the united states says that israel has the right to defend itself, but the us secretary of state, antonysaid today that he wants to see restraint being demonstrated by the israeli government. well, the security cabinet has been meeting in emergency session, following mr netanyahu's return from his trip to the united states. there is a statement out from that meeting, which i'm just going to read to you. "the members of the cabinet authorised the prime minister and defense minister to decide on the manner and timing of the response against the terrorist organisation hezbollah." no clues there as to the timing or the nature of israel's response. i think it's safe to say that we're not going to see a massive invasion of southern lebanon anytime soon. there are no signs of mobilisation of ground forces, or anything like that. but i think everyone is braced for several difficult days, in which we're likely to see an intensification of the conflict that's been raging here for the past ten months. as we mentioned, the us says hezbollah was behind the strike, and authorities have been in discuss

the secretary of state antony blinken _ machado.o. the secretary of state antony blinken after the - antony blinken after the results released he had pretty big doubts as well about the result here. you are in the us, what would you like to see the biden administration do when it comes in venezuela? i biden administration do when it comes in venezuela?— comes in venezuela? i think it is very important _ comes in venezuela? i think it is very important for _ comes in venezuela? i think it is very important for the - is very important for the united states and all democracies in the world to recognise edmundo gonzalez as president—elect. that is first and foremost and i also believe democracies of the world can help with creating the right incentive structure within the maduro regime. not everyone inside the maduro regime wants to pull off a majorfraud. there are a lot of factors inside the regime, military and security forces who know what happen and are willing to preserve the constitution and support the people. just briefl , suppo

secretary of state, antony blinken, also praised the u.s.nce and disgust it's importance to the us's foreign policy. here's blinken had to say there were 70 years. >> the united states, japan alliance has been the cornerstone for peace, for stability. in the indo-pacific and now beyond and it's helping make our own people more free more secure more prosperous now, today, japan also hosted a meeting for the quad, which is a specifically the foreign ministers from india, australia, japan, and the united states and during this meeting, the quad described their support for ceasefire proposals in the middle east, and also describe their grave concerns over china's growing military assertiveness in the indo-pacific region, specifically in the south china sea, they released a joint statement. in fact today where they pledged to bolster their maritime city kourdi to address these concerns before some asian countries, this isn't the only issue that they are worried about. they're also very closely watching the outcome of the u.s. presidential electio

in other news, us secretary of state antony blinken rachel reeves announced...use of a shortfall in funds that are government and she said the code preservative in and ministrations and overspent by over $28 billion. the in an angry response, her predecessor accused her of laying the ground for tax rises that she didn't have the courage to announce for the recent election. in other news, us secretary of state antony blinken is on a tour of asia, and is currently injapan. leaders in the region are keen get insights into the economic and trade policies of kamala harris ahead of the november presidential election. a reset of us ties in the region under the biden administration could be up—ended by a return of donald trump to the white house under proposals for new tariffs and calls for a weaker dollar. for more, we'rejoined in singapore by deborah elms, head of trade policy at the global trade advocate. despite that, deborah elms said she doesn't trade is everything. economics usually— trade is everything. economics usually trumps security and most — usually trumps

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. >>> secretary of state antony blinken testified on u.s. diplomacy and the president's 2025 budget request before the house foreign affairs committee. he also talked about the president's recent decision to withhold and continued support for ukraine. that found prosecutors presented compelling evidence that mr. trump knowingly stashed national security documents at home and try to conceal them when the justice department try to reveal them. that is in politico. the follow-up story from the associated press said that it was the fbi on tuesday said the search for the former presidents -- >>> fy2025 budget request. >> the button is on. is it working now? >> the purpose of this hearing is to discuss the state department's fy2025 budget request and explore the myriad of challenges facing the united states and its -- and its diplomats around the globe. i now recognize myself for an opening statement. thank you for being here today. as you know, we are living in dangerous times. the world is on fire. we are witnessing the largest land invasion in

