WHO meet refuses to admit Taiwan
The World Health Organization’s annual assembly refused Monday to discuss admitting Taiwan to the meeting, under pressure from China and ...
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US diplomats to start returning to Ukraine
As Washington pledges $700 million in military aid United States diplomats will begin a gradual return to Ukraine this week, ...
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Blinken, Arab ministers hold unprecedented meeting in Israel
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the top diplomats of Israel and four Arab states held a landmark meeting ...
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US top diplomat in Israel for landmark Arab talks
Jerusalem — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in Israel Sunday for a “historic” meeting with Arab countries which ...
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US top diplomat in Israel for landmark Arab talks
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in Israel Sunday for a "historic" meeting with Arab countries which have normalised ...
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Biden meets 2 Ukrainian ministers in Warsaw
US President Joe Biden on Saturday met with Ukraine’s foreign and defense ministers at the Marriott Hotel in central Warsaw ...
Read moreBlinken: Moscow’s demands on Iran nuclear deal ‘irrelevant’
Washington—US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday dismissed as “irrelevant” Russian demands for guarantees that new sanctions linked to ...
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Blinken visits Ukraine border, pledges more refugee aid
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday visited a crossing on Poland's border with Ukraine where hundreds of thousands ...
Read moreUS, allies coordinate Ukraine response
Washington—US President Joe Biden will hold a secure call with allies and partners on Monday (Tuesday in Manila) to discuss ...
Read moreUS sends remaining diplomats in Ukraine to Poland ‘for security reasons’: Blinken
The United States said Monday it is sending all of its diplomats in Ukraine to Poland out of security fears, ...
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