US State Department

US State Department

United States Department of State logo and US flag are seen in this illustration created on April 23, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

US State Department stops processing visas for Afghan allies

The cable, sent to all US diplomatic posts on Friday, says that effective immediately, consular officers are instructed to reject any immigrant or non-immigrant visa applications from Afghan...

Travelers use a mobile phone at Terminal 8 at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, US, June 8, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Bing Guan/File Photo

Trump administration has revoked 80,000 non-immigrant visas: US official

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Bangladesh has moved to make all procurements for natural resource extraction fully transparent: US

Most workers in Bangladesh left out of legal protections: US State Dept

Most workers in Bangladesh left out of legal protections: US State Dept

Interim government breaks from Awami League-era abuses: US report

Interim government breaks from Awami League-era abuses: US report

Unresolved mysteries behind abductions, rescues

Reports of disappearances and kidnappings continue, allegedly by security personnel: US State Dept

Human rights situation stabilised in Bangladesh, but some concerns persist: 2024 US report

Human rights situation stabilised in Bangladesh, but some concerns persist: 2024 US report

US sanctions Palestinian Authority officials, PLO members

US sanctions Palestinian Authority officials, PLO members

A man comforts a woman as she cries while people applaud in the background during a sendoff event for U.S. State Department workers in Washington, DC, US, July 11, 2025. Photo: Reuters

State Department starts firing more than 1,350 workers in Trump's shake-up of diplomatic corps

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio talks to reporters at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, April 4, 2025. Photo: Jacquelyn Martin/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Impostor uses AI to impersonate Rubio and contact foreign and US officials

Students attend their graduation ceremony. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo

US resumes student visas but orders enhanced social media vetting

USAID logo and US flag are seen in this illustration taken April 23, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

State Department refugee office to assume USAID's disaster aid role: cable

Principal Deputy Spokesperson at the US Department of State Thomas "Tommy" Pigott at a briefing on 13 May. Screengrab

US aware of ban on AL activities; supports free, democratic process: Principal Deputy Spokesperson