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In a press conference at Cairo Airport, U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken stressed America's unwavering support for Israel amid the ongoing crisis in the region.
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Israel has officially declared war on Hamas after a series of deadly terror attacks, resulting in mounting fatalities. In response to the attacks, the United States has strongly denounced Hamas and expressed its support for Israel's right to self-defense.
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The Hamas attacks on Israel this weekend caught the world’s attention, which seems to have been the point. The Iranian proxy army sent thousands of rockets into Israel as fighters crossed the border from Gaza on boats and motorcycles. The violence was especially extreme, as if to invite a larger-than normal Israeli response.
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Laura Delgado Lopez, a visiting fellow with the Americas Program at the CSIS, has raised questions about the recent expansion of the BRICS alliance and its potential impact on space governance. The BRICS alliance, which originally consisted of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, has expanded to include six new countries: Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Argentina, the United Arab Emirates, and Ethiopia.
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Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party have issued a joint statement condemning the reported life sentence of Uyghur academic Rahile Dawut by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The statement, published in a press release by the Select Committee on the CCP, demands the immediate release of Dawut and other unjustly detained Uyghur and Muslim intellectuals.
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Nelson, a spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State, has reaffirmed the country's unwavering commitment to the victims and families affected by the actions of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the former leader of Iran. Ahmadinejad has recently been blacklisted by the Office of Foreign Assets Control for providing support to the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security, which is also under sanctions by the Department of State.
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U.S. Rep. Chris Smith recently chaired a congressional hearing about child trafficking called “Children are Not for Sale: Global Efforts to Address Child Trafficking.” In it, the congressional committee heard testimony from child trafficking victims and advocates, and Smith believes the U.S.-Mexico border could be a very dangerous point for child trafficking.
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Aerospace Industries Association commends Biden's nomination of Whitaker to administrator of the FAAPresident Joe Biden announced his nomination of Michael Whitaker to serve as administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Sept. 7. Eric Fanning, the president and CEO of the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA), commended Biden for the nomination and highlighted Whitaker's previous experience at the FAA.
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Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken held separate conversations with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas Sept. 5.
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Bruce W. Bennet wrote a recent blog post on President Joe Biden's recent "trailblazing trilateral summit" with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken recently visited Ukraine to reinforce U.S. support amid concerns from western allies about Ukraine's progress against Russian forces.
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On the sixth anniversary of the genocide against the Rohingya Muslim minority in Burma (Myanmar), U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken renewed America's pledge to seek justice for the victims and survivors.
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken recently announced a visa restriction policy targeting individuals involved in undermining democracy during Sierra Leone's June 24 general election.
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken warns in a USA Today editorial that the synthetic drug epidemic is a global crisis and that the U.S. should lead an international response.
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Amid global concern, the U.S. strongly condemns the recent military coup in Gabon that has placed President Ali Bongo Ondimba under house arrest, calling for the restoration of civilian rule and respect for human rights.
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On Ukraine's Independence Day, August 24, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed solidarity and imposed sanctions on entities and individuals linked to human rights abuses in the ongoing Ukraine conflict.
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The G7 foreign ministers strongly condemned North Korea's latest ballistic missile launch, calling it a "clear, flagrant violation" of UN resolutions and a threat to global peace in a joint statement released on August 24, 2023.
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Framing the war on drugs as an actual war and passing legislation to authorize the use of military force proposed by Florida Reps. Dan Crenshaw and Mike Waltz make it more likely that a future president will use that authority, a CATO Institute policy forum panelist said. The CATO Institute hosted a discussion on Aug. 18 about using the U.S. military to counter fentanyl.
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Leaders of Japan, the Republic of Korea, and the United States convened at Camp David, marking a historic new era of trilateral cooperation focused on shared strategic visions for the Indo-Pacific region.
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken recently reaffirmed the U.S.' unwavering commitment to Ukraine's security and sovereignty, highlighting the need to counter Russia's aggressive actions and uphold international peace and security.