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Zelenskyy will meet Biden at the White House amid a stepped-up push for Congress to approve more aid
President Joe Biden and Ukraine’s leader, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, will meet at the White House on Tuesday as the U.S. administration steps up the pressure on Congress to provide billions more in aid to Kyiv in its war with Russia.
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U.S. sanctions officials from Afghanistan to China on declaration of human rights anniversary
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Top US and Chinese diplomats agree to build on recent progress in ties
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In a rare action against Israel, US says extremist West Bank settlers will be barred from America
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Blinken sees goals largely unfulfilled in Mideast trip, even as Israel pledges to protect civilians
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Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
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Blinken urges Israel to comply with international law and spare civilians in war against Hamas
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is urging Israeli leaders to respect international law as Israel wages its war against Hamas in Gaza.
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Blinken seeks a new extension of the Gaza cease-fire as he heads again to the Middle East
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the Biden administration would like to see a new extension of the cease-fire agreement in Israel’s war with Hamas after the current one expires.
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Blinken will return to Israel as the US hopes to see further extensions of the Gaza cease-fire
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will return this week to the Middle East as the U.S. hopes to find a way to extend a cease-fire in Gaza and get more hostages released.
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Blinken says ‘far too many’ Palestinians have died as Israel wages relentless war on Hamas
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says “far too many” Palestinians have died and suffered as Israel wages a relentless war against the militant Hamas group in the Gaza Strip.
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US and India reaffirm security ties as their top diplomats and defense officials hold talks
The top diplomats and defense chiefs from India and the United States have met in New Delhi to discuss security issues in the Indo-Pacific, China and the Israel-Hamas war.
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US and South Korea close ranks on common global issues during Blinken visit
The United States and South Korea closed ranks behind common approaches to North Korea, Russia and China, vowing to continue to support Ukraine against Russia’s invasion and boosting humanitarian aid to Palestinian civilians in Gaza caught in Israel’s war against Hamas.
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Blinken urges united future Palestinian government for Gaza and West Bank, widening gulf with Israel
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is calling for a united and Palestinian-led government for Gaza and the West Bank after the war ends, as a step toward Palestinian statehood.
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Blinken seeks G7 unity on Israel-Hamas war among items on crisis-heavy global agenda
Fresh from a whirlwind tour of the Middle East, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has shifted his intense diplomacy on the Israel-Hamas war to Asia.
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After Biden and Blinken push, Netanyahu says Israel open to ‘little pauses’ in Gaza, no cease-fire
After more than a week of public pressure from the U.S. for “humanitarian pauses” in Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is allowing that his government might be open to only “little pauses” in its assault on Hamas.
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Blinken shuttles from the West Bank to Iraq trying to contain the fallout from the Israel-Hamas war
Secretary of State Antony Blinken brought his diplomatic push on the Israel-Hamas war to the occupied West Bank and then to Iraq.
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Arab leaders push for an Israel-Hamas cease-fire now. Blinken says that could be counterproductive
Arab leaders who met with Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Jordan are pushing for an immediate cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war.
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Live updates | Palestinians report deadly Israeli airstrikes as US urges humanitarian pause
The U.S. is trying to persuade Israel to take a humanitarian pause from airstrikes on Gaza, where Palestinians reported multiple fatalities across the besieged enclave.
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Blinken warns Israel that humanitarian conditions in Gaza must improve to have ‘partners for peace’
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is warning Israel that it risks destroying an eventual possibility for peace unless it acts swiftly to improve humanitarian conditions in Gaza for Palestinian civilians as it intensifies its war against Hamas.
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Biden says 74 US dual nationals have left Gaza Strip as he dispatches Blinken to Mideast
President Joe Biden says that 74 more U.S. citizens have left the Gaza Strip He announced the development as he dispatched his top diplomat to the Mideast for talks with Israeli and Jordanian officials as the nearly four-week old Israel-Hamas war rages on with no end in sight.
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Blinken heads to Israel, Jordan as Gaza war and criticism of it intensifies
Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Israel and Jordan this week as Israel’s war in Gaza and international criticism of it intensify.
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The US has strongly backed Israel’s war against Hamas. The allies don’t seem to know what comes next
When Secretary of State Antony Blinken was asked who would govern the Gaza Strip following Israel’s war against Hamas, he said a return of the internationally recognized Palestinian Authority made “the most sense.”
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U.S. military and diplomatic leaders urge a divided Congress to send aid to both Israel and Ukraine
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken are urging an increasingly divided Congress to immediately send major aid to both Israel and Ukraine.
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Agreement reached for Biden-Xi talks, but details still being worked out, official tells AP
President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping have agreed to meet on the sidelines of next month’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco.
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Blinken, Austin say US is ready to respond if US personnel become targets of Israel-Hamas war
Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin say the United States is ready to protect American forces or personnel in the Middle East should the Israel-Hamas war escalate as they expect.
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Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
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Biden will head to Israel and Jordan as concerns mount that Israel-Hamas conflict will spread
President Joe Biden will travel to Israel and Jordan Wednesday to meet with both Israeli and Arab leadership, as concerns increase that the raging Israel-Hamas war could expand into a larger regional conflict.
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In first call with Palestinian president Abbas, Biden discusses support for humanitarian aid to Gaza
President Joe Biden has spoken with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, urging the leaders to allow humanitarian aid to the region and affirmed his support for efforts to protect civilians.
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Blinken and Austin bolster US support for Israel as potential ground offensive in Gaza looms
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is assuring Israel that “we have your back” as he and America’s top diplomat met with Israeli and Arab leaders.
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Blinken calls deposed Niger leader ahead of expected US declaration that his overthrow was a coup
Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called Niger’s deposed President Mohamed Bazoum ahead of an expected decision by the Biden administration to declare his overthrow a coup d’etat.
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Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
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Blinken meets Indian foreign minister as row between India and Canada simmers
Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met with India’s foreign minister amid a simmering row between New Delhi and Ottawa over allegations of Indian government involvement in the killing of a Sikh activist in Canada.
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US pledges $100M to back proposed Kenyan-led multinational force to Haiti
The Biden administration is pledging $100 million to support a proposed Kenyan-led multinational force to restore security to conflict-ravaged Haiti and urged other nations to make similar contributions.
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Blinken meets Chinese VP as US-China contacts increase ahead of possible summit
Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met with China’s Vice President Han Zheng on the sidelines of the U.N.
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The US moves to advance a prisoner swap deal with Iran and release $6 billion in frozen funds
The Biden administration has cleared the way for the release of five American citizens detained in Iran by issuing a blanket waiver for international banks to transfer $6 billion in frozen Iranian money in South Korea without fear of U.S. sanctions.
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