The Israeli side regarded the decision of US President Donald Trump to move the US Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem as evidence of the “inviolability of the alliance” and “eternal friendship” between the two countries. This opinion was expressed by Israel's permanent representative to the UN, Danny Danon, writes TASS. "Trump's bold decision...
The United States plans to move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem on May 14. This was stated by the Deputy Head of the State Department Stephen Goldstein, USA Today reports. The date chosen coincides with the day that Israel declared its independence in 1948. Goldstein noted that Secretary of State Rex ...
US President Donald Trump has postponed plans to visit the UK indefinitely. He was supposed to arrive in February for the opening ceremony of the new building of the American embassy in London, writes the BBC. Trump later explained on his Twitter that he made this decision due to the postponement ...
On September 1, the United States, at the request of the Russian Foreign Ministry, reduced the number of personnel in the embassy and consulates in Russia. A direct consequence of the cuts was the actual tightening of the visa regime for Russians: residents of the regions were deprived of the opportunity to obtain an American visa at the nearest consulate, and the terms for issuing visas in Moscow increased dramatically. Many Russians now ...
In Havana, the issuance of American visas has been suspended indefinitely as the United States is withdrawing most of its embassy staff. The normal work of the embassy will be stopped until Cuba guarantees the complete safety of American diplomats. The State Department ordered most of the U.S. Embassy staff to ...
Moscow may further reduce the staff of the American diplomatic mission by 155 people. Russian President Vladimir Putin stated this at a press conference of the BRICS summit in the Chinese city of Xiamen, writes Radio Liberty. Putin explained that of the 455 Russian diplomats in the United States, 155 work under...
The American authorities may demand from Russia to close one of the Russian consulates general in the United States. This, according to the diplomatic sources of Kommersant, may be Washington's response to the sanctions imposed by Moscow, implying a sharp reduction in the staff of the US Embassy in Russia and the arrest of a number of ...
US President Donald Trump thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin for the sharp reduction in the number of American diplomats in Russia, writes Voice of America. Trump explained: "Because we will spend less on salaries." “I want to thank him because we are trying to cut costs ...
Two people were killed and one was injured in the attack at the Israeli ambassador's residence in Amman. According to "Vesti", on Sunday evening, July 23, there was a terrorist attack on an employee of the Israeli diplomatic mission in Jordan. It happened in an apartment that ...
The US State Department will require all countries to provide detailed data on people who applied for a US visa, writes Reuters, citing the document. Residents of countries that will not comply with the new requirements and will not take steps to do so within 50 ...