Tag: U.S. Department of State

US climate envoy announces Russia trip at time of tension

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U.S. climate envoy John Kerry will meet with Russian officials in Moscow next week, making him the highest-ranking Biden administration official to visit Russia...

US hosts high-level Saudi visit after Khashoggi killing

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WASHINGTON — Top Biden administration officials on Tuesday hosted a brother to Saudi Arabia's powerful crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, in the highest-level such...

Blinken meets Uyghur ex-detainees; US warns of new sanctions

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WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken met virtually on Tuesday with Uyghur Muslims who were detained at camps in China’s northwest Xinjiang region...

Turkey rejects US report claiming link to child soldiers

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ISTANBUL — Turkey’s foreign ministry has slammed a U.S. report on human trafficking that criticized Ankara for providing “operational, equipment, and financial support” to...

Gates Foundation commits $2.1B to advance gender equality

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Bill and Melinda Gates’ namesake foundation announced Wednesday it will spend $2.1 billion to advance global gender equality. It comes as private donors, government...

Israel approves demolition of Palestinian home after attack

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JERUSALEM — Israel's Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the decision to destroy the family home of a detained Palestinian accused of a deadly shooting....

Biden nominates 9 to high-profile ambassador postings

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GENEVA — President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled picks for several high-profile ambassadorial postings, tapping career diplomats steeped in foreign policy experience — as...

Making history: The scramble to document presidents’ summits

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If President Joe Biden has any private words with Russia’s Vladimir Putin at their meeting next week, U.S. interpreters and diplomats will be standing...

Huma Abedin, longtime Hillary Clinton aide, has book deal

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NEW YORK — Huma Abedin, the close aide to Hillary...

Palestinian mom fights to stave off punitive home demolition

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TURMUS AYYA, West Bank — Sanaa Shalaby says she had no idea what her estranged husband was up to until Israeli soldiers raided her...