Blinken arrives in Israel, will push for ‘humanitarian pauses’

Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave TEL AVIV – Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Tel Aviv on Friday to push the Israeli government to protect civilians during their assault on Gaza, as the Biden administration continues to work for the release of Hamas-held hostages and to enable U.S. citizens trapped inside … Read more

Blinken invokes Jewish ancestry in address to grieving Israeli public

Comment on this storyComment TEL AVIV — Secretary of State Antony Blinken invoked his Jewish ancestry on Thursday in a markedly personal appeal to the Israeli public aimed at offering solidarity as the country reeled from the deadliest assault in its 75-year history. “I come before you not only as the United States secretary of … Read more

Israel-Gaza war live updates: Blinken to visit Israel; Netanyahu, Gantz set up unity government

A humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Gaza after Israel ordered a “full siege” of the territory, causing shortages of electricity, food and water in retribution for Hamas’s deadly attack on Israel on Saturday. The Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza said health services have reached a “critical stage,” with medicine and fuel expected to run out … Read more

Blinken says U.S. has ‘not yet seen’ evidence of Iran involvement in Hamas attack on Israel

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on March 22, 2023 in Washington. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images News | Getty Images U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that it is not clear there was any involvement by Iran in the weekend attack by Hamas on Israel. … Read more

Blinken: U.S. Is Working to Verify Reports That “Several” Americans Are Missing In Israel

TEL AVIV, Israel — Israeli soldiers battled Hamas fighters in the streets of southern Israel on Sunday and launched retaliation strikes that leveled buildings in Gaza, while in northern Israel a brief exchange of strikes with Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group raised fears of a broader conflict. There was still some fighting underway more than 24 … Read more

U.S. readout excludes Canada as Blinken meets India’s top diplomat

Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrive for a photo spray and brief remarks at the U.S. State Department September 28, 2023 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer | Getty Images News | Getty Images U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met India’s foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in Washington … Read more

Russia assaults port space of Izmail for 4th time in per week as Blinken visits Ukraine

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia attacked the Ukrainian port metropolis of Izmail for the fourth time in 5 days, Ukrainian officers stated Thursday, in what has grow to be a sustained marketing campaign to focus on Ukraine’s capability to export grain. The Danube River port space was attacked with Shahed drones aiming at civilian and port … Read more

Russia-Ukraine conflict information: Strike on Kostiantynivka leaves no less than 16 lifeless as Blinken visits Kyiv

Up to date September 6, 2023 at 11:26 a.m. EDT|Printed September 6, 2023 at 2:11 a.m. EDT Paramedics carry an injured manafter a Russian rocket assault on market in Kostiantynivka, Ukraine, on Sept. 6. (Evgeniy Maloletka/AP) A Russian strike on a market in Kostiantynivka, in Ukraine’s jap Donetsk area, left no less than 17 folks … Read more

Rise up in Russia reveals ‘cracks’ in Putin’s regime, Secretary Blinken says

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin delivers a video deal with, on June 24, 2023, as Wagner fighters stage insurrection. Gavriil Grigorov | AFP | Getty Photos U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken mentioned a lot stays unknown concerning the chaos that unfolded in Russia on Saturday, however that the inner conflict uncovered “cracks” within the nation … Read more

Blinken says he did not revive military-to-military talks with China

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks throughout a press convention on the Beijing American Heart of the US Embassy in Beijing on June 19, 2023. Pedro Pardo | AFP | Getty Photographs BEIJING — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated Monday he did not revive military-to-military talks with China, regardless of earlier hopes … Read more