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Bill to help Taiwan regain WHO status passes Congress, sent to Biden for signature

The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed legislation on Wednesday calling on the State Department to submit a plan to help Taiwan regain its observer status at the World Health Organization, seeking to boost the island as it faces pressure from China.

Reuters

Lawmakers, rights groups urge US to condition aid to Tunisia

In separate letters, legislators and advocacy groups ask Biden administration to do more to protect Tunisian democracy.

Al Jazeera

Madeleine Albright eulogised by Biden and Clinton as ‘force of nature’ who was ‘always the first’ to warn of fascism

‘With her goodness and grace, her humanity and her intellect, she turned the tide of history’

The Independent UK

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EXPLAINER: Will a Russian prisoner exchange impact Griner?

Brittney Griner remains detained in Russia and it’s unclear how an unexpected prisoner exchange between the United States and Russia that freed marine veteran Trevor Reed will affect the status of WNBA star

The Independent UK

Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela's Maduro government unlikely to be invited to regional summit -U.S

Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government are likely to be excluded from the U.S.-hosted Summit of the Americas to be held in June in Los Angeles, a senior State Department official said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Former top State official to plead guilty for helping Qatar

A former top-ranking State Department official is set to plead guilty for improperly helping a wealthy Gulf country try to influence U.S. policy and not disclosing on a government ethics form gifts he received from a disgraced political fundraiser

The Independent UK

State Department: Griner’s Release Is ‘Top Priority,’

Russian state media recently reported the WNBA star’s detention will last through at least May 19.

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Utah siblings sue Brazilian oil giant Petrobras for ‘orchestrating’ 2003 murder of their parents

Oil executive was murdered with his wife while investigating corruption in Brazil

The Independent UK

U.S. to provide $200 million in humanitarian aid for Horn of Africa, State Department says

The United States will provide more than $200 million in aid for the Horn of Africa to address humanitarian needs caused by drought and regional conflict, Ned Price, spokesperson for the State Department, said in a statement.

Reuters

Live: Biden, Clintons lead tributes to Madeleine Albright at memorial service

President Joe Biden, former president Bill Clinton and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton will lead tributes on Wednesday to Madeleine Albright, the first woman to helm the US State Department, at a memorial service in Washington. Watch it live on FRANCE 24 at 5pm Paris time (GMT+2).

France 24

Blinken Sticks to Efforts for Reviving Iran Nuclear Deal

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken reaffirmed on Tuesday that Washington still believes that reviving the nuclear deal with Tehran remains as “the best way to address the nuclear challenge posed by Iran.” He stressed the US ability to curb Iran’s other malign activities. Speaking to the Senate Committee on…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Live updates | Russia cuts gas supply to Poland, Bulgaria

Russia’s state-controlled natural gas giant Gazprom says it has cut gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria after they have refused to pay for the shipments in rubles

The Independent UK

India’s designation by the USCIRF

What is the USCIRF? Which other countries have been labelled as a ‘Country of particular Concern’?

The Hindu

Iran’s attempts to kill Pompeo, current U.S. officials are real and ongoing, Blinken says

WASHINGTON — Iran’s attempts to assassinate former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo are real and ongoing, his successor, Antony Blinken, told Congress on Tuesday.

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Key U.S. senator criticizes Blinken for failing to condemn Turkish jailing of philanthropist

The influential chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee criticized Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday for failing to condemn Turkey's decision to convict philanthropist Osman Kavala to life imprisonment, a verdict seen as symbolic of President Tayyip Erdogan's crackdown on dissent.

Reuters

U.S. State Dept says it's deeply concerned by Tunisia's move to restructure the election authority

The United States is "deeply concerned" by the Tunisian president's decision to restructure the election authority in the country, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Tuesday.

Roll Call

Democrats call out India for buying Russian oil and weapons - Roll Call

Senators also warned the secretary of State to call out global human rights abuses as the U.S. focuses on threats posed by Russia and China.

Axios

What Anthony Blinken will tell Congress

Blinken's testimony will be his first public appearance since returning to the U.S. from Ukraine.

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India, again, ‘Country of Particular Concern’ on religious freedom grounds, says U.S. Commission

The government has, previously, pushed back against the USCIRF’s grading, questioning its locus standi.

Al Jazeera

Religious freedom in India ‘significantly worsened’: US panel

For third straight year, US commission recommends adding India to religious freedom blacklist over alleged abuses.

The Independent UK

US commission: Cite Afghanistan for religious persecution

A U.S. advisory body says that Afghanistan should join a list of the world's worst violators of religious freedom

Reuters

On Ukraine visit, Blinken, Austin pledge return of U.S. diplomats, more security aid

Washington's top diplomat and its defense chief used the first official U.S. visit to Ukraine since Russia invaded in February to announce a gradual return of U.S. diplomats including a new ambassador and over $300 million in new military aid to Kyiv.

The Independent UK

In Kyiv, Blinken and Austin announce aid, diplomatic surge

The Biden administration has unveiled new U.S. military assistance and a diplomatic surge for Ukraine as Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin completed a secrecy-shrouded visit to the capital of Kyiv

Reuters

Blinken, Ukrainian PM discussed additional ways U.S. can help Ukraine -State Dept

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal on Friday additional ways that the United States can help Ukraine, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said in a statement.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran's Revolutionary Guards Reject US Proposals to Drop Plans to Avenge Soleimani Killing

Iran will not abandon plans to avenge the 2020 US killing of al-Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani, despite "regular offers" from Washington to lift sanctions and provide other concessions in return, said a top Iranian official. A State Department spokesperson told Reuters that if Iran wanted sanctions relief beyond the…

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