The US Secretary of State has revealed that Israel’s prime minister has accepted a so-called bridging proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza. Antony Blinken has been holding talks with Benjamin Netanyahu and other officials in Tel Aviv. Al Jazeera’s Hamdah Salhut reports from Jordan’s capital, Amman, because the Israeli government has banned Al Jazeera from reporting inside Israel. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #USSecretaryOfState #IsraelPrimeMinister #CeasefireGaza #AntonyBlinken #BenjaminNetanyahu #TelAvivTalks #WarOnGaza
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has rejected the demand by Arab nations to support an immediate ceasefire in Gaza because he says Hamas could still attack Israel. He added Israel should be taking “every possible measure” to prevent civilian casualties. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News
China and the United States have agreed to push to stabilise relations to avoid veering into conflict, but did not announce any major breakthroughs during a visit by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Beijing. A roughly 30-minute meeting with Xi on Monday was Blinken’s final engagement on the closely watched trip, which included talks with China’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, and Foreign Minister Qin Gang. Al Jazeera’s Katrina Yu has more from Beijing, China. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ #AnthonyBlinken #XiJinping #USChinaTies #ChinaUSTalks #Blinken #USChinaRelations #AlJazeeraEnglish
When superpowers fall out, the rest of the world worries about what might happen next. So the visit to China by America’s top diplomat is being closely watched. The military and economic giants fail to see eye to eye on many vital issues. There’s rivalry and mistrust on both sides. But there’s also an acknowledgement, however hesitant, that the strategic rivals, need one another to further their own interests – both at home and abroad. So will Antony Blinken’s visit signal an improvement – or fuel divisions? Presenter: Mohammed Jamjoom Guests: Einar Tangen, China affairs analyst and Senior Fellow, Taihe Institute. Natahsa Lindstaedt, Deputy Dean and Professor, University of Essex. […]
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken held “candid, substantive, and constructive” talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang in Beijing, the State Department said. Sunday’s talks marked the start of the highest-level trip by a US official to China in nearly five years as the rival superpowers aim to stabilise strained relations. “The Secretary emphasized the importance of diplomacy and maintaining open channels of communication across the full range of issues to reduce the risk of misperception and miscalculation,” State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said. Blinken invited Qin to Washington, DC to continue discussions, added Miller. Al Jazeera’s Katrina Yu reports from Beijing, China. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow […]
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is due to visit China on Sunday as Beijing and Washington attempt to move forward with rapprochement after a particularly tense year. Al Jazeera’s Alan Fisher reports from Washington, DC. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ #aljazeeraenglish #AntonyBlinken #Blinken #China #ChinaVisit #Beijing #Washington#Politics #Diplomacy
The United States military has shot down what it claims was a high-altitude Chinese spy balloon over the Atlantic Ocean. The Chinese government has expressed outrage, claiming it was a weather balloon that had blown off course. The incident, which saw the craft travel at high altitude across large swaths of the continental US, has sparked a serious diplomatic row, with the US Secretary of State cancelling a planned visit to Beijing. There is also growing criticism in the US over how President Biden handled the incursion of the craft into US airspace. Al Jazeera’s Patty Culhane reports from Washington, DC. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter […]
United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called for “calm” and “de-escalation” between Israelis and Palestinians while reiterating Washington’s “ironclad” commitment to Israel. In a joint news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Monday, Blinken reaffirmed that the administration of US President Joe Biden will push forward with normalisation efforts between Israel and Arab states, to “integrate” the country into the region. In his first visit to Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories since Netanyahu’s far-right government took office late last year, the top American diplomat also heaped praise on the US-Israel alliance. Al Jazeera’s James Bayes reports from occupied East Jerusalem. Subscribe to our […]
The US Secretary of State has urged the UN Security Council to send a clear message to Russia over its invasion of Ukraine and its thinly-veiled threats to use nuclear weapons The Russian President has made thinly-veiled threats to use nuclear weapons to defend his territory. US Antony Blinken described Moscow’s language as ‘reckless,’ saying it must stop. Al Jazeera’s Alan Fisher reports from the UN in New York. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #UkraineWar #Russia #UnitedNations #UN #SecurityCouncil #RussiaUkraineWar #Blinken #UnitedStates
