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US Secretary of State Blinken reschedules postponed Beijing visit for June 18
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to China next week, rescheduling a visit that was canceled in February after a saga over a suspected surveillance balloon, US officials said Friday.
Blinken is expected to arrive in…
The US and Canada saw dangerous smoke this week. It’s a routine peril for many developing countries
Thick, smoky air from Canadian wildfires made for days of misery in New York City and across the US Northeast this week. But for much of the rest of the world, breathing dangerously polluted air is an inescapable fact of life — and death.…
China envoy in South Korea warns of ‘wrong bets’ over Sino-US rivalry
South Korea might be making “wrong bets” in the Sino-US rivalry, the Chinese ambassador in Seoul said, urging Seoul to stop “decoupling” from China and restore economic and diplomatic ties.
Xing Haiming made the remarks during a meeting…
Biden, Sunak vow to stick together on Ukraine, deepen cooperation on clean energy transition, AI
President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Thursday reiterated their commitment to help Ukraine repel Russia’s ongoing invasion, while agreeing to step up cooperation on challenges their economies face with artificial…
Trump charged over classified documents in first federal indictment of an ex-president
Donald Trump said Thursday that he was indicted for mishandling classified documents at his Florida estate, a remarkable development that makes him the first former president in US history to face criminal charges by the federal government…
Mike Pence bids to topple Trump as Republican 2024 frontrunner
Former US vice president Mike Pence launched his presidential campaign Wednesday by framing the Republican nomination as a choice between “reckless” Donald Trump and the Constitution — arguing that his old boss’s bid to overturn the last…
US ‘committed to partners in Gulf,’ secretary of state tells Arab ministers
The US remains committed to its Gulf Arab partners, at a time of rapidly shifting regional alliances, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Gulf diplomats in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday.
Blinken spoke at a GCC ministerial meeting in…
Saudi crown prince, US state secretary discuss cooperation
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Jeddah, the Saudi Press Agency reported early Wednesday.
The pair discussed ways to enhance cooperation and bilateral relations in various…
US slaps sanctions on Iranian, Chinese targets in action over Tehran’s missile, military programs
The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on over a dozen people and entities in Iran, China and Hong Kong, accusing the procurement network of supporting Iran’s missile and military programs as Washington ramps up pressure on Tehran.…
US fines Microsoft $20 million over child data violations
Microsoft will pay $20 million to settle government charges that it collected personal information from children without their parents’ consent, officials said Monday.
The Federal Trade Commission alleged that from 2015 to 2020 Microsoft…