Blinken announces aid, US support for peacekeeping force on Haiti visit Antony Blinken arrived in the capital of Port-au-Prince to meet with Haiti’s transitional government amid gang violence. Al Jazeera · Sep 6, 2024
US Secretary Of State Blinken Visits Haiti For Security Talks U.S. Secretary of State Blinken visits Haiti to address gang violence, support elections, and explore U.N. peacekeeping. Discussions also focus on regional... Top News · Sep 5, 2024
Blinken arrives in Haiti as U.S. seeks to boost a struggling leadership and security mission The measures taken to stabilize the country in the political and security areas continue to falter Latin Times · Sep 5, 2024
Blinken In Violence-torn Haiti To Assess Headway Against Gangs US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday paid a rare visit to violence-ravaged Haiti to evaluate progress in wresting control from gangs that have taken over much of the impoverished Caribbean nation. International Business Times · Sep 5, 2024
Blinken arrives in Haiti to show US support for fighting gang violence U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Haiti to reaffirm the government’s commitment to a multinational mission deployed to fight gangs in the Caribbean country and push for the organization of long-awaited general elections The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2024
US secures release of 135 Nicaraguan political prisoners who have arrived in Guatemala The United States government says it has secured the release of 135 Nicaraguan political prisoners who have arrived in Guatemala The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2024
Blinken Heads To Haiti To See Headway Against Gangs US Secretary of State Antony Blinken headed Thursday to violence-ravaged Haiti to evaluate progress in wresting control from gangs that have taken over much of the impoverished Caribbean nation. International Business Times · Sep 5, 2024
House Republicans Subpoena Secretary Of State Blinken For Testimony House Republicans subpoena Secretary of State Blinken for testimony on U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan investigation. Top News · Sep 5, 2024
As international mission in Haiti falters, U.S. seeks to turn it into a U.N. peacekeeping operation The proposed switch would address funding shortfalls, as such missions are typically financed through member nations' assessed contributions Latin Times · Sep 4, 2024
Blinken To Visit Haiti, Hoping To Boost Security Gains US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit violence-ravaged Haiti on Thursday as he looks to consolidate gains by a multinational force and discuss finding new ways of funding. International Business Times · Sep 4, 2024
The US mulls a peacekeeping operation for Haiti to secure money and equipment to fight gangs The U.S. assistant secretary for Western Hemisphere affairs says the U.S. is mulling a U.N. peacekeeping operation in Haiti as one way to secure funding and staffing for a current mission led by Kenya to quell gang violence in the Caribbean country The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2024
House Foreign Affairs Committee Subpoenas Secretary Of State Blinken House Foreign Affairs Committee subpoenas Secretary Blinken for testimony on US withdrawal from Afghanistan, highlighting lack of preparation and culpabili... Top News · Sep 4, 2024
Hong Kong prepares for Stand News verdict in latest media freedom test Two editors from now-closed independent publication are facing sedition charges over the outlet’s reporting. Al Jazeera · Aug 28, 2024
The US diplomatic strategy on Israel and Gaza is not working US policies strengthen Benjamin Netanyahu – whose political preference in the short term is an open-ended war, not a deal The Guardian - US · Aug 27, 2024
Al Jazeera · Aug 24, 2024 Is the playing field level for Hamas, Israel in the ceasefire talks? Israel seems to have endless support from the United States no matter what it does or says.
International Business Times · Aug 23, 2024 Israelis In Cairo For Gaza Talks But Disputes Linger Israeli negotiators were in Cairo Friday for talks on a Gaza truce, a spokesman said, but a dispute over the presence of Israeli troops on Gaza's southern border remained among sticking points.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 22, 2024 US officials say Gaza ceasefire ‘in sight’ but Israel and Hamas downbeat Warring sides indicate breakthrough not imminent as renewed fighting rages in parts of Palestinian territory
The Conversation · Aug 22, 2024 Gaza update: US politics and the fate of Palestinians increasingly bound up together It would be a brave – or foolhardy – analyst who presumes to predict the outcomes of the talks which continue in Doha. But the fate of Gaza and its 2 million inhabitants as well as the 109 remaining Israeli hostages being held in Gaza, will depend on a political…
The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2024 Neil Young gives Tim Walz permission for his song – after he sued Trump for using it Trump’s campaign also tried to use Beyonce’s “Freedom,” but stopped when she threatened to sue
The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2024 Watch: Israelis bury hostage whose body was retrieved from Gaza Watch as Israelis pay their respects at a funeral on Thursday, 22 August, for a hostage whose body was retrieved from captivity in Gaza and brought to Israel during a military operation.
International Business Times · Aug 22, 2024 Ceasefire Hopes Fade As Gaza Fighting Rages Hopes were dwindling Thursday for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, where fighting raged despite pressure from the United States on Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas to reach an agreement.
The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2024 Israel-Hamas war latest: Israeli strike kills 3 in occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials say The Palestinian Health Ministry says three people have been killed in an Israeli strike on a home in the occupied West Bank
The Conversation · Aug 21, 2024 How Israel-Gaza will affect the US election campaign – and vice versa As delegates assembled in Chicago for the start of the Democratic National Convention on August 19, something surreal was happening 6,000 miles away in Israel. In Tel Aviv, the US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, declared that Israel had accepted a “bridging proposal” to move towards a ceasefire. He insisted…
The Guardian - UK · Aug 21, 2024 Hezbollah launches barrage of rockets and drones towards Israel Number of homes struck in Golan Heights, with one person wounded
The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2024 Key mediator Egypt expresses skepticism of Gaza cease-fire proposal as more details emerge Key mediator Egypt is expressing skepticism as more details emerge of the proposal meant to bridge gaps in cease-fire talks between Israel and Hamas