The Latest Breaking News from The State Department

The effort to get private citizens out of Sudan by countries around the globe continues, by military airlift, ship and over land

LOS ANGELES — In December 2018, Celia Harms sat down in her San Mateo, California, home to write a letter. Over the course of more than 900 words, she told a story that would become familiar to parents from San Diego to Texas to Indiana: Her son had gone to…

COVID-era problems are partially to blame, but so are outdated government practices.

The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on over 120 targets to squeeze Russia for its war in Ukraine, pursuing entities linked to state-held energy company Rosatom and firms based in partner nations like Turkey in a sign of stepped-up enforcement.

The US State Department has approved the potential sale of HIMARS artillery rocket systems and related equipment to Morocco in a deal valued at up to $524 million, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. The State Department has also approved the possible sale of Joint Stand Off Weapons and related equipment…

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday said the United States will investigate the recent purported leak of classified documents until the source is found. Reuters has reviewed more than 50 of the documents, labeled "Secret" and "Top Secret," that first appeared on social media sites in March and supposedly…

The golf club was a gift from Japan's Shinzo Abe and was found in a locker at Trump International in Florida.

Washington renews call for the immediate release of Evan Gershkovich, who is being held by Moscow on spying charges.

The case will be transfer to a special State Department unit that will "develop a strategy to secure" Gershkovich's release.