Jan 25 WATCH: State Department spokesperson Ned Price holds news briefing By News Desk State Department spokesman Ned Price will hold a news briefing on Tuesday, following an announcement from the Pentagon that 8,500 troops would be put on heightened alert due to continued tensions with Russia over Ukraine. Continue reading
Jan 24 WATCH: State Department spokesperson Ned Price holds briefing amid tensions in Ukraine By Associated Press The United States' State Department says there is "no daylight" when it comes to Western allies dealing with Russia in the crisis at the Ukrainian border. Continue reading
Jan 12 WATCH: State Department spokesperson Ned Price holds news briefing By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press North Korea said Wednesday its leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a successful flight test of a hypersonic missile he claimed would remarkably increase the country’s nuclear “war deterrent.”… Continue reading
Jan 11 WATCH: State Dept. spokesperson Ned Price and Undersecretary Victoria Nuland hold news briefing By Associated Press The United States and Russia locked horns over Ukraine and other security issues Monday with no sign of progress from either side at highly anticipated strategic talks. Continue reading
Jan 10 WATCH: State Department spokesperson Ned Price holds briefing amid talks with Russia By Associated Press Senior U.S. and Russian officials launched special talks Monday aimed at defusing tensions over a Russian military buildup on the border with Ukraine, part of a flurry of diplomatic activity in Europe this week. Continue reading
Nov 23 WATCH: State Department spokesperson holds news briefing By Associated Press State Department spokesman Ned Price confirmed the U.S. had informed Congress of an action it was taking with regard to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. Price refused to say what that action was. Continue reading
Oct 26 WATCH: State Department says U.S. is ‘deeply concerned’ Israel settlement actions By Associated Press The U.S. State Department on Tuesday said it was "deeply concerned" about an Israeli government plan to advance thousands of settlement units in the West Bank on Wednesday. Continue reading
Sep 27 State Department spokesperson tests positive for COVID-19 after U.N. General Assembly By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Price says he tested positive for coronavirus Monday morning after returning from New York, where he attended the annual U.N. General Assembly meeting with Secretary of State Antony Blinken last week. Continue reading
Aug 24 WATCH: State Department’s Ned Price and Under Secretary Nuland hold a briefing on Afghanistan By Associated Press The U.S. State Department’s Ned Price and Under Secretary Nuland are expected to hold a briefing on the situation in Afghanistan on Tuesday. Continue reading
Aug 19 WATCH: State Department’s Ned Price says U.S. struggling to speed Kabul airlift amid hurdles By Associated Press The United States struggled Thursday to pick up the pace of American and Afghan evacuations at Kabul airport, constrained by obstacles ranging from armed Taliban checkpoints to paperwork problems. Continue reading