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National Post
3 days ago
- General
- National Post
2 staff members of Israeli embassy killed in shooting near Jewish museum in Washington DC
Two staff members of the Israeli embassy were shot and killed Wednesday evening while leaving an event at a Jewish museum in the nation's capital, and the suspect yelled, 'Free, free Palestine' after he was arrested, police said. The two victims, a man and a woman, were leaving an event at the Capital Jewish Museum when the suspect approached a group of four people and opened fire, Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela Smith said. The suspect, identified as Elias Rodriguez, 30, of Chicago, was observed pacing outside the museum before the shooting, walked into the museum after the shooting and was detained by event security, Smith said.
Washington Post
3 days ago
- Business
- Washington Post
DOGE vowed to make government more ‘efficient' — but it's doing the opposite
Somewhere in the world last month, a State Department employee began the routine process of hiring a vendor for an upcoming embassy event — but quickly ran into a problem. The vendor was refusing to sign paperwork certifying that it did not promote diversity, equity and inclusion, or 'DEI,' a new requirement under President Donald Trump's executive order eradicating DEI from the government. The State employee — who spoke on the condition that neither he nor the location of his embassy be named, for fear of retaliation — sighed.
The National
7 days ago
- General
- The National
US flag raised at the official ambassadorial residence in Damascus
Embassy remains closed for now, but the move is a sign of warming relations between Washington and the new Syrian government
Bloomberg
28-05-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
US Embassies Ordered to Stop Student Visa Interviews
US embassies around the world have been ordered by Secretary of State Marco Rubio to stop scheduling interviews for student visas as President Donald Trump's administration weighs stricter vetting of applicants' social-media profiles. The move raises the stakes of an ongoing battle between the White House and universities such as Harvard University and Columbia University. Bloomberg's Derek Wallbank reports. (Source: Bloomberg)
Bloomberg
27-05-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
US Orders Embassies to Halt Student Visa Interviews
Good morning. The US orders embassies to halt student-visa interviews. New restrictions on Chinese solar tools dim the outlook for US clean energy. And one Japanese granny's barbecue sauce is popping up in kitchens across America. Listen to the day's top stories.
