Politics Jan 04 Blinken heads to the Middle East again as fears of regional conflict surge Blinken leaves late Thursday on his latest extended Mideast tour, which will take him to Turkey, Greece, Jordan, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Israel, the West Bank and Egypt.
Politics Dec 29 The Biden administration once again bypasses Congress on an emergency weapons sale to Israel Such determinations are rare, but not unprecedented, when administrations see an urgent need for weapons to be delivered without waiting for lawmakers' approval.
Politics Dec 06 U.S. finds both sides in Sudan conflict have committed atrocities in Darfur The State Department said Wednesday that the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese military are responsible for either war crimes, crimes against humanity, or both.
Politics Dec 05 WATCH: U.S. announces extremist West Bank settlers will be barred from America In a rare punitive move against Israel, the State Department says it will impose travel bans on extremist Jewish settlers implicated in a rash of attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
Politics Nov 30 WATCH: Blinken urges Israel to comply with international law and spare civilians in war against Hamas U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is urging Israeli leaders to respect international law as Israel wages its war against Hamas in Gaza.
Politics Nov 27 Blinken to focus on Ukraine, rising tensions in Balkans at NATO meeting Amid signs that a cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas due to expire on Monday may be extended, Blinken departs for Brussels where he will attend a NATO foreign ministers meeting.
World Nov 10 ‘Far too many’ Palestinians have been killed in Israel-Hamas war, Blinken says “Much more needs to be done to protect civilians and to make sure that humanitarian assistance reaches them," Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday.
World Nov 08 G7 nations urge swift action to help Palestinian civilians trapped in besieged Gaza with limited aid The statement from G7 diplomats adds to pressure on Israel, which previously resisted U.S. calls for a “humanitarian pause.”…
Politics Nov 07 Blinken seeks G7 unity on Israel-Hamas war Fresh from a whirlwind tour of the Middle East, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has shifted his intense diplomacy on the Israel-Hamas war to Asia.
World Nov 06 Blinken caps off frantic Mideast visit with limited progress on Gaza ‘humanitarian pauses’ support The top U.S. diplomat hopes that pauses in the war would allow for a surge of humanitarian aid to Gaza and the release of hostages captured by Hamas during the militants' deadly Oct. 7 incursion, while also preventing the conflict…