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Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, right, and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, second right, walk to a Joint Ministerial Meeting of the GCC-U.S. Strategic Partnership to discuss the humanitarian crises faced in Gaza, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Monday April 29, 2024. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool via AP)

Blinken says Israel still must do more to boost humanitarian aid to Gaza

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Israel must still do more to increase the flow of humanitarian aid into the besieged Gaza Strip.
 
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken waves as he prepares to return to the U.S. following a visit to China, Friday, April 26, 2024, at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, China. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)

Top diplomat Blinken will visit the Mideast again this coming week. What can he achieve this time?

 
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and US ambassador to China Nicholas Burns look at a record during a visit to Li-Pi record store in Beijing, China, Friday, April 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)

The US and China talk past each other on most issues, but at least they’re still talking

 
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Embassy in China, Friday, April 26, 2024, in Beijing, China. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)

US postpones decision on aid to Israeli army battalion accused of abuses against Palestinians

 
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People, Friday, April 26, 2024, in Beijing, China. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)

Antony Blinken meets with China’s President Xi as US, China spar over bilateral and global issues

 

Blinken on Chinese support for Russia, war in Ukraine

Russia’s rapid production of military equipment is being enabled by China, perpetuating the war in Ukraine and raising concerns in European countries about their safety after that conflict ends, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told a World Economic Forum discussion in Riyadh on Monday.
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, meets with Shanghai Party Secretary Chen Jining at the Grand Halls, Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Shanghai, China. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)

Blinken raises Chinese trade practices in meetings with officials in the financial hub of Shanghai

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has raised what the U.S. describes as unfair Chinese trade practices in meetings with local government officials in the financial hub of Shanghai.
 
Secretary of State Antony Blinken waves as he boards a plane, Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., en route to China. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)

Blinken begins key China visit as tensions rise over new US foreign aid bill

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has begun a critical trip to China armed with a strengthened diplomatic hand following Senate approval of a foreign aid package that will provide billions of dollars in assistance to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan as well as force TikTok’s China-based parent compan
 
FILE - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China on June 19, 2023. Blinken is starting three days of talks with senior Chinese officials in Shanghai and Beijing this week. It comes as U.S.-China ties are at a critical point over numerous global disputes. (Leah Millis/Pool Photo via AP, File)

As Blinken heads to China, these are the major divides he will try to bridge

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is starting three days of talks with senior Chinese officials in Shanghai and Beijing this week. The trip comes as U.S.
 
FILE - Secretary of State Antony Blinken, right, accompanied by China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, walk to meet the media after a bilateral meeting at the State Department in Washington, Oct. 26, 2023. Blinken will travel to China, the State Department announced Saturday, April 20, 2024, as the rivals attempt to keep ties on an even keel despite severe differences over issues ranging from the path to peace in the Middle East to the supply of synthetic opioids that have heightened fears over global stability. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Blinken will be the latest top US official to visit China in a bid to keep ties on an even keel

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to China this coming week as Washington and Beijing try to keep ties on an even keel despite major differences on a range of issue, from the Middle East to opioids.
 
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets the journalists during a press conference at the G7 Foreign Ministers meeting on Capri Island, Italy, Friday, April 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Israel gave US last-minute warning about drone attack on Iran, Italian foreign minister says at G7

The United States told the Group of Seven foreign ministers that it received “last minute” information from Israel about a drone action in Iran, Italy’s foreign minister said.
 
British Foreign Secretary David Cameron, left, speaks during a meeting with Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the State Department on Tuesday, April 9, 2024 in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

Blinken and Cameron urge Congress to approve aid for Ukraine, calling it critical for world security

Secretary of State Antony Blinken and British Foreign Secretary David Cameron are urging Congress to approve new military aid for Ukraine, saying the stalled funding is critical for U.S., European and world security.
 
Israeli soldiers move on the top of a tank near the Israeli-Gaza border, as seen from southern Israel, Tuesday, April 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

The Latest | Blinken says Israel hasn’t told US of any specific date for Rafah ground invasion

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Israel has not informed the U.S. of any specific date for the start of a major offensive into the southern Gaza city of Rafah.
 
