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Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the Biden administration’s foreign policy priorities
In his first speech as secretary of state, Antony Blinken on Wednesday unveiled the Biden administration's top foreign policy priorities, including containing COVID and putting Americans first. Judy Woodruff spoke with Blinken about those topics as well as vaccine diplomacy,…
WATCH: White House press secretary Psaki holds news briefing
The White House is defending it's dealing with Saudi Arabia following a U.S. intelligence report implicating Saudi Arabia's crown prince in the killing of U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
UN warns of mass famine in Yemen ahead of donor conference
The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, or OCHA, said the risk of large-scale famine in the Arab world’s poorest country “has never been more acute,” adding that the years-long conflict, economic decline, and institutional collapse created enormous…
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Biden administration faces major foreign policy tests in the Middle East
The last 24 hours have seen two major foreign policy developments. Overnight, the Biden administration launched its first known airstrike of Iranian-backed militias in Syria, and Friday, the U.S. intelligence community released a damning report tying Saudi Arabia's crown prince…
Saudi Arabia's crown prince approved an operation to kill or capture a U.S.-based journalist inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. That's according to a newly declassified U.S. intelligence report released Friday.
The Biden administration on Tuesday officially lifted the designation of the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen as a global terrorist organization. That announcement comes within a larger review of the U.S. relationship with Saudi Arabia. Nick Schifrin reports on the prospects…
In our news wrap Wednesday, a Georgia prosecutor opened a criminal investigation into former President Trump's efforts to influence the state’s presidential vote count, the CDC reported that wearing two face masks is more effective against COVID-19, President Biden ordered…
President Joe Biden will announce an end Thursday to U.S. support for a grinding five-year Saudi-led military offensive in Yemen.
Saudi Arabia also said it was restoring full diplomatic relations with Qatar, although it was not clear how soon the step would be followed by the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt.
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