World Jun 10 Blinken urges Hamas to accept cease-fire proposal, meets with Netanyahu in Israel “If you want a cease-fire, press Hamas to say ‘yes,’” Secretary of State Antony Blinken told reporters before leaving Cairo on the trip that also will take him to Jordan and Qatar.
World Jun 10 Blinken returns to the Middle East as cease-fire deal hangs in the balance With no firm response yet from Hamas to the proposal they received 10 days ago, Blinken on Monday started his eighth urgent diplomatic mission to the region since the conflict began in October.
Politics Jun 07 Blinken to push cease-fire proposal in 8th urgent Mideast trip since Israel’s war in Gaza erupted Secretary of State Antony Blinken is returning to the Middle East on his eighth diplomatic mission to the region since the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza began in October.
World Jun 04 U.S. launches lobbying blitz to sell Gaza cease-fire plan to Hamas through Arab and Muslim nations The Biden administration has launched an intense drive to persuade Hamas and Israel to accept a new cease-fire proposal in the nearly eight-month-old war in Gaza while it also presses Arab nations to get the militant group to go along…
World May 31 Germany says Ukraine can use its weapons against targets in Russia after the U.S. also eases its stance KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Germany has joined the United States in authorizing Ukraine to hit some targets on Russian soil with the long-range weapons they are supplying.
Politics May 30 WATCH: Blinken assails misinformation after hinting U.S. may allow Ukraine to strike inside Russia Blinken is in Prague for a NATO foreign ministers meeting, and on Thursday he signed an agreement with the Czech government to combat Moscow's use of misinformation.
World May 29 WATCH: Blinken holds news conference with Moldova’s Maia Sandu as concerns rise about Russia Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet Moldovan President Maia Sandu to reaffirm U.S. backing for Moldova's progress on joining the European Union, the State Department said.
Politics May 21 WATCH: Protesters against Israel’s war in Gaza interrupt Blinken repeatedly in the Senate Secretary of State Antony Blinken has denounced the chief prosecutor of the world's top war crimes court for seeking the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
World May 15 Ukrainian troops pull out of parts of the northeast amid new Russian offensive in Kharkiv Against that grim backdrop, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken sought to reassure the ally of continuing American support.
World May 14 Blinken says U.S. arms are helping Ukraine as nation faces a new Russian offensive Analysts have called this moment one of the most dangerous for Ukraine since Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022.