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Recent announcements of cooperation between the Republic of Korea and Japan in an effort to ease longstanding tensions between the two countries are being hailed as "groundbreaking" by President Joe Biden.
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Blinken: U.S. stands with Iran women 'who remain undaunted despite the Iranian regime's brutality'
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) marked International Women's Day by imposing sanctions on several Iranian regime officials and entities for various violations of human rights.
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Blinken: 'Excellent meeting with ROK National Security Advisor Kim Sung-han'
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken remarked on a meeting with South Korean National Security Advisor Kim Sung-han in a tweet published March 6.
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Blinken: 'We value Trinidad and Tobago’s commitment to promoting democracy, prosperity and security in the Americas'
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Trinidad and Tobago Foreign Minister Amery Browne met to discuss issues such as regional security, the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change.
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Blinken: U.S. adds $26 million in aid 'to those affected by the Rakhine State and Rohingya crisis'
The United States government is adding $69 million in aid to Rohingya refugees and other vulnerable populations impacted by the ongoing crisis in Myanmar and Bangladesh.
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Blinken: 'U.S. support for Ukraine is enduring'
Secretary of State Antony Blinken authorized the 33rd drawdown of U.S. arms and equipment for Ukraine valued at $400 million.
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Blinken: 'U.S. continues to promote justice for victims of the Assad regime'
Amjad Yousef, a warrant officer in the Syrian Military Intelligence Directorate, has been designated by the United States for his role in committing gross human rights violations, specifically extrajudicial killings, during the Tadamon Massacre of unarmed civilians in 2013.
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'Divisive and cruel': Banks reacts to COVID-19 policy leading to discharge of thousands of service members
Even though the Department of Defense (DOD) rescinded the COVID-19 vaccine requirement for service members at the beginning of the year, thousands of men and women could still be discharged for not applying for a vaccine exemption.
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State attorneys general seek 'decisive action against the Mexican drug cartels'
Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares wrote a letter, signed by 20 other state attorneys general, to President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken Feb. 8, asking them to take swift and immediate action to abate the deadly fentanyl scourge.
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Blinken: U.S. condemns court ruling as 'an attempt to suppress democracy and human rights in Belarus'
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken criticized the prison sentence of Belarusian opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialatski.
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Congress told 'we don't have the guardrails in place' for an AI tech revolution: Hickok
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) set the tone for a hearing on “Advances in AI: Are We Ready For a Tech Revolution” with an opening statement that no human wrote.
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Minnesota congressman: New digital asset reporting requirements 'will send crypto innovation and opportunities oversees'
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which President Biden signed into law in Nov. 2021, introduces two new reporting requirements for individuals and businesses that conduct transactions using digital assets.
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Blinken: Designations latest of several U.S. actions 'against sanctions evaders around the world'
Six entities that have supported Iran's petrochemical and petroleum industry have been sanctioned for their actions by the U.S. Department of State (DOS).
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Foreign Affairs Committee's McCaul: Chinese foreign minister's recent comments 'inflammatory'
Qin Gang, China's new foreign minister, has warned of inevitable "confrontation and conflict" between the U.S. and China unless the U.S. changes course.
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Blinken: 'Northern Ireland will benefit from the opportunity, certainty and stability' from the Windsor Framework
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken congratulated the United Kingdom and European Union for reaching the "Windsor Framework," a set of policies introduced as a "fresh approach to the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland."
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State Department discusses Visas: Procedures for Issuing Visas on March 6
The US State Department published a three page rule on March 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Arkansas congressman: China 'currently running circles around us' in lithium production
Rep. Bruce Westerman, (R-Ark.) chairman of the House Committee on Natural Resources, says China has moved ahead of the U.S. in mining natural resources, such as lithium, even as environmental agents examine possible environmental infringement by China's lithium suppliers.
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DOS-DRL grant application closes on May 8
DRL Applied Research and Evaluation Fund: Political Party Support Amid Restricted Political Competition grant opened on March 8.
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DOS-ECA offers new grant application process starting March 8
FY 2023 BridgeUSA Ukrainian Academic Fellows Program grant opened on March 8.
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Blinken: G20 summit 'advanced our shared goals'
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States succeeded in its goals at the G20, a global forum for international economic cooperation that was founded in 1999 to address economic and financial issues.
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