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Blinken to visit Papua New Guinea and sign defense, maritime agreements

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Papua New Guinea on May 21-22, sign bilateral defense and maritime security agreements and meet with Pacific Islands Forum leaders, the State Department said on Thursday, after President Joe Biden pulled out of a planned visit.

Reuters

US State Department wants to speed weapons export process

The U.S. Department of State said on Thursday it wants to update internal processes for the tens of billions worth of foreign military sales it oversees each year to speed up approvals "for an age of heightened strategic competition."

Reuters

GOP pauses Blinken contempt push after gaining access to classified Afghanistan cable

The chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee says he is pausing an effort to hold Secretary of State Antony Blinken in contempt of Congress now that the State Department is letting him view a redacted classified cable from U.S. diplomats in Kabul sent shortly before the U.S. withdrawal from…

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US House member 'pauses' subpoena attempt over Afghanistan cable

The chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee said on Thursday he accepted the State Department's invitation to view a classified cable related to the August 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan and would "pause" attempts to enforce a subpoena to obtain it.

Reuters

State Department To Bring Back Domestic Visa Renewal for Some Foreign Workers

Until 2004, all foreign workers could renew their visas without leaving the United States.

Reason

State Department offers Republican lawmaker a chance to view Afghanistan dissent cable

The State Department is offering to allow the Republican chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee to view a classified cable from U.S. diplomats in Kabul sent shortly before the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan

The Independent UK

House GOP lawmaker readies contempt charge over Afghanistan dissent cable

The Republican chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee is threatening to push forward a legislative effort to hold Secretary of State Antony Blinken in contempt of Congress next week

The Independent UK

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State Department Submits International Religious Freedom Report To Congress

Reports include members of the LGBTQ community facing persecution around religious countries that regulate sexual orientation.

Zenger

Timeline: How US stance shifted on killing of Shireen Abu Akleh

The Biden administration’s position on the killing has shifted over time despite repeated US calls for ‘accountability’.

Al Jazeera

Passport bottleneck is holding up international travel by Americans eager to see the world as COVID-19 eases

The World Health Organization declared on May 5, 2023, that the COVID-19 pandemic is no longer a public health emergency. Although the virus is still causing hospitalizations and deaths, many travelers who were reluctant to go abroad because of the pandemic now feel freer to travel internationally again.

The Conversation

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides to leave post this summer

The U.S. ambassador to Israel post is one of the most sensitive diplomatic positions at the State Department.

Axios

GOP threatens Blinken contempt charge over Afghanistan docs

The House Foreign Affairs Committee's chairman has threatened to hold Secretary of State Antony Blinken in contempt of Congress if the State Department doesn't turn over classified cables related to the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan

The Independent UK

US says it will not normalise relations with Syria’s Assad

Washington ‘does not support’ push to normalise ties to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s gov’t, State Department says.

Al Jazeera

Mexico president asks Biden to stop USAID funding opposition groups

Mexico's president asked his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden to stop the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) from funding groups hostile to his government, according to a letter presented to journalists on Wednesday, echoing previous Mexican criticism of U.S. interventionism.

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Blinken and Egypt’s Foreign Minister Discuss Sudan Ceasefire

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry discussed extending and expanding the ceasefire in Sudan during a call on Tuesday, the State Department said. "The Secretary and the Foreign Minister agreed to continue close US-Egypt consultation regarding ongoing efforts to achieve a durable cessation of…

Al Jazeera

Senator urges release of new US report on killing of Abu Akleh

The Biden administration has not acknowledged a new assessment on Israel’s fatal shooting of Al Jazeera journalist.

The Hindu

India criticises USCIRF report, calls it misrepresentation of facts

In its annual report on religious freedom, the USCIRF asked the U.S. State Department to designate India as a “country of particular concern” on the status of religious freedom

The Conversation

Are some human rights more important than others? Religious freedom advocates often put it first

Every year, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) releases a report on religious oppression around the world, recommending that the State Department designate specific countries as especially severe violators. In this year’s report, released May 1, 2023, Iran came in for particular criticism after months of protests and…

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The Hindu

U.S. commission seeks sanctions on Indian agencies over 'violation' of religious freedom

A federal U.S. commission USCIRF has urged the Biden administration to impose targeted sanctions on Indian Government agencies and officials responsible for “severe violations” of religious freedom in the country by freezing their assets.

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How Long it Takes to Renew Your Passport: Online or By Mail

What to know about the timing of renewing your passport, so you don't mis sout on a trip.

Reuters

U.S. envoy visits Gulf to push new Yemen agreement, peace process -statement

U.S. special envoy Tim Lenderking began a trip to Oman and Saudi Arabia on Monday in an effort to advance Yemen peace efforts, the State Department said.

The Independent UK

Why the US evacuation from Sudan left Americans behind

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

Los Angeles Times

Harris, Feinstein told in 2018 of American killed by fentanyl pills from Mexican pharmacy

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…

Al Jazeera

US watchdog ‘cannot assure’ Afghanistan aid not going to Taliban

Special inspector says oversight has been hindered by State Department’s ‘persistent refusal’ to provide information.

The Independent UK

Watchdog warns US money could be flowing to Taliban

The watchdog for U.S. assistance to Afghanistan warned lawmakers that American aid to the country could be diverted to the Taliban as he accused the Biden administration of stonewalling his efforts to investigate

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