Antony Blinken

Nuseirat, Gaza Strip, August 18, 2024. Screengrab: Reuters TV
Hamas-Israel war

Blinken arrives in Middle East seeking Gaza ceasefire, Hamas says Israel thwarts efforts

The Palestinian fighter group said it holds Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responsible for "thwarting the mediators' efforts", delaying an agreement and exposing Israeli...

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken gestures as he walks with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, at the Kerem Shalom border crossing, Israel, May 1, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/Pool/File Photo
Hamas-Israel war

Blinken to arrive in Israel as US pushes for Gaza ceasefire

A supporter holds a poster of late top commander of Iran's Quds Force Qassem Soleimani and late Hezbollah top commander Fuad Shukr before the speech of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, during a commemorative ceremony marking the first week since the killing of Hezbollah's top commander Fuad Shukr, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon August 6, Photo: 2024. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis
Middle East

US has communicated need to not escalate conflict to Iran and Israel, says Blinken

A demonstrator gestures as protesters clash with Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and the police outside the state-owned Bangladesh Television as violence erupts across the country after anti-quota protests by students, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 19, 2024. File Photo: REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain
Bangladesh

US senators, congress members write to Blinken; urge US to partner with int'l community to support Bangladeshi people

Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a news conference with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the State Department, Monday, Jan. 29, 2024, in Washington. Photo: AP/UNB
Politics

Blinken speaks with Venezuela opposition leaders, State Dept says

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Photo: AP/UNB
World+Biz

The US and China air global differences as their top diplomats meet for sixth time since last year

File photo of United States Secretary of State Antony J Blinken. Photo: Bloomberg
Asia

Blinken pays respects in Vietnam after death of Communist Party leader

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken gestures as he walks with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, at the Kerem Shalom border crossing, Israel, May 1, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/Pool/File Photo
Hamas-Israel war

Blinken emphasised to Israel's Gallant the need for post-war Gaza plan

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte speaks to the media on the day of a European Union leaders informal summit in Brussels, Belgium June 17, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Johanna Geron/File Photo
Europe

Dutch PM Rutte to succeed Stoltenberg as NATO chief, media reports

A Palestinian walks among the rubble of damaged buildings, which were destroyed during Israel's military offensive, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip, June 12, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa
Hamas-Israel war

Hamas proposed amendments to Gaza ceasefire plan 'not significant', senior leader tells Reuters

File photo of United States Secretary of State Antony J Blinken. Photo: Bloomberg
Hamas-Israel war

Hamas official urges US to pressure Israel to end Gaza war

File photo of United States Secretary of State Antony J Blinken. Photo: Bloomberg
Europe

Blinken travels to Eastern Europe as tensions with Russia build

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken looks at journalists during a meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa (not in photo) at the foreign ministry in Tokyo, Japan, November 7, 2023. Toshifumi Kitamura/Pool via REUTERS
World+Biz

Blinken visits South Korea as North Korea, Russia deepen ties