Category: embassy

US Reopening Visa and Consular Services at Embassy in Cuba

HAVANA—The United States Embassy in Cuba is reopening visa and consular services Wednesday, the first time it has done so since a spate of unexplained health incidents among diplomatic staff in 2017 slashed the American presence in Havana. The Embassy confirmed this week it will begin processing immigrant visas, with a priority placed on permits…


More Than 60 Percent of South Korean Staff Infected With COVID-19 in Embassy and Consulates Across China

In the past two weeks, more than 60 percent of Korean employees at South Korean diplomatic and consular offices across China have been infected with COVID-19, as a new wave of the virus sweeps through the country. South Korea has announced that it will suspend its issuing of short-term visas in China from Jan. 2…


More Than 60 Percent of South Korean Staff Infected With COVID-19 in Embassy, Consulates Across China

More than 60 percent of Korean employees at South Korean diplomatic and consular offices across China have been infected with COVID-19 over the past two weeks, as a new wave of the virus sweeps through the country. South Korea has announced that it will suspend its issuing of short-term visas in China until Jan. 31. Rep….


1 Injured by Small Blast at Ukrainian Embassy in Madrid

MADRID—Spanish police are investigating reports of a small blast at the Ukrainian Embassy in Madrid on Wednesday, the Interior Ministry said. In a statement to media, the ministry said police were told an employee at the embassy was slightly injured while handling a letter. Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleh Nikolenko said that the embassy in…


Shots Fired on US Embassy Vehicles in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE—Shots were fired on U.S. embassy vehicles in Haiti on Monday in an attack that also affected the Haitian police and commercial vehicles, an embassy spokesperson said. “No embassy personnel were injured,” Information Officer Kathryn Edwards said in a statement. “One Haitian commercial driver accompanying the convoy was injured. However, the injuries are not life…


Police: Men Attack Pro-Democracy Vigil Near Iranian Embassy

BERLIN—German police are investigating an attack on a pro-democracy vigil outside the Iranian embassy in Berlin in which three people were injured early Sunday morning. Police said an officer guarding the embassy saw three men with face coverings tear down banners and flags from a recreational vehicle parked near the building. Despite calls by the…


US Embassy Issues Warning to Americans Following Foreign Tourist’s Murder

The U.S. Embassy in South Africa urged Americans to be “situationally aware” when traveling to the country’s famed Kruger National Park and to only make stops at designated areas. “Due to an increase in crime, to include the recent murder of a foreign tourist, the U.S. Embassy in South Africa recommends that U.S. Citizens avoid…


US Embassy Issues Travel Warning to Americans Visiting South Africa

The U.S. Embassy in South Africa is urging Americans to be “situationally aware” when traveling to the country’s famed Kruger National Park and to only make stops at designated areas. “Due to an increase in crime, to include the recent murder of a foreign tourist, the U.S. Embassy in South Africa recommends that U.S. Citizens…


Russia Says Suicide Blast Kills in Afghan Capital 2 Embassy Staff

MOSCOW—Two Russian embassy staff were killed on Monday in a suicide bombing near the country’s diplomatic mission in the Afghan capital, Kabul, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. It said there were also casualties among Afghan civilians. “On September 5, at 10:50 a.m. Kabul time, in the immediate vicinity of the entrance to the consular section…


2 Russian Embassy Staff Dead, 4 Others Killed in Suicide Bomb Blast in Kabul

KABUL—Two Russian embassy staff in Kabul were among six people killed when a suicide bomber detonated explosives near the entrance of the embassy, in a blast that injured at least 10 others, the Russian Foreign Ministry and Afghan officials said on Monday. Police said the attacker was shot dead by armed guards as he approached…