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U.S. government accuses Russian forces of war crimes in Ukraine

"We are committed to pursuing accountability using every tool available, including criminal prosecutions."

Axios

US finds Russian troops have committed war crimes in Ukraine

Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the Biden administration has made a formal determination that Russian troops have committed war crimes in Ukraine

The Independent UK

US officially accuses Russian forces of war crimes in Ukraine

Secretary of State says determination was made after assessing public and intelligence sources

The Independent UK

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Washington Increases Security, Defense Cooperation with Saudi Arabia

The United States has pledged to continue providing Saudi Arabia with the necessary means to defend its territories and repel attacks carried out by the Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen. At the same time, it has demanded an immediate end to the war in Yemen and urged against targeting civilians…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Myanmar dismisses US labelling of Rohingya repression as genocide

Myanmar's government has rejected the United States' labelling of the Southeast Asian nation's military repression of the Rohingya ethnic minority as genocide, saying the country has "never engaged in any genocidal actions."

Bangkok Post

Trafficking case in limbo

The United States' declaration that Myanmar's military committed genocide against its Rohingya Muslim minority is a major step to bringing justice to the issue.

Bangkok Post

China wants U.S. to revoke visa curbs or face reciprocal steps

The United States should immediately revoke visa curbs on Chinese officials or face reciprocal countermeasures, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Tuesday.

Reuters

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US hits Chinese officials with travel bans over ‘repressive acts’

State Department accuses targeted Chinese officials of involvement in crackdown on religious minorities, among others.

Al Jazeera

Is Russia going to expel the US ambassador and what would it mean?

Throughout long decades of Cold War both sides kept up a formal engagement Vladimir Putin is now threatening to end, writes Andrew Buncombe

The Independent UK

US expands travel bans on Chinese officials for persecution

The Biden administration is expanding travel bans on Chinese officials whom it accuses of repressing ethnic and religious minorities

The Independent UK

Rohingya refugees welcome US calling repression genocide

Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh’s sprawling camps have welcomed an announcement by the U.S. calling the repression on the minority group in Myanmar a genocide

The Independent UK

U.S. to restrict visas of Chinese officials -Blinken

The United States is restricting visas of Chinese officials for their involvement in "repressive acts" against ethnic and religious minority groups, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday.

Reuters

Russia summons US ambassador over Biden’s ‘war criminal’ comment

Moscow says Joe Biden’s labelling of Vladimir Putin as a ‘war criminal’ has pushed US-Russia ties to brink of collapse.

Al Jazeera

US confirms Myanmar 'committed genocide’ against Rohingya

The United States officially declared Monday that violence against the Rohingya committed by Myanmar's military amounted to genocide, saying there was clear evidence of an attempt to "destroy" the Muslim minority.

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The Independent UK

US says Myanmar repression of Muslim Rohingya is genocide

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the violent repression of the largely Muslim Rohingya population in Myanmar amounts to genocide

Reuters

Blinken says Myanmar army committed genocide in 'widespread and systematic' attacks on Rohingya

The United States formally determined that Myanmar's army committed genocide and crimes against humanity in its violence against the Rohingya minority, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday, warning that as long as a military junta was in power nobody in the country would be safe.

Al Jazeera

US declares Myanmar army committed genocide against Rohingya

Antony Blinken says evidence shows military had ‘clear intent’ to commit genocide in Myanmar.

Reuters

Biden administration rules Myanmar army committed genocide against Rohingya

The Biden administration has formally determined that violence committed against the Rohingya minority by Myanmar's military amounts to genocide and crimes against humanity, U.S. officials told Reuters, a move that advocates say should bolster efforts to hold the junta that now runs Myanmar accountable.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Arabia Denies Reports of Blinken Visit

The Saudi Foreign Ministry denied media reports that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken would visit the Kingdom in the near future, state news agency (SPA) reported on Saturday. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs denied reports circulated in the media and attributed to an official source in the ministry regarding…

Reuters

Saudi Arabia denies reports of Blinken visit in near future -state media

Saudi Arabia's foreign ministry denied media reports that U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken would visit the kingdom in the near future, state news agency (SPA) reported on Saturday.

The Independent UK

US House members warn of ‘violence and persecution’ against LGBT+ Ukrainians, urge Biden and Blinken to act

‘We urge you to dedicate sufficient resources and attention to Ukrainian members of marginalized groups that have historically faced violence and persecution under Russian rule and occupation’

Reuters

Saudi Arabia looks forward to welcoming Blinken in near future - ministry

Saudi Arabia looks forward to welcoming U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in the near future to strengthen ongoing "positive" discussions, though no meeting has been scheduled yet in Riyadh, an official from the Kingdom's foreign ministry said on Friday.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

US must be prepared for war in Ukraine 'to go on for some time,' says Secretary of State Antony Blinken

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken suggested Thursday that the war in Ukraine is unlikely to end very quickly, and that it will to take time for sanctions to slow down Russian President Vladimir Putin as he threatens a vicious escalation.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine latest updates: UN says 6.5m displaced inside Ukraine

Ukraine news from March 18: UN also estimates 3.2 million refugees have already fled the country.

Al Jazeera

Blinken accuses Russia of committing ‘war crimes’ in Ukraine

Top US diplomat says Washington will ensure ‘accountability and consequences’ for abuses committed in Ukraine.

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