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Blinken talks Israel with Bahraini foreign minister
Call comes shortly after Bahrain appointed its first ambassador to Israel
Sudan pays US $335 million in terror compensation
The settlement was part of agreement to remove Sudan from terror blacklist.
Biden report equivocates on occupied Palestinian territory
Report maintains Trump-era omission of section on 'occupied territories' but uses term once in section on Israel
Anti-ISIS coalition calls for sustained operations in Iraq and Syria
US-led coalition says the extremist group still poses a threat
Pro-Israel lobby AIPAC pushes to expand Abraham Accords
US group scores first major victories on Capitol Hill this year
Blinken says US and Nato forces will exit Afghanistan ‘together’
The statement comes after Joe Biden indicated that May 1 withdrawal deadline seems unlikely
Congress moves to repeal Iraq war authorisation
The move comes amid a bipartisan push to curtail the White House’s war-making authorities
‘Gaffe machine’ Biden prepares to face the press
White House press conferences have varied drastically between recent administrations
Six takeaways from Samantha Power’s congressional hearing
Former UN ambassador addressed her record under Obama and her vision for the future of USAID
Blinken discusses Libyan elections with interim prime minister
The US is urging Libya’s interim government to proceed with December elections
US releases $80 million in humanitarian aid for Sahel
Aid is intended to address mass displacement throughout West Africa
US calls on Somalia to hold immediate elections
Washington is echoing international calls for the country to hold previously agreed upon elections despite an indefinite delay
US and Chinese envoys exchange frosty remarks in Alaska meeting
Top American and Chinese diplomats open first formal meeting with a war of words
Yemenis on terror list attempted to cross southern US border
Republicans are highlighting the arrests as part of their attacks on President Joe Biden’s immigration policies
Democrats push for $12 billion increase to US international affairs budget
Several politicians are pushing for an expansion to the diplomatic and development budget to counter China