of the united states, antony blinken, who is in super... by the way , which volodymyr zelenskyi and dmytro kuleba also said, emphasizes that the united states will continue to oppose military aid from china to the russian federation, so what has changed as a result, when everything is silent all these statements that were, we hear again, and in the same tone from the same players . ukraine relies on china, russia ignores any negotiation offers, the united states continues to insist that china is helping russia in its war. of ukraine. yes, you have indeed spotted the main trend. china has the position it took around the beginning of the war, and this is it and has been going on for these two years and has practically not changed. and dmytro koleba's visit to china looks extraordinary against the background of this position. china has a convenient, comfortable position for him, he does not have to do anything. he has made up his mind, he positions himself as a neutral player. he positions himself as the party that can lead. with everyone with whom it deems necessary, that it does not

us secretary of state antony blinken warned against an escalation in the region — after israel says it struck a series of his brother targets deep inside lebanon. according to the army, terrorist infrastructure was hit, including stockpiles of weapons. it follows a deadly rocket attack on the israeli occupied golan heights on saturday — in which at least 12 people were killed. most of the casualties were teenagers who were playing football in the town of madge—dal shams. israel has blamed lebanon's hezbollah movement — it has denied responsibility. as we said, israel says it has struck a series of hezbollah targets deep inside lebanon. our correspondent barbara plett usher gave this update on what has been happening. according to the israeli ministry — israeli defence ministry — the air force struck in seven different places in lebanon, in southern lebanon, but also further north in the beqaa, and it doesn't very often strike that far north. so that was almost certainly a message that this was a response —— that they were preparing for a larger operation. and certainly that is what isr

israel gave washington its response to the proposals on saturday and us secretary of state antony blinkenn gaza is the only way to prevent wider escalations in the region one of the reasons that we are continuing to work so hard for a ceasefire in gaza is notjust for gaza but also so that we can have an opportunity to bring calm, lasting calm across the blue line between israel and lebanon. we are determined to bring the gaza conflict to a close. it has gone on forfar too long. it has cost far too many lives and we want to see israelis, we want to see palestinians, we want to see lebanese live free from the threat of conflict and violence. for more, i have been speaking to the former usm ballots —— us ambassador. prime minister netanyahu has been authorised to decide on the manner and timing of a response. how do you think the prime minister might proceed?— you think the prime minister might proceed? well, he has something — might proceed? well, he has something is _ might proceed? well, he has something is in _ might proceed? well, he has something is in front - might proceed? well, he h

they expected legendary rocker neil young, but they got secretary of state antony blinken.rst switcheroo since nsync replaced justin timberlake with secretary of state antony blinken. [applause] he's got the moves. yesterday, here in new york was the westminster dog show and best in show went to a miniature poodle named sage! so majestic. there she is, telling the judge, "please find the person who gave me this haircut and bring them to justice." but the real excitement came from the agility competition, which for the first time, was won by a mixed-breed dog. take a look. >> the crowd is going crazy! cynthia is way out ahead. you got to get this dog walk. they do! are they gonna get a sub-30? look at this! they do! oh, my god! >> stephen: that is beautiful. i love that. how do they get the dog to run that fast? oh, i'm being told one of the judges was kristi noem. [applause] now... i am going to miss those jokes. oh, in other animal news: orcas, the black and white cookies of the sea. since 2020, there have been multiple instances of a group of orcas off the coast of spain

that was not our diplomatic correspondence, that was the us secretary of state antony blinken, who ishe moment. he was commenting on the need for the conflict in gaza and the wider region to end, and of course he was speaking before we understand that talks about the ceasefire are to resume in rome. the uk foreign secretary, david lammy, has been responding to the strike, condemning what happened, in this tweet — saying... meanwhile, in the last hour or so hezbollah says it has carried out two attacks on israeli soldiers close to the lebanese border — in response to the israeli retaliatory strikes into lebanon. let's speak to our correspondent in tyre in lebanon, hugo bachega. just bring us up—to—date on this latest news we are getting in about this new strike that is being reported. this new strike that is being reported-— this new strike that is being reorted. ~ ., ., , ., , ., reported. we had two statements from hezbollah saying _ reported. we had two statements from hezbollah saying they _ reported. we had two statements from hezbollah saying they carried _ reported. we had two s

