Category: World

In a statement on Sunday, António Guterres paid tribute to the “resilience and courage of the Syrian people, who never stopped nurturing hope despite enduring unimaginable hardship.” He described the past year as proof that “meaningful change is possible when Syrians are empowered and supported in driving their own transition.”  “What lies ahead is far […]

A Tennessee community is reeling after a grandfather and his three‑month‑old granddaughter were killed in what authorities described as an “especially difficult and brutal” dog attack at a home in Tullahoma. The victims have been identified as 50‑year‑old James Alexander Smith and his infant granddaughter International Business Times UK NBC News. Police were called to […]

Office of the Spokesperson HomeOffice of the SpokespersonPress Releases… December 5, 2025 The below is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott: Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau met with Burundian President Évariste Ndayishimiye today.  They discussed the historic signing of the Washington Accords for Peace and Prosperity and highlighted regional economic cooperation as a key driver for […]

Governments, civil society and the private sector to gather in London next year to accelerate fight against corruption and dirty money, as details of major summit outlined by Foreign Secretary.   Foreign Secretary calls out illicit finance as the ‘lifeblood of crime’ on UK streets and promises to ‘take the fight to the corrupt’. New funding for […]

Apple Pay, Google Pay and Samsung Pay now anchor the global mobile‑payments ecosystem, each shaping how hundreds of millions of people pay in stores, online and across apps. While all three wallets offer fast, secure and increasingly universal tap‑to‑pay experiences, their strategies — and the regulatory scrutiny surrounding them — differ sharply. Apple Pay: Ecosystem […]

The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America, the Republic of India, the State of Japan, and the Commonwealth of Australia on the occasion of The 3rd Quad Counterterrorism Working Group (CTWG) meeting. Begin Text The 3rd Quad Counterterrorism Working Group (CTWG) meeting between India, Japan, Australia, and […]

A federal jury in Houston convicted a local businessman today for his role in a scheme to bribe Mexican government officials at Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX), the state-owned oil company of Mexico, and PEMEX Exploración y Producción (PEP), PEMEX’s wholly owned exploration and production subsidiary. “Alexandro Rovirosa orchestrated a scheme to bribe Mexican officials to benefit […]

The White House announced that President Trump’s delegation to attend the inauguration of Alassane Ouattara as President of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire will be led by Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs, Jacob Helberg. Under Secretary Helberg and the delegation’s attendance are a clear signal of the United States’ commitment to deepening our […]

Three women in Jamaica whose lives were upended by the destructive force of a hurricane which battered the Caribbean island are looking to rebuild their future.  Right before Hurricane Melissa swept across Jamaica in late October 2025, Rose* took her two children to a friend’s sturdy concrete home to keep them safe. When they returned […]

SECRETARY RUBIO:  Thank you.  Thank you very much.  Thank you.  Mr. President, welcome to the State Department.  (Laughter.)  We love to have you here in this beautiful ballroom, and we’re very excited about it.  Of course, it’s not nearly as big as the one we’re going to have in about a year and a half […]