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Secretary of State Antony Blinken needs to resign
Secretary of State Antony Blinken ought to resign following the US's ill-executed Afghanistan withdrawal and allowing thousands of Americans and allies to be stranded by the Taliban, Josh Hammer writes.
US Embassy in Kabul warns it can't 'ensure safe passage' to airport
The US Embassy in Kabul on Wednesday warned that it "cannot ensure safe passage" to the airport for people attempting to flee Afghanistan amid the Taliban's swift takeover of the...
Joint Chiefs chairman moves up terror threat to US after Taliban's gains
Gen. Mark Milley will move up the assessment of how soon terror groups could reform in Afghanistan in the wake of the Taliban's takeover of the nation.
US Embassy staffers in Kabul reportedly told to destroy documents, computers
Staffers at the US Embassy in Afghanistan have been told to get rid of all sensitive information before their planned evacuation from Taliban forces, according to a report Friday.
US negotiating with Taliban to avoid embassy attack: report
The Biden administration is negotiating with the Taliban in a scramble to prevent the US Embassy in Kabul from being attacked following rapid gains by the militant group, according to...
Ex-US Embassy staffer pleads guilty to sexually assaulting, drugging dozens of women
Brian Jeffrey Raymond, a former staffer at the US Embassy in Mexico has pleaded guilty to drugging and sexually assaulting at least 23 women over the past decade, officials said.
US embassy in Moscow will cut back on visas as Putin forces staff limits
The US embassy in Moscow will halt most visa services for Russian citizens in the coming weeks, in response to Putin's new restrictions on personnel.
Blinken authorizes US diplomatic missions to fly LGBTQ Pride flag
Secretary of State Tony Blinken has authorized US diplomatic missions to fly the LGBTQ pride flag on the same pole as the American flag at embassies and consulates, a department...
US Embassy official's body found hanging in Nairobi hotel
A body of a senior officer at the US Embassy in Nairobi was found Wednesday in his hotel room in what Kenyan officials believe to be a suicide, according to...
Rockets fired near US embassy in Baghdad's Green Zone
One of the missiles landed in the Green Zone but two others fell in residential areas nearby, according to reports. No injuries were immediately reported.
Trump warns Iran against additional attacks on Americans in Iraq
President Trump on Wednesday said the rockets that hit the US Embassy in Baghdad this week came from Iran -- and that there was "chatter" about more attacks against Americans...
US Embassy courtyard named to honor Jared Kushner
A US delegation headed by Kushner that included US Ambassador David Friedman also unveiled a plaque on the courtyard wall during a ceremony on Monday, The Jerusalem Post reported.
US Embassy in Baghdad targeted by Iran-backed rocket attack, Pompeo says
The US Embassy in Baghdad was targeted with eight Katyusha rockets on Sunday, causing some damage to buildings inside the city’s heavily fortified Green Zone, officials said. Secretary of State...
US to close two consulates in Russia, State Department says
The closure of US offices in Vladivostok and Yekaterinburg is a reaction to coronavirus restrictions, the State Department said.
US withdrawing Baghdad embassy staff ahead of Soleimani anniversary
The US is temporarily withdrawing some staff from its embassy in Baghdad ahead of the anniversary of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani's killing, according to reports. News of the move, first...
Rockets strike near US Embassy in Baghdad: Iraqi officials
At least two Katyusha rockets struck near the US Embassy in Baghdad on Tuesday, according to Iraqi security officials. There was no immediate word on injuries or who was responsible...
US officials targeted on American soil, across the world by purported sonic attacks
Four years ago, dozens of American officials stationed in Cuba started to hear odd cracks and humming in their ears – punctured by rushes of nausea, headaches, cloudy vision, memory...
US Embassy employee in Ukraine dies after she was found unconscious by railway
A US Embassy employee in Ukraine has died in a suspected murder near railroad tracks in a park, police said. The American woman, who was not identified, was discovered unconscious...
Trump's peace deal shows that moving US Embassy to Jerusalem was game-changer
Watching the historic agreement normalizing relations between Israel and two Arab states at the White House — an event neither I nor anyone else who has watched the Middle East...
Trump reportedly loaded Air Force One with artwork from US embassy in Paris
It's the art of the deal. President Trump loaded up Air Force One with artwork from the US ambassador's official residence in Paris after a number of the pieces caught...