United States Secretary of State since 2021
Blinken to raise risks for American travelers on trip to Beijing: The Biden administration is unlikely to ease high-level travel warnings for China unless the ...
thehill.com/policy/international/4611116-blinken-risks-travel-warning-china/
Kate Middleton says she's in "early stages" of cancer treatment: The princess made the announcement in a video Friday.
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Quick Glance: British Royal Family Left with Only 9 Working Members
- Kate Middleton and King Charles have announced cancer treatments and temporarily stepped back from royal duties.
- The royal family now consists mainly of older members who are taking on responsibilities.
- Prince William is supporting his wife and taking on duties while King Charles and others are absent.
- The royal family is in a vulnerable position, relying on few working members who are mostly in their 70s and 80s.
Blinken calls for closer global cooperation on tackling synthetic drugs: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday called for greater international ...
reuters.com/world/blinken-calls-closer-global-cooperation-tackling-synthetic-drugs-2024-03-15/
Blinken heads to Middle East a sixth time in Gaza diplomacy push: Blinken will meet Saudi leaders in Jeddah and Egyptian leaders in Cairo to discuss talks ...
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Israel-Hamas war: US says 'gaps narrowing' in truce talks: Washington's top diplomat said there was progress in talks for a Gaza cease-fire ...
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Currently, “100 percent of the population in Gaza is suffering from severe acute food insecurity,” said US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
🔊 Antony Blinken's on his fifth trip to the Middle East since October. We look at what he hopes to achieve, with a focus on a truce in Gaza on the daily ... Show more
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Israel War: Fear of famine grows in Gaza; Antony Blinken urges Hamas to sign ceasefire deal
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Reuters Daily Briefing: February 6, 2024
- Palestinians hope Blinken's visit can deliver a Gaza truce before a Rafah assault
- King Charles' cancer 'caught ... Show more
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Blinken calls a pathway to a Palestinian state a necessity for Israeli security: Speaking at World Economic Forum's annual meeting in the Swiss ski resort ...
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🇺🇸 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday the "daily toll on civilians in Gaza, particularly children, is far too high" ... Show more
Israel-Hamas war live updates: Blinken pays tribute to Gaza journalist who lost another son in Israeli strike
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Quick Glance: Blinken Mediates in Israel to Prevent Escalation
- US Secretary of State Blinken will mediate in Israel.
- Blinken landed in Tel Aviv and plans to meet with Israeli counterpart.
- He urges Netanyahu to do more to protect the civilian population.
- Israel launched a military operation against Hamas after a terrorist attack.
All children under the age of 5 in the Gaza Strip — approximately 335,000 — are at "high risk of severe malnutrition and preventable death as the risk of ... Show more
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🔴 Live: Israeli minister outlines post-war plan for Gaza ahead of Blinken’s Mideast trip
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Israel-Gaza war live updates: Blinken presses Israel on Gaza’s future; Houthi attack repelled in Red Sea
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Israel ignores western pleas with strikes on Rafah, the last refuge of fleeing Gazans
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BREAKING: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in Jordan for talks.
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US seeks greater investment in Africa's health sector: Investment to create jobs, improve public health, says Secretary of State Antony Blinken
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Biden pushes for ‘pauses’ with Netanyahu; Gaza death toll passes 10,000, health officials say
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Blinken Says ‘Far Too Many’ Palestinians Killed in Israel-Hamas War: The secretary of state said more needed to be done to get humanitarian aid into Gaza.
thedailybeast.com/blinken-says-far-too-many-palestinians-killed-in-israel-hamas-war
War in the Middle East: Israel: More than 22,000 targets attacked in Gaza since the outbreak of war
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Israel-Gaza live updates: Blinken recounts video of dad, sons targeted at kibbutz
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5 things to know for Nov. 3: Israel, Crypto, Trump fraud trial, Chemical ban, Holiday shopping
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Israel-Gaza live updates: Convoy of fleeing civilians struck in Gaza: Live updates on the Israel-Gaza conflict.
abcnews.go.com/International/live-updates/israel-gaza-hamas/who-begs-for-immediate-reversal-of-gaza-evacuation-order-103968260
Quick Glance: Water runs out in besieged Gaza as Israeli ground offensive approaches
- Water has run out at U.N. shelters in Gaza
- Overwhelmed doctors fear patients will die without fuel for generators
- Israeli officials have turned the water back on in southern Gaza
- Families in Gaza ration dwindling water supplies, forced to drink dirty water
US concerned over Gaza hospital strikes : Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke by telephone with Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi to share his deep ...
