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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel on Tuesday, May 25, 2021. Blinken said the U.S. would work to address the “grave humanitarian situation” in the coastal territory but would also ensure that Gaza‘s militant Hamas rulers do not benefit from reconstruction assistance. (Associated Press)

Antony Blinken: U.S. will aid Gaza without helping Hamas

By Joseph Krauss - Associated Press

President Joe Biden attends a meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, in the State Dinning Room of the White House, Friday, May 21, 2021, in Washington. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is at left. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Biden sends Blinken to the Middle East to shore up ties with Israel, reconnect with Palestinians

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

A crater full of water and sewage remains where the home of Ramez al-Masri was destroyed by an air-strike prior to a cease-fire reached after an 11-day war between Gaza's Hamas rulers and Israel, Sunday, May 23, 2021, in Beit Hanoun, the northern Gaza Strip. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Antony Blinken says Hamas offers ruin for Palestinians

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting of Pobeda (Victory) organising committee via teleconference at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, Thursday, May 20, 2021. Russian President Vladimir Putin alleged Thursday that some of the country's foreign foes dream about biting off pieces of the country's vast territory, warning that Moscow would "knock their teeth out" if they ever try. (Sergei Ilyin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russian lawmaker says cordial meeting, Nord Stream move ‘good sign’ for U.S. relations

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, May 19, 2021. (Sergei Ilyin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) **FILE**

Russia in line to take control of Arctic Council

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Icelandic Foreign Minister Gudlaugur Thor Thordarson, centre right, greets US Secretary of State Antony Blinken centre left, as he arrives for meetings at the Harpa Concert Hall in Reykjavik, Iceland, Tuesday, May 18, 2021. Blinken is touting the Biden administration's abrupt shift in its predecessor's climate policies as he visits Iceland for talks with senior officials from the world's Arctic nations. (Saul Loeb/Pool Photo via AP)

Antony Blinken brings Joe Biden’s anti-Trump climate policy to Iceland

By Matthew Lee - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, center, waves after disembarking from his airplane upon arrival at Copenhagen Airport in Copenhagen, Denmark, Sunday, May 16, 2021, on his first stop on a five-day European tour. (Saul Loeb/Pool Photo via AP)

Dogged by Mideast crisis, U.S. envoy Blinken visits Denmark

By Matthew Lee - Associated Press

Israeli police patrol during clashes between Arabs, police and Jews, in the mixed town of Lod, central Israel, Wednesday, May 12, 2021. As rockets from Gaza streaked overhead, Arabs and Jews fought each other on the streets below. Rioters torched vehicles, a restaurant and a synagogue in one of the worst spasms of communal violence that Israel has seen in years. (AP Photo/Heidi Levine)

Israeli-Palestinian clash rattles Trump Abraham Accords, Biden agenda

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

China denounces US appeal for Taiwan to join WHO meeting

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US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, arrives for talks, during the G7 foreign ministers' meeting, at Lancaster House in London, Wednesday, May 5, 2021. Diplomats from the group of wealthy nations are meeting in London for their first face-to-face gathering in two years. (Hannah McKay/Pool Photo via AP)

US downplays prospect of post-Brexit trade deal with UK

By PAN PYLAS - Associated Press

A display on grass celebrating the 100 year centenary of Northern Ireland, in Ballyduff, Newtonabbey, Northern Ireland, Monday, May 3, 2021. Queen Elizabeth II has stressed the need for “reconciliation, equality and mutual understanding” as she sent her “warmest best wishes” to the people of Northern Ireland to mark what is widely considered to be its centenary. Northern Ireland was created on May 3, 1921, when the Government of Ireland Act came into effect and partitioned the island of Ireland into two separate entities. Northern Ireland became part of the U.K. alongside England, Scotland and Wales. (Liam McBurney/PA via AP)

100 years old: Low-key centenary for Northern Ireland

By PAN PYLAS - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, April 17, 2019, file photo reviewed by U.S. military officials, the control tower is seen through the razor wire inside the Camp VI detention facility in Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. A plan to offer the COVID-19 vaccine to prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay detention center, which was halted earlier in 2021 amid a political backlash, is on again as health authorities on April 19, 2021, expanded the vaccination program on the Navy base in Cuba to the entire adult population of the remote facility. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Biden admin.’s ‘goal’ remains to close Guantanamo Bay prison

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

US puts visa restrictions on Uganda, saying vote was flawed

By CARA ANNA - Associated Press

Blinken urges nations to add $2B more to UN vaccine program

By JAMEY KEATEN - Associated Press

Taliban not ready to meet Afghan govt in Turkey as US wants

By KATHY GANNON - Associated Press

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Antony Blinken warns China against attacking Taiwan

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

U.S.-Israel Effort Against Iran Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Joint U.S.-Israel effort on stopping Iran’s nuclear weapons program off to a good start

By Abraham Wagner

China’s Communist rulers wrest the torch of global leadership from America illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

China’s rulers have a new and unimproved version of rules-based order

By Clifford D. May

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a virtual meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres from the State Department in Washington, on Monday, March 29, 2021. (Leah Millis/Pool via AP)

US urges UN to stop making aid to Syria a political issue

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives for a NATO foreign ministers meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday, March 23, 2021. (Yves Herman, Pool via AP)

Antony Blinken offers mixed message on Russian Nord Stream 2 pipeline

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times