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At Gaza border, Blinken sees hope on aid but seeks more

After applying months of pressure on Israel to do more on aid, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken had a first-hand look Wednesday at trucks on the...

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Blinken visits Gaza border crossing to check aid delivery

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday toured a key Gaza border crossing for a first-hand look at aid shipments, after calling on Israel to...

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Blinken says US almost ready with Saudi rewards for Israel normalisation

The United States is nearly ready with a security package to offer Saudi Arabia if it normalises relations with Israel, Secretary of State Antony...

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Blinken promotes Gulf Arab defence in sign to Israel and Iran

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Monday for tighter defence integration among Gulf Arabs in response to Iran, part of efforts to encourage...

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Mideast enters new era with Israel strikes on Iran

After years of high-level US pressure on its ally to show restraint, Israel's purported attack on Iran takes the region and Western-led diplomacy into...

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Israel war undermining top UN court, S.Africa says

South Africa's top diplomat on Tuesday accused Israel of setting a precedent for leaders to defy the top UN court, as she again alleged a campaign of...

20.03.2024 10

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US says Israel should allow UN Palestinian agency chief into Gaza

The United States said Tuesday that the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees should be allowed into war-ravaged Gaza, after Israel said...

19.03.2024 6

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'Come to Jesus': Biden frustration grows with Israel PM

With Gaza's humanitarian crisis growing more dire and his left flank in uproar, President Joe Biden is increasingly showing impatience with Israel's...

09.03.2024 5

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Blinken to pay first trips to Brazil, Argentina as Lula leads G20

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken next week pays his first official visits to Brazil and Argentina, the State Department said Friday, as he looks...

16.02.2024 2

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Blinken pushes deal with Israel centrists as truce elusive

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday sought to advance a deal to free Gaza hostages in talks with Israeli moderates as he closed a Middle...

08.02.2024 4

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Blinken seeks hostage deal in new Mideast crisis tour

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will speak to Arab states on a new crisis trip starting Monday about immediately working on priorities including...

05.02.2024 10

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Blinken heads back to Mideast to press hostage deal

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken headed Sunday on a new crisis tour of the Middle East as he seeks to push forward a proposal to halt the...

05.02.2024 4

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Biden imposes sanctions over 'intolerable' Israeli settler violence

The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on a handful of Jewish settlers as President Joe Biden said the level of violence against Palestinian...

01.02.2024 6

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US, Iran proxy war at turning point after American troops killed

The killing of three US troops is dragging the United States further into a proxy war with Iran that President Joe Biden had hoped to avoid and that...

30.01.2024 2

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Blinken to meet key West African presidents to rally support

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday meets the presidents of Nigeria and Ivory Coast in a bid to forge a united front with key African...

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Biden, the reluctant escalationist, seeks calm after Yemen strikes

President Joe Biden took office vowing to negotiate an end to a bloody war in Yemen and to remove US troops from harm's way. He enters his reelection...

13.01.2024 4

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US sees new isolation from Israel support

Nearly three years after President Joe Biden took office vowing "America is back," the country's international image is taking a beating as his...

24.12.2023 2

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Stepping up tone, US says Iran 'deeply involved' in Huthi ship attacks

The United States on Friday accused Iran of close involvement in attacks on commercial ships by Yemen's Huthi rebels, stepping up the tone as...

23.12.2023 4

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In rare Israel rebuke, US restricts visas on extremist settlers

The United States said Tuesday it would refuse visas for extremist Israeli settlers behind a wave of violence against Palestinians in the West Bank,...

06.12.2023 6

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Kissinger transformed Middle East, where turmoil reigns again

It was the original shuttle diplomacy. Nearly 50 years ago, Henry Kissinger was flying across the Middle East, seeking a new US-led order following...

01.12.2023 10

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Broad push, narrow achievements from US on Gaza war

One month into the Israel-Hamas war, the achievements of US-led diplomacy have been small or subtle, but both supporters and critics say that is...

07.11.2023 6

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Amid war, US renews talk of Palestinian state but prospects bleak

With Israel's campaign against Hamas raging, the United States has renewed calls to work toward a Palestinian state, but few expect success now after...

04.11.2023 5

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First US citizens leave Gaza as Biden promises effort

President Joe Biden said Wednesday that the first US citizens were able to leave the war-hit Gaza Strip after weeks of diplomacy and mounting...

