Antony Blinken

WATCH: Blinken says Iran has not yet accessed funds unblocked in prisoner swap

By Associated Press

“None of the funds that have now gone to Qatar have actually been spent or accessed in any way by Iran,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken told reporters in Israel on Thursday when asked about the funds.

UN Security Council approves deploying a Kenya-led force to Haiti to fight gangs

By Dánica Coto, Associated Press

The resolution authorizes the force to deploy for one year, with a review after nine months. It would mark the first time a force is deployed to Haiti since a U.N.-approved mission nearly 20 years ago.

WATCH: Blinken delivers remarks with Millennium Challenge Co. and Ikiribati president

By Aamer Madhani, Will Weissert, Associated Press

Pacific islands leaders gathered Monday for the start of a two-day Washington summit.

WATCH: U.S. pledges $100 million to back proposed Kenyan-led multinational force to Haiti

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Friday that the U.S. would provide logistics, including intelligence, airlift, communications and medical support to the mission.

WATCH: Blinken holds briefing on five prisoners released by Iran as part of $6 billion deal

By Associated Press

Americans held for years in Iranian custody walked arm-in-arm off a plane into freedom. Monday's release was part of a painstakingly negotiated deal between the United States and Iran.

U.S. makes deal with Iran to swap prisoners and release $6 billion in frozen money

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

The transfer of the $6 billion was the critical element in the prisoner release deal, which saw four of the five American detainees transferred from Iranian jails into house arrest last month.

U.S. imposes sanctions on Sudanese paramilitary leader for human rights abuses in monthslong conflict

By Associated Press

The United States has imposed sanctions on Sudanese paramilitary commander Abdelrahim Hamdan Dagalo for acts of violence and human rights abuses committed by his troops in their monthslong conflict with Sudan's army.

WATCH: Blinken over $1 billion in new funding in news briefing with Ukrainian minister

By Samya Kullab, Associated Press

Blinken’s visit was aimed at assessing Ukraine’s 3-month-old counteroffensive and signaling continued U.S. support as some Western allies express worries about Kyiv’s slow progress against invading Russian forces.

Russian attack on eastern Ukrainian city kills 16 and wounds 28, the country’s prime minister says

By Samya Kullab, Associated Press

The attack came as U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken visited Ukraine's capital, where he was expected to announce more than $1 billion in new American funding.

WATCH: Blinken holds news conference with Mexican Foreign Secretary Alicia Bárcena Ibarra

By Associated Press

Last week, Mexican authorities found two bodies in the Rio Grande including one that was spotted along the floating barrier that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott had installed recently in the river, across from Eagle Pass, Texas.