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“The Justice Department’s message is clear: We will have no tolerance for attempts by authoritarian regimes to exploit our democratic systems of government,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said. (The Associated Press)

With charges and sanctions, US takes aim at Russian disinformation ahead of November election

September 4, 2024 at 2:46 p.m.

The measures represent a U.S. government effort to disrupt a persistent threat from Russia that American officials have long warned has the potential to sow discord.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, speaks to reporters after his meeting with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, at Cairo airport, Egypt, Monday, June 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, Pool)

Blinken pushes Israel on postwar Gaza plans as pressure mounts on Hamas to accept cease-fire plan

June 10, 2024 at 10:12 p.m.

CAIRO — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged top Israeli officials on Monday to accept and implement a plan for postwar Gaza as he pushed for more international pressure on Hamas...

El secretario de estado de los Estados Unidos, Antony Blinken, escucha un discurso durante una ceremonia conmemorativa del 80º aniversario del Día D, el jueves 6 de junio de 2024 en el cementerio estadounidense de Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandía. (AP Foto/Daniel Cole, Pool)

Blinken impulsara propuesta de alto el fuego en viaje urgente a Oriente Medio la proxima semana

June 7, 2024 at 7:53 p.m.

WASHINGTON — El secretario de Estado estadounidense Antony Blinken presionará para lograr un avance en la propuesta de alto al fuego del presidente Joe Biden cuando regrese a Oriente Medio la próxima...

United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken listens to a speech during a commemorative ceremony to mark D-Day 80th anniversary, Thursday, June 6, 2024 at the US cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy. Normandy is hosting various events to officially commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings that took place on June 6, 1944. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole, Pool)

Blinken to push cease-fire proposal in eighth urgent Mideast trip since war in Gaza erupted

June 7, 2024 at 5:59 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken will push for a breakthrough on President Joe Biden's cease-fire proposal when he returns to the Middle East next week on his eighth diplomatic mission...

President Joe Biden delivers a speech during a commemorative ceremony to mark D-Day 80th anniversary, Thursday, June 6, 2024 at the US cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy. Normandy is hosting various events to officially commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings that took place on June 6, 1944. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole, Pool)

US to send new $225 million military aid package to Ukraine, officials say.

June 6, 2024 at 9:58 p.m.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. will send about $225 million in military aid to Ukraine, U.S. officials said Thursday, in a new package that includes ammunition Kyiv’s forces could use to strike threats...

Demonstrators gather at the Parliamentary building during an opposition protest against the foreign influence bill in Tbilisi, Georgia, Tuesday, May 28, 2024. The Georgian parliament has overridden a presidential veto of the "foreign agents" legislation that has fueled Western concerns and sparked massive protests for weeks. (AP Photo/Zurab Tsertsvadze)

US imposes travel bans on Georgian officials over new law that critics say will curb media freedom

June 6, 2024 at 6:22 p.m.

WASHINGTON — The United States imposed sanctions Thursday on dozens of Georgian officials in response to the enactment of a law that drew weeks of protests by critics who say it will...

President Joe Biden speaks about an executive order in the East Room at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. Biden unveiled plans to enact immediate significant restrictions on migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border as the White House tries to neutralize immigration as a political liability ahead of the November elections. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

US launches lobbying blitz to sell Gaza cease-fire plan to Hamas through Arab and Muslim nations

June 4, 2024 at 7:44 p.m.

WASHINGTON — The Biden istration has launched an intense drive to persuade Hamas and Israel to accept a new cease-fire proposal in the nearly eight-month-old war in Gaza while it also presses...

El presidente Joe Biden y la primera dama Jill Biden descienden del helicóptero presidencial en el Parque Estatal Gordons Pond, el jueves 30 de mayo de 2024, cerca de Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. (AP Foto/Susan Walsh)

Biden levanta parcialmente prohibicion a Ucrania de usar armas de EEUU contra territorio ruso

May 30, 2024 at 10:26 p.m.

WASHINGTON — El presidente Joe Biden le autorizó a Ucrania utilizar armamento estadounidense para llevar a cabo ataques en territorio ruso con el propósito limitado de defender la ciudad de Járkiv, según...

President Joe Biden arrives on Air Force One at Delaware Air National Guard Base in New Castle, Del., Saturday, May 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Biden partially lifts ban on Ukraine using US arms in strikes on Russian territory, US officials say

May 31, 2024 at 4:01 a.m.

PRAGUE — President Joe Biden has given Ukraine the go-ahead to use American weaponry to strike inside Russia for the limited purpose of defending Kharkiv, according to four U.S. officials familiar with...

FILE - Secretary of State Antony Blinken addresses a media conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels, April 4, 2024. Blinken will travel to eastern Europe next week as concerns mount about Russia's advances in Ukraine, potential Russian interference in neighboring Moldova and pro-Moscow legislation being promoted in Georgia. The State Department said Friday, May 24, that Blinken would visit the Moldovan capital of Chisinau on Wednesday before attending a NATO foreign ministers meeting in Prague on Thursday and Friday. (Johanna Geron, Pool Photo via AP, File)

Blinken will head to eastern Europe as concerns mount about Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia

May 24, 2024 at 5:34 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to eastern Europe next week as concerns mount about Russia’s advances in Ukraine, potential Russian interference in neighboring Moldova and pro-Moscow legislation being...

ARCHIVO - Un zapador inspecciona fragmentos de una bomba aérea rusa que alcanzó un área de viviendas e hirió a 10 personas en Járkiv, Ucrania, el 22 de mayo de 2024. (AP Foto/Andrii Marienko, Archivo)

EEUU enviara otros 275 millones de dolares en asistencia militar para Ucrania

May 23, 2024 at 2:31 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Estados Unidos anunciará el viernes otros 275 millones de dólares en asistencia militar para Ucrania, dijeron dos fuentes oficiales, en momentos en que Kiev lucha por defenderse de una ofensiva...

A sapper inspects fragments of a Russian air bomb that hit a living area injuring ten in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)

US will announce $275 million more in artillery and ammunition for Ukraine, officials say

May 23, 2024 at 1:53 p.m.

