Trump Remarks in the Oval Office

Trump Remarks in the Oval Office

United States President Donald J Trump as he signs an Executive Order authorizing the new Trump Gold Card, which is a visa program to be overseen by the Secretary of Commerce “that will facilitate the entry of aliens who have demonstrated their ability and desire to advance the interests of the United States by voluntarily providing a significant financial gift to the nation” in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Friday, September 19, 2025. Credit: Aaron Schwartz / Pool via CNP

Trump Remarks in the Oval Office

Trump Remarks in the Oval Office

United States President Donald J Trump displays an Executive Order authorizing the new Trump Gold Card, which is a visa program to be overseen by the Secretary of Commerce “that will facilitate the entry of aliens who have demonstrated their ability and desire to advance the interests of the United States by voluntarily providing a significant financial gift to the nation” in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Friday, September 19, 2025. Credit: Aaron Schwartz / Pool via CNP

Trump Remarks in the Oval Office

Trump Remarks in the Oval Office

United States President Donald J Trump as he signs an Executive Order authorizing the new Trump Gold Card, which is a visa program to be overseen by the Secretary of Commerce “that will facilitate the entry of aliens who have demonstrated their ability and desire to advance the interests of the United States by voluntarily providing a significant financial gift to the nation” in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Friday, September 19, 2025. Credit: Aaron Schwartz / Pool via CNP

Trump Remarks in the Oval Office

Trump Remarks in the Oval Office

United States President Donald J Trump winks to the press after signing an Executive Order establishing the Trump Gold Card, which is a visa program to be overseen by the Secretary of Commerce “that will facilitate the entry of aliens who have demonstrated their ability and desire to advance the interests of the United States by voluntarily providing a significant financial gift to the nation” in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Friday, September 19, 2025. Credit: Aaron Schwartz / Pool via CNP

Trump Remarks in the Oval Office

Trump Remarks in the Oval Office

United States President Donald J Trump as he signs an Executive Order authorizing the new Trump Gold Card, which is a visa program to be overseen by the Secretary of Commerce “that will facilitate the entry of aliens who have demonstrated their ability and desire to advance the interests of the United States by voluntarily providing a significant financial gift to the nation” in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Friday, September 19, 2025. Credit: Aaron Schwartz / Pool via CNP

Trump Remarks in the Oval Office

Trump Remarks in the Oval Office

A display of the new Trump Gold Card, which is a visa program to be overseen by the Secretary of Commerce “that will facilitate the entry of aliens who have demonstrated their ability and desire to advance the interests of the United States by voluntarily providing a significant financial gift to the nation” in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Friday, September 19, 2025. Credit: Aaron Schwartz / Pool via CNP

Trump Remarks in the Oval Office

Trump Remarks in the Oval Office

United States President Donald J Trump as he signs an Executive Order authorizing the new Trump Gold Card, which is a visa program to be overseen by the Secretary of Commerce “that will facilitate the entry of aliens who have demonstrated their ability and desire to advance the interests of the United States by voluntarily providing a significant financial gift to the nation” in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Friday, September 19, 2025. Credit: Aaron Schwartz / Pool via CNP

Trump Remarks in the Oval Office

Trump Remarks in the Oval Office

United States President Donald J Trump as he signs an Executive Order authorizing the new Trump Gold Card, which is a visa program to be overseen by the Secretary of Commerce “that will facilitate the entry of aliens who have demonstrated their ability and desire to advance the interests of the United States by voluntarily providing a significant financial gift to the nation” in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Friday, September 19, 2025. Credit: Aaron Schwartz / Pool via CNP

Trump Remarks in the Oval Office

Trump Remarks in the Oval Office

United States President Donald J Trump as he signs an Executive Order authorizing the new Trump Gold Card, which is a visa program to be overseen by the Secretary of Commerce “that will facilitate the entry of aliens who have demonstrated their ability and desire to advance the interests of the United States by voluntarily providing a significant financial gift to the nation” in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Friday, September 19, 2025. Credit: Aaron Schwartz / Pool via CNP

