#consulates — Public Fediverse posts

"U.S. Intel Finds Putin Could Test NATO’s Resolve With Limited Incursion
New assessment updates past forecasts that Russia’s leader wouldn’t provoke the alliance during the Ukraine war"

#NACHO #TACO #Trump #China #Ukraine #News #Politics #Nato #War #ww3 #Military #Russia #USA #EU #Consulates #WorldPower #Government #Economics

https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/u-s-intel-finds-putin-could-test-natos-resolve-with-limited-incursion-e3b02e2c

Trump wasting your money...

" One US Navy Battleship or Nearly Eight Destroyers: The Trade the Trump-Class Program Has Never Been Asked to Justify

A modern Arleigh Burke Flight III destroyer costs about $3 billion. At $23.4 billion, USS Defiant represents nearly eight of them. Pursuing the battleship..."

#NACHO #TACO #Trump #China #Ukraine #News #Politics #Nato #War #ww3 #Military #Russia #USA #EU #Consulates #WorldPower #Waste #Government #Economics

https://www.19fortyfive.com/2026/08/one-us-navy-battleship-or-nearly-eight-destroyers-the-trade-the-trump-class-program-has-never-been-asked-to-justify/

Trump leads the US retreat...

"US to shut five consulates as critics fear China could fill diplomatic vacuum

State department informs Congress of planned closures in #Canada, #Grenada, #Japan, #Indonesia and #Cameroon"

#NACHO #TACO #Trump #China #Ukraine #News #Politics #Nato #War #ww3 #Military #Russia #USA #EU #Consulates #WorldPower

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/05/us-state-department-consulate-closures

How privatising visa processing has benefited VFS Global, from ‘charged optional services’ to allegations of corruption.

To relieve pressure on consulates, visa procedures have been partially outsourced to a handful of multinational companies, including the leading firm VFS Global.

An international investigation, in which Le Monde took part, shows that this market has become a highly lucrative gray area, to the detriment of applicants.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260528-how-privatising-visa-processing-has-benefited-vfs-global-from-charged-optional-services-to-allegations-of-corruption?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Visa #VFSGlobal #Consulates

How privatising visa processing has benefited VFS Global, from ‘charged optional services’ to allegations of corruption.

To relieve pressure on consulates, visa procedures have been partially outsourced to a handful of multinational companies, including the leading firm VFS Global.

An international investigation, in which Le Monde took part, shows that this market has become a highly lucrative gray area, to the detriment of applicants.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260528-how-privatising-visa-processing-has-benefited-vfs-global-from-charged-optional-services-to-allegations-of-corruption?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Visa #VFSGlobal #Consulates

Greenland: Canada and France open consulates in Nuuk.

As the US needles EU and NATO allies with threats of taking Greenland from Denmark, Canada and France are opening new consulates on the Arctic island.

Ottawa and Paris both say they want to boost Arctic security.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260206-greenland-canada-and-france-open-consulates-in-nuuk?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Greenland #France #Canada #Consulates #Arctic #Denmark #EU #NATO

Greenland: Canada and France open consulates in Nuuk.

As the US needles EU and NATO allies with threats of taking Greenland from Denmark, Canada and France are opening new consulates on the Arctic island.

Ottawa and Paris both say they want to boost Arctic security.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260206-greenland-canada-and-france-open-consulates-in-nuuk?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Greenland #France #Canada #Consulates #Arctic #Denmark #EU #NATO

The State Department is preparing to shut down a number of #consulates that are mainly in western #Europe in the coming months and looking to reduce its workforce globally, multiple U.S. officials told reporters today.

#Putin has essentially instructed #Trump to pull all US presense from any item on his acquisition list.

China orders foreign consulates in Hong Kong to hand over staff personal details | Hong Kong | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/20/china-hong-kong-consulates-staff-personal-details

#China
#Consulates
#HongKong
#StaffPersonalDetails
#MinistryOfForeignAffairs
#Commissioner

China orders foreign consulates in Hong Kong to hand over staff personal details | Hong Kong | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/20/china-hong-kong-consulates-staff-personal-details

#China
#Consulates
#HongKong
#StaffPersonalDetails
#MinistryOfForeignAffairs
#Commissioner

#US #consulates processed record #studentvisas from #India this year, says Consul General at #Mumbai Mike Hankey @mastodonindians https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/state-processed-record-student-visas-this-year-us-consul-general-mike-hankey-101671635265929.html

Strike at #Portuguese #consulates for 6 weeks starting December 5...

Sobre a #greve, que decorrerá entre os dias 05 de dezembro deste ano e 12 de janeiro de 2023, disse que “é longa”, a primeira a ser marcada nos últimos dez anos, e que vai causar “um caos tremendo, que já existe com a falta de recursos humanos, mas vai haver um caos em todos os postos”.

“Esta greve vai afetar, mas muito, as #comunidades #portuguesas espalhadas pelo mundo”, disse.

Strike at #Portuguese #consulates for 6 weeks starting December 5...

Sobre a #greve, que decorrerá entre os dias 05 de dezembro deste ano e 12 de janeiro de 2023, disse que “é longa”, a primeira a ser marcada nos últimos dez anos, e que vai causar “um caos tremendo, que já existe com a falta de recursos humanos, mas vai haver um caos em todos os postos”.

“Esta greve vai afetar, mas muito, as #comunidades #portuguesas espalhadas pelo mundo”, disse.