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U.S. Expands Visa-Bond Rule to 38 Countries, Including Venezuela and Cuba

The State Department says the refundable bonds are intended to deter B1/B2 overstays.

Switzerland Orders Four-Year Freeze on Assets Linked to Nicolás Maduro

Israel Confirms Ban on 37 Aid Groups in Gaza With March 1 Cutoff

Honduras Names Asfura President-Elect as Recount Stalls, U.S. Signals Support

Pakistan Offers $1 Billion Fauji Foundation Stake to UAE, Seeks $2 Billion Rollover

Brazil Orders Preventive Detention of Ex-Highway Police Chief After Paraguay Arrest, Puts 10 Others on House Arrest

Algeria Enacts Law Branding French Rule a Crime, Seeking Apology and Reparations

U.S. Imposes Travel Bans on Five European Figures Over Alleged Pressure on American Platforms

Trump Recalls Nearly 30 Career Ambassadors in Global Shake-Up

South Africa Raids U.S.-Linked Refugee Center, Deports 7 Kenyans as U.S. Protests

Kazakhstan’s Parliament Approves Final Ban on LGBT ‘Propaganda’ and Pedophilia Content

Japan to Lose Last Pandas as Ueno Zoo Twins Return to China in Late January

CENTCOM Convenes 40 Delegations in Qatar to Shape Gaza Stabilization Force

U.S. Removes Sanctions on Brazil’s Justice Alexandre de Moraes

Russia Submits Draft Law to Restrict Services and Freeze Assets of Russians Convicted Abroad-in-Absence

Israel Finalizes 764 New West Bank Settlement Homes as Government Accelerates Expansion

Bolivia and Israel Restore Diplomatic Relations With Pledge to Exchange Ambassadors

Trump Confirms He Used 'Shithole Countries' Remark, Repeats It at Pennsylvania Rally

Sweden to Shut Embassies in Bolivia, Liberia and Zimbabwe in 2026 to Shift Aid to Ukraine

Ramaphosa Calls for Global Campaign to Counter ‘White Genocide’ Disinformation