
January 12, 2021 Pompeo says Al Qaeda has set up 'home base' in Iran, are 'partners in terrorism' Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday said that Al Qaeda has set up a "home base" in Iran – and Tehran and the perpetrators of the Sept. 11 terror attacks are "partners in terrorism."
January 11, 2021 Trump, Pence bios on State Department website edited to say terms end Monday The State Department website drew scrutiny Monday after official biographies for President Trump and Vice President Pence were edited to note that their terms in office would end Monday evening.
January 11, 2021 US designates Cuba state sponsor of terrorism The U.S. State Department announced Monday that it is designating Cuba a state sponsor of terror, accusing it of providing safe harbor to malicious actors and engaging in "malign behavior" in the region.
January 11, 2021 Coronavirus sidelines US ambassador to South Africa; recuperating after ICU stint The United States ambassador to South Africa, Lana Marks, spent 10 days in intensive care with COVID-19 and is now recuperating at her residence, she announced Monday.
December 30, 2020 State Department considers designating Cuba a state sponsor of terrorism, source says The government of Cuba could be added to the U.S. list of states that sponsor terrorism, if Secretary of State Mike Pompeo signs on to a State Department proposal as the Trump administration winds down.
December 29, 2020 US sells ambassador's home in Israel for $67M, cementing embassy move to Jerusalem The United States sold the ambassador’s residence in Israel for more than $67 million in July, according to an official Israeli record of the sale that shines new light on a transaction that has been shrouded in secrecy.
December 29, 2020 Nearly 1,000 Pakistani girls forced to convert to Islam every year At the age of 14, Neha was forcibly converted from Christianity to Islam and married to a 45-year-old man with children twice her age.