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China balloon soaring over U.S. deflates hopes for diplomatic thaw

The political uproar over a suspected Chinese spy balloon drifting over the United States did not just derail a planned visit to Beijing by the top U.S. diplomat, it also threatens to upset attempts by both countries to steady an increasingly rocky relationship.

Reuters

South Korea Foreign Minister Park touts U.S. 'extended deterrence' after Blinken talks

South Korea Foreign Minister Park Jin said after meeting U.S. top diplomat Antony Blinken on Friday that Seoul and Washington were committed to strengthening "extended deterrence" in relation to North Korea.

Reuters

US postpones Blinken's China visit in uproar over spy balloon

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration postponed Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s upcoming trip to Beijing after detecting a Chinese surveillance balloon that was lingering at high altitude over sensitive nuclear sites in Montana.

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US to postpone Blinken’s visit to China over its spy balloon

The Biden administration has decided to postpone Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s upcoming trip to Beijing after detecting a Chinese surveillance balloon that was lingering at high altitude over sensitive nuclear sites in Montana, according two officials.

Tribune News Service

US expresses concern over Sudan freeing diplomat's killer

The U.S. State Department says it is “deeply concerned” over Sudan's release of a man convicted in the 2008 killing of a U.S. diplomat in a drive-by shooting in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum

The Independent UK

U.S. deeply concerned by release of Sudanese man found guilty of killing diplomat

Washington is deeply concerned over the release this week of a Sudanese man facing the death penalty in connection with the killing of a U.S. diplomat in 2008, the State Department said on Wednesday.

Reuters

US opens embassy in Solomon Islands to counter China

The United States has opened an embassy in the Solomon Islands in its latest move to counter China’s push into the Pacific

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China has not done enough on Sri Lanka debt restructuring - U.S. diplomat

The United States wants China to provide credible and specific assurances to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) along with other creditors to help Sri Lanka unlock a $2.9 billion bailout, a senior U.S. diplomat said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Hundreds of Afghans risk 11-country trek to seek haven in United States

Their journey starts with a humanitarian visa for Brazil: one of the few remaining exit routes for Afghans fleeing Taliban rule.

Reuters

Palestinians Urge Blinken Against Allowing US Embassy to Be Built on Confiscated Land in Jerusalem

The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel, Adalah, filed on Monday a letter to object against a plan to build the new US embassy and diplomatic compound in Jerusalem. The letter charges that the missions will be built on land that was confiscated from Palestinians. The letter was…

Asharq Al-Awsat

US accuses Russia of failing to comply with nuclear weapons treaty

Biden administration says Moscow refusing to allow on-the-ground nuclear inspections

The Independent UK

OLD US accuses Russia of endangering nuclear arms control treaty

The Biden administration is faulting Russia for failing to allow on-the-ground nuclear inspections, accusing Moscow of endangering arms control efforts

The Independent UK

U.S. says Russia violating New START nuclear arms control treaty

The United States on Tuesday accused Russia of violating the New START Treaty, the last major pillar of post-Cold War nuclear arms control between the two countries, saying Moscow was refusing to allow inspection activities on its territory.

Reuters

U.S. accuses Russia of violating terms of nuclear arms control treaty

Russia's noncompliance "threatens the viability of U.S.-Russian nuclear arms control," the State Department said.

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The Independent UK

Ousted Brazilian president Bosonaro asks for US tourist visa

Mr Bolsonaro is under investigation in Brazil after a riotous mob of his supporters stormed government buildings in an attempt to oust his successor

Tribune News Service

Bolsonaro has no intention of cutting his stay in Florida short

WASHINGTON — Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro is in no rush to leave Florida, making life deeply uncomfortable for the White House as it gets ready to welcome his successor and bitter rival next month.

WEKU

Israel clears a hurdle for visa-free U.S. travel — but there are strings attached

The State Department has announced Israeli tourists may qualify for visa-free travel to the U.S., but only if Israel stops discriminating against Arab Americans.

France 24

Blinken calls for ‘urgent steps to restore calm’ between Israel, Palestinians

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a joint press conference in Israel on Monday, as Blinken urged a de-escalation in violence that has flared in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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Los Angeles Times

'The best-kept secret in the State Department.' How sports help U.S. diplomats.

When U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visited the Middle East last fall, he didn't go there just to talk about oil and natural gas, terrorism or the war in Ukraine.

Reuters

Blinken begins Middle East trip amid spate of violence

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken landed in Egypt on Sunday at the start of a three-day visit to the Middle East as violence flares between Israelis and Palestinians, and with Iran and Ukraine high on the agenda.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Blinken Arrives in Cairo for Start of Mideast Visit

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived Sunday in Egypt at the start of a Middle East trip on which he will look to notch down Israeli-Palestinian tensions after an eruption of violence. Blinken will hold discuss the Israeli-Palestinian situation with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Foreign Minister Sameh…

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U.S. Seeks ‘Guardrails’ in China Talks to Avoid Conflict, State Department Says

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to discuss nuclear weapon stockpiles and climate change in visit early next month

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Sanctions Paraguay VP, Former President for Links to Hezbollah

The United States issued sanctions against Paraguay’s former President Horacio Cartes Jara and current Vice President Hugo Velázquez Moreno on Thursday, unveiling explosive accusations that they participated in widespread schemes of corruption and have ties to members of a terrorist organization. Cartes and Velázquez have been involved “in systemic corruption…

Foreign Affairs

Kennan's Warning on Ukraine

Ambition, insecurity, and the perils of independence

Axios

CIA director visiting Israel, West Bank as concern over escalating violence intensifies

Burn’s visit was pre-planned but it takes place amid the most significant escalation of tensions in the region in months.

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