Members of the Abu Draz family hold the bodies of their relatives killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, at their house in Rafah, southern Gaza, Thursday, April 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)

Blinken says Israeli offers to increase flow of aid to Gaza are welcome but may not be sufficient

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that measures the Israeli government has announced to expand the flow of aid into Gaza are welcome but may not be enough to meet the Biden administration’s demands for dramatic improvements in humanitarian conditions in the territory.
 
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken gestures, as he departs, at Ben Gurion International airport in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday March 22, 2024. (Evelyn Hockstein, Pool Photo via AP)

Israel’s Netanyahu rebuffs US plea to halt Rafah offensive. Tensions rise ahead of Washington talks

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has once again left the Middle East empty-handed. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected American appeals to call off plans for a promised ground invasion of the southern Gaza city of Rafah.
 
Israeli soldiers move on the top of a tank near the Israeli-Gaza border, as seen from southern Israel, Thursday, March 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Blinken says an Israeli assault on Gaza’s Rafah would be a mistake and isn’t needed to defeat Hamas

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that a major Israeli ground assault on the southern Gaza town of Rafah would be “a mistake” and unnecessary to defeating Hamas.
 
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, March 20, 2024. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP)

Blinken adds Israel stop to latest Mideast tour as tensions rise over Gaza war

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Israel this week as part of his sixth urgent mission to the Middle East since Israel’s war with Hamas began in October.
 
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken waves as he departs Philippines en route to Saudi Arabia, at Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Pasay City, Manila, Philippines, Wednesday, March 20, 2024. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP)

Blinken underscores ‘ironclad’ support for the Philippines as it clashes with China in disputed sea

Secretary of State Antony Blinken has underscored Washington’s “ironclad commitment” to help defend the Philippines in case of an armed attack against its forces.
 
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers remarks at the third Summit for Democracy, in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, March 18, 2024. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP)

Blinken tells democracy summit that technology must sustain democratic values

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has underscored the need to ensure that technologies sustain democratic values.
 
Secretary of State Antony Blinken, poses for a photo with Jamaica's Foreign Minister Kamina Johnson Smith, right, Jamaica's Prime Minister Andrew Holness and U.S. Ambassador to Jamaica N. Nick Perry, left, during a meeting on Haiti at the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in Kingston, Jamaica, on Monday, March 11, 2024. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds, Pool via AP)

US pledges an additional $100M for a multinational force awaiting deployment to violence-hit Haiti

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has announced an additional $100 million to finance the deployment of a multinational force mission to Haiti following a meeting with Caribbean leaders in Jamaica to halt the country’s violent crisis.
 
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends a press conference at the government house in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)

Biden administration restores Trump-rescinded policy on illegitimacy of Israeli settlements

The Biden administration has restored a U.S. legal finding dating back nearly 50 years that Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories are “illegitimate” under international law.
 
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi shake hands during their meeting at the Munich Security Conference, in Munich, Germany, Friday, Feb. 16, 2024. (Wolfgang Rattay/Pool Photo via AP)

Top diplomats from US, China hold ‘constructive’ talks on issues dividing them

The State Department says the top U.S. and Chinese diplomats held a “candid and constructive” discussion on issues including Taiwan, Russia’s war against Ukraine and synthetic opioids.
 
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives at Nene Tereza International Airport in Tirana, Albania, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024. Blinken visits Albania to reaffirm Washington's relations with a key partner in the Western Balkan region and an ally in supporting Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity. (AP Photo/Armando Babani, Pool)

US secretary of state assures Western Balkans of support for path toward European Union integration

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has visited Albania to reaffirm relations with a key partner in the region and assure Western Balkan countries of Washington’s support for their integration into the European Union.
 
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with former Israel Defense Forces (IDF) chief Gadi Eisenkot, right, and former Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)

Blinken ends latest Mideast mission after new Israeli snub of proposed Gaza cease-fire plan

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has left the Middle East with public divisions between the United States and Israel at perhaps their worst level since Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza began in October.
 