and the us secretary of state, antony blinken, earlier today also said that all evidence suggests thatthat was orchestrated and carried out by hezbollah. let's turn now to venezuela where polls just closed in what's being seen as the most consequential presidential election in a generation. results should begin to emerge within hours. president nicolas maduro, who's been in office since 2013, is seeking a third consecutive term. he told voters they have a choice between war and peace and warned of a bloodbath if he loses. opposition candidate, edmundo gonzalez, said it's time to re—establish democracy and prosperity in the country after a quarter of a century of socialist rule. tensions across the country are high — there have been clashes at polling stations as people waited in long queues to cast their votes. in the last hour, mr gonzales has told voters to stay in the polling stations while the vote is underway there are some people queueing at polling stations around the country because anybody who is in a queue is allowed to stay there until they have voted. we have been going to

that was us secretary of state antony blinken speaking there.are moving quite fast in the middle east and the bbc news website. the mayor of greater manchester, andy burnham, says we now have a fuller picture of the manchester airport incident, after new footage emerged late last night showing the moments before a police officer kicked and stamped on a man last week. the new video — obtained by the manchester evening news — shows two police officers being punched to the ground after trying to restrain one of the men. a warning you may find this report by phil mccann distressing. you have got him on the floor, stop being aggressive! you have got him on the floor. the man in blue here is now known to millions as the man who had his head stamped on by a police officer. this new footage, obtained by the manchester evening news, shows what happened just beforehand. as police appear to try to apprehend the man in blue, a man in a grey top comes in and punches are thrown. the man in blue breaks free and more punches are thrown between him and two other

the u.s secretary of state, antony blinken, also praised the u.s.specially believe when it comes to the us's foreign policy. here's what blinken had to say we're 70 years the united states japan alliance has been the cornerstone for peace, for stability in the indo-pacific. >> and now beyond and it's helping make our own people more free, more secure, more prosperous now, this massive reconfiguration also comes after the japanese prime minister made an official visit to washington back in april and really further cements japan's role and its importance in washington's regional security strategy. >> it's allowed the united states to improve its ties with us other asian allies in the region, as we saw with the quad meeting today this meeting was held between foreign ministers of india, of australia, japan, and the united states now one really interesting thing to note about this quad meeting and also the other meetings we saw over the weekend, which just how many times china, whether directly or indirectly as mentioned in the joint statement between t

. >>> secretary of state antony blinken testified on u.s. diplomacy, global challenges, and the president's 2025 budget request. before the house, foreign affairs committee, he also talks about the president's recent decision to withhold military weapons from israel. chinese nationalists entering the southern border, and continued support of ukraine as well. reveal them. that is in politico. the follow-up story from the associated press said that it was the fbi on tuesday said the search for the former presidents -- >>> the state department fy -2025 budget request? >> your mic is in private. >> the mic? >> your button is on. is it working? >> no. >> the purpose of this hearing is to discuss the state department's fy-2025 budget request and explore the myriad of challenges facing the united states and its diplomats around the globe. i now recognize myself for an opening statement. is your secretary of state, first, thank you for being here today. as you know, we are living in dangerous times. the world is on fire. we are witnessing the larges

the us secretary of state antony blinken is on a tour is on a tour of asia, and currently injapan.n the region are keen to get insight into the economic and trade policies of kamala harris before the november presidential election. a reset of us ties in the region under the biden administration could be upended by the possible return to the white house of donald trump and proposals for new tariffs and calls for a weaker dollar. trade is everything. economics usually trumps security in most of asia. his counterparts will be asking a lot of questions about trade and economic policy from the united states for the next six months under biden and potentially what happens after that if kamala harris ends up president. how important would you say it would be for the biden administration to ensure some measures are in place before the elections in case the verdict goes in favour of the republicans? there are a number of places and countries around the region thinking about what happens if donald trump becomes president again. they are trying to trump—proof, if possible, certain parts of th

secretary of state, antony blinken also praised the u.s.e this alliance was to the u.s. foreign the united states, japan alliance has been the cornerstone for peace, for stability in the indo-pacific. and now beyond and it's helping make our own people more free more secure, more prosperous rosemary, i signal seems to be a little bit unstable here, but as you just heard from blinken and really as these meetings have indicated, these risks, this raid constitution of the us forces in japan, which comes just months after the japanese prime minister made his official visit to washington really further cements japan's importance and its role in washington's regional security strategy this alliance has allowed the united states to improve its relationship with other asian allies. >> as we saw with the quad meeting today held between the foreign ministers of india, of australia, of japan, and of course, the united states. now, one key detail to note from this joint meeting and also from the meetings from this weekend is just how many times china,

