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Palestinians inspect the damage after an Israeli strike hit a compound beneath a mosque in Jenin refugee camp, West Bank, Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. The Israeli army said it was being used by militants planning an imminent attack. The Palestinian Ministry of health said two people were killed. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

Escalation of Middle East war appears inevitable; more U.S. troops get ‘prepare to deploy’ orders

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Covered with the Israeli flag, the body of Antonio Macias, killed by Hamas militants while attending a music festival in southern Israel, is buried at Pardes Haim cemetery in Kfar Saba, near Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Biden considering trip to Israel in the coming days, but travel isn’t final: AP source

By Aamer Madhani, Matthew Lee and Colleen Long - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken shakes hands with a Saudi official before boarding a plane to leave Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)

Top U.S. envoy will return to Israel after stops in Arab nations aimed at avoiding broader conflict

By Matthew Lee - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, arrives at the airport to fly from Riyadh to Abu Dhabi after meeting with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal Bin Farhan, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Saturday Oct. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)

America’s top diplomat calls for protecting civilians as Israel readies an expected assault on Gaza

By Matthew Lee and Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrives in Tel Aviv, Friday, Oct. 13, 2023. Austin is in Israel for meetings with senior government leaders and to see firsthand some of the U.S. weapons and security assistance that Washington rapidly delivered to Israel in the first week of its war with the militant Hamas group. (AP Photos/Lolita Baldor)

Pentagon chief Austin tells Israel’s Netanyahu ‘we have your back’ after the attack by Hamas

By Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press

An Israeli soldier walks by a house destroyed by Hamas militants in Kibbutz Be'eri on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023. The kibbutz was overrun by Hamas militants from Neraby Gaza Strip Saturday when they killed and captured many Israelis. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner)

Live updates | Day 6 of the latest Israel-Hamas war

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Israeli tanks head towards the Gaza Strip border in southern Israel on Thursday, Oct.12, 2023. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Blinken cautions Israel against strike on Gaza civilians; shaken by images of atrocities

By David R. Sands and Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Secretary of State Antony Blinken listens to a question during a media briefing at the State Department, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Blinken: U.S. citizens killed, possibly kidnapped by Hamas

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, listens as President Joe Biden speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023, in Washington. The militant Hamas rulers of the Gaza Strip have carried out an unprecedented, multifront attack on Israel, firing thousands of rockets as dozens of Hamas fighters infiltrated the heavily fortified border in several locations and catching the country off-guard on a major holiday. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Biden suffers political fallout over Iran deal after Hamas attack on Israel

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at a meeting with Saudi Arabia Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud and United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan on the sidelines of the 78th United Nations General Assembly Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. Caitlin Ochs/Pool via AP)

Blinken bullish on Ukraine support, citing key Republicans

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, rescuers work to extinguish a fire following a Russian attack in the Kyiv region, Ukraine, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP Photo)

Russian shelling of an eastern Ukrainian city kills 16 and wounds dozens, the prime minister says

By Samya Kullab - Associated Press

Paramedics give first aid to injured people after a Russian rocket attack on a food market in the city center of Kostiantynivka, Ukraine, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Russian missile strike on market kills 17 as Blinken makes surprise Ukraine visit

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken remotely addressing the participants in the observances of the anniversary of the Aug. 16, 1943 Jewish ghetto uprising in Bialystok, Poland, on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023. Participating was Blinken's mother, Judith Pisar, the widow of a Bialystok ghetto survivor Samuel Pisar, who was Blinken's stepfather. U.S. Ambassador to Poland Mark Brzezinski also attended. (AP Photo)

U.S. secretary of state says Poland’s 1943 Bialystok ghetto uprising was act of bravery and dignity

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken holds seat as president of the United Nations Security Council during meeting on famine and conflict-induced global food insecurity, Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023, at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

U.S. challenges world to tell Russia to stop using Ukrainian grain as ‘blackmail’

By Edith M. Lederer - Associated Press

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks during a news conference with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley (not shown) at the Pentagon in Washington, on July 18, 2023. Austin met with Papua New Guinea leaders on Thursday, July 27, 2023, to discuss developing the Pacific Island nation’s military strength and deepening security ties, as the United States competes with China for influence in the Indo-Pacific region. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

U.S. Defense Secretary Austin meets with Papua New Guinea leaders about boosting security ties

By Rod McGuirk - Associated Press

In this image made from video, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, and Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape sign agreements in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Monday, May 22, 2023. The United States signed a new security pact with Papua New Guinea on Monday as it competes with China for influence in the Pacific. (Australian Broadcasting Corp. via AP)

South Sea scramble: Blinken, Austin lead challenge to China’s Pacific Islands clout

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to reporters at the State Department in Washington, Monday, July 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Blinken blasts GOP senators’ hold on diplomatic nominees, says ‘it’s irresponsible’

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a Pride Reception at the State Department, Thursday, June 29, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Blinken says a multinational force is needed to help Haiti’s National Police restore order

By Danica Coto - Associated Press

Illustration on Biden's foreign policy diplomacy by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Biden’s spineless diplomacy: Comic relief and appeasement

By Jed Babbin

Membes of the Wagner Group military company sit atop of a tank on a street in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Saturday, June 24, 2023, prior to leaving an area at the headquarters of the Southern Military District. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Yevgeny Prigozhin's troops who joined him in the uprising will not face prosecution and those who did not will be offered contracts by the Defense Ministry. After the deal was reached Saturday, Prigozhin ordered his troops to halt their march on Moscow and retreat to field camps in Ukraine, where they have been fighting alongside Russian troops. (AP Photo)

Blinken: Wagner rebellion ‘shows real cracks’ in Putin’s hold on power

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times