US strives to avert Middle East conflict escalation in election year
Secretary of State Antony Blinken begins his fourth trip to the region in Turkey expecting difficult conversations
Secretary of State Antony Blinken begins his fourth trip to the region in Turkey expecting difficult conversations
The Minister of Defense rejects the return of Jewish settlers to the Strip, as demanded by radical members of the country’s government
This will be the fourth time the Secretary of State visits the region since the Israel-Hamas war erupted in October
Its decision to respond to the charge signals that the government is concerned about the potential damage to its reputation
This second emergency determination covers a $147.5 million sale for equipment, including fuses, charges and primers, that is needed to make the 155 mm shells that Israel has already purchased function
Mexican President López Obrador meets with U.S. Secretary of State Blinken and U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Mayorkas as the situation on the border between the two countries reaches a fever pitch
A top-level delegation, led by Antony Blinken, will meet with the Mexican president on Wednesday to discuss ‘enforcement actions’ to stem the flow of arrivals
Thousands of people have begun crossing the country as a Washington delegation prepares to meet with Mexican officials to discuss the rising number of undocumented arrivals
A delegation from the Biden administration will visit President López Obrador to define new measures to deal with the massive arrival of people at the frontier
Washington rejects the deployment of a U.N. aid monitoring mechanism, the main novelty of the text submitted by the United Arab Emirates
As part of the agreement, Caracas will also extradite a criminal known by the alias Fat Leonard and release 21 Venezuelan political prisoners
US President’s meeting came as his national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, was to head to Israel on Thursday to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
The new government aims to restore democratic norms eroded by Law and Justice and mend relations with foreign allies that were also strained
The financial penalties have made Russia the most sanctioned country in the world but have yet to deliver a knockout punch to Russia’s economy
Blinken said the needs of Israel’s military operations in Gaza justify the rare decision to bypass Congress
Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed Washington’s support for Guyana’s sovereignty in a conversation with the country’s president, Mohamed Irfaan Ali
The move shows Washington’s displeasure with the Netanyahu government for not taking sufficient steps to curb such attacks
Tehran-backed factions such as Yemen’s Houthis are intensifying their attacks against Israeli and U.S. interests, while Washington has increased its deployment in the region
Sen. Bernie Sanders and the Democratic senators involved say that Israel’s military must adopt substantive measures to lessen civilian deaths in Gaza as part of receiving the supplemental’s $14.3 billion in U.S. aid
European countries like Germany, Austria and Hungary maintain a mostly unwavering support for Netanyahu’s government despite criticism from Spain, Ireland, Luxembourg and Belgium
The Israeli army renewed its attacks on the Strip after intercepting a missile shortly before the deadline at 7 a.m. local time
Xi Jinping said the former US Secretary of State will be ‘missed by the Chinese people.’ A ‘Rolling Stone’ magazine headline said, ‘Henry Kissinger, war criminal beloved by America’s ruling class, finally dies’
The parties have announced a temporary ceasefire agreement that will last until Friday morning and allow for a new exchange of hostages and prisoners
U.S. Secretary of State said the Biden administration believes it is imperative to discuss the future governance of Gaza if Israel achieves its stated goal of eradicating Hamas
The two-day session will include the first foreign minister-level meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council, a body created to help prepare Kyiv for eventual membership
The United States, Qatar and Egypt are hopeful the truce between Israel and Hamas can be extended. Cairo said it had received ‘positive signals’ that the cessation of hostilities could be increased by a ‘day or two’
Mediators are attempting to extend the truce between Israel and Hamas despite mutual accusations and isolated episodes of non-compliance