us secretary of state antony blinken says that a ceasefire deal between israel and hamas is within inthat negotiators are quote, driving towards the goal line. those comments coming at the aspen security forum, the u.s. qatar and egypt have been working feverishly to negotiate a ceasefire in the gaza conflict, which would see hostages it is held by hamas since october 7, released, as well as palestinian prisoners held by israel. and then allow much needed aid, humanitarian aid into the gaza strip joining me now to discuss, is the uyghurs yvonne, he is the chief foreign affairs adviser and spokesman for israeli opposition leader and former prime minister yair lapid is also the author of a new book titled why the center must hold, why centrism is the answer to it? extremism and polarization. thank you so much for joining us. we will get to your book in just a moment, but i want to start with this breaking news. we've seen israeli strikes, of course, inside lebanon against hezbollah, inside syria as well. what do you make of these? latest strikes? much farther afield down in yemen? >> we

and just wanted to talk about the united states for a moment. us secretary of state antony blinking today said the us wasn't involved, was also one of the honey, a killing he focused on the need for a ceasefire in gaza. is that by design? would you say, i think so, but i think it could also be emblematic as the broad attentions that have been emerging between the us and israel. and i think we've seen a lot of those tensions started to emerge. we know the color harris has been speaking incredibly strongly about the need for a ceasefire. and so perhaps mr. nothing young who is realizing, but he doesn't quite have the same level of support in washington that he wants to bid at least uh and, and its current full. so i think right now there are, there are definitely tensions between the 2 bodies. the us was serious about actually achieving us these why it could be doing a great deal more. i'm putting a great deal more pressure on mister netanyahu and as well more broadly to achieve the ceasefire, which is absolutely essential. and working towards the, the escalation of the region, getting abou

you are a secretary of state antony blanket and his chinese counterpart one he discussed the china is deepening ties with moscow and with the u. s. calls beijing's provocative actions in the south china sea. while the 10 member states of ozzy and met to discuss the strategic direction of south east asia change, much attention was focused on to guest of honor the united states and china until recently, tensions between china and the philippines were flaring over a filipino outpost on the 2nd, thomas, sho, both country se it's in a part of the south china sea that belongs to them. last month, chinese vessels rammed filipino supply boats on the way to the area. but then a week ago, aging and manila agreed to a deal cooling off tensions, at least for the time b, u. s. secretary of state and the blinking praise both sides for their diplomacy. we are pleased to take note of the successful to resupply today the 2nd time to show which is the product of an agreement reach between the philippines and china. we flawed that and hope and expect to see that it continues going forward. while the us

us secretary of state antony blinken has warned against further military escalation.ur diplomatic correspondent paul adams is in the israeli occupied golan heights at the site of saturday's attack. so this is where the explosion happened at about 6:30 last night here in majdal shams. you can see the crater where the rocket landed. it blew this fence right out. and you can see children's bicycles and scooters, all among the wreckage here. and also, if you look at the fence, you can see shrapnel holes. and over in the corner, there are little pools of blood that they've tried to clear up. and there's blood also spattered on the walls. there is a bomb shelter right here next to the football pitch, and we're told that there was a siren moments before the explosion, but that no one had enough time to react. we're seeing a steady stream of visitors here in majdal shams today. government ministers, military officials and others coming to offer their condolences and also to talk about what israel does next. this is a part of the world where a conflict with lebanon, with the h

it has wrapped up in laws with original tensions dominating the tox. us secretary of state antony, blinking, and his chinese counterpart one he discussed the china is deepening ties with moscow. and what the u. s. calls beijing's provocative actions in the south china sea. while the 10 member states of audience met to discuss the strategic direction of south east asia, change, much attention was focused on to guest of honor the united states and china. until recently, tensions between china and the philippines were flaring over a filipino outpost on the 2nd thomas show both countries say it's in a part of the south china sea that belongs to them. of last month, chinese vessels rammed filipinos supply boats on their way to the area. but then, a week ago, vision and manila agreed to a deal cooling off tensions, at least for the time b, u. s. secretary of state and he blinked and praised both sides for their diplomacy . we are pleased to take note of the successful resupply today. the 2nd time of shaw, which is the product of an agreement reached between the philippines and china. we followed

