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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (C) and Foreign Minister of Paraguay Ruben Ramirez Lezcano (L) shake hands after signing a memorandum of understanding in the Treaty Room of the State Department in Washington, DC, on August 14, 2025. They are joined by US Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Troy Edgar (R). (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

U.S. and Paraguay sign ‘Safe Third Country Agreement’

The United States and Paraguay have signed a Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA), allowing “asylum seekers” currently in the U.S. to pursue their protection claims in Paraguay.

Chinese citizens wait to submit their visa applications at the US Embassy where blind rights activist Chen Guangcheng is believed to be hiding, in Beijing on May 2, 2012. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Beijing for talks with Chinese leaders that risk being overshadowed by the case of a blind activist said to be under US protection after fleeing house arrest. Unless it can be settled swiftly, the case of Chen Guangcheng threatens to be a major distraction at the annual two-day meeting between leaders of the world's two largest economies that starts on May 3. AFP PHOTO/Mark RALSTON (Photo credit should read MARK RALSTON/AFP/GettyImages)

U.S. Govt Personnel In China Banned From Engaging In ‘Romantic Or Sexual Relations’ With Chinese Citizens

The United States government has prohibited all romantic and sexual relationships between U.S. government employees or affiliated personnel and Chinese citizens while stationed or present in China.

A Taliban security personnel stands guard during the ceremony held to mark the start of new academic year at Amani High School in Kabul on March 20, 2025. (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP) (Photo by WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump Admin Secures Release Of American Held By Taliban Since 2022

A Georgia man that was held captive for over two years by the Taliban, the Islamic terrorist group based in Afghanistan, has been released following negotiations between the Trump administration and Qatari officials — according to multiple reports.

China Threatens Retaliation After Biden Signs TikTok Ban Into Law

United States President Joe Biden recently approved a law that requires TikTok’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, to sell the app or face being banned from the U.S.