Turkey

Antony Blinken pledges $100 million to help earthquake-hit Turkey

Visiting Turkey for the first time, the US Secretary of State announced an additional $100 million to Turkey aimed at helping the country's long-term recovery from devastating earthquakes..

20/02/2023

USA

US downs suspected Chinese spy balloon off Carolina coast

The US has downed a mysterious Chinese balloon over the ocean a day after it was discovered in US airspace. Officials are working to clear the debris.

04/02/2023

World News

Blinken urges Israel-Palestinian calm as violence soars

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Israel and the Palestinians on Monday to ease tensions following a spike in violence that has put the region on edge.

30/01/2023

Israel

Antony Blinken's Israel-Palestine visit comes amid rising tension

The top diplomat's visit comes amid heightened tensions after Israeli soldiers sealed off the family home Sunday of a 21-year-old Palestinian, Khayri Alqam, who killed seven people near a synagogue in east Jerusalem on Friday.

30/01/2023

Israel

Israel seals family home of Palestinian shooter

Israeli authorities have sealed off the family home of a 21-year-old Palestinian who killed seven people, a move that critics denounce as collective punishment.

29/01/2023

USA

Turkish foreign minister and US secretary of state meet in Washington

At a meeting in Washington DC, the US Secretary of State and the Turkish foreign minister discussed Turkey's objections to Sweden and Finland joining NATO as well as America's reluctance to supply its ally with F16 fighter jets.

19/01/2023

USA

NATO: Sweden and Finland very close to joining alliance, Blinken says

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he’s confident that both NATO candidates Sweden and Finland will become members very soon. But Turkey argues that NATO hopefuls have been too lax in ignoring threats to Turkey from Kurdish militants and other groups that it considers terrorist.

09/12/2022

USA

US and EU try to find common ground on trade and technology

The US administration and a delegation from the European Commission met near Washington DC on Monday to try to bring the world's two largest economies closer together on issues of trade and new technologies, but little concrete progress is expected.

05/12/2022

Europe News

Trade war over green subsidies looms large over EU-US tech summit

The EU is scrambling to counter billions of industrial subsidies under the Inflation Reduction Act promoted by President Joe Biden.

05/12/2022

Ukraine

Ukraine's swift counteroffensive and five other war developments

From Ukraine's army claiming further breakthroughs in its eastern counteroffensive to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant's last reactor being shut down, here are some of the top developments in the war this weekend.

09/09/2022

Russia

Griner trial to continue amid increased US-Russia negotiations

The US WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold winner is on trial for cannabis possession. She claims there was no criminal intent.

01/08/2022

Ukraine

Ukraine war: 10 things you need to know

From optimism (and pessism) over talks to end Russia's grain blockade... to pro-Russian separatist territories reportedly gaining recognition from North Korea: 10 latest developments in the war.

13/07/2022

USA

China 'most serious long-term challenge' to world order, Blinken says

“China is the only country with both the intent to reshape the international order — and, increasingly, the economic, diplomatic, military, and technological power to do it," US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.

27/05/2022

Ukraine

Ukraine: Boris Johnson rejects 'NATO proxy war' allegations

Johnson said in a TV interview “They are trying to frame this as a conflict between Russia and the West, or Russia and NATO. That’s not what is going on.”

26/04/2022

Ukraine

Zelenskyy meets with top-level US delegation, promised military aid

Zelenskyy met face-to-face with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin in Kyiv on Sunday night, with the Americans promising military aid and the return of diplomats

25/04/2022

Ukraine

US finds Russian troops have committed war crimes in Ukraine

The assessment was based on a “careful review” of public and intelligence sources since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine last month, said US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

23/03/2022

Moldova

Blinken pledges US support for Moldova amid Ukraine war

US secretary of state Antony Blinken met the President of Moldova after calls for international assistance in dealing with Ukraine refugees

06/03/2022

Ukraine

Blinken defends Germany after Ukraine criticism over Russia stance

The US Secretary of State said he had "no doubts" over Germany's determination to stand up to Russia, after Kyiv accused Berlin of "encouraging" Vladimir Putin.

23/01/2022

Switzerland

US to respond to Russia's NATO demands 'next week', Lavrov says

These new talks, which seek to de-escalate the crisis at the Ukrainian border, come 11 days after a first round of discussions in the Swiss city yielded little result.

21/01/2022

Ukraine

Russia moves troops west, could invade Ukraine at any point, US warns

US officials warned Russia could invade Ukraine "at any point", calling the situation "extremely dangerous."

18/01/2022