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Washington, US | THE INDEPENDENT |  US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said a constitutional court decision to uphold Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act will damage the country’s international reputation. “The United States continues to be deeply concerned by reports of human rights abuses in Uganda, including against the LGBTQI+ community,” …

CAIRO | Xinhua |  At the end of U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s fifth visit to the Middle East since the outbreak of the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict, many in the region are explicit that the U.S. top diplomat has hardly made any progress de-escalating tensions there. Like its predecessors, …

JERUSALEM | Xinhua | United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed in Tel Aviv on Tuesday with Israeli officials the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict and urged the Israeli side to protect civilians in Gaza. Blinken’s visit marks his fourth trip to Israel since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war in …

  ATHENS, GREECE | Xinhua | Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Hania, Crete on Saturday, and expressed growing concern over the humanitarian situation in Gaza. During the meeting, Mitsotakis also expressed concern about the risks of escalating tensions in the Middle …

WASHINGTON, USA | Xinhua | The U.S. State Department on Wednesday announced this year’s final package of weapons and equipment to aid Ukraine, exhausting existing funding still at the Biden administration’s disposal. The arms and equipment in the package are worth up to 250 million U.S. dollars and are being …

Amman, Jordan | Xinhua  | U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Saturday that reaching an immediate ceasefire in Gaza would enable the Hamas movement to regroup its forces, Jordan’s state-run Petra News Agency reported. He made the remarks during a joint press conference in Jordan’s capital Amman with Jordanian …

Washington, US | Xinhua | U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that the United States is still “very focused on diplomacy” as the tool to solve the ongoing political crisis in Niger resulting from an attempted coup by a junta. “We remain very focused on diplomacy for achieving …

Beijing, China |  Xinhua | Chinese President Xi Jinping met with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the Great Hall of the People on Monday. Noting that the world is developing and the times are changing, Xi said the world needs a generally stable China-U.S. relationship, and whether the …

Beijing, China | Xinhua | Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang held talks with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Beijing on Sunday. Qin pointed out that the China-U.S. relationship is at the lowest point since its establishment. This does not serve the fundamental interests of the …

Washington, US | THE INDEPENDENT  & URN | The United States, a leading funder of Uganda’s healthcare sector, has warned that passing of the Anti-Homosexuality bill will not only reverse gains in the fight against HIV/AIDS, but also impinge upon universal human rights and damage the country’s reputation. The US says …