The Latest Breaking News from Department of State

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson's office announced Friday afternoon it would no longer release to media the driving records of "victims of violence," including Patrick Lyoya, a 26-year-old Black man shot by a Grand Rapids police officer during a traffic stop April 4.

The US Department of State has issued the Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, which strives to provide a factual and objective record on the status of human rights worldwide in 2021, covering 198 countries and territories. The report indicated that corruption constitutes a real problem in Mauritania, affirming that…

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson's office said Friday it will no longer release to media the driving records of "victims of violence," including a 26-year-old Black man shot by a Grand Rapids police officer during a traffic stop April 4.

Department of State says regional officials will attend two-day conference on ‘safe, orderly, and humane migration’.

Russia said on Wednesday that claims by the United States and Ukraine that Russia could use chemical weapons in Ukraine were disinformation because Moscow destroyed its last chemical stockpiles in 2017. Ukraine's defense ministry said on Tuesday that it was checking claims that Russia may have used chemical weapons in…

The massive flow of international support for Ukraine since Russia first invaded in February 2022 includes billions of dollars in military and humanitarian aid from dozens of countries.

Ukraine says civilian killings in Bucha constitute ‘genocide’, but analysts say charge needs to be fully investigated.

Bahraini-American rights organisation says Gulf country is heading towards another ‘sham’ vote in November.

State Department says a US diplomat was able to visit Brittney Griner, who has been detained in Russia since last month.

Now-rescinded travel ban continues to have a lingering impact on US citizens and people around the world.