WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that the U.S. was going to help with the response to Southeast Asia’s deadly earthquake. But the effects of his administration’s deep cuts in foreign assistance through the U.S. Agency for International Development and the State Department will likely be tested in any response to the first…
Guyanese President Irfaan Ali (left) with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Guyana. Photo by Bert Wilkinson An angry Chinese government Friday lashed back at fast-growing US and Guyana ties, making it clear that it felt slighted by Thursday’s remarks from Guyanese President Irfaan Ali that the US will get preferential treatment from the…
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday that 300 student visas have been revoked, asserting “we have a right” to rescind the visas of students who participate in campus protests, despite questions about due process and First Amendment objections. “If you apply for a visa to enter the United States and be a student, and…
The US is picking up the pace of export restrictions and more could soon be on the way, a Chinese observer said on Wednesday after the White House ordered the first Trump 2.0 tech export controls against China. US President Donald Trump could also be using the controls to extract tangible gains, aligning with his…
Some countries’ travel advisories to the United States include warnings that even with proper documentation their entry into the U.S. could be rejected. Multiple nations this week have already updated their advisories to inform travelers abroad that proper visas or entry waivers may not be sufficient. Why It Matters Advisories from European and Nordic countries…
A Hong Kong government spokesperson has warned external parties not to intervene in the ongoing trial of Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, a day after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said getting the former media tycoon out of prison was a “priority”. The spokesperson said on Thursday evening that any countries, organisations or people trying to…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is set to hold talks on Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin as he looks to get buy-in on a U.S. ceasefire proposal that he hopes can create a pathway to ending Russia’s devastating war on Ukraine. The White House is optimistic that peace is within reach even as…
Secretary of State says airstrikes on Iran-backed Houthis are “doing the world a favor” – CBS News Watch CBS News One day after the U.S. launched airstrikes on Iran-back Houthi rebels in Yemen, Secretary of State Marco Rubio tells “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that the U.S.is “doing the world a favor by getting…
WASHINGTON – The United States has removed hundreds of alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua using now-blocked authority from the 1798 Alien Enemies Act, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Sunday. “Hundreds of violent criminals were sent out of our country,” Rubio said in a statement. El Salvador’s President Nayib…
Thai Defense Minister Phumtham Wechayachai, center, Foreign Affairs Minister Maris Sangiampongsa, left, and Justice Minister Tawee Sodsong discuss the deportation of Uyghur refugees to China on February 27 and might be among those subject to U.S. visa restrictions announced Friday. Photo by Narong Sangnak/EPA-EFE March 15 (UPI) — Foreign officials who enable the forced return…