World Nov 13 Blinken says Biden is sending aid to help Ukraine keep fighting next year By Samya Kullab, Lorne Cook, Associated Press
World Mar 22 Blinken meets Israeli leaders as U.N. prepares to vote on a cease-fire resolution The United Nations Security Council will vote Friday on a U.S.-sponsored resolution declaring “the imperative of an immediate and sustained cease-fire” in the Israel-Hamas war. By Associated Press
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. By Matthew Lee, Associated Press
Politics Oct 10 Secretary of State Blinken to travel to Israel to express solidarity after Hamas attacks President Joe Biden is dispatching his top diplomat to Israel on an urgent mission to show U.S. support after major terrorist attacks by Hamas militants. By Aamer Madhani, Tara Copp, Darlene Superville, Associated Press
Politics May 09 WATCH: U.S., UK oppose decision to reinstate Syria to Arab League U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said they opposed the move. But they also allowed it was up to the Arab League to determine its membership. By Matthew Lee, Associated Press
Apr 11 WATCH: Blinken and Austin hold briefing after meeting with Filipino counterparts By Jim Gomez, Associated Press Secretary of State Blinken and Defense Secretary Austin held a news briefing as American and Filipino forces on Tuesday launched their largest combat exercises in decades in the Philippines and its waters across the disputed South China Sea. Continue reading
Mar 28 WATCH: State Department holds news briefing follow reports House GOP subpoena Blinken By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press House Republicans plan to deliver a subpoena to Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday for classified cables related to the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, marking an unprecedented effort to force the release of sensitive documents to Congress. Continue reading
Feb 24 WATCH: Blinken speaks at U.N. Security Council ministerial meeting on Ukraine By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The State Department announced late Thursday that Blinken would travel to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan before going to India for a meeting of the Group of 20 foreign ministers from the world’s largest industrialized and developing countries, including China and Russia. Continue reading
Feb 03 Watch 3:29 Chinese surveillance balloon over U.S. raises tensions in already strained relationship By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi, Teresa Cebrian Aranda Defense Department officials are tracking a suspected Chinese spy balloon that is making its way across the central part of the U.S. Senior officials say it’s maneuverable, designed for surveillance and Beijing was “trying to fly this balloon over sensitive… Continue watching
Jan 30 Watch 5:16 Blinken urges Israelis and Palestinians to restore calm amid a spike in violence By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi, Teresa Cebrian Aranda After days of bloodshed between Israelis and Palestinians, and reported Israeli airstrikes in Iran, Secretary of State Tony Blinken became the latest high-ranking American official to travel to Israel. As Nick Schifrin reports, Blinken is trying to keep a lid… Continue watching