Blinken wraps up Mideast trip with Gaza deal still elusive
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken sought during a whirlwind trip to the Middle East to inject urgency into efforts to broker a Gaza ceasefire deal, but…
U.S. paused shipment of weapons to Israel to head off Rafah invasion, says official
U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration paused a shipment of weapons to Israel last week in opposition to apparent moves by the Israelis to invade the southern Gaza…
Senior U.S. diplomat links AUKUS submarine pact to Taiwan
The State Department’s No. 2 diplomat suggested on Wednesday that the AUKUS submarine project between Australia, Britain and the U.S. could help deter any…
North Korea fires ballistic missiles as Blinken visits Seoul
North Korea fired ballistic missiles into the sea on Monday for the first time in two months, as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Seoul for a conference hosted by President Yoon…
Zelenskyy says Black Sea grain corridor in doubt without U.S. aid
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday that without new U.S. military aid his country would be unable to defend a Black Sea shipping corridor that has allowed Kyiv to export millions…
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrives in Russia before an expected meeting with Putin
Joined by his top military officials handling his nuclear-capable weapons and munitions factories, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived…
North Korea launches long-range missile toward sea after making threat over alleged U.S. spy flights
North Korea launched a long-range ballistic missile toward its eastern waters Wednesday, its neighbors said, two days after the North…
