The Latest Breaking News from Antony Blinken

Secretary of State Antony Blinken voiced guarded hope Wednesday that the United States would be able to support a new UN Security Council resolution on Gaza, with a sticking point on access for aid.

Analysis: Washington – Israel’s staunchest ally – cannot afford to be out of touch with international opinion over the climbing death toll in Gaza

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is linking ratification of Sweden’s NATO membership by Turkey’s parliament to U.S. approval of Turkey’s request to purchase F-16 fighter jets

Finland on Monday signed an agreement to enhance military cooperation with the United States, saying it saw a long-term threat from Russia, a day after its giant neighbor issued a warning over Helsinki's recent entrance into NATO. The Defense Cooperation Agreement formalizes greater ties with the United States, including joint…

Top US diplomat calls on international community to oppose ‘transnational repression’.

Diplomats say the group’s threats to merchant vessels it claims are linked to Israel jeopardise the deal

Secretary of state says ‘atrocities that we saw on October 7 are almost beyond human description or beyond our capacity to digest’

Dozens of attacks on U.S. military facilities by Iran-backed factions in Iraq over the past two months have forced the government in Baghdad to perform a balancing act that is becoming more difficult by the day

Antony Blinken says only ‘small portion’ of requested arms sent to Israel on ‘emergency basis’

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Israel says it is prepared to fight for months or longer to defeat Gaza’s Hamas rulers, as its ground offense intensifies with more airstrikes and artillery fire