June 14, 2023 Blinken to travel to China after foreign minister tells him to 'show respect' in phone call US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang on the phone Tuesday to discuss bilateral and global issues.
June 8, 2023 Afghanistan cable warned Biden Kabul would fall after US withdrawal: Rep. Michael McCaul Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, says Congress has gained access to a classified 'dissent cable' that warned Biden about the risks of withdrawing from Afghanistan on 'America Reports.'
June 8, 2023 Reported China spy base in Cuba poses 'imminent threat' to Americans, House Republican warns Biden admin Rep. Carlos Gimenez warned Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and State Secretary Antony Blinken about China's reported planned spy base in Cuba.
June 7, 2023 US issues travel advisory for Caribbean hotspot amid violence, sex assault concerns The State Department has issued a level two advisories urging travelers to "exercise increased caution" when traveling to the Dominican Republic.
June 7, 2023 Air India plane flying to San Francisco lands in Russia after engine problem, US citizens 'likely' onboard An Air India plane with over 230 people onboard flying from New Delhi to San Francisco landed in Russia after it developed an engine problem, officials said.
June 6, 2023 'Embarrassing' dissent cable shows Biden 'allowed' Afghanistan to collapse: Rep Issa Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., said the Afghanistan dissent cable that Secretary of State Antony Blinken allowed access to Tuesday is "embarrassing" for the Biden administration.
June 5, 2023 US sanctions 7 members of Russia-linked group over alleged Moldova 'destabilization operations': Blinken The United States is sanctioning seven members of a Russian intelligence-linked group over alleged attempted "manufactured insurrection" against Moldova.
June 5, 2023 Iran's new leadership role on UN disarmament committee slammed by US, Israel: 'Absurd beyond contemplation' Iran has been elected to two top positions in the U.N. in a move rejected by the U.S. and its Western allies as "absurd" amid its litany of security violations.
June 4, 2023 Biden admin slammed as granting ‘major coup’ to China after top officials visit on Tiananmen massacre date Two senior Biden administration officials made a controversial trip to China on Sunday, 34 years after the Chinese military slaughtered hundreds of pro-democracy protesters.
June 4, 2023 Russian minister rips Washington nuclear arms treaty 'ultimatums,' demands US halt 'hostile' policy on Moscow Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov reportedly defended Moscow's decision to suspend the New START nuclear arms treaty as "unshakeable."