WASHINGTON — The United States is expected to announce an additional $275 million in military aid for Ukraine on Friday as Kyiv struggles to hold off advances by Russian troops in the...

Secretary of State Antony Blinken, at lower left, reads documents before a Senate Foreign Relations hearing to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2025 for the Department of State, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, May 21, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Protesters against war in Gaza interrupt Blinken repeatedly in the Senate

May 21, 2024 at 9:03 p.m.

WASHINGTON — In wide-ranging testimony before the Senate Tuesday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken denounced the chief prosecutor of the world’s top war crimes court for seeking the arrest of Israeli Prime...

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken performs "Rockin' in the Free World" with of The 1999 band at the Barman Dictat bar in Kyiv, Tuesday, May 14, 2024. Blinken sought Tuesday to rally the spirits of glum Ukrainians facing a fierce new Russian offensive, assuring them that they are not alone and that billions of dollars in American military aid on its way to the country would make a “real difference” on the battlefield. (Brendan Smialowski/Pool photo via AP)

Blinken’s Kyiv song choice raises eyebrows as Ukraine fights fierce Russian attacks

May 15, 2024 at 6:49 p.m.

KYIV, Ukraine — Fresh from a day of delivering optimistic prognoses about how Ukraine would fare in the war with Russia despite gloomy news from the front lines, U.S. Secretary of State...

El presidente de Ucrania, Volodymyr Zelenskyy (izquierda), estrecha la mano del secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos, Antony Blinken, antes de su reunión en Kiev, Ucrania, el 14 de mayo de 2024. (Brendan Smialowski/Pool Foto vía AP)

Blinken dice en Kiev que armas de EEUU marcaran diferencias mientras Ucrania enfrenta ofensiva rusa

May 14, 2024 at 12:56 p.m.

KIEV, Ucrania — El secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos, Antony Blinken, dijo el martes que la ayuda militar de Washington está en camino a Ucrania y marcará una “diferencia real” en...

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, greets U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, right, prior to their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, May 14, 2024. Blinken arrived in Kyiv on Tuesday in an unannounced diplomatic mission to reassure Ukraine that it has American as it struggles to defend against increasingly intense Russian attacks. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)

Blinken in Kyiv tries to rally sagging Ukrainian spirits as Russia makes new military gains

May 14, 2024 at 10:16 p.m.

KYIV, Ukraine — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken sought Tuesday to rally the spirits of glum Ukrainians facing a fierce new Russian offensive, assuring them during a visit to Kyiv that...

En esta imagen de archivo, un agente de policía examina fragmentos de una bomba guiada tras un ataque aéreo ruso sobre Járkiv, Ucrania, el 30 de abril de 2024. (AP Foto/Andrii Marienko, archivo)

EEUU anuncia nuevo paquete por 400 millones de dolares en armamento para Ucrania

May 10, 2024 at 7:32 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Estados Unidos anunció el viernes un nuevo paquete de 400 millones de dólares en ayuda militar para Ucrania, mientras Kiev lucha por mantener a raya los avances de las tropas...

FILE - A police officer examines fragments of a guided bomb after the Russian air raid in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Russia pounded a town in Ukraine’s northeast with artillery, rockets and guided aerial bombs Friday May 10, 2024 before attempting an infantry breach of local defenses, authorities said, in a tactical switch that Kyiv officials have been expecting for weeks as the war stretches into its third year. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko, File)

US announces a new $400 million package of weapons for Ukraine to try to hold off Russian advances

May 10, 2024 at 9:16 p.m.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. announced a new $400 million package of military aid for Ukraine on Friday, as Kyiv struggles to hold off advances by Russian troops in the northeast Kharkiv region.This...

Blinken dice que Israel debe hacer mas por aumentar la ayuda humanitaria para Gaza

April 29, 2024 at 12:09 p.m.

RIAD, Arabia Saudí — RIAD, Arabia Saudí (AP) — El secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos, Antony Blinken, dijo el lunes que Israel debe hacer más por incrementar el flujo de ayuda...

Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, right, and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, second right, walk to a t Ministerial Meeting of the GCC-U.S. Strategic Partnership to discuss the humanitarian crises faced in Gaza, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Monday April 29, 2024. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool via AP)

Blinken says Israel still must do more to boost humanitarian aid to Gaza

April 29, 2024 at 11:42 p.m.

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday that Israel must still do more to increase the flow of humanitarian aid into the besieged Gaza Strip and that...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and US ambassador to China Nicholas Burns look at a record during a visit to Li-Pi record store in Beijing, China, Friday, April 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)

The US and China talk past each other on most issues, but at least they’re still talking

April 27, 2024 at 7:09 a.m.

BEIJING — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrapped up his just-concluded latest visit to China with a stop at a Beijing record store where he bought albums by Taylor Swift and...

El secretario de Estado estadounidense Antony Blinken habla en conferencia de prensa en la embajada de Estados Unidos en Beijing, China, viernes 26 de abril de 2024. (AP Foto/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)

EEUU aplaza decision sobre ayuda a unidad militar israeli acusada de abusos contra palestinos

April 26, 2024 at 10:04 p.m.

WASHINGTON — El secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos, Antony Blinken, ha determinado que una unidad militar israelí cometió graves abusos contra los derechos humanos de los palestinos en Cisjordania antes que...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Embassy in China, Friday, April 26, 2024, in Beijing, China. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)

US postpones decision on aid to Israeli army battalion accused of abuses against Palestinians

April 26, 2024 at 7:40 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken has determined that an Israeli army battalion committed grave human-rights abuses against Palestinians in the West Bank before the war in Gaza. But he said...

El secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos, Antony Blinken, saluda al presidente de China, Xi Jinping, en el Gran Salón del Pueblo, el 26 de abril de 2024, en Beijing, China. (AP Foto/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)

Blinken se reune con presidente Xi mientras EEUU y China chocan por asuntos bilaterales y globales

April 26, 2024 at 10:15 a.m.

BEIJING — El secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos, Antony Blinken, se reunió el viernes con el presidente de China, Xi Jinping, y otros altos cargos del país y advirtió sobre los...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People, Friday, April 26, 2024, in Beijing, China. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)

Antony Blinken meets with China’s President Xi as US, China spar over bilateral and global issues

April 26, 2024 at 2:01 p.m.

