- 24 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityBlinken
U.S. Secretary of State says Ethiopia conflict must end and peace negotiations start
NAIROBI (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday the fighting in Ethiopia had to end and peace negotiations should start immediately without any preconditions. "The conflict…
U.S. Secretary of State alarmed by news of Ethiopia’s TPLF takeover of two towns
NAIROBI (Reuters) - United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday he was alarmed by reports that rebellious Tigrayan forces had taken over two key Ethiopian towns of…
Blinken says U.S. condemns Sudan’s military takeover
(Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in a phone call with Sudanese Foreign Minister Mariam Sadiq al-Mahdi on Thursday, condemned Sudan's military takeover and the arrest of the…
Blinken urges all U.N. member states to support Taiwan participation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday called on all United Nations member states to support Taiwan's "robust" participation in the U.N. system, contesting ongoing pressure from…
Israeli official says reopening of U.S. Palestinian mission in Jerusalem may not happen
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's deputy foreign minister said on Sunday that the Biden administration may shelve its plan to reopen a U.S diplomatic mission for Palestinians in Jerusalem after Israel…
Blinken, on Colombia visit, says human rights accountability critical
By Simon Lewis and Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA (Reuters) - Accountability for human rights abuses committed during Colombia's decades-long conflict and recent anti-government protests are critical to preventing future abuses,…
Top U.S. and Brazil diplomats discuss ‘unprecedented’ migration
By Gabriel Stargardter RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Brazilian counterpart Carlos Franca to discuss "unprecedented" regional migration and ways to collaborate to…
Top U.S. envoy to Afghanistan stepping down
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Top U.S. envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad is stepping down, the State Department said on Monday, less than two months after the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and…
U.S. Secretary of State Blinken discusses Afghanistan with Qatar
(Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani about Afghanistan on Sunday, the U.S. State…
Saudi foreign ministry says discussed Iran nuclear program with U.S. Blinken
CAIRO (Reuters) -Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud met U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington and exchanged views on Iran's nuclear program and international talks…
U.S. hopes Abraham Accords will help Israeli-Palestinian issue – officials
By Humeyra Pamuk and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States is working to expand normalisation agreements between Israel and Arab nations, known as the Abraham Accords, and hopes restoring…
Blinken to meet Israeli, UAE counterparts next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet with his Israeli and United Arab Emirates counterparts next week to discuss progress made on the so-called Abraham Accords…
