World Oct 30 WATCH: State Department holds briefing amid renewed push for Middle East cease-fire talks By Sally Abou AlJoud, Associated Press
Health Aug 04 Watch 7:45 How lessons learned from COVID are preparing the world for future health threats The State Department is putting lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic into action. The Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy is aimed at better preventing, detecting and responding to existing and future health threats. Its first leader is renowned… By Geoff Bennett, Cybele Mayes-Osterman
World May 22 WATCH: State Department criticizes Israel for latest settlement expansion The Biden administration issued a sharply worded statement on Sunday criticizing Israel for moving to reestablish a settlement at the formerly evacuated outpost of Homesh in northern West Bank. By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press
World May 01 WATCH: State Department holds news briefing as Sudan’s warring sides agree to negotiate Sudan's warring generals have agreed to send representatives for negotiations, potentially in Saudi Arabia, the top U.N. official in the country said Monday, even as the two sides clashed in the capital of Khartoum despite another three-day extension of a… By Samy Magdy, Associated Press
Politics Mar 06 WATCH: State Department gives news briefing as Tunisia works to allay concerns of discrimination State Department spokesman Ned Price held a briefing on Monday as Tunisia’s government seeks to allay growing international concerns about a surge of discrimination against sub-Saharan Africans. By Associated Press
Feb 09 WATCH: State Department holds briefing after details revealed on China’s aerial spying By Matthew Lee, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The Biden administration says the China balloon shot down by the U.S. was equipped to collect intelligence signals as part of a huge, military-linked aerial spy program that has targeted more than 40 countries. Continue reading
Jan 19 Watch 5:37 New program allows American citizens to sponsor refugees fleeing violence and oppression By Amna Nawaz, Teresa Cebrian Aranda The State Department announced a new program to help facilitate refugees coming to and settling in the United States. It's called Welcome Corps and aims to empower private American citizens to sponsor refugees. Krish O’Mara Vignarajah of Lutheran Immigration and… Continue watching
Dec 07 WATCH: State Department holds briefing as Peru enters a constitutional crisis By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press The Biden administration issued a strong warning against undermining democracy in Peru on a day when the nation’s Congress removed President Pedro Castillo from office and replaced him with the vice president. Continue reading
Oct 26 Prisoner swap talks about WNBA star Brittney Griner must be confidential, Kremlin says By Associated Press The eight-time all-star center with the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury and a two-time Olympic gold medalist was convicted Aug. 4 after police said they found vape canisters containing cannabis oil in her luggage at Moscow’s airport. Continue reading
May 02 WATCH: State Department spokesperson Ned Price speaks on diplomatic return to Ukraine By Associated Press U.S. diplomats traveled back into Ukraine for a day amid the country’s grinding war with Russia, slowly moving towards a full return to the country. Continue reading