Mar 21 WATCH: Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Myanmar repression of Muslim Rohingya is genocide By Ben Fox, Associated Press U.S. officials say the Biden administration intends to declare that Myanmar's years-long repression of the Rohingya Muslim population is a "genocide."… Continue reading
Mar 18 WATCH: Secretary of State Antony Blinken hosts Malawian president By Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken welcomed Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera to the State Department for bilateral talks on Friday. Watch the meeting in the player above. Blinken called Malawi "a remarkable democratic success story," and applauded its opposition to… Continue reading
Mar 17 WATCH: Secretary of State Antony Blinken says targeting civilians in Ukraine is a war crime By News Desk Secretary of State Antony Blinken says U.S. officials are in the process of evaluating and documenting potential war crimes committed by Russia in its war against Ukraine. Continue reading
Mar 14 WATCH: State Department spokesman Ned Price gives news briefing as Ukraine crisis continues By Associated Press Face to face, President Joe Biden's national security adviser warned a top Chinese official on Monday about China's support for Russia in the Ukrainian invasion, even as the Kremlin denied reports it had requested Chinese military equipment to use in… Continue reading
Mar 12 US pays $2M a month to protect Pompeo, aide from Iran threat By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The State Department says it’s paying more than $2 million per month to provide 24-hour security to former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and a former top aide, both of whom face “serious and credible” threats from Iran. Continue reading
Mar 11 WATCH: State Department warns no sanctions relief for Russia in Iran nuclear deal negotiations By News Desk and Jon Gambrell, Associated Press State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Friday that the United States would not offer Russia any relief on Ukraine sanctions as a condition of continuing talks on the Iran Nuclear deal. Continue reading
Mar 09 WATCH: Secretary of State Blinken, British Foreign Secretary Truss hold joint news briefing By News Desk Secretary of State Antony Blinken and British Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Truss held a joint news briefing on Wednesday as the Russian attack on Ukraine continues. Continue reading
Mar 02 WATCH: Blinken holds news briefing on Russia invasion of Ukraine By Associated Press Blinken this week will visit six European countries, including the Baltic states and Moldova, which are on particular edge as Russia intensifies its war in Ukraine. Continue reading
Feb 28 WATCH: State Department spokesman Ned Price calls Putin's nuclear deterrent alert 'unnecessary' and 'dangerous' By Associated Press The State Department strongly criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin's order to put Russia's nuclear deterrent forces on high alert, saying, "it adds to the risk of miscalculation."… Continue reading
Feb 23 WATCH: State Department says sanctions against Nord Stream 2 are 'just the beginning' By Associated Press Officials at the U.S. State department say sanctions against Nord Stream 2 for military moves into eastern Ukraine by Russian President Vladimir Putin are just the beginning of a response by the United States. Continue reading