BEIJING — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Friday with Chinese President Xi Jinping and senior Chinese officials, stressing the importance of “responsibly managing” the differences between the United States and...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, meets with Shanghai Party Secretary Chen Jining at the Grand Halls, Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Shanghai, China. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)

Blinken raises Chinese trade practices in meetings with officials in the financial hub of Shanghai

April 25, 2024 at 9:29 a.m.

SHANGHAI — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken raised what the U.S. describes as unfair Chinese trade practices during his first full day of meetings in China on Thursday with local government...

Secretary of State Antony Blinken waves as he boards a plane, Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., en route to China. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)

Blinken begins key China visit as tensions rise over new US foreign aid bill

April 24, 2024 at 2:49 p.m.

SHANGHAI — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has begun a critical trip to China armed with a strengthened diplomatic hand following Senate approval of a foreign aid package that will provide...

FILE - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China on June 19, 2023. Blinken is starting three days of talks with senior Chinese officials in Shanghai and Beijing this week. It comes as U.S.-China ties are at a critical point over numerous global disputes. (Leah Millis/Pool Photo via AP, File)

As Blinken heads to China, these are the major divides he will try to bridge

April 23, 2024 at 2:52 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken is starting three days of talks with senior Chinese officials in Shanghai and Beijing this week with U.S.-China ties at a critical point over numerous...

FILE - Secretary of State Antony Blinken, right, accompanied by China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, walk to meet the media after a bilateral meeting at the State Department in Washington, Oct. 26, 2023. Blinken will travel to China, the State Department announced Saturday, April 20, 2024, as the rivals attempt to keep ties on an even keel despite severe differences over issues ranging from the path to peace in the Middle East to the supply of synthetic opioids that have heightened fears over global stability. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Blinken will be the latest top US official to visit China in a bid to keep ties on an even keel

April 20, 2024 at 6:21 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to China this coming week as Washington and Beijing try to keep ties on an even keel despite major differences on issues from...

El primer ministro iraquí Mohammed Shia al Sudani en Bagdad, Irak, el 27 de enero de 2024. (Foto AP/Hadi Mizban, Pool)

Biden recibe a lider iraqui en periodo de tension en Oriente Medio

April 15, 2024 at 4:59 p.m.

WASHINGTON — El presidente estadounidense Joe Biden recibió al primer ministro iraquí el lunes en la Casa Blanca, en momentos en que su gobierno pretende evitar una escalada de la violencia en...

President Joe Biden, right, meets with Iraq's Prime Minister Shia al-Sudani in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, April 15, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Biden hosts Iraqi leader after Iran’s attack on Israel throws Mideast into greater uncertainty

April 15, 2024 at 8:56 p.m.

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Monday hosted Iraq’s leader at the White House as his istration worked to prevent an escalation in Mideast hostilities following Iran’s weekend aerial assault on Israel.Iraqi...

Secretary of State Antony Blinken, second from left, speaks during a bilateral meeting with Philippines Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo, second from right, at Department of State in Washington, Friday April 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

US and Philippines step up strategic partnership as China threats loom in South China Sea

April 12, 2024 at 11:29 p.m.

WASHINGTON — The Biden istration on Friday reassured the Philippines anew that the U.S. commitment to the country's defense is steadfast amid increasing concerns about provocative Chinese actions in disputed areas of...

El secretario de Defensa de Estados Unidos, Lloyd Austin, testifica ante la Comisión de Servicios Armados del Senado durante una audiencia sobre la Solicitud de Presupuesto del Departamento de Defensa para el Año Fiscal 2025 y el Programa de Defensa de Años Futuros en el Capitolio, Washington, el martes 9 de abril de 2024. (AP Foto/Jose Luis Magana)

EEUU anuncia 138 millones de dolares en ventas militares de emergencia para Ucrania

April 9, 2024 at 9:14 p.m.

WASHINGTON — El Departamento de Estado de Estados Unidos autorizó 138 millones de dólares en ventas militares al extranjero para Ucrania, con el objetivo de proporcionar reparaciones y refacciones a los sistemas...

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin testifies before Senate Committee on Armed Services during a hearing on Department of Defense Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2025 and the Future Years Defense Program on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

U.S. announces $138 million in emergency military sales of Hawk missile systems for Ukraine

April 9, 2024 at 8:04 p.m.

WASHINGTON — The State Department has greenlighted an emergency $138 million in foreign military sales for Ukraine to provide critical repairs and spare parts for Kyiv’s Hawk missile systems. The U.S. announced...

El secretario de Estado de EEUU, Antony Blinken, a la derecha, durante una reunión con el secretario de Exteriores británico, David Cameron, en el Departamento de Estado, el martes 9 de abril de 2024 en Washington. (Foto AP/Kevin Wolf)

Blinken y Cameron instan al Congreso de EEUU a aprobar ayuda a Ucrania

April 9, 2024 at 6:19 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Los dos principales diplomáticos de Estados Unidos y Reino Unido instaron el martes al Congreso estadounidense a aprobar más ayuda militar para Ucrania, afirmando que la financiación, que actualmente está...

British Foreign Secretary David Cameron, left, speaks during a meeting with Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the State Department on Tuesday, April 9, 2024 in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

Blinken and Cameron urge Congress to approve aid for Ukraine, calling it critical for world security

April 9, 2024 at 1:25 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken and British Foreign Secretary David Cameron urged Congress on Tuesday to approve new military aid for Ukraine, saying the stalled funding is critical for U.S.,...

of the Abu Draz family hold the bodies of their relatives killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, at their house in Rafah, southern Gaza, Thursday, April 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)

Blinken says Israeli offers to increase flow of aid to Gaza are welcome but may not be sufficient

April 5, 2024 at 11:26 a.m.

LEUVEN, Belgium — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that the measures the Israeli government has announced to expand the flow of aid into Gaza are welcome but may not...

Fieles musulmanes se dirigen a la mezquita de Al-Aqsa para rezar en el último viernes del Ramadán, el mes sagrado del islam, en la Ciudad Vieja de Jerusalén, el 5 de abril de 2024. (AP Foto/Leo Correa)

Blinken dice que nuevas medidas israelies para llevar mas ayuda a Gaza podrian no ser suficientes

April 5, 2024 at 11:50 a.m.

