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US Closes Jerusalem Office for Palestinian Affairs

The USA is closing a liaison office for Palestinian issues in Jerusalem. The decision is seen as symbolic support for Israel's stance in the Middle East.

US Closes Jerusalem Office for Palestinian Affairs

Trump Revokes Security Clearance for Key Biden Figures and Opposition Leaders

The President of the USA, Donald Trump, is revoking the security clearance of a long list of opposition leaders in the USA. According to Trump, it no longer lies in the nation's interest that they have access to classified information.

Trump Revokes Security Clearance for Key Biden Figures and Opposition Leaders

Trump's New World Order: Might Makes Right

Donald Trump's USA is threatening to take over territories, severing ties to UN agencies, shutting out negotiating partners and intimidating with punitive tariffs. Much suggests that we are heading into a new, transactional world order where the strong have advantages.

Trump's New World Order: Might Makes Right

Trump's New World Order: Might is Right

Donald Trump's USA is threatening to take over territories, severing ties to UN agencies and intimidating with punitive tariffs. Much suggests that we are heading into a new, transactional world order where the strong have advantages.

Trump's New World Order: Might is Right

USA imposes sanctions on Sudan's army chief

The outgoing government in the USA is directing new sanctions against the military and warlords in the civil war-torn Sudan. .

USA imposes sanctions on Sudan's army chief

Security Pact Signed Between USA and Armenia

Armenia and the USA have signed an agreement on expanded security cooperation, which means that the government in Yerevan is distancing itself even further from the traditional ally Moscow. The USA and Armenia will work towards closer cooperation on issues related to defense, economy, and democracy, according to the American Foreign Minister Antony Blinken.

Security Pact Signed Between USA and Armenia

Blinken hopes for a future Palestine

Antony Blinken emphasizes in one of his last speeches as US Secretary of State that a two-state solution for Israel and the Palestinians is the only possible way forward in the conflict in the Middle East. .

Blinken hopes for a future Palestine

USA accuses warring parties of genocide in Sudan

The US government accuses individuals within Sudan's paramilitary force Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of genocide. .

USA accuses warring parties of genocide in Sudan

Italy to Host Meeting on Syria

Italy's Foreign Minister is to host a meeting with several Western countries on the development in Syria. The goal is to support "a peaceful, inclusive" change in the country.

Italy to Host Meeting on Syria

North Korea fires missile ahead of US neighbor visit

North Korea fired a ballistic missile on Monday, according to the South Korean military. The launch comes just hours before US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in Seoul for a meeting with his South Korean counterpart and South Korea's acting president.

North Korea fires missile ahead of US neighbor visit

South Korea: New attempts to arrest the president expected

The large protests continue in South Korea, despite snow and minus degrees. At the same time, the authorities are preparing for a new attempt to arrest the suspended president.

South Korea: New attempts to arrest the president expected

USA and Egypt in talks about Gaza ceasefire

The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has spoken on the phone with his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty, the White House announced late on Saturday evening. The conversation revolved around, among other things, "the ongoing efforts to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza that ensures the release of hostages, increases the influx of humanitarian aid to Gaza, and puts an end to the war", according to a [statement](https://www.

USA and Egypt in talks about Gaza ceasefire

Turkey: No Kurdish fighters in Syria

Kurdish fighters who have been crucial for the US in the fight against the terrorist organization IS cannot be allowed to have protection in Syria. This message was conveyed by Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in a phone call with his American counterpart Antony Blinken on Saturday.

Turkey: No Kurdish fighters in Syria

Georgian Oligarch Sanctioned

The USA has decided to impose sanctions on Georgia's former Prime Minister, billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili. .

Georgian Oligarch Sanctioned

New hope for missing American – "still alive"

Austin is alive. We know that as a fact.

New hope for missing American – "still alive"

War-Torn Sudan Receives Billion-Dollar Support from the USA

The USA announces new support for humanitarian efforts in the civil war-torn Sudan with 200 million dollars, equivalent to 2. 2 billion kronor.

War-Torn Sudan Receives Billion-Dollar Support from the USA

UN Chief: A Flame of Hope in Syria

The UN Secretary-General António Guterres delivered a passionate speech about the necessity of supporting Syria after the fall of the Assad regime. There is a flame of hope, said Guterres as he addressed the UN Security Council.

UN Chief: A Flame of Hope in Syria

USA has had direct contact with Syrian HTS

The USA has had direct contact with Hayat Tahrir al-Shams (HTS), which has taken power in Syria, says the USA's Foreign Minister Antony Blinken. This despite the Islamist group being classified as a terrorist organization by the USA.

USA has had direct contact with Syrian HTS

IS attack in Syrian desert – six dead

IS has killed six shepherds in an area in the Syrian desert notorious for extremist attacks, according to the UK-based conflict monitor Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). .

IS attack in Syrian desert – six dead

USA wants to cooperate with Iraq on Syria

The EU is reported to open up for diplomatic relations with Syria after the fall of the Assad regime. At the same time, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken promises that the US will cooperate with Iraq to achieve stability in Syria.

USA wants to cooperate with Iraq on Syria

The USA donates weapons worth billions to Ukraine

The USA announces a new support package to Ukraine worth 500 million dollars, equivalent to approximately 5. 5 billion kronor.

The USA donates weapons worth billions to Ukraine

Rapid Political Shifts in Damascus

Discussions about the practical takeover of power in Syria are underway in Damascus, where many former supporters of dictator Bashar al-Assad are quickly switching sides. .

Rapid Political Shifts in Damascus

USA warns: Leave Syria now

The US Department of State is urging American citizens to leave Syria immediately. Jordan has issued a similar appeal to its citizens due to the jihadists' advance.

USA warns: Leave Syria now

Lavrov in the EU – first visit since the start of the war

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is in Malta for a meeting with the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). It is the Foreign Minister's first visit to the EU since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

Lavrov in the EU – first visit since the start of the war