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Washington DC: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken isn’t having the best final days in office, with the last 48 hours being particularly unforgiving for the top diplomat, who is facing heat over the controversial decisions taken by him during the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. Far from the farewell he probably hoped for, Antony Blinken’s…
Washington: Outgoing US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday dismissed as bluster President-elect Donald Trump’s threats to seize the Panama Canal, instead anticipating a more traditional strategy of diversifying supply chains. “On the Panama Canal, we have a treaty, we have a settled policy of many years, and that’s not going to change,” Blinken…
Last Updated:January 15, 2025, 00:05 IST In his farewell remarks on the Middle East, Antony Blinken laid out plans for the post-war management of Gaza.However, he was repeatedly interrupted by protesters. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (Image: Reuters) US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday was heckled and yelled at by protestors as…
Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that President-elect Donald Trump had a window to negotiate with Iran, saying the development of a nuclear weapon by Tehran was not inevitable. The outgoing top US diplomat acknowledged that the cleric-run state may be more seriously considering a nuclear weapon after military setbacks in the…
BAGHDAD: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an unannounced stop in Iraq on Friday on his latest visit to the Middle East aimed at stabilising the situation in Syria to prevent further regional turmoil. Blinken met in Baghdad with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed al-Sudani as part of the hastily arranged trip, his 12th to…
Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday that Syrian civilians need to be protected after Ankara-backed Islamists overthrew the Damascus government. The top US diplomat met late Thursday for more than an hour with Erdogan at a lounge at the airport of the capital Ankara, moments after…
Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday that Syrian civilians need to be protected after Ankara-backed Islamists overthrew the Damascus government. The top US diplomat met late Thursday for more than an hour with Erdogan at a lounge at the airport of the capital Ankara, moments after…
Blinken also met Israeli President Isaac Herzog following talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Jerusalem: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Israel’s leadership on Tuesday that the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar presented an “important opportunity” to end the war in Gaza. “I believe very much that the death of Sinwar does create…
Blinken also met Israeli President Isaac Herzog following talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Jerusalem: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Israel’s leadership on Tuesday that the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar presented an “important opportunity” to end the war in Gaza. “I believe very much that the death of Sinwar does create…
Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken left for the Middle East Monday on a new push for an elusive Gaza ceasefire two weeks before US elections, seeing a new opportunity from Israel’s killing of Hamas’s leader. It will be the 11th trip to the Middle East by the top US diplomat since war broke…