The Latest Breaking News from Antony Blinken

Dozens of alleged human rights abusers around the world face new sanctions Friday under a coordinated action by the United States, Britain and Canada to mark the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

The U.S. on Friday imposed sanctions on 20 people, from Afghanistan to China to Haiti to Iran, accused of violating human rights in their respective nations

US officials urge Israel to protect Gaza civilians but are unlikely to back calls for permanent truce.

Desperate Palestinians fleeing Israel’s expanding ground offensive crowded into an ever-shrinking area of the Gaza Strip as the Israel-Hamas war entered its third month Friday

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He said he was ‘making an argument’ in the hope the US will ‘vote through that money’.

In some of the strongest criticism of Israel’s conduct in its war with Hamas, Antony Blinken says Israel must put a ‘premium on civilian protection’

Blinken’s comments come after rights groups say Israel should be investigated over possible war crime.

In tonight's edition: more than 60 people have been injured in a dawn blast at an explosives depot in the Seychelles. Also, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the two warring sides in Sudan have committed war crimes. Finally, award-winning Nigerian singer Jemiriye joins us in the studio to…