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Russia’s war has changed the Iran nuclear deal calculus

Russia’s war on Ukraine is reshuffling Middle East diplomacy and forcing the U.S. to reassess the political costs of reviving the 2015 nuclear accord with Iran.

Tribune News Service

Blinken to visit Israel, West Bank, Morocco and Algeria

Ukraine war, Arab-Israeli normalisation and two-state solution on agenda during secretary of state’s visit, US says.

Al Jazeera

Memories of Albright: A legacy of bluntness and conviction

Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright is being remembered as a woman of conviction and determination who liked to say she told things like they were and not the way she might like them to be

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Blinken to Mideast as Ukraine war complicates US diplomacy

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to the Mideast and North Africa next week as the Biden administration strives to keep allies and partners united in opposition to Russia's war in Ukraine

The Independent UK

US and Australia accuse Russia of war crimes, as Moscow and Washington expel diplomats

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Washington is tracking reports of Russian war crimes in Ukraine, "pursuing accountability using every tool available, including criminal prosecutions".

ABC News

Madeleine Albright, first woman to be US secretary of state, dies at 84

Madeleine Albright, the first woman to serve as U.S. secretary of state and a grande dame of foreign policy for the Democratic Party who wrote books, served on think tank boards and warned of the risk of fascism in the Donald Trump era, has died. She was 84.

Tribune News Service

State Department: Update On WBNA Star Brittney Griner's Detention In Russia On Cannabis Charges

A U.S. official granted access to detained WNBA's Brittney Griner found her to be in "good condition," the State Department said Wednesday.

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Albright fled the Nazis, climbed to the summit of diplomacy

Madeleine Albright fled the Nazis as a child and climbed to the summit of diplomacy and foreign policy in the United States

The Independent UK

Madeleine Albright, first woman to be US secretary of state, dies at 84

Tribune News Service

Taliban orders that high schools remain closed to girls is a betrayal of commitments, U.S. says

The U.S. State Department on Wednesday said the Taliban's announcement that high schools in Afghanistan would remain closed for girls is a betrayal of public commitments to the Afghan people and international community.

Reuters

Russia moves to expel U.S. diplomats in tit-for-tat move

The United States Embassy in Moscow on Wednesday received a list of its diplomats that were declared "persona non grata", a State Department spokesperson said, in what Russian media said was a response to a U.S. move ousting Russian staff at the United Nations.

Reuters

State Department: US consulate sees Griner for first time

The U.S. State Department says a U.S. Embassy official has visited with WNBA star Brittney Griner, who remains detained near Moscow, to check on her condition

The Independent UK

U.S. embassy in Moscow says Brittney Griner is in "good condition"

"We will continue to work very closely with her legal team ... to see to it that she is treated fairly."

Axios

State Department says Brittney Griner ‘in good condition’

The U.S. Embassy in Russia was finally granted consular access to the detained WNBA star.

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Madeleine Albright, first female US secretary of state, dies at 84 – as it happened

Albright served as the senior US diplomat in the administration of Bill Clinton from 1997 to 2001 – follow the latest

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US Welcomes Trilateral Summit between Egypt, UAE, Israel

The US State Department said it welcomed the trilateral summit on Tuesday between the leaders of Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Israel, who met in Sharm el-Sheikh for talks on the economic impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the growing influence of Iran in the region. State Department…

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Less Optimistic over Iran Nuclear Deal

US State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Tuesday that the onus is now on Iran on whether it is willing to enter into a mutual return to compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. A return to the deal remained uncertain and was not imminent, Price said,…

Reuters

U.S. plans to allow in more Ukrainians after few refugees admitted

The Biden administration plans to launch an effort this week to make it easier for some Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion of their country to come to the United States after only a handful of refugees were admitted in the first two weeks of March, according to three people familiar…

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The Independent UK

US State Department bringing Ukrainian children to St Jude’s for cancer treatment

Four Ukrainian children and their families were airlifted from Poland to the US to resume critical cancer treatment

Reuters

U.S. welcomes trilateral summit between Egypt, Israel, UAE

The U.S. State Department said it welcomed the trilateral summit on Tuesday between the leaders of Egypt, Israel and the United Arab Emirates, who met in Sharm el-Sheikh for talks on the economic impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the growing influence of Iran in the region.

Axios

U.S. transfers Ukrainian childhood cancer patients to St. Jude

These children are a "small proportion of the thousands of patients whose cancer treatment has been interrupted."

The News Lens

What Pompeo’s Visit to Taiwan Indicates

While Mike Pompeo called for formal recognition of the Republic of China (Taiwan) on his recent trip, the Biden Administration will remain cautious and keep its options open.

Al Jazeera

US hits Chinese officials with travel bans over ‘repressive acts’

State Department accuses targeted Chinese officials of involvement in crackdown on religious minorities, among others.

Al Jazeera

US declares Myanmar army committed genocide against Rohingya

Antony Blinken says evidence shows military had ‘clear intent’ to commit genocide in Myanmar.

Reuters

Biden administration rules Myanmar army committed genocide against Rohingya

The Biden administration has formally determined that violence committed against the Rohingya minority by Myanmar's military amounts to genocide and crimes against humanity, U.S. officials told Reuters, a move that advocates say should bolster efforts to hold the junta that now runs Myanmar accountable.

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