US to seek spot on UN Human Rights Council, Blinken says

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will announce on Monday that the United States will return as an observer. The US pulled out of the Geneva-based body under the previous adminstration over its alleged anti-Israel bias.

The announcement, made by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, comes three years after the Trump administration withdrew the US from the rights body.

Ahead of his first NATO visit in Brussels, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said he wants allied nations to "listen and consult" on security concerns including the German-Russian Nord Stream 2 and Afghanistan.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the moment has come to withdraw forces from Afghanistan. US President Joe Biden is to announce formally later today that Washington will withdraw its remaining 2,500 troops from Afghanistan by September 11 -- 20 years after the attacks in the America that sparked its longest war.

Blinken is looking to drum up support for President Joe Biden's plan to withdraw all troops. He briefed both Afghan and US officials on the next steps, and warned the Taliban against carrying out any attacks.

The United States is "falling behind" China in their competition to lead the world in the field of renewable energy, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says during a speech in Annapolis, Maryland.

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Israel and Gaza have so far been keeping to an agreed cease-fire. The US is keen to shore up that arrangement with the visit of its secretary of state.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that Washington backs a two-state solution to resolve the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians if the right conditions are met, during a press conference in Jerusalem.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has landed in Berlin for talks with Germany's foreign minster and chancellor. He will also participate in a Libya peace conference.

Top US diplomat Antony Blinken has met his Israeli counterpart, Yair Lapid, in Rome as the countries push for a reset of diplomatic ties.

Afghanistan and China are among the items on the agenda when Blinken meets Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar.