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More than a third of the US Senate's Democrats called on President Joe Biden's administration Wednesday to take "bold" action toward establishing a Palestinian state, in the latest pushback against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

US Secretary of State Blinken's visit to Israel for discussions on Gaza situation and potential alternatives to ground invasion of Rafah.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was due to return Wednesday to the Middle East in a new bid to secure a truce in the Israel-Hamas war.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said the entire population of Gaza is experiencing 'severe levels of acute food insecurity', as the UN food agency has declared famine is imminent in the enclave, underscoring the urgency for increasing the delivery of humanitarian aid to people starving in the territory.

The US has been deepening diplomatic and military contacts with the Philippines recently as tension with China rises.

Efforts to hammer out a temporary truce in Gaza intensified Tuesday after months of war that have left parts of the devastated territory facing imminent famine.

U.S. approves .1 billion funding for Freely Associated States, emphasizing security and prosperity in the region.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken highlights dire food insecurity in Gaza, calls for urgent humanitarian aid and ceasefire.

Blinken's remarks came on the eve of his return to the Middle East, this time to Saudi Arabia and Egypt, to discuss efforts to secure a ceasefire in Gaza and ramp up aid deliveries.