Trump Remarks in the Oval Office

Trump Remarks in the Oval Office

United States President Donald J Trump as he signs an Executive Order authorizing the new Trump Gold Card, which is a visa program to be overseen by the Secretary of Commerce “that will facilitate the entry of aliens who have demonstrated their ability and desire to advance the interests of the United States by voluntarily providing a significant financial gift to the nation” in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Friday, September 19, 2025. Credit: Aaron Schwartz / Pool via CNP

Trump Remarks in the Oval Office

Trump Remarks in the Oval Office

United States President Donald J Trump as he signs an Executive Order authorizing the new Trump Gold Card, which is a visa program to be overseen by the Secretary of Commerce “that will facilitate the entry of aliens who have demonstrated their ability and desire to advance the interests of the United States by voluntarily providing a significant financial gift to the nation” in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Friday, September 19, 2025. Credit: Aaron Schwartz / Pool via CNP

Trump Remarks in the Oval Office

Trump Remarks in the Oval Office

United States President Donald J Trump as he signs an Executive Order authorizing the new Trump Gold Card, which is a visa program to be overseen by the Secretary of Commerce “that will facilitate the entry of aliens who have demonstrated their ability and desire to advance the interests of the United States by voluntarily providing a significant financial gift to the nation” in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Friday, September 19, 2025. Credit: Aaron Schwartz / Pool via CNP

Trump Remarks in the Oval Office

Trump Remarks in the Oval Office

United States President Donald J Trump as he signs an Executive Order authorizing the new Trump Gold Card, which is a visa program to be overseen by the Secretary of Commerce “that will facilitate the entry of aliens who have demonstrated their ability and desire to advance the interests of the United States by voluntarily providing a significant financial gift to the nation” in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Friday, September 19, 2025. Credit: Aaron Schwartz / Pool via CNP

Trump Remarks in the Oval Office

Trump Remarks in the Oval Office

United States President Donald J Trump as he signs an Executive Order authorizing the new Trump Gold Card, which is a visa program to be overseen by the Secretary of Commerce “that will facilitate the entry of aliens who have demonstrated their ability and desire to advance the interests of the United States by voluntarily providing a significant financial gift to the nation” in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Friday, September 19, 2025. Credit: Aaron Schwartz / Pool via CNP

Trump Remarks in the Oval Office

Trump Remarks in the Oval Office

United States President Donald J Trump as he signs an Executive Order authorizing the new Trump Gold Card, which is a visa program to be overseen by the Secretary of Commerce “that will facilitate the entry of aliens who have demonstrated their ability and desire to advance the interests of the United States by voluntarily providing a significant financial gift to the nation” in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Friday, September 19, 2025. Credit: Aaron Schwartz / Pool via CNP

Trump Remarks in the Oval Office

Trump Remarks in the Oval Office

United States President Donald J Trump as he signs an Executive Order authorizing the new Trump Gold Card, which is a visa program to be overseen by the Secretary of Commerce “that will facilitate the entry of aliens who have demonstrated their ability and desire to advance the interests of the United States by voluntarily providing a significant financial gift to the nation” in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Friday, September 19, 2025. Credit: Aaron Schwartz / Pool via CNP

Trump Remarks in the Oval Office

Trump Remarks in the Oval Office

United States President Donald J Trump as he signs an Executive Order authorizing the new Trump Gold Card, which is a visa program to be overseen by the Secretary of Commerce “that will facilitate the entry of aliens who have demonstrated their ability and desire to advance the interests of the United States by voluntarily providing a significant financial gift to the nation” in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Friday, September 19, 2025. Credit: Aaron Schwartz / Pool via CNP

Trump Remarks in the Oval Office

Trump Remarks in the Oval Office

United States President Donald J Trump as he signs an Executive Order authorizing the new Trump Gold Card, which is a visa program to be overseen by the Secretary of Commerce “that will facilitate the entry of aliens who have demonstrated their ability and desire to advance the interests of the United States by voluntarily providing a significant financial gift to the nation” in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Friday, September 19, 2025. Credit: Aaron Schwartz / Pool via CNP