by american secretary of state antony blinken demanded information from informed sources, otherwise theue zelensky would quickly be replaced. in venezuela, the results of the presidential elections are being summed up. processing 80% of the ballots , the current leader, nicolas maduro, is in first place, gaining more than 51% of the votes, his main rival edmund gonzalez has 44%. vladimir putin congratulated nicolas madura on his re-election and expressed confidence that his activities as head of state will contribute to the development of relations between russia and venezuela in all directions. there are songs and dances on the streets of caracos, hundreds of people gathered in the square in front of the presidential palace, flags are everywhere. meanwhile, the opposition hastened to declare that they do not agree with the announced results and intend to protest them. this will be madora's third term. today is international tiger day, a holiday that aims to draw attention to the protection of these rare predators in russia. the main celebrations are in the far east, where amur tigers l

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according to informed sources , american secretary of state antony blinken insisted on this in may.se, zelensky will be replaced. today we honor those who defended their homeland at various frontiers, defended the interests of the country and fulfilled their duty. in russia , combat veterans day, although not an official holiday, is no less important, it appeared on the initiative of public organizations, with an estimated number of more than 2 million people alone took part in various kinds of military conflicts, afghanistan, chechen companies, syria, traditionally, today veterans gather at war memorials, set out saints and remember comrades who gave their lives in the fight against the enemy. france is on the verge of global political changes, the first parliamentary elections and... votes, and president macron's coalition is not even in second, in third place, a new blow after the defeat in the elections to the european parliament, a humiliating 20% ​​of the vote, the second round in a week, but now it is clear that the political forces that oppose the escalation of the conflict

. >> and next secretary of state antony blinken discussing safe appreciation for the israeli hamas war in gaza. he used a football analogy to describe the progress saying he believes were inside the ten-yard line and driving toward the goal line in getting an agreement. his remarks came during a conversation at the aspen security forum in colorado. >> good morning secretary. great to see you. welcome back. i don't need to tell this room a lot is happen since your last on this stage a year ago. we are going to get through in our time this point as much of it as i can pack in. were going to talk russia, china, ukraine, the middle east, iran, and our domestic challenge to at home and what impact they may be having on america's standing in the world. are you ready? >> go for it. >> let's go. i want to start with what is truly the biggest game changer since we last gathered here, which is october 7, the hamas attack on israel, the israeli response in gaza war in the middle east. our ambassador at united nations linda thomas-greenfield said this week, , ethical, that negotiations on a ceasef

ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the secretary of state, antony blinken.cretary blinken: thank you. thank you. good morning, everyone. very good to have you here today at the state department, in the especially with our very honored guv to everyone involved, i'm so glad we're coming together today. s report is a comprehensive, objective assessment of the state of antitrafficking efforts across than two decades, this report has documented emerging trends, highlighted areas of prentified effective initiatives combatting human trafficking. let me start by saying how grateful i am to ambassador world for your work in gathering host governments, engaging ors ich the report and further our missions. . [m american diplomacy, is at its best when it reflects strong, that's why we're also grateful s on this crucial and, alas, enduring issue. and k yotohetrafficking expert t network and the u.s. advisory council, who ensure that our policies are centered where they belong, on the experiences and on the perspectives of the survivors. we're honored to be joined today b

antony blinking and his chinese counterpart one gate discuss china is deepening ties with moscow and with the last calls of beijing provocative actions and the south china sea. while the 10 member states of ozzy and met to discuss the strategic direction of southeast asia change, much attention was focused on to guest of honor the united states and china until recently, tensions between china and the philippines were flaring over a filipino outpost on the 2nd thomas show both countries say it's in a part of the south china sea that belongs to them. of last month, chinese vessels rammed filipinos supply boats on the way to the area. but then a week ago vision and manila agreed to a deal cooling off tensions, at least for the time b, u. s. secretary of state and he blinked and praised both sides for their diplomacy . we are pleased to take note of the successful resupply today. the 2nd time of shaw, which is the product of an agreement reached between the philippines and china. we applaud that and hope and expect to see that it continues going forward. while the us as top diplomat also

the conversation about this has begun back in may, when secretary of state antony blinken visited kievia reports, they are ready to approve this idea. usa. orban decided to go even further the day before. believes that this will lead to contradictions with hungary and the czech republic have created a new political union, which will become the largest right-wing faction in the european parliament. the peoples of europe want peace, order and development, but they receive war and migration stagnation from the brussels elite. bad, erroneous decisions from brussels also contributed to this crisis. they made it european. the guards tried to disperse the protesters tear gas grenades. in paris, more than 8 thousand demonstrators gathered in the republic square. supporters of the left bloc burned torches, climbed onto monuments and waved flags and posters against the far right. it was preceded by people going out into the streets. full power, about the crushing defeat of the french president elizabeth gerson. emmanuel ii. but not at all like napoleon iii. in the case of macron, this is not a t

