Tag: Blinken
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Blinken in Israel; DOJ sues Apple : NPR
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Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Tel Aviv, Israel, today for his sixth trip to the…
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Blinken visits Israel to discuss Gaza after the war as fighting continues : NPR
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Palestinians line up for free food during the ongoing Israeli air and ground offensive on the Gaza Strip in Rafah on Tuesday. Hatem Ali/AP hide caption toggle caption Hatem Ali/AP Palestinians line up for free food during the ongoing Israeli air and ground offensive on the Gaza Strip in Rafah on Tuesday. Hatem Ali/AP TEL…
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Blinken meets Jordanian and Qatari leaders on Middle East push
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After a day of talks with Turkish and Greek leaders in Istanbul and Crete, Blinken met with Jordan’s King Abdullah II and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi in Amman before traveling to Doha for talks with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani to seek buy-in…
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Blinken looks to de-escalate conflict as tensions spike in Middle East
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Austin takes responsibility for not disclosing ICU stay sooner Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin released a statement Saturday taking responsibility for not disclosing his medical condition sooner, including that he was hospitalized in an intensive care unit for four days. “I am very glad to be on the mend and look forward to returning to…
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Blinken Says ‘Far Too Many’ Palestinians Have Died In Israel’s Relentless War On Hamas
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NEW DELHI (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that “far too many” Palestinians have died and suffered as Israel wages a relentless war against the militant Hamas group in the Gaza Strip. He urged Israel to minimize harm to civilians and maximize humanitarian assistance that reaches them. Speaking to reporters in…
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Blinken addresses calls for a cease-fire in Gaza
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IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Palestinians search for survivors after airstrike in Khan Younis 00:41 Now Playing Blinken fears cease-fire would allow Hamas to ‘regroup and repeat’ attack 02:44 UP NEXT Blinken shares condolences for U.N. workers killed in Gaza 01:15 Gazans receiving medical treatment…
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Netanyahu Rules Out Cease-Fire As Blinken Presses For Civilian Protection In Gaza
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KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — The United States urged Israel on Friday to ensure more humanitarian aid gets into Gaza and to do more to protect Palestinian civilians, as Israel’s prime minister said there would be no cease-fire in the nearly month-old war until Hamas releases hostages. The leader of the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant…
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Blinken, Austin say US is ready to respond if US personnel become targets of Israel-Hamas war
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REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. — Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Sunday said the United States expects the Israel-Hamas war to escalate through involvement by proxies of Iran and asserted that the Biden administration is prepared to respond if American personnel or armed forces become the target of any such hostilities.…
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Blinken meets with China’s top diplomat after US shoots down balloon | US foreign policy
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Antony Blinken, the US secretary of state, met with China’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, on Saturday in Munich in the first senior-level contact between the two countries since the American military shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina on 4 February. In a tweet on Saturday, Blinken said, “Just…
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Blinken visits the Palestinian West Bank, meets with Abbas
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DEIR DIBWAN, West Bank — Maisoon Ali, a Palestinian banker, has a message for visiting U.S Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken. She wants him to understand and acknowledge that the vision of an independent Palestinian nation living alongside Israel — the two-state solution favored by most U.S. administrations for years — is dead and buried.…