Trump Remarks in the Oval Office

Trump Remarks in the Oval Office

United States President Donald J Trump as he signs an Executive Order authorizing the new Trump Gold Card, which is a visa program to be overseen by the Secretary of Commerce “that will facilitate the entry of aliens who have demonstrated their ability and desire to advance the interests of the United States by voluntarily providing a significant financial gift to the nation” in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Friday, September 19, 2025. Credit: Aaron Schwartz / Pool via CNP

Trump Remarks in the Oval Office

Trump Remarks in the Oval Office

United States President Donald J Trump as he signs an Executive Order authorizing the new Trump Gold Card, which is a visa program to be overseen by the Secretary of Commerce “that will facilitate the entry of aliens who have demonstrated their ability and desire to advance the interests of the United States by voluntarily providing a significant financial gift to the nation” in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Friday, September 19, 2025. Credit: Aaron Schwartz / Pool via CNP

Trump Remarks in the Oval Office

Trump Remarks in the Oval Office

United States President Donald J Trump signs an Executive Order authorizing the new Trump Gold Card, which is a visa program to be overseen by the Secretary of Commerce “that will facilitate the entry of aliens who have demonstrated their ability and desire to advance the interests of the United States by voluntarily providing a significant financial gift to the nation” in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Friday, September 19, 2025. Credit: Aaron Schwartz / Pool via CNP

Trump Remarks in the Oval Office

Trump Remarks in the Oval Office

United States President Donald J Trump as he signs an Executive Order authorizing the new Trump Gold Card, which is a visa program to be overseen by the Secretary of Commerce “that will facilitate the entry of aliens who have demonstrated their ability and desire to advance the interests of the United States by voluntarily providing a significant financial gift to the nation” in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Friday, September 19, 2025. Credit: Aaron Schwartz / Pool via CNP

Trump Remarks in the Oval Office

Trump Remarks in the Oval Office

United States President Donald J Trump as he signs an Executive Order authorizing the new Trump Gold Card, which is a visa program to be overseen by the Secretary of Commerce “that will facilitate the entry of aliens who have demonstrated their ability and desire to advance the interests of the United States by voluntarily providing a significant financial gift to the nation” in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Friday, September 19, 2025. Credit: Aaron Schwartz / Pool via CNP

Trump Remarks in the Oval Office

Trump Remarks in the Oval Office

United States President Donald J Trump holds a signed Executive Order authorizing the new Trump Gold Card, which is a visa program to be overseen by the Secretary of Commerce “that will facilitate the entry of aliens who have demonstrated their ability and desire to advance the interests of the United States by voluntarily providing a significant financial gift to the nation” in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Friday, September 19, 2025. Credit: Aaron Schwartz / Pool via CNP

Trump Remarks in the Oval Office

Trump Remarks in the Oval Office

United States President Donald J Trump speaks to the media as he signs an Executive Order authorizing the new Trump Gold Card, which is a visa program to be overseen by the Secretary of Commerce “that will facilitate the entry of aliens who have demonstrated their ability and desire to advance the interests of the United States by voluntarily providing a significant financial gift to the nation” in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Friday, September 19, 2025. Credit: Aaron Schwartz / Pool via CNP

Trump Remarks in the Oval Office

Trump Remarks in the Oval Office

United States President Donald J Trump holds an Executive Order authorizing the new Trump Gold Card, which is a visa program to be overseen by the Secretary of Commerce “that will facilitate the entry of aliens who have demonstrated their ability and desire to advance the interests of the United States by voluntarily providing a significant financial gift to the nation” in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Friday, September 19, 2025. Credit: Aaron Schwartz / Pool via CNP

Trump Remarks in the Oval Office

Trump Remarks in the Oval Office

United States President Donald J Trump speaks to the media as he signs an Executive Order authorizing the new Trump Gold Card, which is a visa program to be overseen by the Secretary of Commerce “that will facilitate the entry of aliens who have demonstrated their ability and desire to advance the interests of the United States by voluntarily providing a significant financial gift to the nation” in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Friday, September 19, 2025. Credit: Aaron Schwartz / Pool via CNP

US: Mid-Missouri Hit by Severe Storms and Possible Tornado, Thousands Lose Power

Severe storms swept through mid-Missouri on Sunday, April 20, prompting tornado warnings and causing widespread damage. A possible tornado in Callaway County injured one person in New Bloomfield. Thousands of customers experienced power outages.

