WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Saturday the United States temporarily suspended operations at its embassy in Khartoum and safely evacuated all US personnel and their dependents as violence rocks Sudan.“We will continue to assist Americans in Sudan in planning for their own safety and provide regularContinue Reading
NEW DELHI: Russia cannot be allowed to wage war with impunity, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday after meeting his counterparts from India, Japan and Australia in New Delhi.The so-called Quad group, in a statement issued after the meeting, also said that the use, or threat ofContinue Reading
BEIJING: China’s ceremonial parliament has accused American lawmakers of trampling on the sovereignty of other nations after the U.S. passed a measure condemning a suspected Chinese spy balloon‘s intrusion into U.S. airspace.The statement issued Thursday by the National People’s Congress’s Foreign Affairs Committee repeated Beijing’s insistence that the balloon wasContinue Reading
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has cautioned China against changing the status quo on Taiwan which is vital to maintaining peace and stability in the region.Over the last few years, China has been trying to build military and economic pressure on Taiwan, Blinken said during a conversation withContinue Reading