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas shake hands during their meeting in the West Bank town of Ramallah, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)

Live updates | Netanyahu rejects Hamas truce plan after his meeting with top US diplomat

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected a plan put forward by Hamas for a multi-stage truce and hostage release plan that would have effectively left the Palestinian militant group in power.
 
Palestinians gather around a Hamas police vehicle after it was struck by an Israeli airstrike in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Hatem Ali)

Blinken says a Hamas-Israel deal is still possible even though the sides remain far apart

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says a cease-fire and hostage-release agreement between Israel and Hamas is still possible, despite the two sides being far apart on the central terms for a deal.
 
An Israeli tank in a position on the border with the Gaza Strip, as seen in southern Israel, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)

Qatari prime minister says Hamas had ‘generally positive’ response to Gaza cease-fire proposal

Key mediator Qatar says Hamas’ response to the latest plan for a cease-fire in Gaza and the release of hostages was “generally positive.”
 
Israeli soldiers drive near the border with the Gaza Strip, as seen in southern Israel, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)

More than half of Gaza’s population is now crammed into a town on the Egyptian border

Israel’s evacuation orders in the Gaza Strip now cover two-thirds of the territory, United Nations humanitarian monitors said.
 
Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a news conference with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the State Department, Monday, Jan. 29, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

US rolls out visa restriction policy on people who abuse spyware to target journalists, activists

The Biden administration is rolling out a new policy that will allow it to impose visa restrictions on foreign individuals involved in the misuse of commercial spyware.
 
Palestinians look at a residential house destroyed in an Israeli strike in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Monday, Feb. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Hatem Ali)

Blinken returns to Mideast in push for hostage deal and postwar plan for Gaza, but obstacles loom

He faces major challenges: Hamas and Israel are publicly at odds over key elements of a potential truce. Israel has dismissed calls for a path to a Palestinian state, and Iran’s militant allies in the region have shown little sign of being deterred by U.S. strikes.
 
Palestinians wounded in Israeli bombardment receive treatment in a hospital t in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Monday, Feb. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Hatem Ali)

Live updates | Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza and Blinken arrives in Mideast

Health officials in the Gaza Strip say 113 bodies were brought to hospitals in the last 24 hours alone.
 
Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a news conference with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the State Department, Monday, Jan. 29, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Top US diplomat set to return to the Mideast for 5th time since Gaza conflict began

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will return to the Middle East later this week on his fifth urgent diplomatic mission to the region since Israel’s war with Hamas began in October.
 
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a press conference with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria Yusuf Tuggar at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool Photo via AP)

Blinken pitches the US as an alternative to Russia’s Wagner in Africa’s troubled Sahel

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is pitching the United States as a better security partner for Africa in place of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group, which he accuses of exploiting coup-hit and conflict-hit nations turning to it for help in the continent’s Sahel region.
 
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken pauses during his speech at the Annual Meeting of World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum is taking place in Davos from Jan. 15 until Jan. 19, 2024.(AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Blinken’s latest diplomatic trip will take him to Africa as crises continue to vex US foreign policy

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is planning to visit four African countries as the Biden administration tries to keep its eyes on all corners of the world while being consumed by crises in Ukraine, the Mideast and the Red Sea.
 
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken gestures during his speech at the Annual Meeting of World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum is taking place in Davos from Jan. 15 until Jan. 19, 2024.(AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

At Davos, Blinken calls a pathway to a Palestinian state a necessity for Israeli security

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Israel cannot achieve “genuine security” without a pathway to a Palestinian state, insisting such a move could help unify the Middle East and isolate Israel’s top rival: Iran.
 
FILE - President Joe Biden is greeted by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after arriving at Ben Gurion International Airport, on Oct. 18, 2023, in Tel Aviv. Biden's administration keeps pressing Israel for better treatment of Palestinians. Netanyahu mostly keeps saying no. That cycle seems unlikely to end, despite U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's fourth urgent diplomatic trip this week to the Middle East since the Israel-Hamas war started. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The US struggles to sway Israel on its treatment of Palestinians. Why Netanyahu is unlikely to yield

President Joe Biden’s administration keeps pressing Israel to work toward eventual statehood for the Palestinians. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu keeps saying no.
 
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