. ♪ announcer: the secretary of state antony blinken discussed policy at the brookings institute, talkingut what success looks like in the russia-ukraine war, u.s. global partnership and engagement and the importance of the nato alliance. this is held in washington, d.c. [indistinct chatter] [laughter] [indiscernible] cecilia: good morning, everyone. i'm cecilia rouse. i'm the president of the brookings institution. thank you all for joining us today in the auditorium and the many more joining us online. it is my absolute pleasure to welcome you to a special conversation with u.s. secretary of state antony blinken for a wide-ranging discussion of the challenges and opportunities for american diplomacy around the world. tony, thank you so much for making the time to be with us this morning. we are so honored to welcome you back to brookings. secretary blinken has served as the 71st u.s. secretary of state since 2021. he has had a long and distinguished career in public service, beginning at the state department during the clinton administration. over the years, he has held important roles

lavrov sat opposite secretary of state antony blinken, but there were no sessions or personal contactsthe sidelines between the heads of the foreign affairs departments of moscow and washington. but with the chinese minister wang yi, as well as with colleagues from laos, brunei, east timor and indonesia, lavrov held detailed bilateral negotiations. following the meeting, the indonesian ministry of foreign affairs stated that russia is a very important partner. asean. in addition, asian countries see great potential for cooperation with the eurasian economic community, in which russia plays a key role. and the minister of tourism of myanmar said that russians are welcome in her country. hotel and restaurant employees are already learning russian, and myanmar also wants russian cuisine to be represented in the country. i couldn’t do it on my own, she admitted official in an interview with ria novosti. therefore , our specialists are welcome in myanmar. the epic hero is now serving with russian sailors. the newest ice-class ship evpatiy kolovrad entered the pacific fleet. the flag raising

antony blinken admitted that the states in the future may refuse to help ukraine, but what is the reason out . ukraine is trying with all its might not to pay its bills in the literal sense of the word. kiev authorities are trying to restructure the $20 billion debt. bloomberg writes that if this fails. then ukraine shines default a two-year debt freeze with a payment due on august 1 on bonds due 2026. the country could enter a technical default if it fails to pay after a ten-day grace period. despite the fact that ukraine is mired in debt and losing on the battlefield, the us military continues to convince everyone that the situation can change. this is what the supreme commander of nato forces in europe said. general christopher. believes that kiev still has a chance, although he warns nato about a strong enemy. we we should not have any illusions, because at the end of the conflict in ukraine, no matter how it ends, we will have a very big problem with russia. we will get a situation where russia is rebuilding its strength, located on the borders of nato, and it will be led by mainly

cheryl: also too, you've got the secretary of state, antony blinken, gordon, meeting with chinese foreignend, blinken reportedly warning that president biden and vice president harris are committed to the rule based international order and criticized beijing for escalating unlawful actions they the south china sea, talked about u.s. concerns with regard to taiwan and the associated press is reporting that lawmakers from six countries saying chinese city diplomats we pressuring them not to afend a conference in taiwan. that starts today. you had this thinking that if you're xi jinping, you make a move before there's a potential change in the white house. >> yes. and that makes a lot of sense because we have an administration that likes to talk and to issue warnings to china but doesn't back them up. the chinese can see this and that really has undermined deterrence not only deterrence in the south china sea or around taiwan but around the world as we see bad actors doing things that were inconceivable a couple years ago. it's good that antony blinken will meet with wong lee. i think the ti

