Today: September 16, 2024
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Blinken begins key China visit as tensions rise over new US foreign aid bill

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has begun a critical trip to China armed with a strengthened diplomatic hand following Senate approval of a foreign aid package that will provide billions of dollars in assistance to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan as well as force TikTok’s China-based parent company to sell the social media platform -– all areas of contention between Washington and Beijing

April 24, 2024
Blinken begins key China visit as tensions rise over new US foreign aid bill
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As Blinken heads to China, these are the major divides he will try to bridge

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is starting three days of talks with senior Chinese officials in Shanghai and Beijing this week

April 23, 2024
As Blinken heads to China, these are the major divides he will try to bridge
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Blinken will be the latest top US official to visit China in a bid to keep ties on an even keel

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to China this coming week as Washington and Beijing try to keep ties on an even keel despite major differences on a range of issue, from the Middle East to opioids

April 20, 2024
Blinken will be the latest top US official to visit China in a bid to keep ties on an even keel
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US and Philippines step up strategic partnership as China threats loom in South China Sea

The Biden administration is again reassuring the Philippines the U.S. commitment to the islands’ defense is steadfast amid increasing concerns about provocative Chinese actions in disputed areas of the South China Sea

April 12, 2024
US and Philippines step up strategic partnership as China threats loom in South China Sea
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Blinken says Israeli offers to increase flow of aid to Gaza are welcome but may not be sufficient

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that measures the Israeli government has announced to expand the flow of aid into Gaza are welcome but may not be enough to meet the Biden administration’s demands for dramatic improvements in humanitarian conditions in the territory

April 05, 2024
Blinken says Israeli offers to increase flow of aid to Gaza are welcome but may not be sufficient
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Blinken huddles on Gaza with Arab diplomats in Cairo as US-Israel relations sour

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is huddling with top Arab diplomats in Cairo to discuss post-conflict plans for Gaza as relations between the United States and Israel are souring further over Israel's war against Hamas

March 21, 2024
Blinken huddles on Gaza with Arab diplomats in Cairo as US-Israel relations sour
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Blinken adds Israel stop to latest Mideast tour as tensions rise over Gaza war

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Israel this week as part of his sixth urgent mission to the Middle East since Israel's war with Hamas began in October

March 20, 2024
Blinken adds Israel stop to latest Mideast tour as tensions rise over Gaza war
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Victoria Nuland, third-highest ranking US diplomat and critic of Russia's war in Ukraine, retiring

The third-highest ranking U.S. diplomat and frequent target of criticism for her hawkish views on Russia and its actions in Ukraine will be leaving her post

March 05, 2024
Victoria Nuland, third-highest ranking US diplomat and critic of Russia's war in Ukraine, retiring
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Biden administration restores Trump-rescinded policy on illegitimacy of Israeli settlements

The Biden administration has restored a U.S. legal finding dating back nearly 50 years that Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories are “illegitimate” under international law

February 23, 2024
Biden administration restores Trump-rescinded policy on illegitimacy of Israeli settlements
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Top diplomats from US, China hold 'constructive' talks on issues dividing them

The State Department says the top U.S. and Chinese diplomats held a “candid and constructive” discussion on issues including Taiwan, Russia's war against Ukraine and synthetic opioids

February 16, 2024
Top diplomats from US, China hold 'constructive' talks on issues dividing them
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Harris repudiates Trump worldview and says the US won't back down on defending Ukraine

Vice President Kamala Harris has warned about the dangers of growing authoritarianism and isolationism

February 16, 2024
Harris repudiates Trump worldview and says the US won't back down on defending Ukraine
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US to confront Trump-driven political turmoil at the Munich Security Conference

The Munich Security Conference has been long regarded as a celebration of the U.S.-led post-World War II international order

February 15, 2024
US to confront Trump-driven political turmoil at the Munich Security Conference
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Blinken ends latest Mideast mission after new Israeli snub of proposed Gaza ceasefire plan

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has left the Middle East with public divisions between the United States and Israel at perhaps their worst level since Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza began in October

