The Latest Breaking News from Antony Blinken

EU urges G20 to help persuade Putin to reopen Ukraine grain export route

Brussels’ foreign policy chief calls on nations to speak with a unified voice to help ‘people most in need’

The Guardian - UK · Aug 3, 2023

US challenges world to tell Russia to stop using Ukrainian grain as `blackmail'

U_S_ Secretary of State Antony Blinken is challenging all countries to tell Russia to stop using the Black Sea and Ukraine’s grain as “blackmail” and stop treating the world’s hungry and vulnerable people as leverage in its “unconscionable war.”

The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2023

Niger: US and UK evacuate embassy staff as coup leaders double down

Staffing levels reduced as US says White House is committed to restoring president after last week’s coup

The Guardian - UK · Aug 3, 2023

Australia's prime minister stands firm against the US on WikiLeaks founder's prosecution

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said his government is standing firm against the United States over the prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2023

Tuesday briefing: The global fallout from Niger’s coup

In today’s newsletter: The country has been considered stable in an unstable region. So what sparked a coup – and what effects will it have?

The Guardian - UK · Aug 1, 2023

As regional bloc threatens invention in Niger, neighboring juntas vow mutual defense

Two military-ruled West African nations vowed Monday to prevent military intervention in Niger as a military junta attempts to consolidate power after a coup

The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2023

Burkina Faso, Mali warn against military intervention in Niger

Niger’s neighbours say any intervention to restore deposed president will be considered a ‘declaration of war’.

Al Jazeera · Aug 1, 2023

Julian Assange supporters in Australian parliament urge US to get him out of maximum security prison

Supporters Julian Hill, Andrew Wilkie and Bridget Archer respond after US secretary of state Antony Blinken claims WikiLeaks founder ‘risked very serious harm’ to national security

The Guardian - AU · Jul 31, 2023

Blinken snubs Australian call to end Assange case saying he’s accused of ‘very serious’ crime

WikiLeaks founder as spent four years in a British prison fighting extradition to the United States

The Independent UK · Jul 29, 2023

OLD US Secretary of State tells Australia that WikiLeaks founder is accused of ‘very serious’ crime

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has pushed back against Australian demands for an end to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s prosecution, saying the Australian citizen was accused of “very serious criminal conduct” in publishing a trove of classified documents more than a decade ago

The Independent UK · Jul 29, 2023