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May 17, 2023

Blinken backs down, will let Congress see Afghan dissent cable that warned of swift Taliban takeover

The State Department said Wednesday it would let lawmakers view the dissent channel cable related to the withdrawal of Afghanistan, in the face of a contempt vote against Blinken.

May 16, 2023

China listed as a top offender in annual State Department freedom of religion report

A new State Department report on religious freedoms finds China is one of the worst offenders worldwide. Other countries including Iran, North Korea, Afghanistan and India.

May 16, 2023

Former US Embassy employee arrested, held at same Moscow prison as WSJ reporter: Russian report

Russian media reported Robert Shonov, a former employee of the U.S. Embassy in Russia, is being held on a conspiracy charge at Lefortovo Prison in Moscow.

May 16, 2023

South Africa admits US claims that arms were shipped to Russia ‘still stand’

Washington, D.C., is still waiting for answers from South Africa on whether arms have been supplied to Russia, as a U.S. senator calls for reevaluating the relationship between the countries.

May 16, 2023

Top House Republican to hit Blinken with contempt charge: ‘I don’t take this lightly’

Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, plans to move forward with a contempt of Congress charge against Secretary of State Tony Blinken.

May 14, 2023

Biden ‘alienating our partners’ who made peace with Israel and other US allies in the region: Sen. Ernst

Amid frosty relations between Biden’s administration and traditional U.S. allies in the Mideast, Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa seeks to create a broader alliance to counter Iranian terrorism.

May 12, 2023

Questions over whether South Africa supplied arms to Russia fuel huge diplomatic dispute with US

More questions than answers are coming out of a huge diplomatic dispute between the U.S. and South Africa over claims the African country has supplied arms to Russia.

May 11, 2023

State Department advisory board member praised former fugitive Communist once on FBI's Most Wanted List

A member of the State Department’s International Security Advisory Board (ISAB) praised former Black Panther and noted abolitionist Angela Davis as her "intellectual-activist shero."

May 10, 2023

US embassy in Pakistan issues security alert amid violent clashes with protesters over Imran Khan arrest

The U.S. Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan, issued a security alert Wednesday canceling all consular meetings through the week as protests over the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan have turned violent.

May 9, 2023

US officials attend event whose guest list includes known terrorist responsible for murder of US troops

Senior State Department officials attended the same forum in Iraq as Qais al-Khazali, a U.S. designated terrorist responsible for the deaths of hundreds of U.S. troops.