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Embassy builder sues State Department for $461M 

28 October 2026 at 16:57
An Alabama-based construction company sued the State Department on Wednesday over accusations it refused to pay for pandemic-era cost overruns at a dozen embassy and consulate projects during the pandemic.  BL Harbert International says the government had agreed to a settlement until political appointees under Secretary of State Marco Rubio inserted themselves into the process.  “And, on…

Embassy builder sues State Department for $461M 

28 October 2026 at 16:57
An Alabama-based construction company sued the State Department on Wednesday over accusations it refused to pay for pandemic-era cost overruns at a dozen embassy and consulate projects during the pandemic.  BL Harbert International says the government had agreed to a settlement until political appointees under Secretary of State Marco Rubio inserted themselves into the process.  “And, on…

Flávio Bolsonaro lands in Miami after fleeing Brazil

28 October 2026 at 15:52
Failed Brazilian presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro has landed in the U.S. after fleeing his home country following the election results. Bolsonaro and his family landed in Miami on Wednesday, after the State Department extended them visas, The Associated Press reported. Brazil’s Supreme Court had ordered Bolsonaro’s passports to be returned as he was under investigation…

Flávio Bolsonaro lands in Miami after fleeing Brazil

28 October 2026 at 15:52
Failed Brazilian presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro has landed in the U.S. after fleeing his home country following the election results. Bolsonaro and his family landed in Miami on Wednesday, after the State Department extended them visas, The Associated Press reported. Brazil’s Supreme Court had ordered Bolsonaro’s passports to be returned as he was under investigation…

Rubio responds to Machado return: Can’t ‘street-protest your way into a democracy’

27 October 2026 at 18:01
Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a warning to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado on Monday, without explicitly naming her after the exiled Nobel Peace Prize winner returned to her home country. “You’re not going to street-protest your way into a democracy,” Rubio told reporters, according to Axios. He also praised her return, saying…

U.S. is reducing staffing at 4 Middle East embassies over increased threats from Iran

In a memo sent Friday to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton said his teams "have received intelligence that Iran has substantially increased efforts to target U.S. personnel."

U.S. urges Greece, Turkey to resolve maritime disputes through negotiations

22 October 2026 at 19:04

While the European Union expressed its full solidarity with Greece, regarding Libya’s approval of the Maritime memorandum with Turkey, Washington appeared distanced to the issue and urged both neighboring countries to find a solution through negotiations. In a statement issued on Thursday, the U.S. State Department has encouraged its partners in the Eastern Mediterranean “to […]

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In Trump’s Diplomacy, Insults Are a One-Way Street. Ukraine Is the Latest Example.

21 October 2026 at 17:44
The latest rift with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine serves as a reminder that President Trump readily lashes out at other world leaders, only to grow outraged if they fight back.

© Alex Kent/The New York Times

President Trump’s belligerence leaves many world leaders reluctant to cross him for fear of blowback or even, depending on his mood, a fresh round of tariffs.
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