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  Blinken: U.S., partners 'have not forgotten or forsaken' those suffering religious persecution

  Secretary of State Antony Blinken recalled the countless individuals suffering religious persecution as the State Department observed the fourth annual International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief.

  By Bob Pepalis

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  Price: U.S. condemns 'Russia's use of a chemical weapon to poison a political opponent'

  The U.S. State Department observed the second anniversary of the poisoning of opposition leader Aleksy Navalny by the Russian government.

  By Bob Pepalis

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  Blinken: U.S. honors 'humanitarian aid workers who have sacrificed so much'

  Humanitarian aid workers who have helped the world’s most vulnerable people who felt the compounding effects of the COVID-19 pandemic during crises were honored by Secretary of State Antony Blinken on World Humanitarian Day.

  By Bob Pepalis

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