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Families of US detainees urge Biden to do more to deter hostage-taking
U.S. citizen Jose Pereira, who was "wrongfully detained" in Venezuela exactly one year ago, stood meters away from the White House on Wednesday and pleaded with U.S. President Joe Biden to step up efforts to bring home Americans detained abroad. → Read More
Blinken says US engaged with Syria on case of missing American journalist Austin Tice
The United States is extensively engaged on the case of a U.S. journalist who disappeared a decade ago, including with Syria and other countries, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday. → Read More
Turkey's opposition leader looks to emerge from Erdogan's shadow
Stuck in Tayyip Erdogan's shadow throughout his career, Turkish opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu believes his time may have come after suffering repeated election defeats and scorn from the man who has dominated politics for two decades. → Read More
After Turkey's earthquake, a grave mental health toll looms
It has been three weeks since Tugce Seren Gul's aunt and grandmother were killed in Antakya when a devastating earthquake struck Turkey's southeast. And yet every night, she waits until 4.17 am in the morning, the exact time that the disaster hit, to try to go to sleep. → Read More
Blinken, in Turkey, urges speedy Nordics accession to NATO
Washington strongly supports Sweden and Finland's quick NATO accession given steps they have already taken, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday, even as his Turkish counterpart stressed the need for more concrete action. → Read More
Blinken to talk aid, Nordic NATO bid in visit to quake-hit Turkey
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will arrive on Sunday in Turkey for an official visit and discuss how Washington can further assist Ankara as it grapples with the aftermath of a devastating earthquake that killed tens of thousands of people. → Read More
China swipes at 'hysterical' U.S. at global security gathering
China's top diplomat on Saturday accused the United States of violating international norms with "hysterical" behaviour, as a running spat over a suspected Chinese spy balloon bubbled to the fore at a global security conference in Munich. → Read More
Top U.S., China diplomats weigh first meeting since balloon drama
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is considering a meeting with top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi at the Munich Security Conference, in what would be their first face-to-face talks after the United States shot down flying objects, sources told Reuters. → Read More
U.S. says may target Chinese entities linked to spy balloon
The United States will explore taking action against entities connected to the Chinese military that supported the incursion by a Chinese spy balloon into U.S. airspace last week, a senior State Department official said on Thursday. → Read More
U.S. briefed 40 nations on China balloon, diplomats and officials say
The United States held briefings in Washington and Beijing with foreign diplomats from 40 nations about the Chinese spy balloon that entered U.S. airspace in late January, a senior administration official and diplomats said on Tuesday. → Read More
U.S. search and rescue teams set to arrive in Turkey on Wednesday
Two U.S. Agency for International Development teams will arrive Wednesday morning in Turkey and will head to the southeastern province of Adiyaman to focus on urban search and rescue following earthquakes that killed more than 6,300 people and left a trail of destruction in Turkey and neighboring Syria. → Read More
Blinken tells Turkey to 'let us know' what U.S. can do after earthquake
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told his Turkish counterpart to "pick up the phone and let us know" what the United States can do to help after a huge earthquake hit the country on Monday, State Department spokesperson Ned Price told reporters. → Read More
China balloon soaring over U.S. deflates hopes for diplomatic thaw
The political uproar over a suspected Chinese spy balloon drifting over the United States did not just derail a planned visit to Beijing by the top U.S. diplomat, it also threatens to upset attempts by both countries to steady an increasingly rocky relationship. → Read More
Blinken postpones China trip over 'unacceptable' Chinese spy balloon
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken postponed a visit to China that had been expected to start on Friday after a suspected Chinese spy balloon was tracked flying across the United States in what Washington called a "clear violation" of U.S. sovereignty. → Read More
With rare China trip, Blinken aims to steady rocky relationship
When U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets his Chinese counterpart there will be plenty to disagree about, from Taiwan to chips and trade. But they will both be trying to answer the same question: How can the world's two biggest economies avoid a new Cold War? → Read More
U.S. Congress says F-16 sale to Turkey depends on NATO approval
The U.S. Congress cannot support the $20 billion sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey until Ankara ratifies the NATO memberships of Sweden and Finland, a bipartisan group of senators said on Thursday. → Read More
Frank talks and frustration: How the U.S. got to yes on Abrams tanks
They are expensive and hard to maintain. They run on jet fuel. And they are difficult to operate. → Read More
Turkey urges Biden administration to be 'decisive' over F-16 deal as Congress objects
Turkey on Wednesday urged the Biden administration to be decisive in its bid to sell F-16 warplanes to Turkey and convince the U.S. Congress to drop its opposition to a planned $20 billion deal. → Read More
Turkey's foreign minister to discuss F-16s and NATO during U.S. visit
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will host Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in Washington on Wednesday, a belated official visit by Turkey's top diplomat that will focus on the potential sale of F-16 fighter jets and Ankara's refusal to green light NATO membership for Sweden and Finland. → Read More
'Say their names' - Families urge Blinken to use China trip to free U.S. detainees
Katherine Swidan, whose son Mark has been imprisoned in China for over 10 years, has not seen even a photograph of him over the last decade. The last time she heard his voice was in 2018. → Read More