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U.S. blasts verdict against Hong Kong democracy advocate Jimmy Lai

The United States condemns the verdict against Hong Kong democracy advocate Jimmy Lai on "spurious fraud charges," State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Top U.S. diplomat Blinken to visit Canada this week -State Dept

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Canada on Thursday and Friday to discuss shared goals including the war in Ukraine, the humanitarian crisis in Haiti and cooperation on migration and refugee resettlement, the State Department said.

Reuters

U.S. authorises departure of non-emergency staff from Nigeria

The U.S. State Department on Tuesday authorised the departure of non-emergency U.S. government employees and their families from Nigeria due to a heightened risk of terrorist attacks in the country.

Reuters

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US says Russia notifies it of annual nuclear drills

The Biden administration says Russia has given notice that it intends to stage routine drills of its nuclear capabilities amid heightened tensions over the war in Ukraine

The Independent UK

Report: U.S., Russia Have Discussed Brittney Griner ‘In Recent Days’

The WNBA star has been wrongfully detained for 249 days as of Monday.

Sports Illustrated

State Department determines Venezuela is wrongfully detaining LA public defender

WASHINGTON — The State Department determined in recent days that Eyvin Hernandez, a 44-year-old deputy public defender from Los Angeles, is being wrongfully detained in Venezuela, U.S. officials and friends of the Hernandez family told McClatchy and the Miami Herald.

Miami Herald

Washington Denounces Syria-Hamas Reconciliation

The United States on Thursday warned against any normalization of ties with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and insisted his reconciliation with Hamas showed his “isolation.” “The Assad regime’s outreach to this terrorist organization only reinforces for us its isolation,” State Department spokesman Ned Price told reporters. “It harms the interests…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Wave of Cuban migrant detentions stoke fears that deportations to the island will resume

MIAMI — When Dachel Caballero headed to an appointment at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Miramar earlier this week, the 30-year-old Cuban man thought he’d go back home to his wife and newborn child.

Miami Herald

U.S. diplomat Sherman to discuss N.Korea, China, Taiwan in Tokyo visit

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman will discuss North Korea's recent missile launches, China and tensions over Taiwan, in meetings with her Japanese and South Korean counterparts in Tokyo next week, a senior State Department official said on Thursday.

Reuters

UK Urges Yemen’s Houthis to Avoid Escalation, US Calls for Release of 12 Employees

The British government urges the Houthi militias not to escalate and deal constructively with the efforts of the United Nations envoy to extend the truce in Yemen, according to the UK Government Arabic Spokesperson in MENA, Rosie Dyas. Dyas said in a statement on Twitter that the Houthis' rejection of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Afghan couple accuse US Marine of abducting their baby

An Afghan couple who arrived in the U.S. as refugees are suing a U.S. Marine and his wife for allegedly abducting their baby

The Independent UK

US raises concerns after Saudis sentence American to 16 years in prison over tweets

The U.S. has raised concerns with Saudi Arabia about an American citizen whom the kingdom sentenced to 16 years in prison for posting tweets critical of the Saudi government.

Tribune News Service

Members Of Congress Urge State Department To Act More Quickly On Internal Anti-Semitic Incidents

A bipartisan group of congressmen and women asks the Secretary of State of the anti-semitism investigation results.

Zenger

Man sentenced to 16 years in prison for criticising Saudi Arabia regime on Twitter

Speaking publicly for the first time, his son has alleged that the Saudi government has tortured his father in prison and said that the US State Department mishandled the case

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Biden administration to provide $2 million to Cuba for Hurricane Ian relief

The Biden administration will provide $2 million to Cuba for emergency relief efforts following Hurricane Ian, the State Department said on Tuesday.

Reuters

U.S. consular official spoke with detained Americans Griner and Whelan -State Dept

A U.S. consular official spoke on Tuesday with Britney Griner and Paul Whelan, Americans detained in Russia, State Department spokesman Vedant Patel said.

Reuters

U.S. says it raised concerns with Riyadh over jailed U.S. citizen as recently as Monday

The United States has raised with Saudi authorities the case of a Saudi-U.S. citizen detained in Saudi Arabia as recently as Monday, State Department deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel said on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Family: Saudis sentence US citizen to 16 years over tweets

The family of an American citizen arrested in Saudi Arabia says he was tortured and sentenced to 16 years in prison over tweets he sent while in the United States

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U.S. seeking to make it harder for Iran to sell drones to Russia

The United States will continue to take "practical, aggressive" steps to make it harder for Iran to sell drones and missiles to Russia, State Department deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel said on Tuesday, adding that Washington had a number of tools to hold both Moscow and Tehran accountable.

Reuters

U.S. says it's raised concerns with Saudis over detention of U.S. citizen

The U.S. State Department confirmed that a Saudi-American citizen has been detained in Saudi Arabia, and said that Washington has repeatedly raised its concerns over his jailing, most recently on Monday.

The Independent UK

US forced to backpedal after Biden calls Pakistan ‘one of most dangerous nations’

‘The US has always viewed a secure and prosperous Pakistan as critical to US interests’

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Warns of Sanctions over Iran Drone Ties after Kyiv Strikes

The United States warned Monday it would take action against companies and nations working with Iran's drone program after Russia used the imports for deadly kamikaze strikes in Kyiv. "Anyone doing business with Iran that could have any link to UAVs or ballistic missile developments or the flow of arms…

Tribune News Service

Top House Republican wants Afghanistan-withdrawal documents preserved

WASHINGTON — Rep. Michael McCaul asked the State Department to preserve documents linked to the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, a signal that Republicans will start a new investigation into the issue if House control switches in next month’s midterm elections.

The Independent UK

Senator's human rights objections block some US aid to Egypt

A veteran senator's objections over Egypt's human rights record have trimmed a symbolically significant $75 million off annual U.S. military aid to that country

Al Jazeera

Israeli President Isaac Herzog to visit White House next week

White House says Joe Biden and Herzog will discuss deepening regional integration and ‘ironclad’ US-Israel relationship.

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