World Mar 18 U.S. to demand bonds of up to $15,000 for visa applications from 12 more countries After April 2, there will be 50 countries whose citizens are subject to the requirement, which was rolled out by the Trump administration last year as it cracked down on visa overstays and more broadly moved to curtail illegal migration.
Politics Mar 13 State Department slashes fee for renouncing U.S. citizenship by 80% to $450 After years of legal battles with several groups representing Americans wanting to give up their citizenship, the department on Friday published a final rule in the Federal Register that reduces the cost from $2,350 to $450.
Politics Mar 10 State Department approves up to $40M to evacuate Americans from Mideast on charter flights The State Department has authorized the use of up to $40 million in emergency funds to pay for evacuation charter flights for Americans to leave the Middle East because of disruptions in transportation caused by the Iran war.
World Mar 08 Police investigate an explosion outside the U.S. Embassy in Oslo, Norway Police in Norway were investigating an explosion early Sunday outside the U.S. Embassy in Oslo, the capital of the Scandinavian country, officials said.
Politics Mar 02 Trump has spent years deriding foreign entanglements. Now, he's taken the U.S. to war with Iran Even Trump's closest advisers have been unable to point to any specific imminent threat to the U.S. from Iran that required urgent action.
World Mar 01 White House official: Iran's 'new potential leadership' suggests it's open to talks and Trump says he's 'eventually' willing A senior White House official said Sunday that Iran's “new potential leadership” has suggested it is open to talks with the United States after American and Israeli forces launched a major attack against Tehran.
World Feb 27 Trump says he's 'not happy' with Iran talks but will wait to see what happens in further rounds “I’m not happy with the fact that they’re not willing to give us what we have to have. I’m not thrilled with that. We’ll see what happens. We’re talking later,” Trump told reporters as he left the White House on…
World Feb 27 Rubio plans to visit Israel next week as U.S.-Iran tensions remain high after latest talks The announcement of Secretary of State Marco Rubio's visit came just hours after the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem implemented “authorized departure” status for non-essential personnel and family members, which means that eligible staffers can leave the country voluntarily at government…
World Feb 26 Cuba says 4 killed in speedboat shooting were were attempting to infiltrate the country Cuba’s government said late Wednesday that the 10 passengers on a boat that opened fire on its soldiers were armed Cubans living in the U.S. who were trying to infiltrate the island and unleash terrorism.
World Feb 25 Rubio defends U.S. ouster of Venezuela's Maduro to Caribbean leaders U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio brushed aside concerns about the legality of Maduro’s capture last month that have been raised among Venezuela’s island-state neighbors and others.