thejakartapost.com/world/2023/11/17/us-concerned-over-gaza-hospital-strikes-.html
Listen: Israel Aid, Xi Meeting, More: Get caught up on the latest news this hour
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Morning Update: Israel orders evacuation of northern Gaza ahead of ground offensive
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken returns to Israel to talk ‘about the way forward’ after several days of shuttle diplomacy between Arab states ... Show more
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U.S. allows release of $6 billion in Iranian funds in "critical step" for prisoner swap deal
axios.com/2023/09/12/iran-prisoner-swap-frozen-billion-funds
US to provide depleted uranium tank ammunition to Ukraine: Pentagon: US to provide depleted uranium tank ammunition to Ukraine: Pentagon
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Quick Glance: Russia: US plan to send depleted uranium to Ukraine is a criminal act
- Russia criticizes the US decision to send controversial depleted uranium ammunition for Abrams tanks to Ukraine as a 'criminal act'.
- The Biden administration announced for the first time that it would send ammunition worth up to $175 million as part of a new aid package for Kyiv.
- Until now, only the United Kingdom has sent the same type of ammunition for its Challenger 2 tanks to Kyiv.
- While the US insists that the munitions do not pose a radioactive threat, Russian President Putin accused the UK of sending 'weapons with a nuclear component.'
Amid Standoff, US Says India Must Cooperate With Canada, Ensure Accountability: Blinken said the United States has been in touch both with India ...
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Blinken unveils steps to tackle ‘global threat’ of synthetic drugs at UN summit: US secretary of state announced the formation of an international coalition to ...
theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/19/blinken-drugs-fentanyl-un-general-assembly
LIVE: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at health security event
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers remarks at the launch of the Bureau ... Show more
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US Secretary of State names condition under which negotiations with Russia are possible
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken addressed the audience at the third Summit of First Ladies and Gentlemen, hosted by the event's founder ... Show more
Why US passports are so delayed right now: The State Department is seeing unprecedented problems with passport issuance
theweek.com/united-states/1024904/why-us-passports-are-so-delayed-right-now
New AI fear: Making it easy for anyone to mint dangerous new viruses: What was once the province of governments could quickly get out of control thanks to new AI ...
axios.com/2023/06/16/pandemic-bioterror-ai-chatgpt-bioattacks
Quick Glance: EU to Regulate AI Systems Including ChatGPT
- EU lawmakers voted on Wednesday to adopt a key text that will serve as the basis for a future law regulating artificial intelligence systems, such as ChatGPT, while also promoting innovation in the technology.
- Although the EU's plans for regulating AI systems date back to 2021, the urgency of drafting rules increased when ChatGPT emerged last year, showcasing the rapid advances and possible risks of AI.
- The proposed law aims to regulate AI systems based on their level of risk, meaning higher risks to individuals' rights or health would result in greater obligations for the systems.
- Generative AI systems, like ChatGPT and DALL-E, must inform users that content was produced by a machine and not a human. Additionally, lawmakers proposed banning AI systems that use biometric surveillance, emotion recognition, and predictive policing.
62% of Americans agree: The pandemic is over: For the first time, the majority of the public agrees the crisis has passed.
axios.com/2023/05/29/americans-say-pandemic-over-poll
Rent growth is slowing, but that doesn't mean rents are affordable: There's still a crisis brewing for middle and lower income renters
axios.com/2023/06/16/rent-growth-crisis
US may restrict visas for Ugandan officials in wake of anti-LGBTQ+ laws: Antony Blinken says he’s looking to ‘promote accountability’ for Ugandan officials who ...
theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/30/us-visas-uganda-lgbtq
Evening Update: U.S. and China say progress made in repairing ties after Blinken meets with Xi in Beijing
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The pandemic-era policy known as Title 42 will end tonight and in its place, the Biden administration is promising a crackdown on illegal crossings ... Show more
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Grace Curley: Biden’s 2024 campaign already reflecting his disastrous first term: Team Biden is officially on the campaign trail, and the re-election efforts are ...
bostonherald.com/2023/05/08/grace-curley-bidens-2024-campaign-already-reflecting-his-disastrous-first-term/
U.S. to open immigrant processing centers in Latin America: Border Patrol facilities are stretched to capacity by a surge of migrants. It's a bad sign for ...
washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/04/27/biden-border-migrants-title-42/
Ministry thanks US for WHA support: Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
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Traveling overseas this summer? There's huge demand for passports, so get yours ASAP
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Quick Glance: Blinken calls for US funding to UNESCO to counter China
- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Congress to approve $150 million to rejoin UNESCO and curb China's influence on regulating artificial intelligence.
