Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese has urged activists on both sides of the Israel-Palestinian debate to “turn the heat down” after the US consulate in Sydney was vandalised. CCTV footage showed a person wearing a dark hoodie using a small sledgehammer to smash nine holes in the reinforced glass windows of the building in North […]
Hundreds of Mexican citizens and Mexican Americans with dual citizenship living in Washington were turned away this week at a mobile office in Pasco of the Mexican Consulate from Seattle. Demand far exceeded the number of appointments offered daily to help with renewing existing passports, getting new passports and other document services for traveling and […]
(BCN) — A group of protesters are at the Israeli Consulate in San Francisco on Monday morning, calling for an end to attacks on Gaza. The protesters posted photos on social media shortly after 9 a.m., from inside the Consulate General of Israel to the Pacific Northwest. Police said late Monday morning that they will […]
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Police on Monday arrested pro-Palestinian demonstrators who occupied the lobby of a San Francisco building that houses the Israeli Consulate. It was not immediately clear how many people were taken into custody but an Associated Press journalist saw police zip-tie the hands of at least a dozen people. Officers then put […]
CHICAGO – Heavy traffic clogged Ashland Avenue near Jackson on Sunday as massive lines surrounded the Mexican Consulate in Chicago, where crowds gathered to vote in the Mexican election. “It’s a lot of people and no organization. We need more organization,” said activist Elvia Torres. Doors opened at the consulate at 9 a.m.. However, some […]
SEATTLE – Hundreds were turned away at the Mexican consulate in Seattle on Sunday, with some having waited hours to cast their vote in Mexico’s 2024 presidential election. The consulate, located on E Roy St. and Harvard Ave. E, was overrun with Mexican voters expressing frustration over the broken voting process. Several people waiting in […]
It’s been a busy day for Mexican citizens Sunday. They are headed to the polls to decide who will be their next commander in chief. ▶ WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS In Orlando, the line stretched for couple of miles outside of the country’s Consulate near West Colonial Drive. This year’s presidential election is particularly […]
May 24 (UPI) — Israel announced Friday it had terminated Spain’s diplomatic and consular links with Palestinians in response to a senior Spanish minister’s use of the phrase “From the river to the sea,” amid an escalating row over Madrid’s decision to recognize Palestine as a state. In a social media post, Foreign Minister Israel […]
PARIS (AP) — Police found no weapons on a man detained Friday at the Iranian Consulate in Paris after responding to a report of a suspicious man seen carrying a grenade and explosives vest, an official said. Elite police forces and soldiers surrounded the building and barred traffic in the area during an hours-long security […]
A man wearing a fake explosives vest and making threats has been detained outside the Iranian consulate in Paris after police locked down the area, authorities said. The incident came at a time of heightened tensions in the Middle East, and with Paris on high security alert as it gears up to host the Olympics […]
Police have found no weapons on a man detained at the Iranian consulate in Paris after responding to a report of a suspicious individual possibly carrying a grenade and explosives vest. A Paris police official told the Associated Press that officers were verifying the man’s identity, but no weapons were found on him or in […]
French police have detained a man at the Iranian consulate in Paris after responding to a report of a suspicious man possibly carrying a grenade and explosives vest. Officers in the capital did they did not immediately confirm finding any weapons. A Paris police official said officers are verifying the man’s identity and trying to […]