Jewish refugees from Germany, refused admission to Cuba and the United States, are shown waving … [+] goodbye to friends and relatives as the German Liner St. Louis, prepared to leave Havana har...
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U.S. Visa Wait Exceeds One Year For Top Sources Of Inbound Visitors; Improvement Needed, Travel Group Says
The wait time for a visa interview at the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi, India was 577 days as of … [+] January 19, the U.S. Travel Association said. Photo dated 2013. (Photo by Priyanka Parashar /M...
Hong Kong Refuses U.S. Calls To Seize Sanctioned Billionaire’s Docked Superyacht
Topline Hong Kong will not seize a superyacht linked to Russian billionaire Alexey Mordashov docked in its harbor, chief executive John Lee said on Tuesday, dismissing Western warnings that the city’s...
Palantir CEO Alex Karp on fighting with Peter Thiel and progressives
As U.S. companies and executives balance publicly addressing hot-button political topics, Palantir CEO Alex Karp said many still struggle with figuring out when they must speak out and when they shoul...
State Department ‘Deeply Regrets’ Not Connecting Brittney Griner’s Call With Wife
Topline A State Department spokesperson said Tuesday the agency “deeply regrets” preventing a call from WNBA star Brittney Griner—who has been detained in Russia on drug charges since February—with he...
Lawmakers Investigating What Happened To Foreign Gifts Given To Trump Administration
Topline Democratic lawmakers have opened a probe into whether the Trump Administration properly tracked the gifts it received from foreign governments, following reports that Trump-era gift records ar...
Lawmakers Introduce Resolution To Free Brittney Griner From Russia
Topline Three members of the House of Representatives introduced a resolution to push for the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner, who has been detained in Russia since February on drug charges. Brit...
China Messaging On Ukraine Shows Support For Russia’s Invasion: U.S. State Department
Vladimir Putin, Russia’s president, right, and Xi Jinping, China’s president, listen to questions at … [+] the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in 2019. Photographer: Andrey Rud...
Brittney Griner Remains ‘Top Priority’ As Russia Releases Trevor Reed
Topline A State Department spokesman said WNBA player Brittney Griner, who was detained in Russia in February and faces up to 10 years in prison in the country on drug charges, remains a “top priority...
American Lawyer Quarantined For 37 Days In China Describes “Chaotic” Environment
James Zimmerman is a partner at Perkins Coie in Beijing. James Zimmerman American lawyer James Zimmerman, a partner at Perkins Coie in Beijing, has worked in China for 24 years, and thought he was wel...