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According to the US financial media Semafor, employees of the US State Department are preparing for large-scale layoffs that may start this Friday local time after the US Supreme Court paved the way for the Trump administration to move forward with plans for restructuring and streamlining. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court reversed a lower court ruling that blocked the original layoffs, which could be in the thousands. According to multiple sources, the US State Department has expected...
On June 23, the US State Department issued a global security alert on Sunday, advising US citizens around the world to "be vigilant". "The conflict between Israel and Iran has led to travel disruptions and periodic airspace closures in the Middle East," the State Department said after the US attack on Iran's nuclear facilities. "In addition, demonstrations overseas against US citizens and interests are also possible."
According to CCTV news, local time reporters learned on the 13th that two US State Department officials said that before Israel launched an attack on Iran's nuclear facilities, the US State Department had established a task force on the 12th to track developments and coordinate all the work required for the US withdrawal from the Middle East. According to people familiar with the matter, US President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had several phone calls on the 12th, includi...
Trump said that Harvard University has been beaten to the ground and should limit the enrollment of foreign students to 15%, on the grounds that foreign students make it impossible for Americans to attend; in addition, the US State Department said it will begin revoking visas for Chinese students. Click to view...
On February 18 local time, the US State Department issued a statement saying that US Secretary of State Rubio met with the Russian Foreign Minister in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia earlier in the day, and then talked with the foreign ministers of France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom, as well as the European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs. Rubio briefed the foreign ministers of the meeting, and all parties agreed to continue to maintain close contact and work together to end the Ru...
The US State Department: US government ships can now pass through the Panama Canal free of charge.
The Tariff Commission of the State Council: With the approval of the State Council, tariffs will be imposed on some imported goods originating in the United States from February 10, 2025. 15% tariffs will be imposed on coal and liquefied natural gas, and 10% tariffs will be imposed on crude oil, agricultural machinery, large-displacement automobiles, and pickup trucks.
According to the official website of the Delaware State Department, Bitwise has submitted documents to Delaware to apply for registration of the Bitwise Dogecoin ETF. The establishment time is January 22, 2025, and the registration agency is CSC DELAWARE TRUST COMPANY. James Seyffart, ETF analyst at Bloomberg, said: "Note: this is just a trust registration, still not an official ETF filing with the SEC. At least not yet."
Trump has appointed Needham as a presidential advisor to the US State Department.
The State Department called South Korean President Yoon Seok-hyuk's declaration of "emergency martial law" a serious miscalculation.