- Blinken emphasized that the absence of the US is letting China write the rules.
- The budget was presented to a Senate committee, with Blinken stating that the US should rejoin UNESCO because its affairs matter.
- As part of the giant spending bill approved at the end of 2022, Congress gave the President the power to waive the previous law and fund UNESCO if he determines that it would counter Chinese influence.
House Republicans ramp up investigation into Afghanistan withdrawal : The GOP-led panel subpoenaed Secretary of State Antony Blinken Tuesday.
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Top US diplomat says embassy convoy fired on during Sudan battle: Though there were no injuries among the Americans, the incident was condemned as "reckless" and ...
businessinsider.com/top-us-diplomat-embassy-convoy-fired-on-bloody-sudan-battle-2023-4
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Passports are in much higher demand than usual, so be sure to get yours early: There is an extremely high demand for passports, so make sure you apply for yours ...
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Blinken on Zelensky: 'Right Man, Right Place, Right Time': The Atlantic’s editor in chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, in conversation with Secretary of State ...
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Live Updates: Russia's War in Ukraine at G20 Meeting: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken is likely to face resistance from China, India and other nations close ...
nytimes.com/live/2023/03/02/world/russia-ukraine-news
Ukraine Overview: Blink warns countries of Central Asia, intense fighting over Bachmut
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After the balloon, China works on fixing U.S. ties while still looking tough: Time is running out for Secretary of State Blinken to hold his postponed visit with ...
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Japan says global health to top agenda at G-7 summit in May - The Mainichi: WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- Japan will choose global health as a priority issue when it ...
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Balloon incident adds new tension to US-China relationship : It came on the eve of a Beijing visit Secretary of State Blinken has postponed.
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Quick Glance: Blinken hopes to smooth over a rocky relationship with a rare trip to China.
- Reuters, February 2 – There will be plenty to disagree about when US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets his Chinese counterpart in Beijing next week, from Taiwan to chips and trade.
- Blinken's visit to China will be the first by a secretary of state since Mike Pompeo met then-foreign minister Wang Yi in Beijing in October 2018, when the two dignitaries exchanged pointed remarks amid a worsening trade war.
- Wendy Sherman, Deputy Secretary of State, will accompany him.
- "Much like it has on other issues, [Beijing] is attempting to link cooperation with other completely unrelated issues."
Netanyahu expected a gift from the White House, but Blinken didn’t bring it: Instead of an invite to meet President Biden, his Secretary of State gave Netanyahu ...
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“All options are on the table”: US indirectly threatens Iran with military strikes
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Quick Glance: Middle East conflict: Antony Blinken calls for Middle East de-escalation
- Following meetings with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Egypt's foreign minister, Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Israel and the West Bank, where he will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
- On Friday, a Palestinian gunman killed seven people outside an East Jerusalem synagogue before being shot dead by police.
- In 1967, Israel captured the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
- The Palestinians want to establish their own state in Gaza and the West Bank, which Israel has since vacated, with East Jerusalem as its capital.
Blinken calls on China to share information on its Covid outbreak: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday called on China to share information on its ...
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Quick Glance: US must quit "bullying" China's growth, says foreign minister
- In the most recent phone conversation between the two leaders, Wang stated that the US must pay heed to China's legitimate concerns, cease stifling and inhibiting its development, and stop "salami-slicing" China's red line.
- Biden had expressed concern over China's "coercive and increasingly aggressive actions toward Taiwan," which he claimed threatened peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait and in the region, as well as jeopardized global economy.
- "S. relations, promote dialogue at all levels, and resolve specific issues between the two countries through joint working groups," Wang explained.
Why the State Department is the new ambassador for the Calibri font: Since 2004, the State Department has used Times New Roman on all official internal documents ...
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WATCH LIVE: Blinken speaks at World AIDS Day commemoration: Secretary of State Antony Blinken will deliver remarks at the Business Council for International ...
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Blinken: Xi is showing a sign of weakness by repressing protesters: It is "not a sign of strength" for China to crack down on anti-government protests ...
businessinsider.com/blinken-xi-showing-sign-weakness-repressing-protesters-2022-12
Blinken stresses implementing Ethiopia ceasefire on call with PM: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on a call with Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on ...
reuters.com/world/blinken-stresses-implementing-ethiopia-ceasefire-call-with-pm-2022-11-23/
In Our "Profound Interest" That China Reins In Covid Surge, Says US: It is in America's "profound interest" that China reins in the ...