February 08, 2024
Blinken ends latest Mideast mission after new Israeli snub of proposed Gaza ceasefire plan
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US will resume Peace Corps program in Palau as it moves to counter Chinese influence in Indo-Pacific

The United States will resume a long-suspended Peace Corps program in the North Pacific island of Palau as the Biden administration continues moves to counter growing Chinese influence in the region

February 02, 2024
US will resume Peace Corps program in Palau as it moves to counter Chinese influence in Indo-Pacific
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Top US diplomat set to return to the Mideast for 5th time since Gaza conflict began

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will return to the Middle East later this week on his fifth urgent diplomatic mission to the region since Israel's war with Hamas began in October

January 31, 2024
Top US diplomat set to return to the Mideast for 5th time since Gaza conflict began
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US approves F-16 fighter jet sale to Turkey, F-35s to Greece after Turkey OKs Sweden's entry to NATO

The Biden administration has approved the sale of F-16 fighters jets to Turkey following the Turkish government's ratification this week of Sweden's membership in NATO

January 27, 2024
US approves F-16 fighter jet sale to Turkey, F-35s to Greece after Turkey OKs Sweden's entry to NATO
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Blinken's latest diplomatic trip will take him to Africa as crises continue to vex US foreign policy

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is planning to visit four African countries as the Biden administration tries to keep its eyes on all corners of the world while being consumed by crises in Ukraine, the Mideast and the Red Sea

January 18, 2024
Blinken's latest diplomatic trip will take him to Africa as crises continue to vex US foreign policy
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Blinken sees a path to Gaza peace, reconstruction and regional security after his Mideast tour

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has wrapped up his latest urgent Mideast tour in talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi

January 11, 2024
Blinken sees a path to Gaza peace, reconstruction and regional security after his Mideast tour
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US secretary of state rallies Mideast leaders to prepare for Gaza's post-war future

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says four key Arab nations and Turkey have agreed to begin planning for the reconstruction and governance of Gaza once Israel’s war against Hamas ends

January 08, 2024
US secretary of state rallies Mideast leaders to prepare for Gaza's post-war future
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Blinken meets Jordanian and Qatari leaders on new Mideast push to keep Gaza war from spreading

On another urgent diplomatic mission to the Middle East, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is meeting with Arab leaders to press for their help in tamping down resurgent fears that Israel's three-month war against Hamas in Gaza could spread

January 07, 2024
Blinken meets Jordanian and Qatari leaders on new Mideast push to keep Gaza war from spreading
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Blinken says Turkey is committed to a 'positive' role in postwar Gaza as he opens a diplomatic push

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Turkey is committed to playing “a positive, productive” role for postwar Gaza and prepared to use its influence in the region to prevent the Israel-Hamas conflict from broadening even more

January 06, 2024
Blinken says Turkey is committed to a 'positive' role in postwar Gaza as he opens a diplomatic push
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Blinken heads to the Mideast again as fears of regional conflict surge

As the Biden administration grapples with an increasingly tense and unstable situation in the Middle East, Secretary of State Antony Blinken is heading to the region this weekend for the fourth time in three months on a tour expected to focus largely on easing resurgent fears that the Israel-Hamas war could erupt into a broader conflict

January 04, 2024
Blinken heads to the Mideast again as fears of regional conflict surge
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US again renews protection for former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and top aide over Iran threats

The Biden administration has once again renewed taxpayer-funded protection for former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and one of his top aides, who have been the target of persistent threats from Iran

January 03, 2024
US again renews protection for former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and top aide over Iran threats
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The Biden administration once again bypasses Congress on an emergency weapons sale to Israel

For the second time this month, the Biden administration is bypassing Congress to approve an emergency weapons sale to Israel

December 29, 2023
The Biden administration once again bypasses Congress on an emergency weapons sale to Israel
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US to spend $700M on new embassy in Ireland, breaks ground on new embassy in Saudi Arabia

The Biden administration is planning to construct a new U.S. embassy in Ireland

December 12, 2023
US to spend $700M on new embassy in Ireland, breaks ground on new embassy in Saudi Arabia

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