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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

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

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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.

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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.

Bangkok Post

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

The Independent UK

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.

Reuters

US declares Myanmar army committed genocide against Rohingya

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

Al Jazeera

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.

Reuters

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…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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.

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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.

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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.

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Blinken accuses Russia of committing ‘war crimes’ in Ukraine

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

Reuters

Blinken says war crimes committed in Ukraine, U.S. experts working to document attacks

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday said he agrees with President Joe Biden that war crimes have been committed in Ukraine and U.S. experts were gathering evidence to prove it.

Reuters

U.S. citizen killed in Ukraine while waiting in bread line, family says

A U.S. citizen was killed in the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv while waiting in a bread line amid Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine, his family said on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Blinken says US documenting potential Russian war crimes in Ukraine

‘Yesterday, President Biden said that in his opinion, war crimes have been committed in Ukraine. Personally, I agree’

Reuters

China rejects Blinken accusation that China not acting in line with UN charter

The Chinese foreign ministry said on Thursday that it firmly rejects U.S. State Secretary Antony Blinken's comment that China's unwillingness to condemn Russia is inconsistent with China's position on the U.N. charter.

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Donates More than 500 Million Covid Vaccines to Other Countries

The United States has given more than 500 million coronavirus vaccines to other countries since the jabs were developed, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday in a statement obtained by AFP. "The United States has now shared over 500 million safe and effective Covid-19 vaccine doses, free of cost,…

Reuters

U.S. providing over $186 million in additional Ukraine refugee aid - Blinken

The United States is providing over $186 million in additional humanitarian assistance to support refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine and those internally displaced by the conflict, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday.

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