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Italian foreign minister cancels trip to US over Trump’s comments about Meloni
A diplomatic rift deepens as Donald Trump and Giorgia Meloni trade sharp words, prompting Italy's foreign minister to cancel a planned U.S. visit.
State Department says it’s trying to help Cape Verde goalkeeper’s mother get to US for the World Cup
After Cape Verde’s goalkeeper Vozinha became a World Cup sensation by helping his nation earn a historic draw against Spain, U.S. officials are now working to help his mother travel to America to watch him play.
State Department is firing more than 1,300 staff on Friday
The State Department has begun firing more than 1,300 people as part of a dramatic overhaul of the agency, according to a State Department official.
White South Africans granted refugee status by Trump administration arrive in US
White South Africans granted refugee status by Trump administration arrive in US
Rubio unveils first stage of plan to cut State Department
Secretary of State Marco Rubio rolled out the first stage of a major plan to reorganize the US State Department on Tuesday with changes that will eliminate 132 domestic offices, cut around 700 positions in Washington, DC, and close offices focused on war crimes and global conflict, according to a senior State Department official and documents obtained by CNN.
Trump expected to invoke wartime authority to speed up mass deportation effort in coming days
The Trump administration is expected to invoke a sweeping wartime authority to speed up the president’s mass deportation pledge in the coming days, according to four sources familiar with the discussions.
Biden administration imposes sanctions on Israeli group blocking humanitarian aid into Gaza
The Biden administration on Friday imposed sanctions on an Israeli group for disrupting humanitarian convoys headed to Gaza. Both the US Treasury Department and the US State Department took action against the Tzav 9 movement for its repeated obstruction of the aid. Kylie Atwood, Jennifer Hansler and Hande Atay Alam, CNN
US/Israel officials hold high stakes virtual meeting on Rafah operation
Senior officials from the United States and Israel held a virtual meeting on Monday to discuss alternatives to a full-scale invasion of Rafah as the Biden administration seeks to dissuade the Israeli government from undertaking a significant military operation in the beleaguered Gazan city.
US could take 2 months/1,000 troops to construct floating pier to deliver aid to Gaza, Pentagon says
A floating pier and causeway that will be used to deliver critical humanitarian aid by sea to Gaza is expected to take at least one month or possibly as long as two for the US military to build and become fully operational, Pentagon press secretary Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder said on Friday.
USAID chief presses for more aid to reach those in Gaza as she announces $53M in new assistance
The top US humanitarian aid official on Tuesday called for additional assistance to be able to reach those inside of Gaza as she announced that the United States will provide $53 million in additional humanitarian aid to the war-torn strip and the West Bank.
