World Mar 07 WATCH: Sweden officially joins NATO The White House said that having Sweden as a NATO ally “will make the United States and our allies even safer.”…
Politics Mar 01 Biden approves airdrops of aid into Gaza after chaotic encounter leaves over 100 Palestinians killed President Joe Biden says that the U.S. will begin air-dropping humanitarian assistance into Gaza, a day after more than 100 of Palestinians were killed during a chaotic encounter with Israeli troops.
Politics Feb 23 Biden administration restores U.S. policy calling Israeli settlements ‘illegitimate’ under international law The Biden administration had long been considering re-implementing the so-called "Hansell Memorandum," but those deliberations picked up steam as Israel's response to the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks drew increasingly intense international criticism.
World Feb 16 WATCH: Embracing dictators and global isolation is ‘dangerous, destabilizing,’ Harris says Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday warned of the dangers of growing authoritarianism and isolationism in a not-so-veiled repudiation of Donald Trump’s worldview and threats to renege on security guarantees for NATO allies should he return to the White House.
World Feb 15 At Munich Security Conference, U.S. to confront Trump-driven turmoil The annual event kicks off Friday after former President Donald Trump threatened not to come to the defense of European allies in the event of an attack by Russia.
Politics Feb 14 NATO chief hails record defense spending while warning that Trump’s remarks undermine security NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says European allies and Canada have ramped up defense spending to record levels.
World Feb 08 Blinken ends latest Middle East trip after Israel’s rejection of proposed Gaza cease-fire plan U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken left the Middle East on Thursday after getting a virtual slap in the face from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who said the war would continue until Israel is completely victorious and appeared to reject…
World Feb 07 Netanyahu rejects Hamas terms for cease-fire, vows to fight until ‘absolute victory’ Blinken said an agreement between the sides was still possible. But Netanyahu's remarks also underscored how wide the chasm between Israel and Hamas remains as the war enters its fifth month.
World Feb 06 Blinken meets with Egyptian mediators to push for cease-fire in Gaza Egypt fears an expansion of combat to the Rafah area could push terrified Palestinian civilians across the border, a scenario Egypt has said it is determined to prevent.
World Feb 05 Obstacles loom as Blinken returns to Middle East to negotiate plans for Gaza Blinken hopes to press ahead with a potential cease-fire deal and postwar planning while tamping down regional tensions. But on on all three fronts he faces major challenges.