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Biden says US ‘prepared’ for Omicron as Israel calls for 4th shots

by Issam Ahmed with AFP bureaus President Joe Biden on Tuesday told Americans worried about the rapidly spreading Omicron coronavirus…

Blinken heads to Qatar on Afghan crisis mission

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken headed Sunday to Qatar on his first trip since…

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani flees country as Taliban reach Kabul

  President Ashraf Ghani fled Afghanistan on Sunday, a top official said, effectively ceding power to the Taliban as they…

Blinken meets WHO chief, supports probe into Covid origins

  KUWAIT City, Kuwait (AFP) -- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met the head of the World Health Organization,…

US urges Covid cooperation at G20 as China calls for “true multilateralism”

Blinken cites US $2B pledge for COVAX, add'l 500M Pfizer doses to other countries   by Shaun TANDON / Gildas…

Blinken urges Israel and Palestinians to ‘protect civilians’ and children

  COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) -- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday urged Israel and Palestinians to "protect civilians,…

Blinken urges North Korea to embrace diplomacy after consulting allies

by Shaun TANDON LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday asked North Korea to embrace…

US top diplomat: China acting more ‘repressively, aggressively’

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- An increasingly powerful China is challenging the world order, acting "more repressively" and "more…

Biden to name Blinken as US top diplomat: report

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President-elect Joe Biden plans to nominate veteran diplomat Antony Blinken as his secretary of…

U.S. urges Myanmar to improve Rohingya living standards

  Living conditions for Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar should be improved to discourage them from making risky sea journeys at…

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