US Secretary of State Calls for Israeli Protection of Palestinian Civilians: Ceasefire Negotiations Underway

2023-12-01 02:09:58 Washington: US Secretary of State Anthony Blinkon said that Israel must ensure the safety of Palestinian civilians if any kind of military operation resumes in Gaza. Blinken’s remarks come as a cease-fire agreement between Israel and Palestine is about to expire. Meanwhile, negotiations to extend the ceasefire are underway under the mediation of … Read more

Ukraine’s Counter-Offensive Progress: Updates and Analysis

2023-06-12 20:14:00 “A successful counter-offensive could do two things: it would strengthen (Ukraine’s) position at the negotiating table and it could have the effect of finally getting Putin to negotiate an end to this war he has started,” he told reporters. The offensive is “difficult” but “progressing” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky assured Monday evening that … Read more

CIA Director William Burns’ Visit to China: Insights on Open Communication Channels amid Tensions

2023-06-02 21:03:33 Despite strong tensions in the bilateral relationship, channels of discussion remain open between Washington and Beijing: the director of the CIAWilliam Burns, visited last month in Chine to meet with his Chinese counterparts there, said an American official on Friday, June 2, confirming information from the Financial Times. William Burns, who has a … Read more

“Sweden should join Finland as soon as possible” in NATO

Sweden will join NATO by the Alliance summit on July 11-12 in Vilnius. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has no doubts about this outcome. This will require convince Turkey and Hungary to ratify this new enlargement. “From everything I heard, including almost all of the Allies in the meetings we had today and yesterday … Read more

What to remember from the African news of the week of March 13

According to a latest report published Thursday evening, le cyclone Freddy killed 73 people in Mozambique, 17 in Madagascar and now 326 in Malawi, the worst-hit country which also has more than 180,000 displaced people. Forces controlling eastern Libya said on Thursday they had found the two and a half tons of uranium which the … Read more

The US is confident Ukraine will win the war and says Putin will have to answer for what he has done | International

FILE | Maria Senovilla | EFE Agency visits Antony Blinken, US Secretary of State, participated in the Munich Security Conference, where he was convinced that Ukraine will win the war. He United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken said this Saturday at the Munich Security Conference that the US estimates that 200,000 Russians have been … Read more

Did Biden make a ‘bad deal’? The exchange of basketball player Brittney Griner for an arms dealer is debated

Assailed with questions during her daily briefing to find out if the American president had not made a “bad deal” as the Republican opposition claims, White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre did not flinch. The 80-year-old Democrat did not take his decision “lightly”, she assured, and remains “vigilant” after the release of the man who has … Read more