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U.S. Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides will leave his post this summer after nearly two years in the country, a State Department spokesperson said on Tuesday.

The U.S. ambassador to Israel post is one of the most sensitive diplomatic positions at the State Department.

Every year, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) releases a report on religious oppression around the world, recommending that the State Department designate specific countries as especially severe violators. In this year’s report, released May 1, 2023, Iran came in for particular criticism after months of protests and…

A federal U.S. commission USCIRF has urged the Biden administration to impose targeted sanctions on Indian Government agencies and officials responsible for “severe violations” of religious freedom in the country by freezing their assets.

The US State Department has notified Congress of its approval of the sale to Türkiye of Link-16 tactical data link modernization kits for F-16 jets, sources familiar with the matter said. Türkiye's state-owned Anadolu Agency said the potential sales package includes related equipment and engineering support to upgrade the Link-16…

There are no plans for a US government evacuation from Sudan at this time but Americans should treat the volatile situation in the African country with utmost seriousness, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said on Monday. "We urge American citizens in Sudan to treat this situation with the…

Tensions over China will be high on the agenda as top diplomats from Group of Seven nations meet over the next two days in Japan, according to a senior State Department official.

WASHINGTON — Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Friday afternoon he would not be running for president this year, putting an end to a potential presidential bid that failed to pick up momentum.

COVID-era problems are partially to blame, but so are outdated government practices.