ANPPER and the US Embassy are collaborating to promote inclusion via sport

From May 23 to May 27, the US Embassy and the Peruvian National Paralympic Association (ANPPER) will run an unparalleled programme in Peru aimed at promoting the inclusion of persons with disabilities through physical activity and sport.

Lacey Henderson and Luis Puertas, paralympic athl...

US DECIDES TO OPEN VISA INTERVIEWS FOR INDIAN STUDENTS FROM JUNE 14

According to an announcement made by the US Embassy, from June 14, Monday, the US Embassy and consulates in India has decided to open visa interview slots for Indian students who intend to join courses at universities and colleges in the United States in the Fall 2021 session that starts August-S...

INDIAN STUDENTS WHO CLASSES TO START FROM AUGUST 1 CAN ENTER THE U.S.: EMBASSY

Highlights

• The US Embassy in India said Indian students whose classes in the US start from August 1, 2021 can enter the country

• The US State Department recently said that this travel ban exemption follows a similar exemption granted to some categories of travelle...

45 PEOPLE LOST THEIR LIVES IN ISRAELI FESTIVAL DISASTER INCLUDING FEW US CITIZENS

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• Reports state that at least 45 lost their lives and over 100 were left injured at the ultra-Orthodox Jewish festival held on the slopes of country's Mount Meron overnight between Thursday and Friday

According to the statement issued by the U.S. Embassy in...

US ALLOWS VOLUNTARY EXIT OF FAMILIES OF ITS DIPLOMATS IN INDIA

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• The United States is allowing the voluntary departure of families of its diplomats at missions in India out of an abundance of caution

• The United States on Thursday also asked all its citizens to get out of South-Asian country as soon as possible

US ORDERS GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES OUT OF ITS EMBASSY IN KABUL, AFGHANISTAN

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• The United States on Tuesday ordered government employees working in its embassy in Kabul to leave the city if their work can be done elsewhere

• President Joe Biden made an announcement recently regarding the withdrawal of all US troops from Afghanistan...

AMID MILITARY COUP, U.S. CALLS BACK NON-ESSENTIAL EMBASSY STAFF

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• According to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners, total 521 civilians have been brutally killed over the period of two months against the February 1, 2021

• The United States on Tuesday ordered departure of non-emergency US government empl...

HOUTHI ATTACKS ON SAUDI OIL FACILITY HENIOUS SAYS US EMBASSY

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• Fortunately there were no casualties or property losses from the attacks that targeted an oil storage yard located at Ras Tanura said Saudi authorities

• The US embassy said “The heinous Houthi assaults on civilians and vital infrastructure demonst...

US URGES INDIAN GOVERNMENT TO RESUME TALKS WITH FARMERS OVER NEW FARM LAWS

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• The US embassy located in New Delhi on Thursday called on the Indian government to resume dialogue with the enraged farmers

• The protest that started peacefully took an ugly turn on January 26 after some protestors entered the Red Fort in the national c...

US & ITS NATO ALLIES CONDEMN CONTINUED VIOLENCE IN AFGHANISTAN BY TALIBAN

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• The United States and its NATO allies have said that these attacks directly harm the Afghani people and undermine the institutions of the state

• These attacks target civil society, judicial, media, religious, medical, and civilian government representat...

TWITTER SUSPENDS CHINA’S EMBASSY ACCOUNT OVER A TWEET RELATED TO XINJIANG POLICY

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• Twitter on Wednesday suspended the account of China’s US embassy over a tweet that defended Beijing’s policies in the Xinjiang region

• The tweet was taken down by Twitter and was replaced by a label which states it was no longer available

AMID TENSIONS WITH IRAN, U.S. TO WITHDRAW EMBASSY PERSONNEL ON TEMPORARY BASIS

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• This withdrawal would take place in the lead-up to the January 3 anniversary of the US' killing of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani because of concerns about retaliations 

• It is being said that the US government is expecting possible retaliatio...

FOUR HONG KONGERS DEFERRED AT US EMBASSY AFTER CHUNG’S CAPTURE

HIGHLIGHTS

• Four Hongkongers looked for shelter at the city’s US department on Tuesday, however, was dismissed, as indicated by one of the four who says he has US citizenship.

They were denied around the same time that Tony Chung was captu...

CHINA WARNS US DETAINING CHINESE SCHOLARS TO EARN RECIPROCAL TREATMENT

• Chinese government officials are warning their American equivalents that they may detain U.S. nationals in China in retaliation to the US Justice Department’s prosecution of Chinese military-associated scholars, according to people familiar with the matter.
• The Chinese of...