April 4, 2025 US will know in 'matter of weeks' if Russia is serious about peace or using 'delay tactic': Rubio Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the U.S. will know within weeks whether Russia is serious about a ceasefire with Ukraine or if it's time to rethink U.S. policy.
April 3, 2025 Trump urged to review UN immunity, lax visa rules amid national security concerns As the U.S. weighs U.N. funding cuts, experts urge the Trump administration to review the world body's visa process and staff immunity over continued security concerns.
April 2, 2025 Congo commutes 3 Americans' death sentences following coup attempt The Democratic Republic of Congo's president commuted the death sentences of three Americans who were convicted last year on charges of participating in a coup attempt.
April 1, 2025 Melania Trump focuses on love as a 'universal language' during International Women of Courage Awards ceremony EXCLUSIVE: First lady Melania Trump recognized courageous women from all corners of the world at the State Department Tuesday and is expected to celebrate "the extraordinary strength of women who embody love in action around the globe."
March 31, 2025 US sanctions 6 Beijing, Hong Kong authorities for 'undermining' the island region's autonomy The State Department sanctioned six Beijing and Hong Kong authorities who Secretary of State Marco Rubio said are "undermining Hong Kong’s autonomy."
March 29, 2025 Faye Hall, American detained by Taliban, has been released Faye Hall, an American woman who had been detained by the Taliban since February, has been freed, a source with knowledge of the release told Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ Saturday.
March 28, 2025 State Department will absorb remaining USAID programming as independent agency is dismantled The State Department announced plans to absorb the remaining operations and programs from U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
March 27, 2025 Rubio warns visas will be revoked for all foreign student ‘activists’ amid Tufts arrest Rubio says student visas are for studying, “not to become a social activist," and warns they’ll be revoked if foreigners are seen as engaging in “destabilizing" acts.
March 25, 2025 State Dept says data on Ukrainian orphans is 'secure' despite concerns it was lost following Trump funding cut Data tracking tens of thousands of Ukrainian children allegedly abducted by Russian forces remains "secure," according to the State Department, despite concerns the data had been deleted.
March 25, 2025 US warns American travelers about Caribbean island's increased danger of 'terrorism and kidnapping' The State Department has issued a Level 3 travel advisory for Trinidad and Tobago, a Caribbean island off the northeast coast of Venezuela, due to a state of emergency.