Colombia Declarations on United States Visa Cancellations

Colombia Declarations on United States Visa Cancellations

Colombian foreign relations minister Luis Gilberto Murillo (C) accompanied of Jorge Rojas vice-minister of foreign relations (L2) Laura Sarabia (L1) director of the DAPRRE office of the presidency, Daniel Garcia-Pena (R1), ambassador for Colombia in the United States, Commerce minister Luis Carlos Reyes (R2) give a Declaration regarding the cancellation of visas by the United States Government to Colombian government officials and its embassy cancellations on visa appointments starting January 27, in Bogota, Colombia, January 26, 2025. Minister Luis Gilberto Murillo anounced that the relations between the two nations was overcommed and in the following days, both goverments will hold meetings. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Visa-free policy boosts passenger flow to China at Amsterdam airport

STORY: Visa-free policy boosts passenger flow to China at Amsterdam airport SHOOTING TIME: June 25, 2024 DATELINE: June 26, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:42 LOCATION: Amsterdam CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of passengers at Schiphol Airport 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WILCO SWEIJEN, Airline Partnerships Director at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SU JIE, Sales director of China Southern Airlines' Europe and Amsterdam Office 4. various of passengers at Schiphol Airport STORYLINE: China's visa-free policy has boosted passenger flows from Schiphol Airport in the Dutch city of Amsterdam to China, with major airlines expanding capacity to meet rising demand. The number of weekly flights to China has increased to 42 from 29 last year, Airline Partnerships Director at Schiphol Airport Wilco Sweijen told Xinhua on Tuesday. "We are now seeing a much higher demand of passengers going to China," he said, adding that Schiphol Airport has recently ramped up its security and ground handling staff to a

People line up outside the visa office of the U.S. consulate in Shanghai

People line up outside the visa office of the U.S. consulate in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - OCTOBER 16, 2023 - A long line of people seeking visas to the United States forms outside the visa office of the United States Consulate in Shanghai, China, October 17, 2023.

People line up outside the visa office of the U.S. consulate in Shanghai

People line up outside the visa office of the U.S. consulate in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - OCTOBER 16, 2023 - A long line of people seeking visas to the United States forms outside the visa office of the United States Consulate in Shanghai, China, October 17, 2023.

People line up outside the visa office of the U.S. consulate in Shanghai

People line up outside the visa office of the U.S. consulate in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - OCTOBER 16, 2023 - A long line of people seeking visas to the United States forms outside the visa office of the United States Consulate in Shanghai, China, October 17, 2023.

People line up outside the visa office of the U.S. consulate in Shanghai

People line up outside the visa office of the U.S. consulate in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - OCTOBER 16, 2023 - A long line of people seeking visas to the United States forms outside the visa office of the United States Consulate in Shanghai, China, October 17, 2023.

People line up outside the visa office of the U.S. consulate in Shanghai

People line up outside the visa office of the U.S. consulate in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - OCTOBER 16, 2023 - A long line of people seeking visas to the United States forms outside the visa office of the United States Consulate in Shanghai, China, October 17, 2023.

People line up outside the visa office of the U.S. consulate in Shanghai

People line up outside the visa office of the U.S. consulate in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - OCTOBER 16, 2023 - A long line of people seeking visas to the United States forms outside the visa office of the United States Consulate in Shanghai, China, October 17, 2023.

People line up outside the visa office of the U.S. consulate in Shanghai

People line up outside the visa office of the U.S. consulate in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - OCTOBER 16, 2023 - A long line of people seeking visas to the United States forms outside the visa office of the United States Consulate in Shanghai, China, October 17, 2023.

People line up outside the visa office of the U.S. consulate in Shanghai

People line up outside the visa office of the U.S. consulate in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - OCTOBER 16, 2023 - A long line of people seeking visas to the United States forms outside the visa office of the United States Consulate in Shanghai, China, October 17, 2023.

People line up outside the visa office of the U.S. consulate in Shanghai

People line up outside the visa office of the U.S. consulate in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - OCTOBER 16, 2023 - A long line of people seeking visas to the United States forms outside the visa office of the United States Consulate in Shanghai, China, October 17, 2023.

