US urges Russia to free "wrongfully detained" WSJ reporter

Secretary of State Antony Blinken "made a determination that Evan Gershkovich is wrongfully detained by Russia,"...

Blinken "disturbed" by ban on Afghan women from working with UN

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on the Taliban to put Afghans first and reverse the decision.

US Senate confirms Richard Verma for top diplomatic post

Indian-American Richard Verma, was confirmed by the United States Senate on Thursday as Deputy Secretary of...

UK raises terror threat level in Northern Ireland to 'severe'

The decision of raising the threat level to "severe," implies an attack is highly likely, was announced by UK...

Democrats mark only 'no' votes on Bill asking reports on Taiwan

The bill calls for amending the Taiwan Assurance Act of 2020, which then-President Trump signed into law in December...

'Hotel Rwanda' hero Rusesabagina freed from 25-year jail sentence

Paul Rusesabagina, whose story served as the basis for the Hollywood blockbuster "Hotel Rwanda," was freed from...

"US working to assist Americans who want to leave Afghanistan"

Blinken was speaking before the Congress when members of the opposition Republican Party went on the offensive on...

US to send Ukraine USD 350 million in weapons, equipment

"Today, pursuant to a delegation of authority from President Biden, I am authorizing our 34th drawdown of U.S. arms...

US announces USD 26 million in aid to Bangladesh, Myanmar

With this new funding, the US' total assistance for those affected by the Rakhine State and Rohingya crisis has...

China's peace plan for Russia-Ukraine war is "flimflam"

China released a 12-point position paper last week on the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine...

Blinken meets Ukraine's Foreign Minister, reiterates US support

"Spoke with @DmytroKuleba today as we enter the second year since Russia's full-scale invasion. I reiterated the...

Blinken praises US embassies' staff in India

"A pleasure to meet with our staff from @USAndIndia, @USAndHyderabad, @USAndKolkata, @USAndChennai, @USAndMumbai,...