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Blinken set for high-stakes China visit with tensions rising and breakthrough prospects low
BEIJING: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has embarked on a high-stakes diplomatic trip to China to try to cool down escalating tensions between the…
Chinese president Xi Jinping stresses US-China cooperation in meeting with Bill Gates
BEIJING: Chinese leader Xi Jinping said the United States and China can cooperate to “benefit our two countries” in a meeting Friday with Microsoft Corp….
Economic ties at heart of India, US strategic partnership: Secretary of State Antony Blinken
WASHINGTON: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit, US secretary of state Antony Blinken has said economic ties are at the heart of the…
Top US-China exchanges since Biden took office
US secretary of state Antony Blinken is expected to arrive in China this month for long-delayed talks aimed at stabilizing tense relations in what will…
China says allegations of Chinese spying in Cuba are false
BEIJING: China said on Monday that allegations that it was using Cuba as a spying base are false and it denounced the US government and…
Blinken announces $150 million in aid for Syria, Iraq at Saudi conference on combatting Islamic State group
DUBAI: Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday that the U.S. would provide nearly USD 150 million in aid for areas in Syria and Iraq…
Senior US, Chinese diplomats hold ‘candid’ talks to avoid escalation of tensions
TAIPEI: Senior diplomats from China and the United States held “candid and productive” talks in Beijing and agreed to keep open lines of communication to…
Saudi Crown Prince, Blinken had ‘candid’ talks in Jeddah
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had an “open, candid” discussion in the early hours…
Israel normalisation in mind US secretary of state Blinken visits Saudi Arabia amid strained ties
JEDDAH: United States secretary of state Antony Blinken arrived in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday on a mission to steady Washington’s relationship with Riyadh after years…
Blinken: US seeks ‘just and lasting peace’ for Ukraine, Blinken says
HELSINKI: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday the United States was working with Ukraine and other allies to build consensus around the…