Tag: Embassies
Cuban baseball player defects after arriving in Florida
HAVANA — The Cuban Baseball Federation confirmed Wednesday night that one of the players on the national team defected a few hours after the...
Biden orders more intel investigation of COVID-19 origin
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden ordered U.S. intelligence officials to “redouble” their efforts to investigate the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, including any possibility...
Australian envoy denied access to trial of citizen in China
BEIJING — The Australian ambassador to China said it was “regrettable” that the embassy was denied access Thursday as a trial was due to...
John Warner met Liz Taylor at dinner — with Queen Elizabeth
John Warner served for 30 years in the U.S. Senate, much of it as chairman of the powerful Armed Services Committee, and as a...
Australia closes its embassy in Kabul, others scale back
KABUL, Afghanistan — Australia is shutting its embassy in the Afghan capital later this week, citing security concerns ahead of the final withdrawal of...
US grants Cuban baseball players visas days before tourney
HAVANA — The U.S. government finally issued visas for the players and coaches of the Cuban national baseball team to compete in the Baseball...
US allows Americans with expired passports to return home
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration says many American citizens holding recently expired U.S. passports will be allowed to return home from abroad on that...
Single rocket hits near Iraqi air base hosting U.S. troops
BAGHDAD — A single rocket struck close to a military base hosting U.S. troops in western Iraq on Monday without causing any injuries, a...
Growing mystery of suspected energy attacks draws US concern
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is facing new pressure to resolve a mystery that has vexed its predecessors: Is an adversary using a microwave...
EXPLAINER: Much about US pullout from Afghanistan is unclear
WASHINGTON — When he pulled the plug on the American war in Afghanistan, President Joe Biden said the reasons for staying, 10 years after...