This would be the fifth India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue, where Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will participate. Both sides will take stock of contemporary regional issues and exchange views about shared priorities on cooperation.
The Health Ministry in Hamas-ruled Gaza says the Palestinian death toll from the ongoing war with Israel has jumped over 10,000. The figures, released Monday, mark a grim milestone in what has quickly become the deadliest Israeli-Palestinian violence since 1948.
In the Turkish capital of Ankara, Blinken met with Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan following a frantic weekend of travel that took him from Israel to Jordan, the occupied West Bank, Cyprus and Iraq, to build support for the Biden administration's proposal for “humanitarian pauses”.
Despite repeated calls by the Arab leaders, Blinken held firm to the US position that a cease-fire would harm Israel’s right and obligation to defend its citizens after the surprise attack by Hamas on October 7 across southern Israel.
Israel-Hamas war: The latest attack of IDF on a refugee camp in Gaza killed at least 33 people on early Sunday. This came despite the soaring death toll in Gaza has sparked growing international anger and Antony Blinken's recent visit to the war-torn nation.
After Netanyahu outrightly rejected Blinken's call for pause, he reached Jordan's national capital and met with senior Jordanian and other Arab officials, who remain angry and deeply suspicious of Israel as it intensifies its war against Hamas.
Israeli Defence Forces spokesperson Jonathan Conricus admitted the forces struck an ambulance in Gaza but reiterated the militants were using it to ferry arms and ammunition to the battlefield. According to Gaza health officials, at least 15 "civilians" were killed in the attack.
Hamas kidnapped some 240 people in its bloody October 7 cross-border attack that triggered the Israel-Hamas war. The attack killed some 1,400 people, while over 9,000 people have been killed since Israel began striking Gaza the same day, according to Palestinian health officials.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who visited Israel for the fourth time since war with Hamas began, once again reiterated support to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu but also urged him to take steps to protect Palestinian civilians.
Blinken reached the war-torn nation where he is currently meeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other top officials in Tel Aviv. The White House said he will reiterate US support for Israel’s right to defend itself against terrorism consistent with international humanitarian law.
US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin will be accompanying Blinken during his visit to India. The US delegation will meet with top Indian leaders, including Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Foreign Minister S Jaishankar, and others, to discuss several key issues.
This would be Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi's first visit to Washington after he assumed the ministry following the mysterious disappearance of his predecessor Li Shangfu. According to Chinese officials, he would discuss a series of issues including the trade relations between the two nations.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said that the US has the right to self-defence “and we won't hesitate to take the appropriate action.” Notably, both were pointing fingers at Hamas and Iran's involvement in flaring up the war in the Middle East.
The news later turned out to be false as social media users pointed out that the video was from Biden's earlier visit to Israel. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken had said that Biden would visit the war-torn country on Wednesday.
The incident came as Blinken made his second stop in Israel, where he met with government officials after visiting other Middle Eastern leaders on Monday. Later, the White House said that both leaders were safe.
Blinken, during his call with Wang Yi, reiterated US support to Israel in the ongoing war against Hamas, which it has designated as a terrorist organisation. On the previous day, the Iranian Foreign Minister had warned of the conflict possibly spreading to other countries if Hezbollah got involved.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, during his solidarity trip to Israel, affirmed America's support to the war-torn nation and warned Israel that it must protect Palestinian civilian lives as it retaliates against the Gaza-based terror group.
Amid the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict, the US said that United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Israel in the coming days to engage with US’ Israeli partners about the situation and to navigate their support to Israel.
Tensions flared between India and Canada last month following Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's allegations of the "potential" involvement of Indian agents in the killing of Nijjar. India has angrily rejected the allegations as "absurd" and "motivated".
State Department spokesperson Mathew Miller told reporters at his daily news conference said that the Biden administration made it clear then, and added "I’ll reiterate now, we remain in close coordination with our Canadian colleagues on this question".
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