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Blinken Says US-Japan Ties Rock Solid Despite Rift Over Steel Deal

This is Beirut, 07/01 09:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken insisted during a visit to Tokyo on Tuesday that ties with Japan were stronger than ever, days after President Joe Biden blocked Nippon Steel's takeover of US Steel. Business groups say the decision could have a chilling effect on Japan's standing as the biggest foreign investor in the United States, just as ...

Gaza: List of Hostages Set for Release; Blinken Expresses Confidence in Future Ceasefire Agreement

This is Beirut, 06/01 12:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken voiced confidence Monday that a ceasefire deal in Gaza would come together, but possibly after President Joe Biden leaves office on January 20. Blinken, who tried repeatedly and unsuccessfully last year to broker a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, said that the Biden administration "will work every ...

Blinken to Meet Europeans on Syria Pathway

This is Beirut, 06/01 10:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet his European counterparts Thursday in Rome on Syria, as the West looks to engage the new Islamist-led leadership. Blinken will "meet with European counterparts to advocate for a peaceful, inclusive, Syrian-led and Syrian-owned political transition", a State Department statement said as he visited ...

Blinken Says Ukraine Position in Kursk 'Important' for Negotiations

This is Beirut, 06/01 09:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday that Ukraine's position in Russia's Kursk was critical to any future negotiations, as Moscow said Kyiv launched a counterattack in the border region. Blinken said that the outgoing administration of President Joe Biden, which has given Kyiv billions of dollars in security assistance since Russia's ...

North Korea Fires Missile as Blinken Warns of Russia Cooperation

This is Beirut, 06/01 09:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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North Korea on Monday fired a missile as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited South Korea, where he warned Pyongyang was working ever closer with Russia on advanced space technology. Blinken visited as investigators were trying to arrest conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol, who has entrenched himself in his residence after being ...

Blinken to Visit South Korea with Eye on Political Crisis

This is Beirut, 04/01 09:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit South Korea for talks next week, the two countries announced Friday, with Seoul mired in political turmoil as its impeached president resists arrest. Blinken, on what will likely be his last international trip before president-elect Donald Trump's return, will also visit Japan and France, the State ...

US diplomats visit Syria to meet new rulers

This is Beirut, 2024-12-20 10:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US diplomats have arrived in Syria to speak directly to the new rulers, hoping to encourage a moderate, inclusive path and to find clues on missing Americans, the State Department said Friday. It is the first formal US diplomatic mission to Damascus since the early days of the brutal civil war that broke out in 2011 and culminated in a surprise ...

Jordan to Host Syria Talks After Damascus Erupts in Celebration

This is Beirut, 2024-12-14 09:55 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Jordan will host US, EU, Turkish and Arab diplomats on Saturday for high-level talks on Syria, a day after celebrations in Damascus and nationwide rejoicing at the ouster of president Bashar al-Assad. Syrians celebrated the day they called the "Friday of victory" with fireworks heralding the fall of the Assad dynasty. More than half a century of ...

Blinken on ME Tour: Pledges to Work with Iraq Against IS Jihadists

This is Beirut, 2024-12-13 17:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken promised Friday to work with Iraq to ensure no resurgence of the Islamic State group after Bashar al-Assad's overthrow in neighboring Syria. On a regional tour devoted to a suddenly-changed Syria, the top US diplomat flew to Baghdad from the Turkish capital Ankara and headed into talks with Iraqi Prime ...

Blinken in Turkey: Call to Continue the Fight Against ISIS in Syria After Assad's Fall

This is Beirut, 2024-12-13 12:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated on Friday that it is "imperative" to continue working against ISIS in Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, during a visit to Ankara, the Turkish capital. "Our country has worked very hard (...) to ensure the elimination of ISIS's territorial caliphate, to ensure that this threat does not ...

Blinken Meets Turkish Counterpart in Ankara

This is Beirut, 2024-12-13 10:01 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Mr. Blinken started his meeting with Mr. Fidan at 9:40 a.m. (6:40 GMT) on Friday, according to a U.S. official. He arrived in the Turkish capital on Thursday evening and held talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a lounge at Ankara's airport. "Turkey will never show weakness in the fight against ISIS," President Erdogan told ...

Blinken Embarks on Syria Crisis Tour After Assad’s Fall

This is Beirut, 2024-12-11 16:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads Wednesday on an emergency tour after the overthrow of Syria's dictatorship, in a new, last-minute attempt to shape a Middle East legacy after a turbulent year. The top US diplomat of President Joe Biden, who has little more than one month in office, is set to press principles he has outlined for a ...

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