India asks Germany to return 2-year-old girl in foster care

India asks Germany to return 2-year-old girl in foster care

Ariha Shah was seven months old when she was removed from her parents‘ care by authorities in Berlin. The details…

Dozens reported dead in India train derailment

Dozens reported dead in India train derailment

Hundreds of people are injured and many are feared dead after two passenger trains collided in India’s eastern state of…

Resettlement Diplomacy Network Senior Officials Meeting

Resettlement Diplomacy Network Senior Officials Meeting

Office of the Spokesperson Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Julieta Valls Noyes convened the first…

Ukraine war: Why are drone attacks increasing in Russia?

Ukraine war: Why are drone attacks increasing in Russia?

Recent weeks have seen an escalation in drone attacks in Russia and Ukraine. What’s behind the increase, and how has…

Elections in Guinea-Bissau: The eternal search for stability

Elections in Guinea-Bissau: The eternal search for stability

Over 890,000 voters are called upon to elect a new Parliament in Guinea-Bissau this Sunday. The elections are taking place…

Kosovo PM Kurti hints at new mayoral vote amid tensions

Kosovo PM Kurti hints at new mayoral vote amid tensions

Following violent protests in northern Kosovo, opposition lawmakers blamed Prime Minister Albin Kurti for deteriorating relations with the West. Go…

Secretary Blinken’s Travel to Saudi Arabia

Secretary Blinken’s Travel to Saudi Arabia

Matthew Miller, Department Spokesperson Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to Saudi Arabia June 6-8 to meet with…

Russia accused of holding 20,000 Ukrainian civilians captive

Russia accused of holding 20,000 Ukrainian civilians captive

Families are desperately trying to secure the release of the more than 20,000 Ukrainians held captive by Russia. Rights activists…

Russia’s Strategic Failure and Ukraine’s Secure Future

Russia’s Strategic Failure and Ukraine’s Secure Future

Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Helsinki, Finland Helsinki City Hall MAYOR VARTIAINEN:  Your Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, dear friends,…

India drops the periodic table, Pythagorean theorem and evolution from school textbooks

India drops the periodic table, Pythagorean theorem and evolution from school textbooks

Crucial science topics will no longer be taught to a large swath of Indian students, according to new government guidance….

Russia holds more than 20,000 civilians captive in Ukraine

Russia holds more than 20,000 civilians captive in Ukraine

Families are desperately trying to secure the release of the more than 20,000 Ukrainians held captive by Russia. Rights activists…

North Korea tightens its repression over religious groups

North Korea tightens its repression over religious groups

Despite claims it permits freedom of religion, the regime in Pyongyang demands its citizens worship the ruling Kim family. Go…

Polish president Duda backtracks on Russian influence law

Polish president Duda backtracks on Russian influence law

A new law in Poland has prompted outrage, with many arguing it would block government rivals from running for office….

Assistant Secretary for Global Public Affairs Russo Travels to Honolulu, Fiji, and New Zealand

Assistant Secretary for Global Public Affairs Russo Travels to Honolulu, Fiji, and New Zealand

Office of the Spokesperson Assistant Secretary for Global Public Affairs William Russo will travel to Honolulu, Fiji, and New Zealand…

Renewal of the Charter for the Secretary’s International Security Advisory Board

Renewal of the Charter for the Secretary’s International Security Advisory Board

Office of the Spokesperson The Department announced today the renewal of the charter for the Secretary’s International Security Advisory Board…