A photo of Donald Trump got a helluva reaction when it was posted to social media on Thursday. The image, taken by photojournalist Jim Watson, shows the president sitting with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth discussing the proposed Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas. Watson’s camera…
Mohammed Ibrahim, jailed for stone-throwing since February, is set to meet the new State Department official next week amid calls for his release. The US State Department has reportedly appointed a dedicated official to handle the case of a dual national American-Palestinian teenager who has been held in an Israeli military prison for over seven…
The US State Department’s annual review of China’s human rights record, released on Tuesday, was pared back as part of a broader restructuring of its country reports but still retained many of its most politically sensitive criticisms of Beijing’s conduct. “Genocide and crimes against humanity occurred during the year in China against predominantly Muslim Uygurs…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota’s top elections official has apologized for the state releasing information about voters who also were seeking public assistance, such as food aid. Secretary of State Monae Johnson made the voter registration rolls of more than 600,000 voters public last month to comply with a new state law. But…