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Washington (Diplomat.so) - On January 20, President Biden signed Proclamation 10141, "Ending Discriminatory Bans on Entry to the United States." President Biden has made clear that the now-rescinded Proclamations 9645 and 9983 were a stain on our national conscience, contravened our values,…

Washington (Diplomat.so) - In a press release, the State Department spokesman's office said that Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken to host virtual award ceremony featuring special remarks by the First Lady, Dr. Jill Biden.

Wellington, New Zealand (AP + Diplomat.so) - A powerful magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck in the ocean off the coast of New Zealand on Friday, prompting some evacuations and tsunami warnings across the South Pacific.

Brussels (Diplomat.so) - The Council of the European Union today adopted conclusions condemning the military coup carried out in Myanmar/Burma on 1 February 2021 in the strongest terms, and stressed that the EU stands with the Burmese people.

Brussels (Diplomat.so) - The Council of the European Union has adopted a decision in support of the Oslo action plan for the implementation of the 1997 Convention on the prohibition of the use, stockpiling, production and transfer of anti-personnel mines and on their destruction.

Washington (Agencies + Diplomat.so) - The Federal government is sending generators, water and blankets to Texas and is preparing to ship in diesel, as well, to help with backup power amid the massive outages that accompanied the recent cold snap, the White House announced on Wednesday.

YANGON, Myanmar (AP + Diplomat.so) — Myanmar's new military government has blocked access to Facebook as resistance to Monday's coup surged amid calls for civil disobedience to protest the ousting of the elected civilian government and its leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Washington (AP + Diplomat.so) — Joe Biden swears the oath of office at noon Wednesday to become the 46th president of the United States, taking the helm of a deeply divided nation and inheriting a confluence of crises arguably greater than any faced by his predecessors.

Nairobi (AP + Diplomat.so) — From "emaciated" refugees to crops burned on the brink of harvest, starvation threatens the survivors of more than two months of fighting in Ethiopia's Tigray region.

Guatemala (AFP + Diplomat.so) - Guatemalan police fired tear gas Sunday to try to disperse a caravan of thousands of migrants heading toward the United States, AFP journalists saw.

Moscow, (AP + Diplomat.so) — The plane carrying Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny landed Sunday in Moscow, where he faces the threat of arrest.

Tunis, (Reuters + Diplomat.so) - Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi named 12 new ministers on Saturday in a cabinet reshuffle he hopes will inject new blood into his government amid rising political tensions and an unprecedented economic crisis.

GENEVA - U.N. officials warn prevailing political conditions in Uganda are stacked against the likelihood of free and fair parliamentary and presidential elections later this week.