Blinken urges Mideast nations to support a peaceful Syrian political transition
Antony Blinken (Picture credit: Agencies) US secretary of state Antony Blinken is pressing ahead with efforts to unify Middle East nations in support of a peaceful political transition in Syria. He is meeting on Friday with Turkey’s foreign minister after…
US’s Blinken calls on Venezuela parties to ‘respect democratic process’ in vote
TOKYO: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called for all parties in Venezuela to “respect the democratic process” in an election on Sunday, speaking less than an hour before polls open.“The Venezuelan people deserve an election that genuinely reflects their…
Migrants from southern Mexico’s dispersed caravan pin hopes on permits
MAPASTEPEC: Thousands of people from a 4,000-strong migrant caravan that has been crossing southern Mexico by foot since Christmas Eve dispersed on Tuesday as they boarded buses to processing centers where they are expected to apply for travel permits today….
In rare action against Israel, US says extremist West Bank settlers will be barred from America
WASHINGTON: In a rare punitive move against Israel, the State Department said Tuesday it will impose travel bans on extremist Jewish settlers implicated in a rash of recent attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.Secretary of State Antony Blinken…