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US Agrees to Sell 300 Patriot Missiles to Saudi Arabia

The US State Department approved the potential sale of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile interceptors to the United Arab Emirates and Patriot missile interceptors to Saudi Arabia in separate deals worth as much as $5.3 billion, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. The US State Department approved the potential…

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US warns of possible retaliation after killing of al-Qaida chief

The State Department on Tuesday warned American citizens traveling overseas of possible retaliation by al-Qaida and its supporters after the organization’s leader was killed in a U.S. missile strike.

Tribune News Service

Al Qaeda leader's killing risks greater anti-American violence, State Dept warns

The killing of al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri by the United States may prompt al Qaeda supporters to target U.S. facilities or citizens with the potential for more anti-American violence, the State Department warned on Tuesday.

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Senators slated to take up bill to expand security support to Taiwan amid high-stakes Pelosi visit - Roll Call

A Senate panel plans to take up a bill that would expand security aid to Taiwan even as Speaker Pelosi has angered China with her visit there.

Roll Call

America’s allies are watching the Jan. 6 hearings. They are worried about US democracy

WASHINGTON — Three European diplomats opened the door to the ambassador’s residence and offered up a Cognac and a request for anonymity.

Los Angeles Times

US Targets Chinese Firms in New Iran Oil Sanctions

The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on Chinese and other firms it said helped to sell tens of millions of dollars' in Iranian oil and petrochemical products to East Asia as it seeks to raise pressure on Tehran to curb its nuclear program. The US Treasury and the US…

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US Orders Departure of Personnel from Mali

The United States has ordered non-emergency personnel and their families to leave Mali due to a heightened risk of attacks, the State Department said. The US did not mention a specific threat to its employees, but said there was an increased danger of violence affecting Westerners in a country that…

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US orders departure of staff and families from Mali over attack fears

The United States has ordered non-emergency personnel and their families to leave Mali due to a heightened risk of terrorist attacks, the State Department has announced.

Radio France Internationale

Blinken to attend Asean talks next week

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Cambodia for a US-Asean ministers’ meeting next week, during which he will address the Covid-19 pandemic, climate change, Myanmar and the war in Ukraine, the State Department said on Friday.

Bangkok Post

Blinken to travel to southeast Asia, Africa next week -State Dept.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Cambodia for a U.S.-ASEAN minister's meeting next week during which he will address the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, Myanmar and the war in Ukraine, the State Department said on Friday.

Reuters

Bobby Ghosh: Tunisia’s democracy is collapsing. Biden shouldn’t just stand by

On the day Tunisia’s democracy died, it fell to a State Department spokesperson to deliver the Biden administration’s mealy-mouthed pieties. Asked about the July 25 constitutional referendum that allowed President Kais Saied to institutionalize one-man rule in the North African nation, Ned Price offered the following observations:

Tribune News Service

Slain Journalist’s Family: No Help from US for a Full Probe

A relative of slain Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh said Wednesday that the Biden administration's top diplomat refused her face-to-face appeal to push for a full US investigation into the killing of the veteran television correspondent. Niece Lina Abu Akleh also said Secretary of State Antony Blinken and US officials…

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Slain journalist's family: No help from US for a full probe

A relative of slain Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh says the Biden administration’s top diplomat has refused her face-to-face appeal to push for a full U.S. investigation into the killing of the veteran television correspondent

The Independent UK

Time to remove Cuba from terror list

Pointless sanctions based on an outmoded list are creating immense hardship for the Cuban people. Time to move on

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Los Angeles Times

Family of slain Palestinian American journalist seeks justice from US officials

WASHINGTON — The family of slain Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was in Washington on Tuesday to lobby officials for justice and a full accounting of the veteran reporter’s death during an Israeli military raid in May.

The Independent UK

Blinken meets kin of slain Palestinian-American journalist

Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met with the family of a Palestinian-American reporter killed while covering an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank

Reuters

Al Jazeera reporter's family meets Blinken to demand justice in her killing

The family of slain Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh met U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday to demand justice for the killing of the Al Jazeera reporter during an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank.

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Shireen Abu Akleh family meets Blinken in Washington

From Washington, DC, slain Al Jazeera journalist’s relatives renew calls for accountability and independent US probe.

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US Accuses China of Increased South China Sea ‘Provocations’

The United States on Tuesday accused China of increased "provocations" against rival claimants to territory in the South China Sea and other states operating there. "There is a clear and upward trend of PRC provocations against South China Sea claimants and other states lawfully operating in the region,” Jung Pak,…

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US Envoy Heads to the Region to Support Yemen Truce

US State Department announced Monday that Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking would travel to the Middle East to continue US diplomatic efforts supporting the UN-mediated truce in Yemen. The State Department website stated that Lenderking was headed to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and that his regional tour would include Oman…

Miami Herald

Washington names migration expert as new chief of embassy in Havana

The U.S. State Department has named Benjamin Ziff, a career diplomat who was in charge of the agency’s migration policies for Latin America and the Caribbean, as the new chief of mission for the American Embassy in Havana.

The Guardian - UK

Myanmar executions: US presses China to rein in junta, saying it cannot be ‘business as usual’

State department says military government in Yangon has not faced enough economic and diplomatic pressure, amid global outrage at killings

Tribune News Service

Democrats blast Commerce Department for overseeing heavy increase in gun exports

WASHINGTON — Democrats in the House and Senate are rebuking the Biden administration over a decision to leave in place a Trump-era regulatory change that detractors argue caused gun exports to soar, including to countries with poor human rights track records.

Reuters

U.S. says there can be no more 'business as usual' with Myanmar's junta

The U.S. State Department on Monday said there can be no "business as usual" with Myanmar's ruling military following its execution of four democracy activists, adding that it was considering further measures to punish the junta.

Roll Call

Democrats blast Commerce for overseeing heavy increase in gun exports - Roll Call

Countries with high rates of gun violence and problematic human rights records are among the top destinations for U.S. firearms.

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