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Why Can't You Renew Your Passport Online?

Applicants are currently waiting 10 to 13 weeks for routine processing.

Reason

Biden's commerce secretary is the latest Cabinet member to visit China in a bid for improved ties

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo is the latest member of President Joe Biden’s Cabinet to visit China as his administration tries to mend the deteriorating ties between the world’s two largest economies

The Independent UK

Blinken: Saudi Deal Will Require Major Israeli Concessions

Biden administration told Israeli government last week that it would have to make considerable concessions to Palestinians

Zenger

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China wants to erase Tibet. Will Britain stay quiet about this crime?

The US has taken a public stand over China’s crimes against humanity. In Beijing this week, the UK foreign secretary should do the same and shame his hosts

The Guardian - UK

How high tensions between China and the U.S. are impacting American companies

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo is set to travel to China at a time when U.S. executives and investors are facing increasing uncertainty and risk doing business there.

WEKU

US-Iran relations: Why did the prisoner exchange deal happen now?

Critics have argued that the US has given into Iranian blackmail by agreeing to a prisoner exchange deal.

Al Jazeera

Humza Yousaf pledges 'absolute solidarity with Ukraine' on Independence Day

HUMZA Yousaf has taken part in a wreath-laying ceremony in Edinburgh to commemorate Ukraine’s Independence Day.

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US imposes new China visa curbs over alleged ‘forced assimilation’ in Tibet

Experts have said about 1 million Tibetan children were being separated from their families at state boarding schools.

Al Jazeera

US-Iran prisoner swap deal is ‘on track’, says White House official

Agreement is ‘proceeding’ but there is no exact timetable for swap, says US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan.

Al Jazeera

US cancels visas of 100 more Nicaraguan officials for their role in 'undermining democracy'

The U.S. State Department has imposed visa restrictions on 100 more Nicaraguan officials for their role in supporting the regime of President Daniel Ortega

The Independent UK

Dermer Meeting With Blinken In Washington Anything But Routine

The two spoke amid Washington’s efforts to serve as a normalization broker between Riyadh and Jerusalem.

Zenger

First Thing: Georgia grand jurors’ details posted on rightwing sites

Sheriff’s office says investigators are working to pinpoint origin of threats. Plus, the former Russian minister who is now a trucker in Michigan

The Guardian - UK

US, South Korea and Japan to unveil three-way emergency ‘hotline’ at Camp David summit

Unprecedented talks come after months of ‘heroic’ diplomatic efforts to bridge historic differences between the two key US allies in Asia-Pacific

The Independent UK

US has cleared way for F-16s to be sent to Ukraine, say Denmark and Netherlands

Leaders of international coalition thank US for green light but it is still unclear when any F-16 transfers could take place

The Guardian - UK

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US State Secretary Blinken speaks on phone with Paul Whelan, who is detained in Russia on espionage charges

US State Secretary Antony Blinken spoke with American Paul Whelan, who is detained in Russia on espionage charges, CNN reported citing familiar sources. Read further on Dynamite news:

The Guardian - AU

US promises ‘new era’ as Biden prepares to host first summit with Japan and South Korea

US president aiming to take advantage of recent thaw in ties under president Yoon Suk Yeol and prime minister Fumio Kishida

The Independent UK

US state secretary says 1943 Bialystok ghetto uprising in Poland was an act of bravery and dignity

U.S. State Secretary Antony Blinken has sent a message marking the anniversary of the 1943 Bialystok ghetto uprising in Poland, saying it was an act of “bravery” that reaffirmed the dignity of Jews during the Holocaust

Zenger

US Should Account That Xi Jinping Is ‘Mortal’

A new generation of leaders has emerged that is more focused on solving today's problems in China and the United States.

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Family of academic detained in Egypt accuse US of breaking pledge to help

Salah Soltan, a US green card holder and critic of Abdel-Fatah al-Sisi, claims he faces death in Cairo jail and urges Biden to act

Al Jazeera

US ‘deterrence’ approach to Iran has not changed, Blinken says

Top US diplomat says moving detained Americans to house arrest in Iran is ‘positive’ sign, but major issues remain.

The Independent UK

Allies of Niger president overthrown by military are appealing to the US and others: Save his life

Supporters of Niger's deposed President Mohamed Bazoum have pleaded with the United States and others for weeks to restore the democratically elected leader to power

Al Jazeera

US warns of ‘deteriorating conditions’ for Niger’s ousted President Bazoum

Media reports have emerged that Niger’s president and his family are surviving on rice and pasta without electricity.

Al Jazeera

‘Important step’: What we know about tentative US-Iran prisoner deal

Countries acknowledge initial step in deal expected to include prisoner swap and give Tehran access to frozen funds.

Radio France Internationale

West African leaders prepare standby force for Niger as 'last resort'

West Africa's regional bloc Ecowas on Thursday ordered the activation of a standby force for possible use against the junta that that has taken power in Niger, saying it wanted a peaceful resolution but would consider military intervention "as a last resort".

The Independent UK

Two years after fall of Kabul, tens of thousands of Afghans languish in limbo, waiting for US visas

When the U.S. pulled out of Afghanistan in August 2021 it airlifted tens of thousands of Afghans to safety

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