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US official says diplomatic push in Asia paying dividends

A top State Department official says the American diplomatic push aimed at countering China’s increasing influence in the Asia-Pacific region appears to be paying dividends, with many nations showing a willingness to partner with the United States

The Independent UK

Blinken Warns Iran from Deepening Nuclear Crisis, Further Isolation

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Iran on Thursday to cooperate with the UN nuclear watchdog and provide technically credible information in response to its questions instead of threatening further nuclear provocations and further reductions of transparency. Such steps would be “counterproductive” and would further complicate efforts to return…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Salvadoran leader rebuffs Blinken effort to bolster summit

In the run-up to this week's Summit of the Americas, President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador rebuffed attempts by U.S. officials to set up a phone call with Secretary of State Antony Blinken

The Independent UK

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Shireen Abu Akleh: US still thinks Israel should lead probe

Antony Blinken had called for ‘independent’ investigation, but State Department says US position has not changed.

Al Jazeera

El Salvador's Latest Gang Crackdown Includes Human Rights Violations

President Nayib Bukele is using brutal tools to solve a problem driven partly by U.S. immigration policy.

Reason

Is Russia stealing and selling grain from Ukraine?

Ukraine officials accuse Russia of stealing ‘several hundred thousand tonnes’ in areas under Russian occupation.

Al Jazeera

Blinken: US wants ‘independent’ probe of Abu Akleh killing

Top US diplomat calls for ‘independent’ probe, but stresses that facts regarding killing have not been ‘established’.

Al Jazeera

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Blinken: US Will 'Follow Facts' on Abu Akleh Killing

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken promised Tuesday to pursue accountability over the killing of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh wherever facts lead, amid heated dispute between Israeli and Palestinian authorities on how she died. The well-known Al Jazeera journalist, a Palestinian-American, was killed on May 11 as she was covering…

Asharq Al-Awsat

U.S.'s Blinken warns of threats to media freedom in Americas

U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken on Tuesday criticized efforts to suppress press freedom in several Latin American countries and said the United States seeks to increase media protection in the region with the most murders of journalists.

Reuters

Democratic lawmakers urge Biden admin to do more to protect Mexican journalists amid killings

A record 11 journalists have been murdered in Mexico this year alone.

Axios

Zelenskiy says stalemate with Russia is ‘not an option’ – as it happened

This live blog is now closed, you can find our latest coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war here

The Guardian - AU

Fierce Battle for Key Ukraine City Changing 'Every Hour'

Street fighting raged Tuesday for control of Ukraine's flashpoint city of Severodonetsk, with the situation changing "every hour", an official said, as Kyiv warned its troops were outnumbered by Russian forces. Just days ago, Moscow seemed close to taking the strategic industrial hub in the east but Ukrainian forces have…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 104 of the invasion

Russia claims control of 97% of Luhansk as UN warns war is creating a human trafficking crisis

The Guardian - UK

Fighting rages in fierce battle for Ukraine's east

Street fighting between Ukrainian and Russian troops raged in the battle for the industrial city of Sievierodonetsk as Moscow's forces pushed to conquer Ukraine's eastern Donbas, seeking a decisive win more than 100 days into the invasion.

Reuters

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Blinken says reports Russia is 'pilfering' Ukrainian grain for profit are credible

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday there are "credible reports" that Russia is "pilfering" Ukraine's grain exports to sell for profit.

WEKU

Police patrol Hong Kong park to enforce Tiananmen vigil ban

Police patrolled Hong Kong's Victoria Park on Saturday after authorities for a third consecutive year banned public commemoration of the anniversary of the deadly 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.

The Independent UK

Police patrol Hong Kong park amid Tiananmen vigil ban

Dozens of police officers are patrolling Hong Kong’s Victoria Park after authorities for a third consecutive year banned public commemoration of the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown in 1989

Al Jazeera

US says China’s Tiananmen crackdown ‘won’t be forgotten’

Chinese troops opened fire on peaceful protesters in Tiananmen Square on June 4, 1989 leaving an unknown number dead.

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Hundreds gather to mark Tiananmen anniversary in Taiwan

Hundreds of people gathered in Taipei on Saturday to commemorate China's bloody crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators in Beijing's Tiananmen Square 33 years ago.

Al Jazeera

US president Biden to visit Saudi Arabia in coming weeks: Reports

In shift, Biden will reportedly meet with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as US seeks replacement to Russian oil.

The Hindu

India rejects criticism raised by U.S. State Department religious freedom report

The annual report on international religious freedom, released by Secretary of State Antony Blinken, alleged that attacks on members of the minority communities, including killings, assaults, and intimidation, took place in India throughout 2021

The Independent UK

China ‘one of the worst abusers of religious freedom in the world’, says US

China has been designated ‘country of particular concern’ regarding religious rights every year since 1999

Al Jazeera

Some India officials ignoring or supporting religious attacks: US

A top US official makes the remark during the release of a report on religious freedom globally in 2021.

Axios

Timeline: Russian invasion of Ukraine

A day-by-day look at how the war has unfolded

Reuters

U.S. says some Indian officials ignoring or supporting attacks on minorities

Some officials in India are ignoring or even supporting rising attacks on people and places of worship in the country, a U.S. official said late on Thursday, drawing an angry reaction from New Delhi which called the comments "ill-informed".

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