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Timeline: How US stance shifted on killing of Shireen Abu Akleh

The Biden administration’s position on the killing has shifted over time despite repeated US calls for ‘accountability’.

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US legislators voice concerns over Tunisia rights crackdown

Congress members say ‘autocratic consolidation’, treatment of migrants threatens US-Tunisia relations.

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Jordan Accuses Israel Of Violating Peace Treaty After Minister’s Paris Speech

Jordan accused Israel of violating the 1994 peace agreement after Israeli FM Smotrich denied the existence of a Palestinian people

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US State Dept says Black Sea drone incident likely unintentional from Russia

A U.S. military surveillance drone's crash into the Black Sea after being intercepted by Russian jets was likely an unintentional act from Russia's side, U.S. State Department spokesperson Ned Price told MSNBC on Wednesday.

Reuters

Analysis: Renewed Saudi-Iranian ties, brokered by China, force new calculations in Mideast

BEIRUT — The surprise announcement of a resumption of diplomatic ties between Saudi Arabia and Iran, thanks to a deal brokered by Beijing, underscores regional governments’ interest in a de-escalation of tensions — and China’s willingness to wield its economic clout to achieve it.

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Blinken Meets Ethiopian Leader to Repair Ties Damaged by War

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed discussed efforts to reach sustainable peace in Tigray on Wednesday, Blinken's spokesperson said, as both sides seek to mend diplomatic ties damaged by the war there. During a two-and-a-half-hour meeting in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, Blinken and…

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Russian fighter jet collides with US drone over Black Sea

WASHINGTON — A Russian fighter jet collided with a U.S. surveillance drone in international airspace above the Black Sea, causing the American aircraft to crash, the Pentagon said, an incident that ratcheted up tensions already running high over the invasion of Ukraine.

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US says it summoned Russian ambassador over downing of drone over Black Sea

The United States summoned Russia's ambassador to Washington on Tuesday after a Russian fighter jet downed a U.S. military drone over the Black Sea, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said.

Reuters

Black Sea grain deal talks at 'critical moment' -U.S. State Dept

U.S. State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Monday it was a "critical moment" in negotiations on the UN-brokered Black Sea Grain Initiative, which Washington hopes will be extended before it expires on March 18.

Reuters

Washington brands Iran prisoner swap agreement a ‘cruel lie’

Iran's claims they are on the brink of agreeing a prisoner exchange with the US are an "especially cruel lie", Washington says.

The New Daily

China’s Xi Awarded 3rd Term as President, Extending Rule

Chinese leader Xi Jinping was awarded a third five-year term as president Friday, putting him on track to stay in power for life at a time of severe economic challenges and rising tensions with the US and others. The endorsement of Xi’s appointment by the ceremonial National People’s Congress was…

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China's Xi Calls for 'More Quickly Elevating' Armed Forces

China’s leader Xi Jinping has called for “more quickly elevating the armed forces to world-class standards,” in a speech days after he warned the country was threatened by a US-led campaign of “containment, encirclement and suppression of China.” China must maximize its “national strategic capabilities” in a bid to “systematically…

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China's Xi calls for 'more quickly elevating' armed forces

China's leader Xi Jinping has called for “more quickly elevating the armed forces to world-class standards.”

The Independent UK

Blinken’s Moscow policy criticized by envoy who helped free Brittney Griner

Secretary of state’s reluctance to speak to Russian counterpart impedes US, says envoy who helped arrange WNBA star’s release

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China accuses Washington of trying to block its development to limit global influence

Is the United States out to sabotage China

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China accuses Washington of trying to block its development

Is the United States out to sabotage China

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US State Department spokesman Ned Price to step down

State Department spokesman Ned Price is stepping down from his job as the daily face of U.S. foreign policy

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Cambodia gov’t rejects concern over opposition leader’s sentence

Opposition leader Kem Sokha, 69, was sentenced to 27 years on charges of treason and is currently under house arrest.

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Iranian warships in Rio de Janeiro stirring concern abroad

The arrival this week to Rio de Janeiro of two Iranian warships that Brazil’s government authorized to dock has prompted rebukes both from Israel and the U.S. On Thursday, one of the two ships was spotted off shore Rio’s world-famous south zone of beaches, while the other was docked downtown

Reuters

Protests, fights break out in Georgian parliament over 'foreign agents' bill

Protesters on Thursday disrupted committee hearings in the Georgian parliament on a controversial "foreign agents" bill backed by the ruling party, which critics have said represents an authoritarian shift in the country.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Egyptian MP Rejects US Criticism of Cairo’s Dealing with Damascus

Egyptian MP Mustafa Bakri has rejected the criticism made by the US Department of State over Cairo’s dealing with the Syrian regime, against the backdrop of Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry’s solidarity visit to Damascus. Bakri described the demands by Congress members to impose sanctions on the countries that normalize…

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US Slams Israeli Minister’s Call to ‘Erase’ Palestinian Village as ‘Disgusting'

State Department spokesperson Ned Price told reporters that Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich's comments that called for a Palestinian village to be "erased" "were irresponsible. "They were repugnant.

Al Jazeera

‘Repugnant’: US rebukes Israeli remark on Palestinian village

US State Department condemns Israeli minister’s call for Huwara to be ‘wiped out’, calling it a ‘disgusting’ incitement.

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Official Visits Hawara, Washington Expects Prosecution of Settlers behind Attack

A US delegation, headed by the US Special Representative for Palestinian Affairs, Hady Amr, visited the town of Hawara, south of Nablus, two days after the largest attack by settlers on the town, during which they set fire to homes, cars and shops. On Sunday night, settlers carried out around…

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Israel Calls on Germany to Take Decisive Action against Iran

Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen has sought to convince his German counterpart, Annalena Baerbock, in Berlin to tighten sanctions against Iran, sending a strong message before the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency meeting (IAEA). Earlier, Bloomberg published a report stating that international inspectors in Iran detected…

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