LEUVEN, Bélgica — LEUVEN, Bélgica (AP) — El secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos, Antony Blinken, dijo el viernes que las medidas anunciadas por el gobierno de Israel para aumentar la entrada...

Dos militares se ven bajo las banderas de los estados de la OTAN durante una ofrenda floral en la sede de la alianza en Bruselas, el jueves 4 de abril de 2024. La OTAN celebra el jueves 75 años desde la firma de su tratado fundacional. (AP Foto/Virginia Mayo)

La OTAN cumple 75 anos mientras la guerra en Ucrania y el populismo amenazan su unidad

April 4, 2024 at 1:21 p.m.

BRUSELAS — La OTAN celebraba el jueves el 75 aniversario de su defensa colectiva en Europa y Norteamérica, y sus diplomáticos de alto nivel prometieron mantener el rumbo en Ucrania mientras tropas...

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, right, and Belgium's Foreign Minister Hadja Lahbib cut a cake during a ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of NATO at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, April 4, 2024. NATO marked on Thursday 75 years of collective defense across Europe and North America, with its top diplomats vowing to stay the course in Ukraine as better armed Russian troops assert control on the battlefield. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

NATO marks its 75th birthday as Russia’s war in Ukraine gnaws at its unity

April 4, 2024 at 7:35 p.m.

BRUSSELS — NATO marked 75 years of collective defense across Europe and North America, with its top diplomats vowing on Thursday to stay the course in Ukraine as better-armed Russian troops assert...

El secretario de Estado de EEUU Antony Blinken camina antes de partir del Aeropuerto Internacional Ben Gurion en Tel Aviv, Israel, el viernes 22 de marzo de 2024. (Evelyn Hockstein, Pool Foto vía AP)

Israel rechaza peticion de EEUU de no lanzar ofensiva en Rafah

March 22, 2024 at 9:17 p.m.

TEL AVIV, Israel — El secretario de Estado estadounidense Antony Blinken regresó el viernes de Oriente Medio una vez más con las manos vacías, pues el primer ministro israelí rechazó los llamados...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken gestures, as he departs, at Ben Gurion International airport in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday March 22, 2024. (Evelyn Hockstein, Pool Photo via AP)

Israel’s Netanyahu rebuffs US plea to halt Rafah offensive. Tensions rise ahead of Washington talks

March 22, 2024 at 9:52 p.m.

TEL AVIV, Israel — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday once again left the Middle East empty-handed as Israel’s prime minister rejected American appeals to call off a promised ground...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken holds a t press conference with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, during his visit to Cairo, Egypt, Thursday March 21, 2024. (Evelyn Hockstein, Pool Photo via AP)

Blinken says an Israeli assault on Gaza’s Rafah would be a mistake and isn’t needed to defeat Hamas

March 22, 2024 at 4:11 a.m.

CAIRO — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday a major Israeli ground assault on the southern Gaza town of Rafah would be “a mistake” and “unnecessary” to defeating Hamas, underscoring...

El secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos, Antony Blinken (centro), habla con dos personas en un C-17 Globemaster antes de despegar hacia El Cairo, Egipto, en Yeda, Arabia Saudí, el 21 de marzo de 2024. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Foto vía AP)

Blinken: Ataque israeli a Rafah seria un “error” innecesario para derrotar a Hamas

March 21, 2024 at 8:14 p.m.

EL CAIRO — El secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos, Antony Blinken, dijo el jueves que un fuerte ataque terrestre israelí contra la ciudad de Rafah, en el sur de Gaza, sería...

ARCHIVO - El secretario de Estado estadounidense Antony Blinken habla en conferencia de prensa en el Departamento de Estado, Washington, 13 de marzo de 2024. (AP Foto/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Blinken viajara a Israel esta semana; su sexta mision urgente al Oriente Medio desde octubre

March 20, 2024 at 4:30 p.m.

YEDA, Arabia Saudí — YEDA, Arabia Saudí (AP) — El secretario de Estado estadounidense Antony Blinken viajará a Israel esta semana como parte de su sexta misión urgente al Oriente Medio desde...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, March 20, 2024. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP)

Blinken adds Israel stop to latest Mideast tour as tensions rise over Gaza war

March 20, 2024 at 8:04 p.m.

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Israel this week as part of his sixth urgent mission to the Middle East since the Israelis' war with...

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, right, speaks during a meeting with Latvian Defense Minister Andris Spruds, not pictured, at the Pentagon on Thursday, March 14, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

US weighing options in Africa after Niger junta orders departure from key counterterrorism base

March 18, 2024 at 7:50 p.m.

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is working with Niger officials, seeking a way for U.S. troops to stay in the country — a key base for counterterrorism operations in sub-Saharan Africa — following...

FILE - A man looks at graffiti that reads, in Hebrew, "revenge, death to Arabs," allegedly sprayed by Jewish West Bank settlers in the Palestinian West Bank village of Turmus Ayya, Feb. 18, 2024. The U.S. has imposed sanctions on a group of three extremist Israeli West Bank settlers who are accused of harassing and attacking Palestinians in an attempt to pressure them to leave their land. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser, File)

US sanctions three Israeli West Bank settlers and their outposts for violence against Palestinians

March 14, 2024 at 6:54 p.m.

WASHINGTON — The Biden istration on Thursday imposed sanctions on three extremist Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank who are accused of harassing and attacking Palestinians to pressure them to leave...

El secretario de Estado de EEUU, Antony Blinken, a la derecha, junto al primer ministro sueco, Ulf Kristersson, antes de oficializar la adhesión de Suecia a la OTAN en la Sala Benjamin Franklin del Departamento de Estado, el jueves 7 de marzo de 2024, en Washington. (Foto AP/Jess Rapfogel)

Suecia se integra oficialmente a la OTAN, poniendo fin a decadas de neutralidad

March 7, 2024 at 5:35 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Suecia se unió formalmente el jueves a la OTAN como el miembro número 32 de la alianza militar transatlántica, poniendo fin a décadas de neutralidad posterior a la Segunda Guerra...

