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Blinken, in Turkey, backs speedy Nordics accession to NATO

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday Washington strongly supports Sweden and Finland's quick NATO accession given steps they have already taken, even as his Turkish counterpart stressed the need for more concrete steps.

Reuters

Why China's stand on Russia and Ukraine is raising concerns

Nearly one year after Russia invaded Ukraine, new questions are rising over China's potential willingness to aid Moscow in the increasingly drawn-out conflict

The Independent UK

Antony Blinken and Turkish foreign minister hold press conference over US earthquake aid

Antony Blinken and Turkish foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu held a joint news conference over US aid for the deadly earthquake that hit Turkey on 6 February.

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US warns China is considering arming Russia in Ukraine war: ‘That would cause a serious problem’

US ‘[has] information that gives us concern that they are considering providing lethal support to Russia in the war against Ukraine’, says Antony Blinken

The Independent UK

Fresh earthquake hits Turkey-Syria border two weeks after disaster

Another earthquake struck the border region of Turkey and Syria on Monday, just two weeks after the area was devastated by a larger quake that killed more than 47,000 people and damaged or destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes.

Reuters

Congress delegation visits Taiwan in tense US-China moment

A delegation of U.S. lawmakers has met with the head of Taiwan’s legislature as part of a five-day visit to the self-ruled island that comes as U.S.-China relations remain tense after weeks of trading accusations over a spy balloon

The Independent UK

Joe Biden’s surprise visit to Kyiv ‘unprecedented in modern times’, says US – as it happened

First time a US president visited a ‘country at war where US military does not control critical infrastructure’, says national security adviser

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US: No Apology From China for Balloon Surveillance

China’s top diplomat Wang Yi requested the U.S. “change course” and fix the damage done to the bilateral relationship caused by the “abuse of force” in shooting down the balloon, according to Chinese state media.

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US, China top diplomats hold 1st meeting after balloon crisis

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned China’s top diplomat against providing lethal aid to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and rebuked him over an alleged Chinese spy balloon that heightened tensions between the world’s largest economies.

Tribune News Service

Biden has ‘no plans’ to visit Ukraine after trip to Poland, White House says

President Joe Biden travels to Poland this week, but he won’t be visiting neighboring Ukraine as the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion looms, according to a White House official.

Tribune News Service

Russia again accuses Ukraine of planning ‘false flag’ attack

Ukraine and its allies have dismissed such accusations as cynical attempts to spread disinformation.

Al Jazeera

US warns China not to send weapons to Russia for Ukraine war

Secretary of State Antony Blinken says U.S. intelligence suggests China is considering providing arms and ammunition to Russia

The Independent UK

Blinken tours Turkey's earthquake zone and pledges $100 million more in U.S. aid

The additional aid includes $50 million in emergency refugee and migration funds and $50 million in humanitarian assistance, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.

WEKU

Blinken Tours Türkiye's Earthquake Zone, Pledges $100M in Aid

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken took a helicopter tour Sunday of one of the provinces worst-affected by the Feb. 6 earthquake in southern Türkiye and northern Syria and pledged a further $100 million in aid to help the region. “This is going to be a long-term effort,” Blinken said…

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Lindsey Graham: U.S. should designate Russia state sponsor of terrorism

"Don't worry about provoking Putin. Worry about beating him."

The Independent UK

Blinken arrives for tour of Turkey's earthquake zone

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Turkey, where he set off for a tour of the earthquake disaster zone accompanied by his Turkish counterpart, Mevlut Cavusoglu

The Independent UK

Watch Antony Blinken visit earthquake-struck Turkey

US secretary of state is visitng Turkey in the aftermath of powerful and devastating earthquakes.

WEKU

4 takeaways from this year's important Munich Security Conference

The war in Ukraine dominated the annual conference in Germany, as Vice President Kamala Harris accused Russian forces of crimes against humanity.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Abbas Requests that Blinken Make Israel Stop Unilateral Measures

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has underscored the need for Israel to stop all unilateral measures, including settlement construction, home demolitions, raids on cities and villages, and extrajudicial killings. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken held telephone talks with Abbas on Saturday to discuss the potential escalation and asked him not…

France 24

China 'considering' supplying weapons to Russia, US warns

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that China was considering providing weapons including ammunition to Russia in its war against Ukraine. Earlier on Sunday, France said it will begin delivering the armoured vehicles it has promised Ukraine by next weekend. European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Blinken: China’s Balloon Incursion ‘Must Never Happen Again’

The top diplomats from the United States and China met on Saturday in the first high-level contact between their countries since the US shot down an alleged Chinese spy balloon two weeks ago, with Secretary of State Antony Blinken sending the message that Beijing's surveillance program had been "exposed to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sudani Calls on Europe to Support Iraq’s Anti-Corruption Efforts

Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shia Al-Sudani has called on the European Union to support the government's anti-corruption efforts. He also urged the global police agency Interpol to facilitate the extradition of wanted persons. Al-Sudani met on Saturday with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, in Munich…

The Guardian - UK

China may be on brink of supplying arms to Russia, says Blinken

US secretary of state meets with top Chinese diplomat, Wang Yi, and warns of ‘serious problem for us’ if Beijing supplies weaponry to Vladimir Putin

Reuters

Blinken to Turkey: 'the United States is here' with aid

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday announced further aid to Turkey and said Washington would provide longer term help to Ankara as it seeks to rebuild following this month's earthquake.

The Independent UK

Ukraine in mind, US frantic to avert Mideast showdown at UN

The Biden administration is scrambling to avert a diplomatic crisis this week at the United Nations over Israeli settlement activity

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