Your contributions will help us continue to deliver the stories that are important to you
US closes consulate in Chengdu, China amid diplomatic spat
The US State Department said it was disappointed at China’s order to close the consulate.
Your contributions will help us continue to deliver the stories that are important to you
The US State Department said it was disappointed at China’s order to close the consulate.
The US has reportedly ordered China to close its consulate in Houston.
The State Department said the decision was made “in the spirit of parity”.
Former OCI president Pat Hickey, who has been at the notorious Bangu prison in Rio since Thursday, may not now face a judge until later in the week.
Sometimes the lines outside the Irish consulate in Caracas are 200 people deep, forcing a rotating cadre of self-appointed leaders to maintain a 24-hour vigil to stop queue jumpers.
The department also has two embassy Facebook accounts – for Sydney and New Dehli.
A microblogging account belonging to the US consulate has disappeared overnight.
Content copyright © Journal Media Ltd. 2021
Registered in Dublin, registration number: 483632.
Registered office: 3rd floor, Latin Hall, Golden Lane, Dublin 8.TheJournal.ie supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and the Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, PH: (01) 6489130, Lo-Call 1890 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie