The US State Department approved a foreign military sale worth $165 million to Ukraine on Monday. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of the deal on 24 April. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin visited Kyiv over the weekend. The deal was conveyed to the Ukrainians during their visit. … Read more
Warsaw: Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said, who returned from a visit to Kyiv on Monday, the US wants Russia “weakened” so it cannot invade again. “The first step in winning is believing that you can win. And so they believe that we can win, “Austin told reporters after meeting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. … Read more
Britain on Sunday stated “it would be suitable to see greater from France and Germany” to help the Ukraine war attempt, caution that a Russian victory has “always been a possibility”. Minister Oliver Dowden advised the BBC that the West must “retain to tighten the ratchet on Russia” as Moscow ramps up its offensives inside … Read more
El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele said Friday that police and soldiers have arrested extra than 15,000 suspected gang members in underneath a month in a crackdown searching for to halt surging homicides. Bukele introduced a nation of emergency on the end of March following a bloody weekend in which 87 people had been killed in … Read more
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged officials of Israel and Palestine officials Tuesday to “end the cycle of violence” following a recent spike in tensions between the two sides. Blinken emphasized “the critical importance of Israelis and Palestinians working together to end the cycle of violence in Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza by … Read more
The US State Department has confirmed the sale of 12 Viper attack helicopters which worth almost one billion dollars to Nigeria, despite concerns over basic human rights. The buying of AH-1Z Vipers consists of guidance and night imaginative and prescient imaging structures in addition to training for an predicted 997 million bucks. It “will better … Read more
Washington: A source familiar with the issue said on Wednesday that senior US officials are debating whether to send a Cabinet-level official to Ukraine as a show of support. According to the source, either US Secretary of State Antony Blinken or US Defense Secretary Austin Lloyd might make a surprise visit to Kyiv. According to … Read more
A “war criminal” and “butcher” who “cannot stay in power”: over recent weeks, US President Joe Biden has made a series of unscripted talks that have raised the temperature in relations with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. However Biden’s promotion libbed line during what was charged as a discourse on biofuels and assisting Americans with the … Read more
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele said on Tuesday that the Central American country has arrested more than 10,000 suspected gang members as part of a recent push to drive down violent crime. Bukele announced a state of emergency at the end of March following a bloody weekend in which 87 people were killed in gang-related … Read more
WASHINGTON: When President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met virtually on Monday to discuss the Ukraine crisis, they had a “candid exchange of views,” but the United States seemed to have made little progress in luring the subordinate nation away from its neutral stance on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “It is important … Read more
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken landed in Algeria on Wednesday, a Moscow ally and big gas producer under pressure to increase shipments to Europe after prices surged after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. On his first visit to the North African country as the top US diplomat, Blinken landed at Boumediene Airport and proceeded to … Read more
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s Covid-19 tests came positive on Monday, after his meeting with US Secretary of the State Antony Blinken. Bennett, who met Blinken in Jerusalem on Sunday on the sidelines of a “historic summit” of Israeli and Arab diplomats, “is feeling well and will continue his schedule as planned from his home,” a statement … Read more
WASHINGTON: The United States has given more than 500 million coronavirus vaccines to other countries since the jabs were developed, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday in a statement obtained by AFP. “The United States has now shared over 500 million safe and effective Covid-19 vaccine doses, free of cost, to more than 110 … Read more
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is all set to take up the issue of human rights violation during his maiden trip to India in the coming week. “We will raise it [human rights and democracy issues], and we will continue that conversation, because we firmly believe that we have more values in common on … Read more
Iran said on Monday that it has yet to decide whether to renew the monitoring agreement with the UN nuclear watchdog that expired last week, despite Washington’s warning that failure to do so would hinder discussions to resurrect the 2015 nuclear deal. “No decision has been made yet, either negative or positive, about extending the … Read more
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken held a meeting with Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Iceland and underscored President Joe Biden’s resolve to protect US citizens and act firmly in defense of US interests in response to actions by Russia that harm us or its allies. According to the details, Blinken also discussed Russia’s continued … Read more
The United States (US) Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that Washington is engaged in a diplomatic effort for the stable future of Afghanistan. According to media reports, the US official in his statement said that US so far not made a decision on May 1 deadline for the withdrawal of troops from Afghan … Read more
