Topic: Antony Blinken

The warring sides in Sudan's nearly eight-month bloody conflict have committed war crimes, the United States declared Wednesday.

The United States is imposing visa bans against dozens of Israeli settlers accused of undermining peace, security and stability in the occupied West Bank.

After months of diplomatic wrangling, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe was granted another lease of life at the ministerial council meeting in a messy compromise between Russia and the West.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken expanded visa restrictions Monday in Uganda, to target those responsible for undermining the democratic process with "flawed electoral processes, violence and intimidation."

Vice President Kamala Harris will arrive at the COP28 summit in Dubai on Friday to take part in two days of climate negotiations with hundreds of world leaders, the White House announced.

The Israel Defense Forces said on Thursday that Hamas released eight more hostages as the pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas has been extended for nearly a week.

Three people were killed minutes after six day truce extended to seventh. Ten Israeli and four Thai hostages were released by Hamas to the Red Cross on Wednesday, Israeli news media reported.

Paul Whelan, a U.S. citizen imprisoned in Russia, said he was punched in the face Tuesday by another inmate at a prison labor camp in Mordovia. The attack was confirmed by his brother David Whelan.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken headed back to the Middle East on Wednesday for another round of shuttle diplomacy to try to get the temporary truce between Israel and Hamas extended, hours before it was due to la

Israel said its troops continued to battle Hamas in northern Gaza overnight, uncovering and destroying many more tunnels ahead of a four-day truce agreed to on Wednesday coming into effect.