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US to reopen Jerusalem consulate, restoring ties with Palestinians, Blinken says during Middle Eastern tour

The announcement was made after Blinken's talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank on…

3 years ago

Blinken arrives in Tel Aviv to ‘bolster’ Gaza ceasefire as 500+ Biden campaign staffers call to ‘hold Israel accountable’

Addressed directly to Biden, the letter asked the president to “unequivocally condemn Israel’s killing of Palestinian civilians” during a recent…

3 years ago

US Secretary of State Blinken to visit Israel & West Bank on May 26-27 amid ceasefire – media

Reuters cited a source as saying that Antony Blinken will visit Israel and the West Bank on Wednesday and Thursday.…

3 years ago

Talks between Lavrov & Blinken ‘constructive’: Pair discussed situation on Russian-Ukrainian border & treatment of US state media

That’s according to an official statement from Ned Price, the spokesman for the US Department of State. Blinken and Lavrov…

3 years ago

US waives sanctions against Nord Stream company and CEO as Blinken & Lavrov meet in Iceland

Imposing sanctions on the company and its CEO under the Protecting Europe’s Energy Security Act (PEESA) would “negatively impact US…

3 years ago

Secretary of State Blinken says US working ‘behind the scenes’ to end Israel/Palestine violence… despite new $735mn arms deal

Amid global calls for restraint, Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas have continued to trade rockets and missiles for the…

3 years ago

US Secretary of State Blinken & Russian FM Lavrov to meet in person for first time this week, may discuss Nord Stream 2 pipeline

That’s according to a senior American State Department official, who noted that the subject could come up in bilateral discussions…

3 years ago

Blinken says China ‘didn’t do what it needed to do’ about Covid-19. Beijing says, we did… did you?

Secretary of State Antony Blinken took a page from his predecessor, Mike Pompeo, in accusing China of not being transparent…

3 years ago

Obama ‘deterred Russia from doing even more’ in Ukraine, Blinken claims, as he’s grilled on ‘costs and consequences’

Over the past week, Washington has been sending strongly-worded warnings to Moscow over the movements of troops on its western…

3 years ago

‘So proud to have a woman justifying mass murder!’ Sec. Blinken roasted for calling Madeleine Albright his ‘role model’

Blinken took to Twitter on Friday to hail Albright, former US ambassador to the UN and US Secretary of State…

3 years ago