Secretary of State Antony Blinken, right, poses for a photo with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson holding Sweden's NATO Instruments of Accession in the Benjamin Franklin Room at the State Department, Thursday, March 7, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jess Rapfogel)

Sweden officially s NATO, ending decades of post-World War II neutrality

March 8, 2024 at 4:19 a.m.

WASHINGTON — Sweden on Thursday formally ed NATO as the 32nd member of the transatlantic military alliance, ending decades of post-World War II neutrality and centuries of broader non-alignment with major powers...

Victoria Nuland, 3a. diplomatica de mayor nivel de EEUU y critica de Rusia, se jubila

March 5, 2024 at 8:17 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Victoria Nuland, la tercera diplomática de mayor nivel en Estados Unidos y blanco frecuente de críticas por sus opiniones intransigentes respecto de Rusia y sus acciones en Ucrania, se jubilará...

Victoria Nuland, third-highest ranking US diplomat and critic of Russia’s war in Ukraine, retiring

March 5, 2024 at 5:26 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Victoria Nuland, the third-highest ranking U.S. diplomat and frequent target of criticism for her hawkish views on Russia and its actions in Ukraine, will retire and leave her post this...

President Joe Biden speaks to of the media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, March 1, 2024, to travel to Camp David, Md., for the weekend. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Biden approves military airdrops of aid into Gaza after chaotic encounter left more than 100 dead

March 2, 2024 at 2:04 a.m.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. will begin airdropping emergency humanitarian assistance into Gaza, President Joe Biden said Friday, a day after more than 100 Palestinians were killed during a chaotic encounter with Israeli...

El secretario de Estado de EEUU, Antony Blinken, durante una conferencia de prensa en la casa de gobierno, en Buenos Aires, Argentina, el viernes 23 de febrero de 2024. (AP Foto/Gustavo Garello)

Gobierno de Biden restaura politica sobre ilegitimidad de asentamientos israelies

February 23, 2024 at 9:10 p.m.

WASHINGTON — El gobierno de Biden restableció el viernes una conclusión jurídica de Estados Unidos de hace casi 50 años según la cual los asentamientos israelíes en los territorios palestinos ocupados son...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends a press conference at the government house in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)

Biden istration restores Trump-rescinded policy on illegitimacy of Israeli settlements

February 23, 2024 at 8:39 p.m.

WASHINGTON — The Biden istration on Friday restored a U.S. legal finding dating back nearly 50 years that Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories are “illegitimate” under international law. Secretary of...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi shake hands during their meeting at the Munich Security Conference, in Munich, , Friday, Feb. 16, 2024. (Wolfgang Rattay/Pool Photo via AP)

Top diplomats from US, China hold ‘constructive’ talks on issues dividing them

February 17, 2024 at 3:05 a.m.

MUNICH — Top diplomats from the U.S. and China on Friday held a “candid and constructive” discussion on issues vexing their strained relations over Taiwan, the situation in the South China Sea,...

United States Vice-President Kamala Harris prepares to address the audience during the Munich Security Conference at the Bayerischer Hof Hotel in Munich, , Friday, Feb. 16, 2024. The 60th Munich Security Conference (MSC) is taking place from Feb. 16 to Feb. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Harris repudiates Trump worldview and says the US won’t back down on Ukraine’s defense

February 16, 2024 at 2:30 p.m.

MUNICH — Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday warned of the dangers of growing authoritarianism and isolationism in a not-so-veiled repudiation of Donald Trump’s worldview and threats to renege on security guarantees...

FILE - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, center, is silhouetted against television lights while giving an interview at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Feb. 18, 2023. The Munich Security Conference has been long regarded as a celebration of the U.S.-led post-World War II international order. In 2024, though, it will be more of a reflection of America's political turmoil. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)

US to confront Trump-driven political turmoil at the Munich Security Conference

February 15, 2024 at 5:15 a.m.

MUNICH — Long regarded as a celebration of the U.S.-led post-World War II international order, the Munich Security Conference this year will be more of a reflection of America’s political turmoil.The annual...

ARCHIVO - El representante Mike Turner habla durante una audiencia de la Comisión de Inteligencia de la Cámara de Representantes en el Capitolio, en Washington, el 20 de noviembre de 2019. (AP Foto/Alex Brandon, Archivo)

Intentos de Rusia para desarrollar armas antisatelite son motivo de preocupacion en EEUU

February 15, 2024 at 3:44 a.m.

WASHINGTON — Estados Unidos ha recolectado información sumamente delicada sobre armamento antisatélites ruso que ha sido compartida con altos del gobierno en las últimas semanas, según cuatro personas que han sido...

FILE - Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, speaks during a House Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Nov. 20, 2019. Turner says he has information about a serious national security threat and urges the istration to declassify the information so the U.S. and its allies can openly discuss how to respond. Turner, a Republican from Ohio, gave no details about the threat in his statement. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Russian efforts to create anti-satellite weapons are cause for US concern

February 14, 2024 at 10:41 p.m.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. has gathered highly sensitive intelligence about Russian anti-satellite weapons that has been shared in recent weeks with the upper echelons of government, according to four people who have...

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg addresses a media conference prior to a meeting of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

NATO chief hails record defense spending while warning that Trump’s remarks undermine security

February 14, 2024 at 1:22 p.m.

BRUSSELS — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday that its European and Canada have ramped up defense spending to record levels, as he warned that former U.S. President Donald Trump was...

El secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos, Antony Blinken, en el centro, se sienta durante una reunión con el ex jefe de las fuerzas armadas israelíes, Gadi Eisenkot, y el exministro israelí de Defensa Benny Gantz en Tel Aviv, Israel, el jueves 8 de febrero de 2024. (AP Foto/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)

Blinken termina otra gira por Oriente Medio tras un nuevo rechazo israeli al plan para Gaza

February 8, 2024 at 10:59 a.m.

TEL AVIV, Israel — El secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos, Antony Blinken, salió el jueves de Oriente Medio con las que quizá eran las mayores diferencias entre Estados Unidos e Israel...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, center, sits across the table as he meets with former Israel Defense Forces (IDF) chief Gadi Eisenkot and former Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)

Blinken ends latest Mideast mission after new Israeli snub of proposed Gaza cease-fire plan

February 8, 2024 at 11:42 a.m.

