Washington’s Visa Hub Overhaul Makes East Africans Pay For “Efficiency”
The United States will cut African visa processing sites from nearly 50 to 20 regional hubs on 1 August 2026,...
August 9, 2026Topic
State Department
US Pledges US$242 Million More for DR Congo Ebola Fight
US Ebola funding for the DR Congo outbreak tops US$512 million after a new US$242 million pledge, days after Uganda...
August 6, 2026 Trump Administration Launches $750 Expedited Visa Pilot Program in Mexico
The U.S. State Department launched a six-month pilot in Mexico offering faster B-1/B-2 visa interviews for an extra $750 fee,...
July 25, 2026
USA could lift restrictions on Brazilian steel due to Ukraine war
Brazilian steel mills see trade disruptions caused by the war in Ukraine as a reason for the United States to...
March 17, 2022
U.S. keeps Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua and China on human trafficking blacklist
The United States on Thursday kept Nicaragua, Venezuela, China, and Cuba on its "blacklist" of countries that do not do...
July 1, 2021
Smuggler trade thriving on Mexico’s southern border as migrants seek access to the U.S.
Maritza Hernández arrived at this remote Guatemalan village exhausted, with two young kids in tow and more than a thousand...
March 31, 2021
Indigenous lobbying group call for direct line with Biden administration in Amazon talks
The indigenous people want to be included in any debate promoted by the U.S. to negotiate about Brazil's environment, without...
March 30, 2021
US Catholic Bishops’ Conference Disagrees with Designating Cuba as Terrorism Sponsor
The US bishops’ chair for international justice and peace has expressed his disagreement with the State Department’s return of Cuba...
January 15, 2021