U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken embarks on his journey to Berlin from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on June 22, 2021. Photo credit: Andrew Harnik | Pool | Reuters WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken has announced that he will be traveling to Beijing this week to hold discussions with senior Chinese officials. The …
The government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced plans Sunday to construction thousands of housing units in the occupied West Bank. Pool File Photo by Ronen Zvulun/UPI | License Photo June 19 (UPI) — The nationalist-religious coalition government of Israel has revealed its intentions to accelerate the …
U.S. Ambassador to Turkiye Jeffry Flake spoke in Washington D.C., United States on May 3, 2023. Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images The U.S. remains optimistic about Sweden’s potential NATO membership by July despite concerns from Turkey, according to Ambassador to Ankara Jeffry Flake. “We have high hopes that Sweden will join NATO …
Maxar satellite imagery BEFORE the damage to the Nova Kakhovka Dam in Ukraine. Please use: Satellite image (c) 2023 Maxar Technologies. Maxar Technologies | Getty Images An international team of investigators released a new report on Thursday, stating that the destruction of the Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine was most likely a deliberate act carried …
1/3 Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (pictured during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing in May) urged nations to continue supporting Ukraine during the 13th meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group on Thursday. Austin said, “Ukraine’s fight is a marathon not a sprint.” File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo June 15 (UPI) — …
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (R) and opposition leader Minister for Home Affairs Clare O’Neil announced legislation on Thursday to terminate Russia’s lease on land for a new embassy. Photo courtesy of Minister of Home Affairs Clare O’Neil/Twitter June 15 (UPI) — Australia’s Parliament has swiftly passed legislation to terminate Russia’s lease on land intended for …
The Kakhovka Hydro Electric Power Plant dam breach in Russia-occupied southern Ukraine has caused the International Criminal Court in The Hague to launch an investigation, according to president Volodymyr Zelensky. The attack took place on Tuesday, causing major flooding, with at least five people dead and 35 missing. Some 17,000 people have been affected and …
President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden are traveling to North Carolina to sign an executive order aimed at increasing employment assistance to military families. The order, to be signed at newly named Fort Liberty, features nearly 20 actions that will boost job support initiatives for military and veteran spouses, caregivers, and survivors while …
Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (L) will visit Washington on Wednesday and Thursday for talks with American lawmakers, business leaders and U.S. President Joe Biden. File Photo by Simon Dawson/No. 10 Downing Street/UPI | License Photo June 7 (UPI) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will call for the deepening and strengthening of economic and …
1/3 U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Philip Goldberg gives the keynote speech during a special session on the 70th anniversary of the South Korea-U.S. alliance at the Jeju Forum for Peace and Prosperity on Thursday in South Korea. Photo by Darryl Coote/UPI JEJU ISLAND, South Korea, June 7 (UPI) — As the United States and …