Tag: US state department

Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka says US visa revoked

The United States consulate in Lagos, Nigeria, has revoked the visa of writer Wole Soyinka, the Nobel laureate…

US missionary abducted in Niger’s capital, State Department confirms

A US missionary working for an evangelical Christian organisation has been kidnapped in Niger’s capital Niamey, the US…

Australia must deploy ‘unconventional’ means to deter China, Russia: think tank

Australia must learn from past guerrilla insurgencies and adopt an "unconventional deterrence" policy in facing down threats from…

Official quits after dispute over Trump’s Eisenhower sword gift to King Charles

The director of the Dwight D Eisenhower Presidential Library has stepped down after a dispute with the Trump…

US to revoke Colombian president’s visa over ‘incendiary actions’

The US State Department said it would revoke the visa of Colombia's leftist President Gustavo Petro, who returned…

Four US citizens killed, including three children, in Israeli strike on Lebanon, says Lebanese government

Four US citizens, including three children, were among five people killed Sunday by an Israeli air strike on…

Colombia’s President Petro decries US claim Bogota failing to fight drugs

Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro appeared visibly frustrated after United States President Donald Trump designated Colombia among several countries…

US state department stops issuing visas for Gaza’s children to get medical care

The US state department announced on Saturday that it would stop issuing visas to children from Gaza in…

US says human rights have ‘worsened’ in UK in past year

The Trump administration has published a report claiming that human rights in the United Kingdom “worsened” over the…

Lutnick threatens Harvard patents; former Fox commentator bound for UN

The Trump administrations has threatened Harvard’s lucrative portfolio of patents amid its long-running dispute with the university, accusing…