Antony Blinken

US, Vietnamese top diplomats discuss greater chip cooperation, State Dept says

Politics
Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son discussed expanding cooperation in semiconductors and ...

Israel awaiting Hamas response after accepting US-proposed hostage deal

World
David Turner

The Israeli delegation in Qatar has agreed to an American compromise on the issue of the number of Palestinian prisoners who ...

Blinken says Gaza’s entire population facing “acute food insecurity”

Politics
Amanda Smith

Tel Aviv — The entire population of the war-torn Gaza Strip — some 2.3 million people — is now living through “severe levels ...

Sweden officially joins NATO as alliance’s 32nd member

World
David Turner

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sweden on Thursday formally joined NATO as the 32nd member of the transatlantic military alliance, ending decades of post-World ...

Israel-Hamas war: Netanyahu and rival’s dispute rattles Cabinet

World
David Turner

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rebuked a top Cabinet minister arriving in Washington on Sunday for talks with ...

Israeli plan to expand settlements helped trigger U.S. shift in language

Politics
Amanda Smith

By Humeyra Pamuk and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Israel’s plan to add thousands more homes to settlements in the occupied West ...

Biden Caught in a Political Bind Over Israel Policy

Politics
Amanda Smith

JERUSALEM — The Biden administration’s reversal of Trump-era policy on settlements in the occupied West Bank reflects not just its rising frustration ...

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

Politics
Amanda Smith

MUNICH (AP) — Top diplomats from the U.S. and China on Friday held a “candid and constructive” discussion on issues vexing their ...

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meet in Munich

World
David Turner

Wang is scheduled to meet the European Union’s top diplomat Josep Borrell on Friday evening. He is also expected to meet British ...

Live updates | Israeli strikes kill 9 after Biden calls Israel’s approach to war ‘over the top’

Politics
Amanda Smith

At least nine people, including children and women, were killed in Israeli airstrikes overnight into Friday in the central area of the ...