TEL AVIV, Israel — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken left the Middle East on Thursday with public divisions between the United States and Israel at perhaps their worst level since Israel’s...

El primer ministro israelí Benjamin Netanyahu, izquierda, se acerca a su silla antes de reunirse con el ministro francés de Relaciones Exteriores, Stephane Sejourne, derecha, el lunes 5 de febrero de 2024, en Jerusalén. (Gil Cohen-Magen/Foto compartida vía AP)

Netanyahu rechaza las exigencias de Hamas, lo que complica las gestiones para un cese del fuego

February 7, 2024 at 11:11 p.m.

TEL AVIV, Israel — JERUSALÉN (AP) — El primer ministro israelí Benjamin Netanyahu rechazó el miércoles los términos que planteó Hamás para un acuerdo de cese del fuego y liberación de rehenes,...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a press conference in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)

Blinken says a Hamas-Israel deal is still possible even though the sides remain far apart

February 8, 2024 at 2:51 a.m.

TEL AVIV, Israel — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that a cease-fire and hostage-release agreement between Israel and Hamas was still possible, despite the two sides being far apart...

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, shakes hands with Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, at Diwan Annex, in Doha, Qatar, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)

Qatar gets ‘positive’ response from Hamas on cease-fire plan as group reiterates its broader demands

February 6, 2024 at 10:40 p.m.

CAIRO — Hamas' response to the latest plan for a cease-fire in Gaza and the release of hostages was “generally positive,” key mediator Qatar said Tuesday, as the militant group reiterated its...

El secretario de Estado estadounidense Antony Blinken, izquierda, estrecha manos con el primer ministro y ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Qatar, Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, en Doha, Qatar, el martes 6 de febrero de 2024. (AP Foto/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)

Premier qatari destaca respuesta “positiva” de Hamas ante propuesta de alto el fuego en Gaza

February 6, 2024 at 6:56 p.m.

JERUSALÉN — La reacción de Hamás al plan más reciente para un alto el fuego en Gaza y la liberación de rehenes fue “en general positiva”, sostuvo el primer ministro de Qatar...

El secretario de Estado Antony Blinken al abordar su avión en la Base Aérea Andrews en Maryland, el 4 de febrero de 2024.. (Foto AP /Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)

Blinken enfrenta retos al volver a Oriente Medio en busca de acuerdos

February 5, 2024 at 5:13 p.m.

RIAD, Arabia Saudí — RIAD, Arabia Saudí (AP) — El secretario de Estado estadounidense Antony Blinken se reunió el lunes a con el príncipe heredero de Arabia Saudí al inicio de su...

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken disembarks from the plane upon arriving at King Khalid International Airport, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Monday, Feb. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)

Blinken returns to Mideast in push for hostage deal and postwar plan for Gaza, but obstacles loom

February 6, 2024 at 5:38 a.m.

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Saudi Arabia's crown prince Monday at the start of his fifth visit to the Middle East since the outbreak of...

FILE - This June 20, 2009, file photo shows the Palau Capital building,in Melekeok, Palau. The United States will resume a long-suspended Peace Corps program in the North Pacific island of Palau as the Biden istration continues moves to counter growing Chinese influence in the region. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye, File)

US will resume Peace Corps program in Palau as it moves to counter Chinese influence in Indo-Pacific

February 2, 2024 at 3:45 p.m.

WASHINGTON — The United States will resume a long-suspended Peace Corps program in the North Pacific island of Palau as the Biden istration continues moves to counter growing Chinese influence in the...

El secretario de Estado Antony Blinken habla durante una conferencia de prensa con el secretario general de la OTAN, Jens Stoltenberg, en el Departamento de Estado, el lunes 29 de enero de 2024, en Washington. (AP Foto/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Blinken viajara a Oriente Medio; su 5ta mision en la region desde que empezo la guerra en Gaza

January 31, 2024 at 5:32 p.m.

WASHINGTON — El secretario de Estado, Antony Blinken, regresará a Oriente Medio en los próximos días en su quinta misión diplomática urgente a la región desde que empezó la guerra de Israel...

Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a news conference with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the State Department, Monday, Jan. 29, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Top US diplomat set to return to the Mideast for 5th time since Gaza conflict began

January 31, 2024 at 4:57 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken will return to the Middle East later this week on his fifth urgent diplomatic mission since I srael’s war with Hamas began in October, the...

ARCHIVO - El presidente de Turquía, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a la izquierda, estrecha la mano del primer ministro de Suecia, Ulf Kristersson, a la derecha, mientras el secretario general de la OTAN, Jens Stoltenberg, observa antes de una reunión previa a una cumbre de la OTAN en Vilna, Lituania, el lunes 10 de julio de 2023. (Yves Herman, Pool Foto via AP, Archivo)

EEUU aprueba venta de cazas F-16 a Turquia tras su visto bueno para ingreso de Suecia en la OTAN

January 27, 2024 at 3:34 a.m.

WASHINGTON — El gobierno de Biden ha aprobado la venta de cazas F-16 a Turquía tras la ratificación esta semana por parte del gobierno turco del ingreso de Suecia en la OTAN....

FILE - Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, shakes hands with Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, right, as NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg looks on prior to a meeting ahead of a NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, Monday, July 10, 2023. The road for Sweden’s NATO hip has been bumpy, chiefly because of Turkey stalling ratifying Sweden’s application. (Yves Herman, Pool Photo via AP, File)

US approves F-16 fighter jet sale to Turkey, F-35s to Greece after Turkey OKs Sweden’s entry to NATO

January 27, 2024 at 1:44 a.m.

WASHINGTON — The Biden istration has approved the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey following the Turkish government’s ratification this week of Sweden’s hip in NATO. The move is a significant...

President Joe Biden speaks at Earth Rider Brewery, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024, in Superior, Wis. (AP Photo/Adam Bettcher)

Biden calls regional partners ahead of CIA chief’s meeting in push for another Gaza hostage deal

January 26, 2024 at 8:38 p.m.

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden spoke Friday 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...

