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India rejects US concern over citizenship law as ‘misplaced, unwarranted’

Response follows US State Department saying it will ‘closely monitor’ the implementation of the religion-based law.

Al Jazeera

India strongly rebuffs U.S. criticism of CAA, calls it ‘misinformed’

India rejects U.S. criticism of CAA implementation, defends citizenship rules for persecuted minorities from neighbouring countries.

The Hindu

Louis Armstrong's Jazz Diplomacy Unveiled In Congo Documentary

Explore Louis Armstrong's visit to Congo during its independence and the political tensions of the time in the documentary 'Soundtrack to a Coup D’Etat'.

Top News

Ex-Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei Banned From Entering US For 'Corruption'

U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said in a statement Wednesday that the department has "credible information indicating that Giammattei accepted bribes in exchange for the performance of his public functions during his tenure as president of Guatemala, actions that undermined the rule of law and government transparency."

Latin Times

OPINION - Rishi Sunak should stop trying to solve problems and start managing them instead

Designing solutions to problems sounds all well and good. But the problem, as former US State Department official Richard Fontaine once pointed out, is that not all problems can actually be solved. Sometimes, problems have to be managed.

Evening Standard

Ex-Obama aid arrested after Islamophobic rants at New York food vendor

A former US State Department official was arrested after videos of his multiple Islamophobic tirades went viral.

Evening Standard

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State Department issues ‘worldwide’ travel warning for Americans

The last time a ‘worldwide’ advisory was issued was August 2022

The Independent UK

State Department: Don't say "cease-fire"

Diplomats told not to say "end to violence/bloodshed" and "restoring calm"

Salon

AP Reporter Questions Israel’s Admission To U.S. Visa Waiver Program

Doubts raised on fair treatment of Palestinian-Americans, meeting legal criteria

Zenger

US State Department: Iran’s Lack Of Willingness Raises Concerns Over Nuclear Program

Tehran's failure to address international concerns hampers diplomatic efforts, says State Department spokesperson

Zenger

US State Department orders evacuation of embassy in Niger following coup

The US joins European countries in calling for citizens to evacuate after Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum was overthrown.

Al Jazeera

US condemns ‘brutal’ sexual assault video from India’s Manipur

US State Department says it is deeply concerned by reports of viral video showing two women paraded naked in the state.

Al Jazeera

Senators Demand US Admin Reverse ‘antisemitic Israel Boycott’

Senators Call on Biden Administration to Rescind its discriminatory halt on cooperation with Israeli entities

Zenger

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US State Department condemns Roger Waters' "long track record of using antisemitic tropes"

The fallout from Roger Waters' recent show in Berlin shows no sign of abating

Radio France Internationale

One of last remaining fugitives wanted for Rwandan genocide arrested

Fulgence Kayishema, who is accused of participating in the killing of some 2,000 Tutsi refugees during the 1994 Rwandan genocide, has been arrested in South Africa. He is one of four remaining fugitives sought by the United Nations tribunal for war crimes committed in Rwanda.

Reuters

US State Department's top China policy official to step down

The U.S. State Department's top China policy official Rick Waters is set to step down at a time of fraught relations between Washington and Beijing.

The Hindu

Predictable counter: On India’s reaction to U.S. reportage on religious persecution

The Indian government must find more comprehensive ways to repudiate any unfounded and incorrect challenges to India’s reputation, especially in the area of religious freedom

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Al Jazeera

Sudan fighting in its 28th day: A list of key events

Sudan’s warring military factions sign a commitment to respect humanitarian principles in their spiralling conflict.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Washington Renews Rejection of ‘Normalization’ with Damascus

The US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, Barbara Leaf, stressed that no normalization would take place with the Syrian regime “in the absence of permanent political change." The US State Department announced, in a tweet, that Leaf met with a delegation of the opposition Syrian National Coalition…

Reuters

US to coordinate with South Korea on additional Ukraine support - State Dept

The United States will continue to coordinate closely with South Korea on more support for Ukraine, calling its key Asian ally "a stalwart partner" in defending Ukraine's sovereignty, a U.S. State Department spokesperson said.

Reuters

G7 will stand up to 'any coercion' from China - senior US official

The Group of Seven nations see eye to eye on the need to stand up to any Chinese "coercion" or efforts to exert control in the Taiwan Strait, a senior U.S. State Department official said on Monday, amid increased tensions around Taiwan.

Al Jazeera

China jails two human rights lawyers for ‘subversion’

Human rights lawyers Xu Zhiyong and Ding Jiaxi are sentenced to more than 10-year jail after a closed-door trial.

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Welcomes Saudi-Iranian Dialogue if it Curbs Tehran’s ‘Destabilizing Activities’

US President Joe Biden's Administration has described the meeting between Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian in Beijing as “an expected step” as part of the agreement between the Kingdom and Iran. “A meeting of Iranian and Saudi foreign ministers is an expected…

Reuters

US State Department monitoring reports of kidnapped couple in Haiti

A U.S. State Department spokesperson said Saturday the government is aware of reports of two U.S. citizens missing in Haiti, after media outlets said a Florida couple had been kidnapped.

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