The state department says the policy will have “significant implications” for embassies and consulates.
Category: World
Huge explosion at China chemical plant kills at least five
Footage circulating online shows thick columns of black smoke rising from the site in Shandong province.
Second suspect arrested in alleged crypto torture scheme
Police say the two men kidnapped an Italian businessman and tortured him with a gun, chainsaw and electrical wires for nearly three weeks.
Russian advance in Ukraine’s north east may be attempt to create ‘buffer zone’
The advance may be linked to Moscow’s attempts to create “buffer zones” along the border, Ukrainian regional authorities say.
Namibia to mark colonial genocide for first time with memorial day
Concentration camps and pseudoscientific experiments were used by German officials to torture and kill.
Hopes of motherhood crushed after IVF embryos destroyed in Israel’s Gaza offensive
Couples in Gaza using IVF to help them conceive “left with nothing” after 4,000 embryos at an IVF clinic were destroyed.
Crowds overrun US-backed group’s new aid distribution site in Gaza
Videos show people walking over torn-down fences at the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation’s site in Rafah.
Norway ship refloated after near miss with house
House owner Johan Helberg says he “wouldn’t have traded this experience for anything” after the ship became stuck in his garden.
French MPs back law to allow assisted dying
The proposals still have to go before the upper house and supporters hope it will become law by 2027.
Russia’s advance in Ukraine’s north east may be bid to create ‘buffer zone’
The advance may be linked to Moscow’s attempts to create “buffer zones” along the border, Ukrainian regional authorities say.