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Trendlines on human rights continue to move in the wrong direction: Blinken
The trendlines on human rights continue to move in the wrong direction, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said
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Blinken backs Philippines as hundreds of China vessels crowd disputed reef
US Secretary Antony Blinken came out in support of the Philippines after "China's maritime militia" amassed Chinese vessels at a boomerang-shaped Whitsun Reef in the West Philippine sea
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Antony Blinken travels to Brussels to strengthen alliances with NATO, EU
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken travels to Brussels, Belgium to reaffirm America's commitments to its transatlantic alliances in meetings with NATO counterparts and the European Union leaders
Two top US senators ask Blinken to raise farmers issue with Indian leaders
Two top Democratic senators have urged US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to raise with the Indian leaders the issue of treatment of peaceful farmer protesters and journalists
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US warns China of respecting global order or facing 'more violent world'
Antony Blinken told senior Chinese officials the country's activities in places like Xinjiang, as well as its cyberattacks on the US and economic coercion of allies threaten the rules-based order
Blinken urges China to convince North Korea to abandon nuclear programme
America's top diplomat on Thursday pressed China to use its tremendous influence to convince North Korea to abandon its nuclear programme, calling it a source of instability and danger
Japan, US to share China concern as Def, Foreign ministers meet in Tokyo
Defense and foreign ministers from the US and Japan are to discuss their concern over China's growing influence in the Indo-Pacific region
Working with allies critical to push back Chinese aggression: Blinken
Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin called international alliances "force multipliers" for Washington
China's 1st potential target is Taiwan, says US Indo-Pacific Command chief
"Given what they've said both publicly and over time, and certainly during the tenure of Chairman Xi Jinping, I would say Taiwan is the first," Davidson said
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Blinken calls on China to uphold obligations and commitments on Hong Kong
Condemning China's continuing assault on democratic institutions in Hong Kong Blinken called on Beijing to uphold its international obligations, commitments and to act with Hong Kong's Basic Law
US will speak out against China committing genocide against Uyghur: Blinken
Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said the US will speak out forcefully against China committing "genocide" against the Uyghur Muslims in its Xinjiang province
Blinken writes to Ghani for UN-led meeting on Afghan peace process
Blinken wrote to Afghan President Ghani proposing a UN-led peace conference with representatives of six countries including India to discuss a "unified approach to supporting peace in Afghanistan"
Authoritarianism and nationalism are on the rise around the world: Blinken
US Secretary of State Tony Blinken on Wednesday said authoritarianism and nationalism are on the rise around the world with governments becoming less transparent and losing the people's trust. In a major foreign policy speech after becoming the top American diplomat, Blinken said the latest report 'Freedom in the World 2021' by Freedom House is "sobering". The report, which is an annual country-by-country assessment of political rights and civil liberties, downgraded the freedom scores of 73 countries, representing 75 per cent of the global population. Democracy has eroded in the United States as well, the report noted. While still considered 'free', the United States experienced further democratic decline during the final year of the Trump presidency, it said. The US score in 'Freedom in the World' has dropped by 11 points over the past decade, and fell by three points in 2020 alone. The changes have moved the country out of a cohort that included other leading democracies, suc
Afghanistan peace talks resume, path forward is anything but certain
The priority for the Afghan government, Washington and NATO is a serious reduction in violence leading to a cease fire
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US continues to monitor India-China disengagement process: State Dept
Price said, "We are closely following reports of troop disengagement and we welcome the ongoing efforts to deescalate the situation. We will continue to monitor the situation closely"
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US seeks to extend, strengthen nuclear pact with Iran: Antony Blinken
The United States remains committed to ensuring that Iran never acquires a nuclear weapon. Diplomacy is the best path to achieve that goal, Blinken said
Blinken, Abdullah Abdullah discuss ways to accelerate Afghan peace process
The intra-Afghan peace negotiations began in the Qatari capital of Doha on September 12
US to pay over $200 mn in assessed, current obligations to WHO: Blinken
President Joe Biden, on his first day in office, reversed his predecessor's decision of withdrawing from the WHO
US to work with global partners to strengthen, reform WHO: Blinken at UNSC
State Secretary Antony Blinken on Wednesday said that America will work with partners around the globe to strengthen and reform the World Health Organisation (WHO)
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US: Secy of State Blinken to hold 'Quad' meet with Australia, India, Japan
Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreed in a telephone call last week to strengthen Indo-Pacific security through the Quad
