March 4, 2019 US Consulate in Jerusalem that served Palestinians closed, says it's not signal of policy change The United States consulate in Jerusalem, which served as a de facto embassy for Palestinians, officially closed its doors in Jerusalem on Monday and it will be merged into the U.S. Embassy to Israel, officials said.
March 1, 2019 US revokes visas of 49 Maduro-aligned officials in Venezuela The Trump administration announced Friday it is revoking the visas of 49 Maduro-aligned officials and their families and sanctioning several top military and security officials, part of a major U.S. campaign to push contested Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro from power.
March 1, 2019 Saudi Arabia strips Usama bin Laden's son of citizenship after US places $1M bounty on his head Saudia Arabia’s foreign ministry announced Friday that it was revoking the citizenship of Hamza bin Laden, son of the slain Al Qaeda leader responsible for the September 11 attacks, Usama bin Laden.
February 28, 2019 US offers $1M for information leading to Usama bin Laden's son A reward of $1 million has been offered by the U.S. State Department for information leading to Usama bin Laden's son.
February 24, 2019 White House vows to shed Obama-era policy of 'cowering' before North Korea ahead of second Trump-Kim summit As President Trump prepares to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for their second one-on-one summit, in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Wednesday and Thursday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ the administration will abandon what he called the Obama administration's policy of "praying" and "cowering" before the rogue regime.
February 20, 2019 Remote Indian tribe who killed American missionary unlikely to face punishment, State Department says The reclusive tribe suspected to have killed an American missionary who ventured onto their remote Indian island last year is unlikely to face U.S. sanctions, the State Department says.
February 19, 2019 Trump administration pushes for end to worldwide criminalization of homosexuality U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell is spearheading a bid by the Trump administration to decriminalize homosexuality in dozens of countries around the world.
February 18, 2019 State Department reacts to reported arrests of Americans in Haiti The State Department responded to reports that five Americans in Haiti were arrested and held on conspiracy charges after more than a week of anti-government protests.
February 16, 2019 Heather Nauert withdraws from consideration for UN ambassador nomination, State Department says State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert withdrew her name from consideration for the U.N. ambassador nomination, the department said Saturday.
February 12, 2019 Anti-Israel content exposed in UN agency's school textbooks, as lawmakers decry 'systematic hatred' A newly declassified report is shedding light on anti-Israel material found in U.S.-funded textbooks used by the United Nations' Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) in Palestinian schools -- while faulting the State Department for leaving out key information in updates to Congress.