India an extraordinary success story: U.S. Secretary of State Blinken hails PM Modi

India an extraordinary success story: U.S. Secretary of State Blinken hails PM Modi

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during the plenary session at the Congress Hall during the 54th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland. | Photo Credit: AP Describing India as an “extraordinary success story”, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on January 17 said the policies and programmes of … Read more

UN vote on Gaza aid further delayed as US works ‘intensely’

UN vote on Gaza aid further delayed as US works ‘intensely’

A United Nations Security Council vote on a bid to boost aid to the Gaza Strip and ask the U.N. to monitor humanitarian aid deliveries in the Palestinian enclave has again been delayed at the request of the U.S., diplomats said on Wednesday. “Negotiations are ongoing and need more time. A rushed vote does not … Read more

Blinken asks China to expect candid talk after Biden calls Xi ‘Dictator’

Blinken asks China to expect candid talk after Biden calls Xi ‘Dictator’

Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said the US will continue to say things that China doesn’t like, as he defended President Joe Biden‘s remarks wherein he called his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping a “dictator“. Biden called Xi a “dictator”, just hours after they met for the first time in more than a year and … Read more

North Korea slams Blinken’s comments on ties with Moscow

North Korea slams Blinken’s comments on ties with Moscow

North Korea slammed U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s comments on Pyongyang’s relations with Moscow. File | Photo Credit: Reuters North Korea’s Foreign Ministry on Saturday slammed U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s comments on Pyongyang’s relations with Moscow, saying the remarks would “only escalate the dangerous political and military tension” on the peninsula. Mr. … Read more

Blinken calls for protection of civilians as Israel prepares for expected assault on Gaza

Blinken calls for protection of civilians as Israel prepares for expected assault on Gaza

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Oct. 14, 2023. | Photo Credit: VIA REUTERS U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on Saturday for protection for civilians in both the Gaza Strip and Israel as … Read more

Blinken visits tiny Tonga as U.S. continues diplomatic push to counter China in the Pacific

Blinken visits tiny Tonga as U.S. continues diplomatic push to counter China in the Pacific

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Tonga’s Crown Prince Tupouto’a ‘Ulukalala attend the dedication of the new U.S. Embassy in Nuku’alofa, Tonga Wednesday, July 26, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited the tiny Kingdom of Tonga on Wednesday, as the United States continues to increase its diplomatic efforts in the … Read more

Blinken reschedules postponed Beijing visit for June 18

Blinken reschedules postponed Beijing visit for June 18

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to China next week, rescheduling a visit that was cancelled in February | file photo | Photo Credit: AFP U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to China next week, rescheduling a visit that was cancelled in February after a saga over a suspected surveillance balloon, … Read more

U.S. says Sudan rivals agree to ceasefire after hundreds killed

U.S. says Sudan rivals agree to ceasefire after hundreds killed

Sudan’s battling generals have agreed to a three-day ceasefire, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday, after 10 days of urban combat killed hundreds, wounded thousands, and sparked a mass exodus of foreigners. Previous bids to pause the conflict failed to take hold but Blinken announced: “Following intense negotiation over the past 48 … Read more

Ceasefire crumbles amid chaos in Sudan as death toll reaches 270 | CNN

Ceasefire crumbles amid chaos in Sudan as death toll reaches 270 | CNN

CNN  —  Gunfire, explosions and overhead fighter jets were heard across Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Tuesday, as gunmen reportedly stormed the homes of people working for the United Nations and other international organizations, amid conflicting reports of an agreed ceasefire in the country. Fighting between the country’s armed forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces … Read more

Wagner claims Russia has ‘legally’ captured Ukraine’s Bakhmut

Wagner claims Russia has ‘legally’ captured Ukraine’s Bakhmut

Russia’s Wagner paramilitary group on April 3 claimed it had captured the city hall in Ukraine’s eastern town of Bakhmut, giving it “legal” control, but Kyiv said its forces still held the town. The battle for Bakhmut has raged for months with Wagner supporting Russian troops and Ukraine warning the fall of the town would … Read more