Secretary of State Antony Blinken pledged support on the seventh anniversary of Rohingya Genocide Day, which was observed on Sunday. He said the US continued to honor the victims and stand with the survivors seeking justice and accountability for these atrocities. Seven years ago, the majority of the ethnic Rohingya Muslim community was forced...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar on Wednesday blasted Secretary of State Antony Blinken for failing to achieve a cease-fire in Gaza. “Now ask yourselves, how does our Secretary of State travel 11 times begging for an end to a situation that we truly have continued to provide the bombs and the weapons that [&he...
El Alamein, Egypt – AFP Top US diplomat Antony Blinken met Egypt’s president Tuesday for talks about a Gaza cease-fire after saying Israel had accepted a US “bridging proposal” for a deal. The Palestinian resistance group said it was “keen to reach a cease-fire” agreement but protested US modifications in th...
Jerusalem, Undefined – AFP Top US diplomat Antony Blinken on Monday urged Israel and Hamas not to derail negotiations that he said may be a “last opportunity” to secure a Gaza truce and prisoner release deal. Blinken, on his ninth regional tour since Israel launched its current war on Gaza in October last year, said […...
ANKARA (AA) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is scheduled to arrive in Israel on Sunday to push for a cease-fire agreement, reported Israeli media. Israel’s Public Broadcasting Corporation said that Blinken’s expected visit is the ninth of its kind since Israel waged its deadly war on Gaza on Oct. 7, 2023. During his […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that “no one should escalate” the conflict in the Middle East and Washington has communicated that message directly to Iran and Israel. “No one should escalate this conflict. We’ve been engaged in intense diplomacy with allies and partners, commun...
Washington, United States – AFP Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday that the United States was working around the clock to prevent escalation in the Middle East and urged Israel and Hamas to “break this cycle” of violence through a cease-fire. With Iran believed to be planning a retaliatory strike against Israel fol...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned foreign ministers from the G7 countries Sunday that attacks by Iran and Hezbollah on Israel could come “as early as Monday” in retaliation for the assassination of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh and senior Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr, according to a report...
Secretary of State Antony Blinken claims that the United States was not involved in nor informed about the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. Speaking during his visit to Singapore, Blinken told Channel News Asia the US had no prior knowledge of the operation.
Tokyo, Japan – AFP US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that there was “every indication” that Lebanese group Hezbollah was behind a rocket strike in the Israel-annexed Golan Heights that killed 12 people. “Every indication is that indeed the rocket was from Hezbollah. We stand by Israel’s right to def...
