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A wave of Trump-demanded departures hits the State Department
Read full article: A wave of Trump-demanded departures hits the State DepartmentA large number of senior career diplomats who served in politically appointed leadership positions and also lower-level posts at the State Department are leaving their jobs at the demand of the incoming Trump administration, which plans to install its own people.
Secretary of State Blinken is returning to the Mideast in his latest diplomatic foray
Read full article: Secretary of State Blinken is returning to the Mideast in his latest diplomatic foraySecretary of State Antony Blinken is returning to the Middle East this week on his 12th visit since the Israel-Hamas war erupted last year.
US says terror designation doesn't bar talks with Syrian rebel group
Read full article: US says terror designation doesn't bar talks with Syrian rebel groupThe State Department says it isn't actively reviewing the “foreign terrorist organization” designation of the main Syrian rebel group that overthrew of President Bashar Assad’s government this weekend.
US aims to rejoin UN scientific and educational organization to push back on China
Read full article: US aims to rejoin UN scientific and educational organization to push back on ChinaThe Biden administration says the U.S. will rejoin the U.N.'s educational and scientific organization after a five-year absence that began while Donald Trump was president.