Blinken heads to Brussels as European diplomats brace for four more years of Trump
Blinken heads to Brussels as European diplomats brace for four more years of Trump
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Blinken heads to Brussels as European diplomats brace for four more years of Trump
President-elect Donald Trump is likely to pick Florida Sen. Marco Rubio as his secretary of state, two people familiar with his thinking told CNN, as he rounds out his national security team in a second term. CNN's Kaitlan Collins discusses with chief national security analyst Jim Sciutto.
Trump likely to pick Marco Rubio to serve as his secretary of state, sources say
Qatar agrees to kick Hamas out of Doha following US request, sources say
Gabriel Shipton joins The Lead
Foreign diplomats react with horror to Biden’s dismal debate performance
Biden’s uncertain future set to overshadow NATO summit as concerns about Trump winning election grow
Draft NATO communique describes Ukraine’s path to NATO as irreversible, sources say
NATO’s next leader knows how to handle Trump but would he be able to rein him in?
Biden administration to allow paused shipment of 500-pound bombs to be sent to Israel
NATO allies are discussing reclaiming some Chinese-owned infrastructure in Europe
Exclusive: Secret Service ramped up security after intel of Iran plot to assassinate Trump; no known connection to shooting
Fareed Zakaria sat down with Iran’s acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani and pressed him on the CNN reporting of an alleged Iranian assassination plot against former President Donald Trump. The reporting stemmed from US authorities obtaining intelligence on the alleged plot from a human source in recent weeks, a development that led to the Secret Service increasing security around the former president in recent weeks, multiple people briefed on the matter told CNN. The Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations denied the accusation. Zakaria’s full interview with Kani will air Sunday at 10 a.m. ET on “Fareed Zakaria GPS.”
US authorities obtained intelligence from a human source in recent weeks on a plot by Iran to try to assassinate Donald Trump, a development that led to the Secret Service increasing security around the former president in recent weeks, multiple people briefed on the matter told CNN. There is no indication that Thomas Matthew Crooks, the would-be assassin who attempted to kill the former president on Saturday, was connected to the Iranian plot, the sources said. CNN's Evan Perez has the details.
Three former Trump officials say they requested protection from increased Iranian threats in 2023
Blinken says Iran’s nuclear weapon breakout time is probably down to 1-2 weeks
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that Iran’s breakout time – the amount of time needed to produce enough weapons grade material for a nuclear weapon – “is now probably one or two weeks” as Tehran has continued to develop its nuclear program.
Netanyahu will make speech to Congress as optimism for a ceasefire in Gaza rises
Biden and Netanyahu meet with urgency to reach ceasefire deal at top of the agenda
Trump meets with Netanyahu for first time since departing White House
Former President Donald Trump is meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the first meeting between the two men since Trump left the White House more than three years ago. CNN's Kristen Holmes has the details.
Harris’ team rejects Israeli notion that her comments could harm ceasefire talks
Blinken raises concerns over Beijing’s ‘destabilizing actions’ in South China Sea at meeting with Chinese counterpart
Russia releases Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan in historic prisoner swap with West
CNN's Matthew Chance explains why he believes President Vladimir Putin agreed to a massive prisoner swap that included Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich.