Insisting on seeing things for himself, even in hostile terrain, Mr. Carney opposed the closing of the U.S. embassy in Khartoum while Osama Bin Laden established himself there.

Foreign ambassadors were promised free food and drinks, misting fans and shaded seats during the event. Then some of them were uninvited.

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Evacuated foreign service officers could begin heading back to their posts as early as this week, an internal document shows, suggesting Washington does not anticipate a renewal of full-scale conflict with Iran.

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The State Department, in a move that could affect as many as 200,000 visa holders and asylum applicants, has begun its review. Cancellations could occur in waves.

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A shooting at a U.S. Consulate has thrust a neighborhood with a troubled past into the center of an emerging criminal phenomenon: young guns for hire as gig workers in the underworld economy.

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Mr. Hoekstra has been President Trump’s faithful messenger in Canada amid a historic low in relations. More than 200,000 Canadians want him gone.

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A propane tank and several containers of what were believed to be flammable liquids were found inside the man’s vehicle in a nearby parking garage, the police in Halifax said.