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June 5, 2023

US sanctions 7 members of Russia-linked group over alleged Moldova 'destabilization operations': Blinken

The United States is sanctioning seven members of a Russian intelligence-linked group over alleged attempted "manufactured insurrection" against Moldova.

June 4, 2023

Biden admin slammed as granting ‘major coup’ to China after top officials visit on Tiananmen massacre date

Two senior Biden administration officials made a controversial trip to China on Sunday, 34 years after the Chinese military slaughtered hundreds of pro-democracy protesters.

June 1, 2023

As Mexican president wages 'information campaign' targeting Republican votes, Biden admin stays quiet

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is waging an "information campaign" against Republicans in the U.S. -- but the Biden administration has so far stayed quiet.

May 31, 2023

US, allies prep voluntary AI code of conduct, Blinken says

Secretary of State Antony Blinken and European Commission Vice President Margrethe Vestager said the U.S. and the EU are working on a voluntary artificial intelligence conduct code.

May 25, 2023

Army vet GOP rep blasts Biden administration for limiting access to Afghanistan dissent cable

An Army vet GOP lawmaker is demanding transparency from the State Department, who has attempted to limit access to a dissent cable about the Afghanistan withdrawal.

May 18, 2023

AP reporter spars with State Department official over pronoun email confusion: 'It's wrong'

The AP’s State Department reporter Matt Lee pressed State Department deputy spokesman Vedant Patel on a purported internal change that included gender pronouns in the 'from' field of department emails.

May 16, 2023

China listed as a top offender in annual State Department freedom of religion report

A new State Department report on religious freedoms finds China is one of the worst offenders worldwide. Other countries including Iran, North Korea, Afghanistan and India.

May 13, 2023

US accused of retreating from NATO ally Albania as Russia looks to grow regional influence

Once an isolated and authoritarian Marxist country, Albania has tried to inch closer to Europe and the West. Like many countries in the Balkans, it is caught between competing worldviews.

May 11, 2023

State Department advisory board member praised former fugitive Communist once on FBI's Most Wanted List

A member of the State Department’s International Security Advisory Board (ISAB) praised former Black Panther and noted abolitionist Angela Davis as her "intellectual-activist shero."

May 10, 2023

John Kerry targets agriculture as part of climate crusade

Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry issued a warning Wednesday that world leaders and innovators must invest in "climate smart agriculture" to defeat global warming.