Tag: Blinken, Antony J

United States Will Not Send Government Officials to Beijing Olympics

United States Will Not Send Government Officials to Beijing Olympics

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration will not send any American government officials to the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, making…

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Iran Nuclear Talks Head for Collapse Unless Tehran Shifts, Europeans Say

Iran Nuclear Talks Head for Collapse Unless Tehran Shifts, Europeans Say

BRUSSELS — Western negotiators trying to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal said on Friday that the new, more hard-line…

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How Far Would Biden Go to Defend Ukraine Against Russia?

How Far Would Biden Go to Defend Ukraine Against Russia?

Russia has not explicitly threatened to invade Ukraine, but it has complained of alleged provocations from the Ukrainian side of…

Politics
Intractable African Crises Flare as Biden’s Top Diplomat Visits Kenya

Intractable African Crises Flare as Biden’s Top Diplomat Visits Kenya

NAIROBI, Kenya — Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken’s first visit to sub-Saharan Africa was intended to be a grand…

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How a Dispute Over Groceries Led to Artillery Strikes in Ukraine

How a Dispute Over Groceries Led to Artillery Strikes in Ukraine

HRANITNE, Ukraine — Artillery shells fired by Russian-backed separatists shrieked into this small town deep in the flatlands of eastern…

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