State Department

WATCH: State Department says Brazil has 'full support' following riots

By News Desk and David Biller, Associated Press

The statement comes after supporters of ex-President Jair Bolsonaro stormed and trashed the nation’s Congress, Supreme Court and presidential palace Sunday.

WATCH: State Department holds news briefing after U.S. sanctions Iran drone-maker executives

By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press

State Department spokesperson Ned Price will hold a briefing Friday afternoon.

WATCH: State Department holds news briefing after Putin calls for holiday ceasefire

By Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his armed forces to observe a 36-hour unilateral cease-fire in Ukraine this weekend for the Orthodox Christmas holiday.

WATCH: State Department holds briefing after Israel demolishes part of West Bank village

By Sam McNeil, Associated Press

Residents and activists say the Israeli military has demolished homes, water tanks and olive orchards in two Palestinian villages in the south of the occupied West Bank.

WATCH: State Department 'deeply concerned' over holy site visit

By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press

The U.S. State Department says it is "deeply concerned"over an ultranationalist Israeli Cabinet minister's visit to a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site in Jerusalem for the first time since Netanyahu's new far-right government took office last week.

WATCH: Taliban release 2 Americans in 'goodwill gesture', State Department says

By Associated Press

The Taliban have released two American detainees held in Afghanistan. That's according to State Department spokesman Ned Price on Tuesday.

WATCH: State Department applauds UN biodiversity agreement

By Associated Press

The Biden administration applauded an agreement reached at a U.N. conference early Monday that represents a significant effort to combat the growing biodiversity crisis.

WATCH: State Department responds to Russia on Patriot missiles

By Associated Press

The State Department hit back after the Kremlin warned Washington that any Patriot systems and U.S. personnel deployed to Ukraine will be a legitimate target for Russia.

WATCH: State Department announces new sanctions for human rights abuses

By Lekan Oyekanmi, Eric Tucker, Associated Press

The U.S. is imposing sanctions on a broad array of people and companies around the world for corruption and human rights abuses — from illegal fishing operations in Chinese waters to kickbacks in Guatemala.

WATCH: State Department holds briefing following alleged Ukraine drone strikes inside Russia

By News Desk and Associated Press

State Department spokesman Ned Price will hold a news briefing Tuesday afternoon, after alleged Ukrainian drones struck Russian territory in the second day of attacks.