People line up outside the visa office of the U.S. consulate in Shanghai

People line up outside the visa office of the U.S. consulate in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - OCTOBER 16, 2023 - A long line of people seeking visas to the United States forms outside the visa office of the United States Consulate in Shanghai, China, October 17, 2023.

People line up outside the visa office of the U.S. consulate in Shanghai

People line up outside the visa office of the U.S. consulate in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - OCTOBER 16, 2023 - A long line of people seeking visas to the United States forms outside the visa office of the United States Consulate in Shanghai, China, October 17, 2023.

People line up outside the visa office of the U.S. consulate in Shanghai

People line up outside the visa office of the U.S. consulate in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - OCTOBER 16, 2023 - A long line of people seeking visas to the United States forms outside the visa office of the United States Consulate in Shanghai, China, October 17, 2023.

People line up outside the visa office of the U.S. consulate in Shanghai

People line up outside the visa office of the U.S. consulate in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - OCTOBER 16, 2023 - A long line of people seeking visas to the United States forms outside the visa office of the United States Consulate in Shanghai, China, October 17, 2023.

People line up outside the visa office of the U.S. consulate in Shanghai

People line up outside the visa office of the U.S. consulate in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - OCTOBER 16, 2023 - A long line of people seeking visas to the United States forms outside the visa office of the United States Consulate in Shanghai, China, October 17, 2023.

Chinese consulate in San Francisco slams car crash attack on visa office

STORY: Chinese consulate in San Francisco slams car crash attack on visa office DATELINE: Oct. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:28 LOCATION: San Francisco, U.S. CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. Various of police investigating at the Chinese consulate in San Francisco STORYLINE: The Chinese consulate in San Francisco denounced a car crash attack on its visa office in a statement on Monday. "On the afternoon of Oct. 9, 2023, local time, an unidentified person drove a vehicle and violently crashed into the visa office of our consulate, posing a serious threat to the safety of staff and people on site, causing serious damage to our consulate's facilities and property," said the statement. The consulate said it severely condemns the violent attack and reserves the right to pursue responsibilities related to the incident, adding that it has made solemn representations to the United States, demanding that the truth be quickly ascertained and dealt with seriously by the law. "We also urge the United States to take all nece

U.S.-SAN FRANCISCO-CHINESE CONSULATE-CAR CRASH ATTACK

U.S.-SAN FRANCISCO-CHINESE CONSULATE-CAR CRASH ATTACK

(231010) -- SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Police officers work outside the visa office of the Chinese Consulate General in San Francisco, California, the United States, Oct. 9, 2023. TO GO WITH "Chinese consulate in San Francisco slams car crash attack on visa office" (Photo by Li Jianguo/Xinhua)

Japan reaction to Crimea crisis

Japan reaction to Crimea crisis

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida answers reporters' questions at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on March 18, 2014. Japan announced a set of measures to punish Russia for intervening in Ukraine over the independence of its Crimea region, including suspension of talks for easing visa issuance conditions.

U.S. Ambassador Kennedy visits Okinawa

U.S. Ambassador Kennedy visits Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - U.S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy (L) and Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima shake hands at the Okinawa prefectural government office in Naha on Feb. 12, 2014, as Kennedy presented to Nakaima a copy of the visa application form submitted by her father, former U.S. President John F. Kennedy, when he visited Japan in 1951 as a U.S. Congressman. (Pool photo by Asahi Shimbun)

Japan, Serbia agree to boost people exchanges

Japan, Serbia agree to boost people exchanges

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (2nd from R) and Serbian President Boris Tadic (3rd from L) meet at the premier's office in Tokyo on March 8, 2011. They agreed that the two countries will boost interpersonal exchanges by easing visa requirements and work toward reforming the U.N. Security Council.

Japan, Serbia agree to boost people exchanges

Japan, Serbia agree to boost people exchanges

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) and Serbian President Boris Tadic shake hands before their meeting at the premier's office in Tokyo on March 8, 2011. They agreed that the two countries will boost interpersonal exchanges by easing visa requirements and work toward reforming the U.N. Security Council.