Jun 06 WATCH: Blinken hosts a meeting with Qatari counterpart By Associated Press Blinken and Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said at the top of their discussion would be regional security issues but also they would focus on global challenges their countries were facing. Continue reading
Jun 02 WATCH: Secretary Blinken gives report on religious freedom around the world By News Desk The State Department released its 2021 International Religious Freedom Report on Thursday, which contains data on the state of religious freedom in nearly 200 countries. … Continue reading
May 26 WATCH: U.S. to continue expanded cooperation with Taiwan, Blinken says By News Desk and Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says our country will continue to expand is cooperation with Taiwan despite Beijing's "growing coersion."… Continue reading
Apr 27 WATCH: ‘Risks’ and ‘opportunities’ created by Russia’s attack on Ukraine, Blinken says By News Desk Secretary of State Blinken testifies on State Department budget in Senate hearing on Wednesday. Continue reading
Apr 26 WATCH: State Department says U.S. embassy staff is returning to Ukraine By Associated Press Following the high level visit to Ukraine by Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, U.S. embassy personnel have begun traveling to Ukraine to re-establish the American embassy there. Continue reading
Apr 26 WATCH: Sec. Antony Blinken and Sen. Rand Paul clash over support for Ukraine to join NATO By News Desk and Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken defended the Biden administration's support for Ukraine's admission to NATO, after Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul said that support, at least in part, led to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Continue reading
Apr 14 U.S. approves $1 billion arms sale to Nigeria despite human rights record By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The Biden administration has given the green light for Nigeria to buy advanced attack helicopters worth nearly $1 billion despite concerns about the country's human rights record. Continue reading
Apr 13 WATCH: Biden’s genocide comments based on ‘horrific atrocities’ world has seen, says State Department By News Desk and Associated Press One day after President Joe Biden called the war in Ukraine a "genocide" and said that Russia was trying to "wipe out" Ukraine, members of his administration are defending those comments. Continue reading
Apr 12 WATCH: Secretary Blinken meets with UN High Commissioner for Refugees over efforts to help refugees By Associated Press The refugee crisis created by the Ukraine Russia war was top of the agenda during a meeting with the U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi on Tuesday. Continue reading
Apr 12 WATCH: U.S. ‘concerned’ Russia will use chemical weapons in Ukraine, State Department spokesman says By News Desk and Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press State Department spokesperson Ned Price holds a news briefing on Tuesday following Secretary of State Antony Blinken's meeting with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Continue reading