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Family of Paul Whelan has questions after he is left out of prisoner swap: 'Hope dims'

WASHINGTON — The family of Michigan's Paul Whelan expressed happiness Wednesday at Russia's release of another former Marine, Trevor Reed, while appearing frustrated that the U.S. left their brother and son out of the prisoner swap.

Tribune News Service

Blinken expects request for Ukraine funds to include resources for food security

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday he expects a Biden administration request for supplemental funds to support Ukraine to include resources for food security.

Reuters

US calls for weapons as Russia grinds Ukraine down

Ukraine’s army is holding out against a better equipped Russian invader but Washington warns time is not on its side.

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VIDEO: Unorthodox: Ukrainian Brigade Destroys Russian Base Set Up Near Church

In the footage, a missile is seen exploding near the church in a Ukrainian village.

Zenger

VIDEO: Terrified Civilians Trapped As 35 Missile Strikes Hit Mariupol Shelter

The footage was filmed at the Azovstal iron and steelworks plant in the city of Mariupol.

Zenger

Blinken Sticks to Efforts for Reviving Iran Nuclear Deal

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken reaffirmed on Tuesday that Washington still believes that reviving the nuclear deal with Tehran remains as “the best way to address the nuclear challenge posed by Iran.” He stressed the US ability to curb Iran’s other malign activities. Speaking to the Senate Committee on…

Asharq Al-Awsat

White House Worried Iran Could Develop Nuclear Weapon in Weeks

The White House is worried Iran could develop a nuclear weapon in weeks, press secretary Jen Psaki said on Tuesday, after Secretary of State Antony Blinken noted earlier in the day the country has accelerated its nuclear program. "Yes it definitely worries us," Psaki said, adding the time needed for…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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The Hindu

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COVID hospitalizations trend upward in Florida for the first time in months

Tribune News Service

Iran’s attempts to kill Pompeo, current U.S. officials are real and ongoing, Blinken says

WASHINGTON — Iran’s attempts to assassinate former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo are real and ongoing, his successor, Antony Blinken, told Congress on Tuesday.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Blinken tells Rand Paul that Russia has no right to invade ex-Soviet countries in tense exchange

Secretary of State was giving testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee

The Independent UK

Sen. Rand Paul says Putin only invades countries that ‘were part of Russia’

Memo to Sen. Rand Paul: Ukraine is an independent country, not a Soviet puppet state.

Tribune News Service

Corrected (Official) White House worried Iran could develop nuclear weapon in weeks

(White House corrects to show that Psaki was referring to the time it would take to obtain sufficient fissile material for one nuclear bomb and not the production of an actual nuclear weapon)

Reuters

Key U.S. senator criticizes Blinken for failing to condemn Turkish jailing of philanthropist

The influential chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee criticized Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday for failing to condemn Turkey's decision to convict philanthropist Osman Kavala to life imprisonment, a verdict seen as symbolic of President Tayyip Erdogan's crackdown on dissent.

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Rand Paul goes to bat for Putin – again

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Experts say Russian attacks on train stations were about demonstrating power as much as disrupting Ukraine's war effort

A retired NATO commander says Russia's precision strikes against rail targets far away from its focus in eastern Ukraine do have strategic aims but are also a message to civilians trying to reach safety.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Blinken to Address US National Security Strategy Related to China in Coming Weeks

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday he will address in the coming weeks a US national security strategy to deal with the emergence of China as a great power. "I will have an opportunity I think, very soon in the coming weeks to speak publicly and in some…

Al Jazeera

Blinken defends Iran deal talks against congressional criticism

US secretary of state backs efforts to restore the multilateral pact amid stalled push to revive the agreement.

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U.S., Ukraine 'largely aligned' on Ukraine defense needs, Blinken says

The United States and Ukraine are "largely aligned" on what military equipment Ukraine believes it needs to fight the Russian invasion and what Washington can provide, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Blinken to address U.S. national security strategy related to China in coming weeks

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday he will address in the coming weeks a U.S. national security strategy to deal with the emergence of China as a great power.

Zenger

VIDEO: See You In Shell: Ukrainians Blitz Russian Troops From Armored Car

Footage apparently shows a BTR-4E infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) letting rip as Russian forces enter its field of fire.

Zenger

VIDEO: Egg Shelled: Ukraine Blitzes Russian Tanks For Orthodox Easter

The 53rd Separate Mechanized Brigade said in a statement on April 24th: “Ukrainians are a very hospitable people.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Putin Gets What He Didn’t Want: Ukraine Army Closer to West

The longer Ukraine's army fends off the invading Russians, the more it absorbs the advantages of Western weaponry and training - exactly the transformation President Vladimir Putin wanted to prevent by invading in the first place. The list of arms flowing to Ukraine is long and growing longer. It includes…

Axios

What Anthony Blinken will tell Congress

Blinken's testimony will be his first public appearance since returning to the U.S. from Ukraine.

The Independent UK

Putin making ‘unsound decisions’ to win Ukraine war before Victory Day parade in May, UK says

UK armed forces minister says ‘thousands of Russian lives are going to be lost’ due to Putin’s strategy

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