02.11.2023 5

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US says first citizens leave Gaza as Blinken set to return to region

The United States said Wednesday that its first citizens were able to leave the war-hit Gaza Strip after weeks of diplomacy, as Secretary of State...

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US says anti-Iran strikes in Syria hit ammunition

The United States said Friday it sought to degrade ammunition supplies of Iranian-linked militias with strikes in Syria but insisted it did not want...

28.10.2023 2

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With Mideast crisis, Russia and China hope to turn tables on US

Since Russia invaded Ukraine, the United States has sought to isolate Moscow and pressure China to keep its distance. With war in the Middle East,...

25.10.2023 3

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11 stops and counting, Blinken shows his patience in Mideast

In Saudi Arabia, the mercurial crown prince kept him waiting until dawn. In Israel, the hard-charging prime minister kept him negotiating throughout a...

17.10.2023 2

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Blinken seeks common front in Israel after Arab tour

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken returned Monday to Israel after talks in six Arab states, hoping to coordinate efforts against Hamas while...

16.10.2023 6

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Blinken woos uneasy US allies in Saudi, Egypt to pressure Hamas

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday sought pressure against Hamas in talks with the leaders of Egypt and Saudi Arabia, both eager to...

15.10.2023 5

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Blinken raises Hamas with Saudi crown prince on Mideast crisis tour

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called for pressure on Hamas during a meeting Sunday with the de facto leader of Saudi Arabia, which has warming...

15.10.2023 5

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Blinken asks Israel to spare Gaza civilians during Arab tour

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on Israel Friday to limit Palestinian civilian deaths as he worked to set up safe areas in the Gaza Strip,...

13.10.2023 2

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Blinken seeks Arab pressure on Hamas as Israel readies Gaza move

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday began a tour of Arab capitals as he seeks to build pressure on Hamas while Israel readies a likely...

13.10.2023 8

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'God bless America!' Blinken receives emotional thank you from Israel

Hearing firsthand from Israeli survivors of the massive Hamas assault, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken experienced a rare scene for a diplomat: a...

13.10.2023 4

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Blinken heads to Israel to underline US solidarity

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken headed Wednesday to Israel in a show of solidarity after a bloody attack by Hamas, with Washington closing ranks...

11.10.2023 2

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Blinken heads to Israel on solidarity mission

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken headed Wednesday to Israel in a show of solidarity after a bloody attack by Hamas, with Washington closing ranks...

11.10.2023 2

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US back as Israel's unequivocal defender after Hamas attacks

The shock of a Hamas assault has restored the United States to a familiar role as unequivocal backer of Israel, using its leverage not to encourage...

10.10.2023 3

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Hamas-Israel war slams door on cautious US-Iran thaw

Through quiet diplomacy with Iran, US President Joe Biden's administration had strived to keep a lid on Middle East troubles. That bet came crashing...

09.10.2023 3

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US to let Israelis enter visa-free, citing less discrimination

The United States said Wednesday it will start letting Israelis visit without visas after concluding its ally reduced discrimination against Arab...

27.09.2023 4

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US refuses Iran top diplomat's request to visit Washington

The United States said Monday it refused a request by Iran's foreign minister to visit Washington last week, pointing to concerns about Tehran's...

25.09.2023 1

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Netanyahu at UN issues 'nuclear' threat to Iran, later retracted

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday warned Iran at the United Nations of a "nuclear threat" in what his office quickly walked back as...

22.09.2023 2

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Abbas to UN: No Mideast peace without Palestinians' rights

Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas said Thursday there could be no peace in the Middle East without a two-state solution, sending a warning as Saudi...

21.09.2023 2

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Crown prince says Saudi 'closer' to Israel normalization

Saudi Arabia's de facto leader said Wednesday that a historic normalization of relations with Israel is getting "closer," as he also warned that the...

21.09.2023 1

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Year after protests, Iran even more toxic for US

For the United States, dealing with Iran's clerical leaders has never been for the faint of heart. But a year after massive protests following the...

14.09.2023 2

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US signs off on transfer of funds to Iran in prisoner deal

The United States confirmed Monday it had signed off on the transfer of $6 billion in frozen Iranian funds from South Korea, paving the way for five...

12.09.2023 1

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