antony blinken board his plane with the european foreign ministers and fly to moscow to stop this wareverything joe biden and antony blinken said then: prepare money, launch military conveyors. right now we are moving to london for direct communication. but he very evasively answered the question of whether the long-range missiles that great britain supplies to ukraine will be used on russian territory, limiting himself to the standard formulation that the actions of the kiev authorities, as they say here in london, should be based on some kind of humanitarian law, although everyone knows very well that this kind of weapon is not applicable without the use of nato equipment, nato satellites and other guidance systems, therefore... there is no clarity on this issue, you know very well that keir starmer, as soon as he became prime minister of great britain, announced that kiev could strike russian territory using weapons provided by the british, but then the british ministry of defense gave what is called a backdoor and said that no such permits had been received from london to kiev. wi

the latter recalled its ambassador for consultation, the usa reacted, as secretary of state antony blinkentes do not believe the announced results reflect the will of the people. the venezuelan opposition refused to consider maduro the elected president. meanwhile, caracos accused nine latin american countries of interfering with the company. the ministry of foreign affairs reported that the governments of argentina, guatemala, the dominican republic, costa rica and other countries tried to carry out their operations, and maduro said that the venezuelan electoral commission was subject to a serious hacker attack. in the meantime, the president of argentina dissatisfied with the results. elections in venezuela , those who are dissatisfied with him in his own country. javier miley promised to resolve the financial crisis upon taking office. the head of state planned to fight inflation with radical measures. used shock therapy, but the economy is still in decline. alexey kvashenki understood the situation. javier miley was remembered for his loud pre-election statements: liquidation of the ce

secretary of state antony blinken arrived and announced biden had gone to bed according to two people who were there. the state department denied that blinken said anything of that sort. since the debate the president has fallen short in his efforts to convince people he was just having a bad night. george stephanopolous saying this just yesterday. >> do you think biden should step down? you talk to him more than anybody else lately and you can be honest. >> tomorrow the president has another shot at convincing people in his first solo press conference since last november, bill. >> bill: the white house doing more cleanup now after the president's meeting with a neurologist. what was said and what is being said now? >> pretty stunning. the white house yesterday insisted that none of the eight visits by the parkinson's specialist dr. cannard made over eight months had anything to do with the president's care. late last night they admitted a january 17th meeting had to do with biden. they said it was for a neurological exam he had as part of his annual physical which was not reported un

secretary of state antony blinken says the united states has, quote, serious concerns about the announcedresults of today's election. >> here in the us, republican vice presidential nominee jd vance is scheduled to visit the bay area tomorrow. the former president trump's running mate is set to appear at a campaign fundraiser in palo alto. this event is being billed as dinner with the next vice president of the united states. the fundraiser requires a minimum of $3,300 donation per person, while couples who wish to be on the host committee must donate at least $50,000. vice president kamala harris presidential campaign said today that it has raised $200 million since she emerged as the likely democratic presidential nominee last week. the campaign says about 66% of the donations come from first time contributors to the 2024 election cycle. it also says more than 170,000 volunteers have signed up to help the harris campaign with phone banking, canvasing and other get out the vote efforts. >> and we are now 100 days until election day on november 5th. and while vice president harris is the

their investigation involves secretary of state antony blinken, us ambassador prion linda thomas greenfieldan. this is very reminiscent of the corruption proceedings involving the head of the procurement of almost 2 billion doses of vaccines. european commission ursula fondeen in the title role. by the way, a similar trial is currently underway in the united states regarding possible bonuses from pharmaceutical giants received by the country’s chief infectious disease specialist, anthony fauci. and coincidentally, joe biden pulled out of the election race while he was sick with covid-19. so why does the pentagon still apologized to the philippines? if you refer to the document, a year ago the united states created four new military bases on the territory of this republic. once again emphasizing that the philippines is one of the main us allies in the indo-pacific region. it’s not difficult to guess who the main opponent is. olga ponomareva, lead. let's translate from clerical to understandable, everything is not so scary if there are instructions. the central bank increased the key rate by

in the past hour the us secretary of state antony blinken has commented on the haniyeh assasination.s away from the importance of, as i said a moment ago, getting to the ceasefire, which is in the interests of the hostages and bringing them home, it is manifestly in the interests of the palestinians who are suffering terribly every single day. children, women, men, in gaza who have been caught in this crossfire of hamas �*s making. it is profoundly in the interest of trying to put things on a better path, not only in gaza but actually throughout the reason because so much is tied to what is happening in gaza right now. we have been working from day one not only to try to get to a better place in gaza, but also to prevent the conflict from spreading, whether it is in the north with lebanon and hezbollah, or in the red sea, or iran, syria, iraq you name it. a big key to trying to make sure that that does not happen, and that we can move to a better place, is getting the ceasefire. i am not going to speculate on what impact any one event might have on that. i have learned over many year

