Blinken urges Rwanda to rein in rebels in DR Congo
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Thursday on Rwanda to use its influence to rein in rebels advancing in ...
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US officials in China talk improving ties, Taiwan
A senior US delegation visiting China discussed ways to improve ties and the issue of Taiwan, Beijing said Monday, as ...
Read moreUS to release emergency aid for Ukraine energy infrastructure
Bucharest—The United States is expected to announce “substantial” financial aid to Ukraine on Tuesday to help it deal with the ...
Read moreUS, China discuss relations, war in Ukraine in weekend dialogue
Washington—US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi discussed the rivalry between the two superpowers and ...
Read moreBlinken says China has rejected status quo on Taiwan
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that China has rejected the longstanding status quo on Taiwan, reiterating an ...
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China sees ‘much faster timeline’ on taking Taiwan, Blinken warns
Beijing wants to seize Taiwan “on a much faster timeline” than previously considered, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said, ...
Read moreAt UN, Blinken demands action on Putin
United Nations—US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday demanded President Vladimir Putin be held to account as he faced ...
Read moreRussia holds breakaway elections in Ukraine sites
Kyiv—Moscow-held regions of Ukraine began voting Friday on whether to become part of Russia, in referendums that Kyiv and its ...
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Biden to welcome South Africa leader
Washington—President Joe Biden on Friday will welcome South African leader Cyril Ramaphosa to the White House, part of a renewed ...
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Blinken says Ukraine forces making ‘significant progress’
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday that Ukrainian forces had made important progress in their counter-offensive against Russian ...
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