WASHINGTON (AA) – The US is pressing Israel to provide a “thorough answer” and swiftly conclude an investigation into the cold-blooded killing of Turkish American activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi. State Department spokesperson Matt Miller said US officials have engaged with Israeli authorities “in recent days” about the progress of...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US State Department reacted Tuesday to the support of Hezbollah for efforts by Lebanon’s Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri to reach a cease-fire with Israel. “Where have they been for a year? For a year, the world has been calling on Hezbollah to stop the attacks across the border into Israel,” spokes...
The State Department has said it will not abandon efforts to achieve a cease-fire in Gaza. Spokesman Matthew Miller said during a media briefing that a truce is the best way to free the prisoners and alleviate the suffering of the Palestinians. He emphasized that any cease-fire talks require both parties to engage. Regarding Israeli […...
NEW YORK (AA) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met with Muhammad Yunus, chief advisor and head of Bangladesh’s interim government, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly meetings in New York. Blinken underscored US support for the interim government as it works toward stabilizing the economy and emphasize...
The State Department has denounced Israeli forces for using an injured Palestinian man as a human shield in the West Bank. Social media footage shows the man, who was wounded from a gunshot, strapped by Israeli soldiers to the hood of an armored vehicle in the city of Jenin. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller called […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US has blacklisted former chief of the Bangladesh Army Gen. Aziz Ahmed due to his involvement in “significant corruption.” “His actions have contributed to the undermining of Bangladesh’s democratic institutions and the public’s faith in public institutions and processes,” State Department sp...
Washington, United States – AFP The United States on Monday offered condolences after the president of Iran died in a helicopter crash and said it saw no immediate security impact from Ebrahim Raisi’s death. “The United States expresses its official condolences for the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Ministe...
Washington, United States – AFP US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has asked China’s foreign minister and other counterparts to use their influence to dissuade Iran from striking Israel, the State Department said Thursday. Blinken spoke by telephone to his Chinese, Turkish, Saudi and European counterparts “to make clear tha...
Washington, United States – AFP The United States said Monday that the low turnout in Iran’s election came as no surprise and was a new sign of discontent in the cleric-run state. “I don’t think there’s any doubt that there’s discontent about the regime’s rule,” State Department spokesman Matthew...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US and the UK have imposed sanctions on four military officials from Yemen’s Houthi group for attacks on Israel-bound vessels in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden in retaliation to the ongoing Israeli onslaught on Gaza. “The Houthis’ ‘terrorist’ attacks on merchant vessels and their civilian c...
