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US State Dept official rebuts ‘bull****’ accusation from reporter | AJ #shorts

‘People are sick of the bull**** in here’. This is how a reporter confronted US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller about alleged American double standards over the war on Gaza. 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

Several officials resign due to internal disagreements within the US govt over Israel policy

Internal disagreements within the US government over how the administration is dealing with Israel’s actions in Gaza has led to a steady stream of resignations. At least seven officials have resigned since October. Last week, a senior State Department official quit over a report that denied Israel has been blocking aid to Gaza. Stacy Gilbert is the former State Department employee who resigned over that report. She was a Senior Civil Military Advisor at the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration at the US Department of State. 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 […]

Civilian death toll in Gaza not being stated by Israel is ‘complete nonsense’ | Quotable

Israeli spokesperson, Avi Hyman’s inability to state how many civilians in Gaza have been killed has host Piers Morgan astonished that 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 #Israel #Palestine #Gaza #GazaUnderAttack #GazaHumanitarianCrisis #Israel #IsraelHamasWar #GazaWar #IsraelWar #IsraelGazaWar #GazaBombardment #GazaDeathtoll #Quotable #PiersMorgan #AviHyman

Israel’s ban on Al Jazeera leaves US State Department ‘Quite concerned’ | Quotable

Israel’s shut down and banning of Al Jazeera broadcasting in its territory has left the US Department of State “Quite concerned”. Matt Miller said that the US “supports media freedom all around the world, including in Israel” and that Al Jazeera “Ought to be able to operate in 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: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Israel #BenjaminNetanyahu #Netanyahu #AlJazeeraInIsrael #UnitedStates #StateDepartment #MattMiller #AlJazeeraBan #AlJazeeraShutDown #Palestine #Gaza #IsraelHamasWar #GazaWar #IsraelWar #IsraelGazaWar #RafahGroundInvasion #MediaCensorship #PressFreedom #FreedomOfPress

US says Israel’s attack on Rafah will ‘lead to inordinate civilian harm’

The US State Department says there’s no way to safely evacuate hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from Rafah as the Israeli military prepares a ground invasion. “We don’t want to see Palestinians evacuated from Rafah unless it is to return to their homes. And we have made that quite clear to the government of Israel,” said spokesman Matthew Miller. “We don’t think there’s any effective way to evacuate 1.4 million Palestinians. There’s no way to conduct an operation in Rafah that would not lead to inordinate civilian harm and would severely hamper the delivery of humanitarian assistance. And that’s the point that we continue to make to them.” Al Jazeera’s […]

US reimposes sanctions on Venezuela’s oil and gas sectors over election concerns

The US has reinstated oil sanctions against Venezuela’s government, arguing it has not met conditions to hold fair and competitive elections as negotiated with US envoys and the opposition last year. However, the US oil company Chevron will be allowed to continue a joint venture with the Venezuelan state oil company. Al Jazeera’s Latin America Editor Lucia Newman reports. 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 #Venezuela #UnitedStates #VenezuelaOilSanctions #USsanctionsonVenezuela #NicolasMaduro #OilAndGas #2024VenezuelaElections #VenezuelaEconomicCrisis

US official laughs at question on invading other countries | #AJshorts

State Department spokesman Matthew Miller was telling reporters the US ‘doesn’t dictate to any country what it must do’, when a reporter’s reply caused laughter in the press briefing room. 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

Xi, Blinken agree to stabilise US-China ties in Beijing talks

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

Can China and the US mend their troubled relations? | Inside Story

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. […]

‘A real conversation’: Blinken has ‘constructive’ talks in China

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 […]