. >> secretary of state antony blinken said the u.s. has serious concerns that the result announced does not reflect the will or the votes of the venezuelan people. >>> and here at home, the war of words is escalating between former president trump and vice president kamala harris. they were both on the campaign trail this weekend trying to win over undecided voters with just 99 days to go until the election. jarred hill is tracking the latest for us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. democrats are riding high on enthusiasm since harris entered the race just about a week ago. while her star is rising, republicans are remaining unified around former president trump as his attacks on his likely presidential rival have become more personal. vice president kamala harris and former president donald trump hit the campaign trail over the weekend with just over three months to election day. >> we are going to win -- >> they're going to be crushed if you don't elect me. >> reporter: it comes as a new poll shows harris has a hi

today, secretary of state antony blinken spoke to this.rmed the admin attrition's commitment -- the administration's commitment to bring not only evan home. >> when it comes to evan, paul whelan in russia, other americans, we are working quite literally every day, looking to see what we can do to get them home. amna: have you gotten any updates from this administration on any of those efforts to free evan, and is a potential prisoner swap on the table? almar: we throughout this ordeal have worked with the u.s. government to try to secure evans release. we generally don't comment on the nature of those conversations and the efforts happening, but sec. and those comments is absolutely right -- sec. blinken and those comments is absolutely right. there are 24/7 efforts taking place to secure his release and also look after the other americans who are held in wrongful detainment. that is about as far as i can go on this topic. amna: you have been in touch with evan's family as well. what can you tell us about how they are doing and whether or

of state antony blinken as he was testifying at a congressional appropriations hearing.w, sharif, you are coming up to him, approaching him with this question. >> secretary blinken, a question from al jazeera. what is your message to the families of palestinian civilians who were killed with u.s. weapons in gaza? why is your administration not enforcing u.s. and international law to hold israel accountable? amy: so sharif, you are chasing secretary of state antony blinken but did not succeed in getting an answer from him. >> let me just say, amy, that we tried for months, months literally, to ask for an interview with the white house, anyone at the white house or the state department. amy: kavitha, you've been trying since january? >> january was the first email i sent to the state department. >> and we were granted no access, no interviews whatsoever. so we resorted to trying to track down officials. we went to several white house press briefings -- i wasn't called on -- went to state department press briefings, wasn't called on. so we had this chance with secretary bli

us secretary of state antony blinken has met with nato secretary general jens stoltenberg at the us statet — here's what they had to say. what's to be said in the coming days about the concrete achievements of this summit, i won't get ahead of those, you'll be hearing about those in the next few days. but again, suffice it to say we have an alliance that's stronger than it's been, larger than it's been and ready to deal with the challenges of our time. we will make decisions on ukraine, and i think what we have seen over the last days demonstrates the need to step up our support for ukraine. we have seen new russian missile attacks against cities, against a child hospital. many children and civilians have been killed, and itjust demonstrates the brutality of russia's war of aggression against ukraine and the importance of us supporting ukraine and upholding their right for self—defence. earlier, us secretary of state antony blinken met with ukrainian foreign minister dmytro kuleba. kyiv has appealed for more air defences and sustained security guarantees. kyiv�*s also seeking that nato me

secretary of state antony blinken hosted the forum at the department of state. this is just under 30 minutes. >> >> distinguished guests, the secretary of state, the minister of foreign affairs for the republic of iceland, and u.s. senator from new hampshire. >> good morning, everyone. welcome to the state department. it is wonderful to have everyone in this room on the stage for this occasion. 76 years ago, a year before the treaty that created nato was signed, president truman signed into law two other documents that proved foundational for america's lasting security. the first on june 12, 1948, allowed women to serve as regular members of the united states military. the second, just six weeks later, then segregation in our armed forces. both reforms faced resistance and skepticism in the united states. congress held hearings to debate the merits of allowing women to serve in the same capacity as men. the very first witness called was general dwight d. eisenhower. ask why he supported the reforms, his answer was simple -- "we need them." the same is true today