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USA on Venezuela: The Opposition Leader is President

The USA sees opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia as Venezuela's rightful president. This message is given by Foreign Minister Antony Blinken four months after the election in Venezuela, where the sitting president Nicolás Maduro was declared the winner by the government-loyal election authority.

USA on Venezuela: The Opposition Leader is President

Blinken in Brussels: To respond to North Korea

North Korea's entry into Russia's war in Ukraine poses a threat also to the USA, warns Nato chief Mark Rutte in Brussels. The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken promises an American response.

Blinken in Brussels: To respond to North Korea

USA: No new limits for military support to Israel

Israel has improved the influx of emergency aid to Gaza sufficiently enough for the USA not to restrict its military support to the country. This is stated by the US Department of State, which despite this criticizes Israel for not doing enough to help the humanitarian situation in Gaza.

USA: No new limits for military support to Israel

Blinken to Brussels for Ukraine talks

The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is making an unscheduled visit to Brussels on Wednesday to, among other things, meet with NATO's Secretary General Mark Rutte and participate in a meeting with the ambassadors of member states, according to NATO. Matthew Miller, spokesperson for the US Department of State, states that the intention is to "discuss support for Ukraine with its counterparts in NATO and the EU", reports the news agency AFP.

Blinken to Brussels for Ukraine talks

Less Emergency Aid - Despite American Deadline

The clock is ticking for the USA's ultimatum to Israel: improve the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip or face "consequences" for the military support. At the same time as the deadline is about to expire, aid is sinking to its lowest level since December.

Less Emergency Aid - Despite American Deadline

Locked positions force Qatar to leave Gaza talks

Mediating Qatar withdraws from the talks about ceasefire in Gaza. The reason is Hamas' unwillingness to negotiate unconditionally.

Locked positions force Qatar to leave Gaza talks

USA: 8,000 North Koreans at Ukraine's border

The USA claims that at least 8,000 soldiers from North Korea are in the Kursk region, near Ukraine's border. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyj is disappointed with the lack of reaction from Western countries when North Korean soldiers have arrived in Russia.

USA: 8,000 North Koreans at Ukraine's border

Countries demand answers after disputed election in Georgia

A number of Western countries are questioning the weekend's election in Georgia, which ended with the pro-Russian ruling party Georgian Dream proclaiming victory. Sweden's Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard (The Moderate Party) says she is "seriously concerned".

Countries demand answers after disputed election in Georgia

Attack on Beirut after new evacuation order

Israel has carried out several air strikes against southern Beirut on Friday evening, according to Lebanese media. Just before the attack at 21:00, the residents of the designated areas were urged to evacuate immediately.

Attack on Beirut after new evacuation order

Qatar: New contact with Hamas after Sinwar's death

The negotiations on a ceasefire in Gaza are expected to resume "in the coming days", announced the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. .

Qatar: New contact with Hamas after Sinwar's death

Smoke rises from attacked Lebanon

Intensive fighting and bombardments are being reported from Lebanon, where Israel has launched an attack on the Iran-allied Shia militia Hezbollah. Three local leaders and around 70 "operatives" have been killed in a raid, according to Israel's military.

Smoke rises from attacked Lebanon

Blinken Receives Swedish Royal Order for NATO Assistance

Ten foreign citizens are each awarded a Swedish royal order as a thank you for their help in connection with Sweden's membership in NATO. Among others, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Finland's former Prime Minister Sanna Marin will receive the royal Order of the North Star, according to the government.

Blinken Receives Swedish Royal Order for NATO Assistance

Blinken on a new trip to the Middle East

The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is traveling to Israel on Monday in yet another attempt to push for a ceasefire in Gaza. The visit is Blinken's eleventh since the war broke out in October last year.

Blinken on a new trip to the Middle East

The Alarm: Unrwa Near Breaking Point in Gaza

The UN's Palestine agency is "very close" to a possible breaking point – at the same time as the humanitarian situation in Gaza deteriorates day by day. After the US's threat to withdraw military support, Israel is now reporting that supplies have arrived for those in distress in northern Gaza.

The Alarm: Unrwa Near Breaking Point in Gaza

USA threatens to withdraw military support to Israel

The USA is urging Israel to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza within 30 days – otherwise, the military support to the country may be affected. .

USA threatens to withdraw military support to Israel

Taiwan: Chinese aircraft carrier spotted

A Chinese aircraft carrier has been spotted south of Taiwan, announces the defense department on the self-governing island. The vessel is said to have entered waters near the Bashi Channel, which lies between Taiwan and the Philippines, and is expected to continue into the western Pacific Ocean.

Taiwan: Chinese aircraft carrier spotted

USA: Hezbollah must not stand in the way

Lebanon cannot allow Iran and Hezbollah to stand in the way of the country's security, emphasizes USA's Foreign Minister Antony Blinken in a conversation with Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati. .

USA: Hezbollah must not stand in the way

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyj at the UN: Russia must be forced to make peace

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyj demands at a meeting in the UN Security Council that Russia be pressured into a peace. .

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyj at the UN: Russia must be forced to make peace

Blinken in Cairo for Gaza Talks

The USA's Foreign Minister Antony Blinken is in Cairo, Egypt, to once again discuss a possible ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza War. The country's President Abd al-Fattah al-Sisi promises to increase his efforts to make such a reality.

Blinken in Cairo for Gaza Talks

Netanyahu: Israel Expands War Goals

Israelis who were forced to flee from the country's northern parts after shelling from Hezbollah in Lebanon should be able to return safely, emphasizes Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The statement about an expanded goal for the war comes ahead of the American foreign minister's planned visit to Cairo.

Netanyahu: Israel Expands War Goals

USA imposes new sanctions on Russian media company

The US Department of State announced on Friday that additional sanctions will be imposed on the Russian state-controlled media company RT, which supports the Russian invasion of Ukraine. American sanctions have previously been directed against RT (formerly Russia Today) and two of its leading employees; Friday's decision adds that RT is a direct part of the Russian war machine.

USA imposes new sanctions on Russian media company

Pressure in the USA on Robot Rights for Kiev

The British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is in Washington for talks with President Joe Biden on military support to Ukraine. The goal is also to give Kiev advantages over Moscow in potential peace negotiations.

Pressure in the USA on Robot Rights for Kiev

Ukraine is allowed to shoot further

Ukraine is on its way to get the green light to use advanced weapons against targets deeper into Russia, according to media reports in the USA and the UK. .

Ukraine is allowed to shoot further

Ukraine: Arms restrictions must be lifted

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrij Sybiha says that all restrictions on using American and British weapons in Russia must cease. At the same time, the USA and the UK announce that the countries are sending more support to Ukraine.

Ukraine: Arms restrictions must be lifted