El secretario de Estado estadounidense, 3ro izquierda, Antony Blinken arriba al foro de Davos, Suiza, 17 de enero de 2024. Blinken se apresta a una gira por África en la que visitará Cabo Verde, Costa de Marfil, Nigeria y Angola a partir del domingo 21 de enero de 2024.(Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP)

Blinken visitara cuatro paises africanos en gira por Africa

January 18, 2024 at 7:22 p.m.

WASHINGTON — El secretario de Estado estadounidense, Antony Blinken, planea visitar cuatro países africanos cuando el gobierno de Joe Biden quiere mantener ojos sobre los cuatro rincones del mundo mientras se concentra...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken pauses during his speech at the Annual Meeting of World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum is taking place in Davos from Jan. 15 until Jan. 19, 2024.(AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Blinken’s latest diplomatic trip will take him to Africa as crises continue to vex US foreign policy

January 18, 2024 at 5:55 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken is planning to visit four African countries as the Biden istration tries to keep its eyes on all corners of the world while being consumed...

Houthi fighters and tribesmen stage a rally against the U.S. and the U.K. strikes on Houthi-run military sites near Sanaa, Yemen, on Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024. (AP Photo)

US pledges new sanctions over Houthi attacks will minimize harm to Yemen’s hungry millions

January 17, 2024 at 9:34 p.m.

WASHINGTON — The United States on Wednesday put Yemen's Houthis rebels back on its list of specially designated global terrorists, piling financial sanctions on top of American military strikes in the Biden...

El secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos, Antony Blinken, durante la reunión anual del Foro Económico Mundial en Davos, Suiza, el martes 16 de enero de 2024. (AP Foto/Markus Schreiber)

EEUU volvera a designar a rebeldes huties de Yemen como terroristas globales, dicen fuentes AP

January 16, 2024 at 10:04 p.m.

WASHINGTON — El gobierno de Estados Unidos anunciará próximamente planes para volver a designar a los rebeldes hutíes de Yemen como terroristas globales especialmente designados, de acuerdo con dos personas familiarizadas con...

Jake Sullivan, U.S. National Security Advisor speaks during the Annual Meeting of World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024. The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum is taking place in Davos from Jan. 15 until Jan. 19, 2024.(AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

US to relist Yemen’s Houthis as specially designated global terrorists, AP sources say

January 17, 2024 at 12:20 a.m.

WASHINGTON — The Biden istration is expected to soon announce plans to redesignate Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen as specially designated global terrorists, according to two people familiar with the White House...

FILE - President Joe Biden is greeted by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after arriving at Ben Gurion International Airport, on Oct. 18, 2023, in Tel Aviv. Biden's istration keeps pressing Israel for better treatment of Palestinians. Netanyahu mostly keeps saying no. That cycle seems unlikely to end, despite U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's fourth urgent diplomatic trip this week to the Middle East since the Israel-Hamas war started. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The US struggles to sway Israel on its treatment of Palestinians. Why Netanyahu is unlikely to yield

January 13, 2024 at 5:16 a.m.

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s istration keeps pressing Israel to reengage with Palestinians as partners once fighting in Gaza is over and their eventual independence. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu keeps saying...

El secretario de Estado estadounidense Antony Blinken habla con la prensa antes de abordar el avión para el regreso a Washington, tras su gira de una semana por el Oriente Medio, en El Cairo, jueves 11 de enero de 2024.(Evelyn Hockstein/Pool via AP)

Blinken ve camino hacia la paz y reconstruccion en Gaza

January 11, 2024 at 4:13 p.m.

EL CAIRO — El secretario de Estado, Antony Blinken puso fin a su gira por el Oriente Medio el jueves en conversaciones con el presidente egipcio Abdul Fatá el Sisi, en tanto...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to of the media before boarding his plane to return to Washington, following his week-long trip aimed at calming tensions across the Middle East, in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday Jan. 11, 2024. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool via AP)

Blinken sees a path to Gaza peace, reconstruction and regional security after his Mideast tour

January 11, 2024 at 3:17 p.m.

CAIRO — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrapped up his latest urgent Mideast tour on Thursday in talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi as American officials claimed modest success in...

Palestinos hacen fila para conseguir comida durante la ofensiva aérea y terrestre en la Franja de Gaza, en Rafah, el martes 9 de enero de 2024. (AP Foto/Hatem Ali)

Blinken busca reformar gobernanza en la Gaza de posguerra mientras siguen los bombardeos israelies

January 10, 2024 at 12:08 p.m.

TEL AVIV, Israel — El secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos, Antony Blinken, habló el miércoles con el presidente palestino, Mahmud Abás, sobre reformar el sistema de autogobierno palestino dentro de los...

Palestinians mourn their relatives killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, outside a morgue in Rafah, southern Gaza, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)

Blinken seeks Palestinian governance reform for postwar Gaza as deadly Israeli strikes continue

January 10, 2024 at 11:26 p.m.

TEL AVIV, Israel — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken pressed the Palestinian president Wednesday to reform his government, seeking to rally the region behind postwar plans for Gaza that include concrete...

Bengalas brillan sobre la Franja de Gaza vista desde el sur de Israel, el lunes 8 de enero de 2024. (AP Foto/Leo Correa)

Blinken pide a Israel tomar medidas para proteger a los civiles en Gaza

January 9, 2024 at 8:24 p.m.

TEL AVIV, Israel — El secretario de Estado, Antony Blinken, llamó el martes a Israel a tomar medidas para proteger a los civiles, permitir la entrada de más ayuda a Gaza y...

Palestinians line up for free food during the ongoing Israeli air and ground offensive on the Gaza Strip in Rafah, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Hatem Ali)

Blinken urges Israel to engage with region on postwar plans that include path to Palestinian state

January 10, 2024 at 12:44 a.m.

TEL AVIV, Israel — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday called on Israel to work with moderate Palestinians and neighboring countries on plans for postwar Gaza, saying they were willing...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during his week-long trip aimed at calming tensions across the Middle East, in Al Ula, Saudi Arabia, Monday, Jan. 8, 2024. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP)

US secretary of state rallies Mideast leaders to prepare for Gaza’s post-war future

January 8, 2024 at 10:43 p.m.

