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US to suspend visa processing for 75 nations, State Department says

The memo, first reported by Fox News, instructs US US embassies to deny visas under existing law while the department reassesses its procedures.

Federal officers patrol the halls of immigration court as people await the start of their hearings at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building on January 13, 2026 in New York City.
Imran Ahmed, founder of the Center for Countering Digital Hate

Trump administration moves to revoke residency of antisemitism researcher

The State Department's Farsi account issues a warning that you should not "play games with President Trump," January 4, 2026.

'Trump is a man of action,' US warns Iranian regime in Farsi-language message

J-10 fighter jets of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force's Bayi aerobatic team release colored smoke during a flypast rehearsal ahead of military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two, in Beijing, China August 24, 2025.

Chinese jets directed fire-control radar at Japanese aircraft, Japan says


Rubio impersonator uses AI to contact US gov't officials, attempts to steal information

At least five individuals outside the State Department were targeted, including three foreign ministers, a US governor, and a member of Congress.

 US Secretary of State Marco Rubio reacts as he testifies at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on US President Donald Trump's State Department budget request for the Department of State, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, May 20, 2025.

State Department approves $30 million for funding of Gaza Humanitarian Foundation

"This support is simply the latest iteration of President Trump's and Secretary Rubio's pursuit of peace in the region," State Department deputy spokesperson Tommy Pigott said.

 A Palestinian man carries aid supplies, in Beit Lahiya, in the northern Gaza Strip, June 16, 2025; illustrative.

US advises citizens not to travel to Israel, UK encourages citizens to register with embassy

The US told its nonessential embassy staff and family members of embassy workers that they can voluntarily leave when they so choose.

 View of the US Embassy Branch Office in Tel Aviv, May 7, 2024.

US draws back efforts as mediator in Ukraine-Russia War peace talks

State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said that America's methodology for the talks "will change in that we will not be the mediators."

Ukrainian police officers seen in the frontline town of Pokrovsk in Donetsk, Ukraine, April 12, 2025

Syria's foreign minister expected to meet with State Dept. officials in New York

This is the first meeting for the US and Shibani that is taking place on US territory. It comes after Syria's response to conditions set by the US for possible partial sanctions relief.

 Syria's Minister of Foreign Affairs Asaad Hasan al-Shaibani attends a panel discussion, "New Dawn for Damascus: Prospects for Syria's Transition", during the Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, Germany, February 15, 2025.

Trump admin. to reorganize State Department, cut redundant programs, Rubio says

“This approach will empower the Department from the ground up, from the bureaus to the embassies,” Rubio said.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, April 10, 2025

Marco Rubio sits with Michael Benz, Jewish former Trump official with antisemitic online persona

Speaking to Rubio on Wednesday in a talk released by the State Department, Benz quizzed him on how the department would be changing its approach to free-speech issues under Trump.

 Secretary of State Marco Rubio talks to Michael Benz, a Jewish former Trump official with a Hitler-praising online alter ego, in a video posted by the US State Department, April 16, 2025.

US sanctions three Iranian spies over role in FBI agent's 2007 disappearance

The US sanctioned the officials for involvement in the "abduction, detention, and probable death of former FBI Special Agent Robert A. Levinson."

Robert Levinson

State Dept. says all waivers providing Iran economic relief are under review

"We are reviewing all existing sanctions waivers that provide Iran any degree of economic or financial relief," State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said.

 Iran's and US' flags are seen printed on paper in this illustration taken January 27, 2022.

US State Department officials were 'hostile' towards Israel during war, former envoy says - report

“There are many within the State Department who are not just unfriendly to Israel, but outright hostile,” former Israeli Ambassador to the US Michael Herzog said.

 U.S. President Joe Biden attends a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as he visits Israel amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 18, 2023.