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U.S. officials visit Brittney Griner in Russia prison

State Department spokesman Ned Price said in a tweet that the American representatives “saw firsthand her tenacity and perseverance despite her present circumstances.”

Chicago Sun-Times

US offers reward for Singaporean over N.Korea oil shipments

Washington (AFP) - The United States on Thursday offered $5 million to track down a Singaporean businessman accused of violating sanctions on North Korea, including through oil shipments on a tanker seized last year.

AFP

G7 to work together on winter aid for Ukraine, Germany says

Group of Seven foreign ministers gathered on Thursday to weigh how to support Ukraine through the winter in the face of Russian attacks on its power grid as well as deal with China's growing assertiveness and Iran's crackdown on protests.

Reuters

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U.S. condemns North Korea's ICBM launch, says State Dept

The United States condemned North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launch which triggered an alert for residents in parts of Japan to seek shelter, a State Department spokesperson said in a statement late Wednesday Washington time.

Reuters

U.S.-Mexico nuclear cooperation agreement enters into force

A bilateral agreement on nuclear energy between the United States and Mexico entered into force, the U.S. State Department said Wednesday, adding that it will enhance cooperation on energy security.

Reuters

U.S. will look at more tools to counter North Korean military aid to Russia

The United States will look at additional tools and authorities that may be used to counter North Korean military aid to Russia, State Department spokesperson Ned Price told reporters on Wednesday.

Reuters

Fogel 'Wrongfully Detained' Like Brittney Griner: Bipartisan Lawmakers Urge Biden Admin To Push For His Release

A group of Congress members consisting of both Democrats and Republicans is pressing the State Department to use its diplomatic resources to make the task of ensuring the release of former U.S.

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U.S. condemns North Korea's latest missile launch

The United States on Wednesday condemned North Korea's latest launch of a ballistic missile, which landed less than 60 kilometres off South Korea's coast, the first time an apparent test had landed near the South's waters, a State Department spokesperson said.

Reuters

U.S.'s Blinken to travel Germany for G7 meeting -statement

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Germany this week to meet with his counterparts in the Group of Seven to discuss Russia's invasion of Ukraine, climate change, energy and other issues, the State Department said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Review: Ken Burns issues a chilling warning with ‘The U.S. and the Holocaust’

“The U.S. and the Holocaust,” the latest big PBS documentary from Ken Burns, is a different sort of film for him in that — unlike “Baseball” or “Jazz” or “Benjamin Franklin” — it seems very much a response to current events, made not just as a commemoration but as a…

Los Angeles Times

US military now doing onsite weapons inspections in Ukraine

A senior U.S. defense official says a small number of U.S. military forces inside Ukraine have recently begun doing onsite inspections to ensure that Ukrainian troops are properly accounting for the Western-provided weapons they receive

The Independent UK

US, China discuss relations, war in Ukraine

Washington (AFP) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi discussed the rivalry between the two superpowers and Russia's war in Ukraine in a call Sunday, the State Department and Beijing's foreign ministry said.

AFP

US accuses Russia of 'extortion' over Ukraine grain demands

Russia's suspension over the weekend of its participation in the UN-brokered deal to move Ukrainian grain threatens to deepen a global food crisis. Meanwhile, 80 percent of Kyiv residents were without access to water Monday following what Ukraine called 'massive' Russian missile strikes. Read our live blog to see how…

France 24

Blinken talks with Indian counterpart on Ukraine - U.S. State Department

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke on Saturday with his counterpart in India about Russia's war on Ukraine among other issues, the State Department said.

Reuters

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U.S. says North Korea policy unchanged after nuclear remark raises eyebrows

The United States said on Friday its policy towards North Korea had not changed after a senior U.S. official responsible for nuclear policy raised some eyebrows by saying Washington would be willing to engage in arms-control talks with Pyongyang.

Los Angeles Times

California congresswoman faces accusations of ‘McCarthyism’ from AAPI groups over campaign ads

The video opens in a dimly lit room, smoke billowing from a desktop ashtray as two actors portraying Chinese Communist Party intelligence officers discuss a California congressional candidate.

AFP

Nigeria beefs up security after US, UK 'terror' warning

Abuja (AFP) - Nigeria on Friday said it had beefed up security and called for the public to be vigilant but calm after the United States and Britain warned of a high "terror" threat in the capital Abuja.

The Independent UK

US orders diplomats' families to leave Nigeria's capital

The State Department has ordered the families of U.S. embassy staffers in the Nigerian capital to leave due to heightened fears of a terrorist attack

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The Independent UK

US to send Ukraine additional $275 million in military aid

U.S. officials say the Pentagon is sending Ukraine a new $275 million package of weapons and other aid, in a move to bolster the effort to drive Russian forces out of key areas in the south as the winter closes in

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tel Aviv Begins Gas Production from Karish

US envoy Amos Hochstein traveled to Beirut on Wednesday to represent his country at the official signing of the historic agreement to delineate the maritime border between Lebanon and Israel and pave the way for offshore energy exploration in the Mediterranean Sea. “Hochstein traveled to Lebanon to finalize the historic…

Miami Herald

US wants to find a country to lead Haiti military intervention by early November

The State Department is pushing back against the notion that a U.S. resolution at the United Nations proposing the deployment of a rapid reaction force to Haiti is in peril, with a senior administration official stating Wednesday that he expects the dimensions of a force to be settled by early…

Reuters

Remains of U.S. citizen killed in Ukraine being returned to family -State Dept

The remains of a U.S. citizen killed in fighting in Ukraine have been identified and released to Ukrainian authorities and will soon be returned to the person's family, a State Department spokesperson said on Wednesday.

Reuters

U.S. blasts verdict against Hong Kong democracy advocate Jimmy Lai

The United States condemns the verdict against Hong Kong democracy advocate Jimmy Lai on "spurious fraud charges," State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Top U.S. diplomat Blinken to visit Canada this week -State Dept

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Canada on Thursday and Friday to discuss shared goals including the war in Ukraine, the humanitarian crisis in Haiti and cooperation on migration and refugee resettlement, the State Department said.

Reuters

U.S. authorises departure of non-emergency staff from Nigeria

The U.S. State Department on Tuesday authorised the departure of non-emergency U.S. government employees and their families from Nigeria due to a heightened risk of terrorist attacks in the country.

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