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday that four key Arab nations and Turkey have agreed to begin planning for the reconstruction and governance of...

El secretario de Estado de EEUU Antony Blinken (i) con el ministro de exteriores jordano Ayman Safadi en Amán, Jordania, el 7 de enero de 2024. . (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP)

En mision diplomatica en Medio Oriente, Blinken busca impedir expansion de guerra

January 7, 2024 at 7:31 p.m.

AMÁN — En otra misión diplomática urgente en el Medio Oriente, el secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos, Antony Blinken, se reunió el domingo con socios árabes para presionar por su ayuda...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, shakes hands with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, during Blinken's week-long trip aimed at calming tensions across the Middle East, at Lusail Palace in Lusail, Qatar, Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool photo via AP)

Blinken meets Jordanian and Qatari leaders on new Mideast push to keep Gaza war from spreading

January 7, 2024 at 7:19 p.m.

AMMAN, Jordan — On another urgent diplomatic mission to the Middle East, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Sunday with Arab partners to press for their help in tamping down resurgent...

El secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos, Antony Blinken (izquierda), da la mano al ministro turco de Exteriroes, Hakan Fidan, en Vahdettin, una residencia presidencial, en Estambul, Turquía, el 6 de enero de 2024. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Foto vía AP)

Blinken afirma que Turquia esta decidida a tener un papel “positivo” en la posguerra de Gaza

January 6, 2024 at 9:59 p.m.

ESTAMBUL — El secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos, Antony Blinken, afirmó el sábado que Turquía está comprometida a desempeñar un papel “positivo y productivo” para la posguerra en Gaza y dispuesta...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives on the island of Crete, Greece, Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024 during his week-long trip aimed at calming tensions across the Middle East. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP)

Blinken says Turkey is committed to a ‘positive’ role in postwar Gaza as he opens a diplomatic push

January 6, 2024 at 8:24 p.m.

ISTANBUL — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Saturday that Turkey is committed to playing “a positive, productive” role for postwar Gaza and prepared to use its influence in the region...

FILE - Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at the State Department, Dec. 7, 2023, in Washington.Blinken is heading to the Middle East for the fourth time since the Israel-Hamas war erupted in October as once-abated fears about a regional conflagration are surging with attacks and assassinations in the Red Sea, Lebanon, Iran and Iraq.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Blinken heads to the Mideast again as fears of regional conflict surge

January 5, 2024 at 5:39 a.m.

WASHINGTON — As the Biden istration 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...

This undated image provided by Fadi Sckak shows a family photo of Abedalla Sckak with his wife Zahra Sckak and children. Abedalla Sckak, 56, died after being shot in the fighting in Gaza last month. He is the father of three American sons, including a U.S. service member. The U.S. coordinated with Israel, Egypt and others to rescue the mother of a U.S. service member who had been trapped by fighting in Gaza. A official said Zahra Sckak made it out of Gaza on New Year's Eve, along with her American brother-in-law.(Fadi Sckak via AP)

Mother and uncle of a US serviceman are rescued from Gaza in a secret operation

January 4, 2024 at 12:19 a.m.

WASHINGTON — The mother and American uncle of a U.S. service member were safe outside of Gaza after being rescued from the fighting in a secret operation coordinated by the U.S., Israel,...

FILE - Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo waits for a television interview at the Capitol in Washington on Nov. 7, 2023. The Biden istration has once again renewed taxpayer-funded protection for Pompeo and one of his top aides, who have been the target of persistent threats from Iran. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades, File)

US again renews protection for former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and top aide over Iran threats

January 3, 2024 at 7:25 p.m.

WASHINGTON — The Biden istration has once again renewed taxpayer-funded protection for former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and one of his top aides, who have been the target of persistent threats...

ARCHIVO - El presidente Joe Biden escucha mientras él y el primer ministro israelí Benjamin Netanyahu participan en una reunión bilateral con funcionarios israelíes y estadounidenses, el miércoles 18 de octubre de 2023, en Tel Aviv. (AP Foto/Evan Vucci, archivo)

EEUU vuelve a pasar por alto al Congreso para una venta urgente de armas a Israel

December 30, 2023 at 10:24 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Por segunda ocasión este mes, el gobierno del presidente Joe Biden pasó por alto al Congreso para aprobar una venta urgente de armas a Israel para la guerra que libra...

FILE - President Joe Biden listens as he and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu participate in an expanded bilateral meeting with Israeli and U.S. government officials, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Tel Aviv. For the second time this month, the Biden istration is bying Congress to approve an emergency weapons sale to Israel. The State Department said Friday, Dec. 29, that Secretary of State Antony Blinken had told Congress that he had made a second emergency determination covering a $147.5 million sale for equipment that is needed to make the 155 mm shells that Israel has already purchased function. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

The Biden istration once again byes Congress on an emergency weapons sale to Israel

December 30, 2023 at 3:11 a.m.

WASHINGTON — For the second time this month the Biden istration is bying Congress to approve an emergency weapons sale to Israel as Israel continues to prosecute its war against Hamas in...

Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a meeting with human rights leaders at the State Department, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

US to spend $700M on new embassy in Ireland, breaks ground on new embassy in Saudi Arabia

December 12, 2023 at 9:34 p.m.

WASHINGTON — The Biden istration has notified Congress that it intends to spend nearly $700 million to buy a former Dublin hotel, demolish it and construct new buildings to turn the site...

El secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos, Antony Blinken, habla durante una reunión con dirigentes de derechos humanos en el Departamento de Estado, el jueves 7 de diciembre de 2023, en Washington. (AP Foto/Alex Brandon)

Gobierno de Biden elude al Congreso y aprueba venta de municiones a Israel

December 9, 2023 at 10:39 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Sorteando al Congreso, el gobierno de Estados Unidos indicó el sábado que ha aprobado la venta de emergencia a Israel de casi 14.000 cartuchos de munición para tanques de guerra...

The State Department approves the sale of tank ammunition to Israel in a deal that byes Congress

December 9, 2023 at 7:20 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Going around Congress, the Biden istration said Saturday it has approved the emergency sale to Israel of nearly 14,000 rounds of tank ammunition worth more than $106 million as Israel...

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