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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken disembarks from his plane upon arrival at the Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv on October 22, 2024.

Blinken makes final attempt at Gaza truce on last regional visit

On the 11th visit to the region in a year since the Gaza war began, the outgoing US Secretary of State gives his last push for a ceasefire that Netanyahu was perhaps never really interested in

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Washington has finally woken up to the importance of developing this vital region, with Nigeria showing the greatest investment potential — in the trillions.

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Blinken tours West Africa with eye on safeguarding maritime trade

Washington has finally woken up to the importance of developing this vital region, with Nigeria showing the greatest investment potential — in the trillions.

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A satellite image shows bomber in flight at northeast of Engels Air Base in Saratov, Russia, December 3, 2022. Satellite image 2022 Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS

Ukraine Appears to Show Ability to Strike Deep in Russia

A third Russian airfield was set ablaze by a drone strike a day after Ukraine demonstrated an apparent new ability to penetrate hundreds of kilometres into Russia with attacks on two air bases. …

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi during the 77th United Nations General Assembly on Friday, Sept. 23, 2022. (David 'Dee' Delgado/Pool Photo via AP)

US Steps Up Diplomatic Efforts with China on Taiwan, Russia

The Biden administration on Friday ramped up its diplomatic efforts to press China to end provocative actions against Taiwan and warned it about any active support for Russia in its war against…

AP 24 September 2022

The Russian Navy's Black Sea Fleet 145th Rescue Ship Squad's Prut class rescue tug EPRON sails in the Bosphorus, on its way to the Black Sea, in Istanbul, Turkey February 17, 2022. REUTERS/Yoruk Isik

Turkey Attempts a Neutral Stance on Russia and Ukraine

The Turkish government considered the Russian military operation in Ukraine, which began on February 24, to be a "war." As a result, the transit of ships through the two straits was prohibited since…

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken with his Israeli and Emirati counterparts, Washington D.C., October 2021

US Is Not Withdrawing from Middle East

The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden has made no secret of its desire to extricate the United States from the Middle East. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in an interview before taking…

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Antony Blinken: America’s Top Diplomat has a Sharp Eye on the Middle East

Newly inaugurated U.S. President Joe Biden has chosen his long-time aid, Anthony Blinken to serve as America's new top diplomat in his cabinet. He must still be approved by a majority of US senators…

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Biden Cabinet Heralds Return of Centrist Wing of Democratic Party

Although President-elect Joe Biden has yet to chart an explicit policy program or legislative agenda, as the saying goes in Washington, “personnel is policy.” Biden’s early cabinet picks signal a…

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