As the Israel-Hamas war entered day 92, the US Secretary of State also began his latest trip to the Middle East and Europe, to amp up the diplomatic efforts, preventing an expansion of the conflict, Voice of America reported.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will begin his visit to the Middle Eastern countries from January 4 till January 11, to address ongoing concerns, including the release of remaining hostages and delivering life-saving humanitarian assistance to Gazan civilians.
Highlighting that Russia has become increasingly isolated on the world stage due to sanctions and export controls, the White House said on Thursday that North Korea is providing Russia with ballistic missiles to attack Ukraine.
Some of the issues that have contributed to the tensions include the visit of former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan last year and labour practices in Xinjiang.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken apprised Congress of an emergency determination, allowing the prompt transfer of "155mm ancillary items, including fuzes, charges, and primers that make 155mm shells functional," as revealed by a State Department spokesperson on Friday.
Urging Congress to release more funds for providing military aid to Ukraine, the US State Secretary also said that "Congress needs to act in the new year".
The US State Department has announced a military aid package worth USD 250 million, the final such package that the US will provide to Ukraine until Congress approves the Joe Biden administration's funding requests.
Antony Blinken on Wednesday held telephonic conversation with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and spoke about the importance of finalizing Sweden's North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) accession.
Tensions between the United States and China continue to simmer despite the meeting between US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in November and high-level visits by Biden administration officials to China to ease differences on trade, Taiwan and Ukraine-Russia wa
India on Thursday reiterated that the country faces severe threats of cross-border terrorism from Pakistan and expressed hope that other nations will also take counter-terrorism seriously in the backdrop of Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff, Asim Munir's visit to the US.
United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken has strongly called out nations of not demanding that the terrorist organisation Hamas stop hiding behind civilians, lay down its arms, and surrender.
US State Secretary Antony Blinken has said the US has deepened its partnership with India. He said the country has elevated cooperation with India, Japan and Australia through the Quad.