Antony Blinken talks speaks on everything from the prospect of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, to the war in Ukraine and what the U.S. is doing to bring home Americans detained in Russia.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday that Israel has accepted a proposal to bridge gaps in ceasefire negotiations and the next step is for Hamas to accept ahead of further negotiations ...

Challenges remain, Blinken said, but so far, the mechanism put forth by France and the US is functioning well, as more than ...

Reuters reported on Sunday that Hamas approved a list of 34 hostages submitted by Israel in a prisoner exchange.. The Biden administration has been attempting a push to get a hostage and ceasefire ...

Secretary of State Antony Blinken had said the U.S. wanted a ceasefire deal in Gaza and all remaining captives released before Donald Trump takes office on Jan. 20.

IDF investigating report of murdered Palestinian with American citizenship • Saudi-France conference on two-State solution to ...

Hamas’s true strength is unknown, but in a Tuesday speech at the Atlantic Council, Blinken said Hamas has largely recuperated its losses from Israeli strikes with new recruits after Oct. 7.

However, the US later says the resolution is “nonbinding”, undermining the rules of the UN system and signalling its commitment to keep backing Israel’s war on Gaza.. May 7. Hamas accepts a ...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to arrive in Israel on Sunday as part of Washington's intensifying diplomatic push to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza that will end the 10-month-old war ...

The top U.S. diplomat will meet with regional leaders to emphasize U.S. support for a Syrian-led transition to “an accountable and representative government.” ...