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Blinken hopes China strategy works on COVID: Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday that the United States had a stake in Chinas response to COVID-19 as ...
thejakartapost.com/world/2022/12/06/blinken-hopes-china-strategy-works-on-covid.html
Blinken says China rejects status quo of Taiwan situation: China has decided the status quo of Taiwan's situation is no longer acceptable and has begun to ...
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Quick Glance: China rejects the status quo on Taiwan, hastening reunification: Blinken
- His remarks come after Taiwan predicted heightened diplomatic pressure and Chinese President Xi Jinping won an unprecedented third term.
- According to Blinken, the four-decade status quo, in which the US only recognizes Beijing while arming the island for self-defense, has "helped to make sure there wouldn't be a conflict between the US and China over Taiwan."
- China has resolved to use "coercion and making life difficult in a variety of ways on Taiwan in the hopes that that would speed reunification, but also holding out the possibility, if that didn't work, of using force to achieve their goals," according to Blinken.
U.S. 'deeply concerned' over reports of increasing violence in northern Ethiopia: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday that the United States ...
reuters.com/world/africa/us-deeply-concerned-over-reports-increasing-violence-northern-ethiopia-2022-10-14/
What to expect from Xi's next five years in power: After decades of high growth, China's economy is running out of steam, with analysts widely expecting the ...
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U.S. prefers diplomacy on Iran but sees no nuclear deal for now -Blinken: The United States believes diplomacy is the best way to address Iran's nuclear program ...
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Blinken pledges action to address Indian concerns on U.S. visas: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday blamed the COVID-19 pandemic for a backlog of ...
reuters.com/world/india-flags-visa-concerns-us-2022-09-27/
US warns China against aiding Russia’s war in Ukraine: Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday warned Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi against Beijing ...
thehill.com/homenews/administration/3658463-us-warns-china-against-aiding-russias-war-in-ukraine/
Quick Glance: Antony Blinken and Wang Yi meet to defuse Taiwan's rising tensions.
- "Just as the US will not allow Hawaii to be stripped away, China has the right to uphold the unification of the country," he said.
- Mr Wang, on the other hand, was polite to Mr Biden.
- Mr Daniel Russel, former President Barack Obama's top US diplomat for Asia, said Mr Blinken and Mr Wang's meeting was important after the turbulence caused by Mrs Pelosi's visit, and that hopefully some progress had been made toward arranging a meeting between Mr Xi and Mr Biden on the sidelines of the G-20 in Bali in November, which would be their first in-person as leaders.
Blinken to host 'Blue Pacific' event amid competition with China: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will host the Partners in the Blue Pacific (PBP) ...
reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/blinken-host-event-related-blue-pacific-countries-thursday-2022-09-19/
Blinken to meet Yemeni presidential leadership council chairman in New York: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet the Yemeni Chairman of the ...
reuters.com/world/blinken-meet-yemeni-presidential-leadership-council-chairman-new-york-2022-09-19/
US rolls out red carpet to Pacific Islands amid China inroads: WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden's administration on Wednesday (Sep 28) rolled out the red ...
channelnewsasia.com/world/us-pacific-islands-anthony-blinken-2972141
Salman Rushdie on 'road to recovery' after stabbing: Just hours after Fridays attack at a literary event in western New York state ...
thejakartapost.com/world/2022/08/15/salman-rushdie-on-road-to-recovery-after-stabbing.html
A return to the 2015 nuclear deal remains the best outcome for the United States, Iran and the world, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said at global ... Show more
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U.S. top diplomat Blinken to travel to southeast Asia, Africa next week: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Cambodia for a U.S ...
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Blinken underscores partnerships in combating COVID-19: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken underscored the need for strong partnerships to be able to combat ...
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Marcos meets Blinken in Philippines amid US-China crisis: MANILA, Philippines (AP) — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. welcomed U.S. Secretary of State Antony ...
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Blinken to travel to Japan to pay respects following Abe assassination: U.S.
nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/blinken-travel-japan-pay-respects-abe-assassination-rcna37492
Quick Glance: Shinzo Abe's Party Wins Parliamentary Vote, Extending Legacy
- The Liberal Democrats, who are in power, are striving for a supermajority.
- TOKYO — Two days after former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated at a campaign stop on Friday, his Liberal Democratic Party and its allies surged to victory in a parliamentary election, giving them the opportunity to pursue Mr. Abe's long-held dream of amending Japan's pacifist Constitution.
- Aside from party power struggles, the main question may be whether Mr. Kishida has his own vision in the end.
- Ayumi Sekizawa, 31, a real estate agent in Tokyo, said he voted for the Liberal Democrats in part to demonstrate his support following Mr. Abe's death.
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