When Hamas led the Oct. 7, 2023, raids into Israel, killing about 1,200 people, about 250 people were taken into Gaza as hostages, including citizens of Israel, the United States, Britain, Mexico, Thailand and other countries. Among the captives were the bodies of 37 people killed in the attack, Israeli officials said. Now, about 100 … Read more
File image of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. | Photo Credit: PTI External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and reviewed the advancement of the US-India partnership in the four years of the outgoing Biden administration. “Delighted to meet @SecBlinken yesterday [Thursday] evening … Read more
Vientiane [Laos]: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has offered support to Israel’s actions against Hezbollah, stressing that Tel Aviv has a “clear and very legitimate” interest. Blinken said on Friday that Hezbollah tried to create another war front when the Hamas attack on Israel took place on October 7, 2023. Speaking to reporters after … Read more
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on a rare visit to violence-ravaged Haiti on Thursday (September 5, 2024) heard guarded optimism as he promised $45 million in aid, urged greater international support for a new security mission and sought concrete action toward elections. Mr. Blinken was the highest-ranking U.S. official in nearly a decade to … Read more
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken with Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ahead of G-7 ministerial meetings, in Tokyo, Japan, on November 7, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Fresh from a tour of the Middle East, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken shifted his intense diplomacy on the Israel-Hamas … Read more
The United States is worried about what Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said about India’s potential hands in the murder of a Khalistani activist and wants the Indian nation, with whom US has developed a cordial relation, to cooperate with Canada’s investigation into the killing. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on on Friday that … Read more
U.S. President Joe Biden. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Joe Biden has sent his best wishes to the Muslims worldwide who begin the Islamic holy month of Ramadan — a time of fasting, renewal, charity, worship, and growth. During Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, Muslims across the world fast from dawn … Read more
US President Joe Biden on Monday asked his top diplomat Antony Blinken to travel to the Middle East to meet Israeli and Palestinian leaders, among other regional leaders, and advance the peace process, amid a ceasefire between the two sides. “Following up on our quiet, intensive diplomacy to bring about a ceasefire between Israel and … Read more