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Stuart Seldowitz is a former member of Barack Obama’s White House national security council

A California man’s family is pleading for his release after they say he was wrongfully arrested in Venezuela and held for ransom just days after President Joe Biden eased crippling oil sanctions on the socialist-run government

Top US diplomat makes plea amid surge in reports of settler violence since the start of the Israel-Hamas war.

The number of terrorist attacks on the continent increased from 9 to 6,756 amid America's Forever Wars

Alsu Kurmasheva is a dual US-Russian citizen and journalist who has been detained by Russia since October 18, charged with failing to register as a “foreign agent” despite having travelled to Russia for a family emergency. She faces up to five years in prison if convicted. Her husband has called…

Palestinian-Americans say they have been treated like second-class citizens by the US government in their efforts to evacuate from Gaza, Richard Hall writes.

The Independent had repeatedly raised questions about the State Department’s policy of assisting only immediate family

‘Mutiny’ is reportedly building inside diplomatic corps

The country’s youngest-ever leader has less than 18 months to govern before the next election.

One American may be forced to choose between fleeing to safety without her family or staying in danger, write Bel Trew in Tel Aviv and Richard Hall in New York City.

For nearly three weeks, a Massachusetts couple have been begging for a way home. They're living under bombardment and running out of supplies. They ask why the U.S. government can't get them out.