January 28, 2025 US consulate warns of gun battles, IEDs, kidnappings in Mexican border towns near Texas U.S. officials have put several Mexican border towns near Texas under the highest-level travel advisory amid gun battles, kidnappings and IEDs in the area.
January 28, 2025 Rubio's State Dept caps migration-heavy 1st week with Colombia deportation win: 'America will not back down' A diplomatic victory against Colombia on Sunday capped the end of a busy week for new Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the subject of immigration.
January 26, 2025 Rubio pauses foreign aid from State Department and USAID to ensure it puts ‘America First’ The Trump administration paused all foreign aid and urged USAID to follow in step or face disciplinary action for not complying with the freeze.
January 26, 2025 Secretary of State Rubio hails release of US prisoner in Belarus as controversy hangs over nation's election President Donald Trump's new Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that a U.S. citizen imprisoned in Belarus under Joe Biden has since been released.
January 25, 2025 Rubio demands answers with 2 more Americans reportedly held by Taliban Two Americans remain in Taliban custody after a two-for-one prisoner exchange the Biden administration negotiated before departing the White House.
January 24, 2025 Israel’s military will remain in Lebanon as ceasefire deadline nears Israel said its forces will remain in southern Lebanon after UN and Lebanese forces moved too slowly under the truce with Hezbollah established in November, which remains unfulfilled.
January 22, 2025 Danish lawmaker addressing EU tells Trump to ‘f--- off’ over Greenland bid President Trump ruffled feathers with his plan to buy Greenland, and a Danish MEP is pushing back in a coarsely worded response put in 'words [he] might understand.'
January 22, 2025 State Department blocks pride, BLM flags from embassies, outposts with 'one flag policy' The U.S. State Department reportedly adopted a new policy under the Trump administration that blocks U.S. embassies and outposts from flying Pride and Black Lives Matter flags.
January 17, 2025 Trump won't wait for Senate confirmations to shake up State Department: source President-elect Donald Trump is planning to immediately shake up the State Department by moving new officials into top roles.
January 17, 2025 Writer dragged out of Blinken's final press conference: 'You're hurting me!' Secretary of State Antony Blinken's final press conference quickly devolved into chaos Thursday, after reporters had to be forcibly removed from the event, including one who was carried out, when they began shouting at Blinken and accusing him of "genocide."