To the traveler, the passport is like the sun to the flower – like air to our lungs, or iron to our blood; it is an indispensable document that allows a regular person to identify oneself as a national of a country and to freely cross the border of a sovereign state into another. Some […]

The last two weeks have been busy for Mexico’s immigration authorities. Since Jan. 18, the Mexican government says it has “assisted returns” of 2,303 Central American migrants back to their home countries. “Assisted returns” means deported — but much of the official language referring to migration in Mexico remains euphemistic, critics say,

The 24 American students who signed up for Middlebury College’s spring language program housed at Beijing’s Capital Normal University were expecting tough homework assignments in Mandarin and a chance to explore a new country on weekend trips. Now the coronavirus outbreak has derailed those plans. American schools are advising students to avoid travel to China,

In a surprise move, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev resigned along with the country’s entire Cabinet, Russian state news agency Tass reported Wednesday. Medvedev made the announcement after Russia’s President Vladimir Putin unveiled a series of constitutional changes that Medvedev said would alter the country’s balance of power. Medvedev is a

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Iran appears to be “standing down” and no Americans or Iraqis were harmed in Iran’s missile strike on two Iraqi bases housing U.S. troops. Speaking from the White House, Trump seemed intent on deescalating the crisis, indicating that he would not retaliate militarily for the strikes. Instead, he said […]

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s indictment is expected to sharpen the battle lines in Israel’s already deadlocked political system and could test the loyalty of his right-wing allies, Israeli commentators said Friday. The serious corruption charges announced Thursday appear to have dashed already slim hopes for a unity government following September’s elections, paving

The parents of a former U.S. hostage who died after being released from North Korea in a coma in 2017 say they are committed to finding and shutting down illicit North Korean business assets around the world in efforts to hold its government accountable for widespread human rights abuses. In a news conference in Seoul […]

Hong Kong Standoff At University Grinds On; Protesters Attempt Escape In Sewers A days-long tense standoff between protesters and police is grinding on at Hong Kong Polytechnic University. The numbers of protesters barricaded inside the school has dwindled to about 100, and their food supplies are rapidly depleting after police surrounded the campus on Sunday. […]

Two Venezuelans charged with smuggling about $5 million worth of gold bars in a private plane to South Florida have cut plea deals with federal prosecutors to gain light prison sentences along with immediate deportation to Venezuela. Pilot Victor Fossi Grieco, 51, pleaded guilty Monday to conspiring to transport 230 pounds of gold hidden in […]