Blinken to underline 'ironclad' support for Philippines as it clashes with China in disputed sea
The U.S. State Department said Secretary of State Antony Blinken will underscore Washingtonโs โironclad commitmentโ to its alliance with the Philippines on Tuesday as he meets with top officials in Manila.
A plan to find new leadership for Haiti is moving forward, Caribbean officials say
Caribbean officials say a plan to create a transitional presidential council is moving forward after a majority of Haitian parties and coalitions submitted the names of those charged with finding new leaders for the country.
US secretary of state assures Western Balkans of support for path toward European Union integration
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has visited Albania to reaffirm relations with a key partner in the region and assure Western Balkan countries of Washingtonโs support for their integration into the European Union.
Israel seeks to evacuate Palestinians jammed into a southern Gaza city ahead of an expected invasion
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has ordered the military to prepare a plan for the evacuation of the population of the southern Gaza city of Rafah ahead of an expected ground invasion.
Live updates | Deadly strikes across Gaza as Israel makes plans to evacuate civilians from Rafah
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has ordered the military to draw up plans to evacuate civilians from the southern city of Rafah, ahead of an expected Israeli invasion into areas near the border with Egypt.
Blinken ends latest Mideast mission after new Israeli snub of proposed Gaza cease-fire plan
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has left the Middle East with public divisions between the United States and Israel at perhaps their worst level since Israelโs war against Hamas in Gaza began in October.
Israel and Hamas are far apart on a Gaza cease-fire and hostage deal. What are the sticking points?
Israel and Hamas are examining proposed terms for a deal meant to bring about a cease-fire in the four-month-old war in the Gaza Strip in exchange for the release of dozens of hostages who are still held captive there.
Biden calls regional partners ahead of CIA chief's meeting in push for another Gaza hostage deal
President Joe Biden has spoken with his Egyptian and Qatari counterparts ahead of a trip by his CIA director meant to press toward a deal to secure the release of more hostages held by Hamas in exchange for a pause to fighting in Gaza.
Blinken pitches the US as an alternative to Russia's Wagner in Africaโs troubled Sahel
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is pitching the United States as a better security partner for Africa in place of Russiaโs Wagner mercenary group, which he accuses of exploiting coup-hit and conflict-hit nations turning to it for help in the continentโs Sahel region.
Blinken begins Africa tour in Cape Verde, touting the US as a key security and economic partner
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has begun a tour of four African countries, meeting with the leaders of Cape Verde and Ivory Coast and touting America as the continentโs key economic and security ally at times of regional and international crises.
Blinken's latest diplomatic trip will take him to Africa as crises continue to vex US foreign policy
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is planning to visit four African countries as the Biden administration tries to keep its eyes on all corners of the world while being consumed by crises in Ukraine, the Mideast and the Red Sea.
At Davos, Blinken calls a pathway to a Palestinian state a necessity for Israeli security
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Israel cannot achieve โgenuine securityโ without a pathway to a Palestinian state, insisting such a move could help unify the Middle East and isolate Israelโs top rival: Iran.
Yemen's Houthis launch their largest Red Sea drone and missile attack, though no damage is reported
Yemenโs Houthi rebels have fired their largest-ever barrage of drones and missiles targeting shipping in the Red Sea, forcing the United States and British navies to shoot down the projectiles in a major naval engagement.
Blinken meets Jordanian and Qatari leaders on new Mideast push to keep Gaza war from spreading
On another urgent diplomatic mission to the Middle East, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is meeting with Arab leaders to press for their help in tamping down resurgent fears that Israel's three-month war against Hamas in Gaza could spread.
Blinken says Turkey is committed to a 'positive' role in postwar Gaza as he opens a diplomatic push
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Turkey is committed to playing โa positive, productiveโ role for postwar Gaza and prepared to use its influence in the region to prevent the Israel-Hamas conflict from broadening even more.
Blinken heads to the Mideast again as fears of regional conflict surge
As the Biden administration grapples with an increasingly tense and unstable situation in the Middle East, Secretary of State Antony Blinken is heading to the region this weekend for the fourth time in three months on a tour expected to focus largely on easing resurgent fears that the Israel-Hamas war could erupt into a broader conflict.
Apparent Israeli strike kills senior Hamas figure in Beirut and raises fears conflict could expand
An apparent Israeli strike in the Lebanese capital of Beirut has killed Hamasโ No. 2 political leader, marking a potentially significant escalation of Israelโs war against the militant group and heightening the risk of a wider Middle East conflict.
Deported by US, arrested in Venezuela: One family's saga highlights Biden's migration challenge
The Venezuelan diaspora is one of the most vexing migration challenges facing the U.S. secretary of state and the homeland security secretary when they meet Mexicoโs president Wednesday to discuss unprecedented arrivals at the border.
US delegation meets with Mexico's government on migrant influx, as officials clear border tent camp
Mexican immigration officials are moving to clear a migrant encampment on the banks of the Rio Grande river, as U.S. officials met with Mexicoโs president to press for measures to limit a surge of migrants reaching the U.S. southwestern border.
Migrant caravan slogs on through southern Mexico with no expectations from a US-Mexico meeting
A caravan of thousands of migrants continues to trudge through southern Mexico, with some saying they expect nothing good from a planned meeting between American and Mexican officials about the migrant surge at the U.S. border.
Migrant caravan slogs on through southern Mexico with no expectations from a US-Mexico meeting
A caravan of thousands of migrants continues to trudge through southern Mexico, with some saying they expect nothing good from a planned meeting between American and Mexican officials about the migrant surge at the U.S. border.
UN approves watered-down resolution on aid to Gaza without call for suspension of hostilities
The U.N. Security Council has adopted a watered-down resolution calling for immediate speeded-up aid deliveries to hungry and desperate civilians in Gaza โ but without the original call for an โurgent suspension of hostilitiesโ between Israel and Hamas.
UN Security Council again delays Gaza aid resolution vote as high-level talks try to avoid US veto
The U.N. Security Council has again delayed a vote on a new U.N. resolution on desperately needed aid to Gaza as the Biden administration struggles to change key wording in high-level negotiations seeking to avoid a U.S. veto.
Zelenskyy will meet Biden at the White House amid a stepped-up push for Congress to approve more aid
President Joe Biden and Ukraineโs 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.
The State Department approves the sale of tank ammunition to Israel in a deal that bypasses Congress
Going around Congress, the Biden administration says it's approved the emergency sale to Israel of nearly 14,000 rounds of tank ammunition worth more than $106 million as Israel intensifies its military operations in the southern Gaza Strip.
Blinken sees goals largely unfulfilled in Mideast trip, even as Israel pledges to protect civilians
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken returned to the Mideast this week looking to press for agreements to extend the Gaza cease-fire, step up the release of hostages held by Hamas and limit Palestinian civilian casualties if fighting with Israel resumed.
Russia's Lavrov declares at security talks that his country's goals in Ukraine are unchanged
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has delivered a blunt message to Western leaders and declared at an international security conference that his government was not prepared to โreview its goalsโ in Ukraine.