Breaking down U.S.-Israel tensions over possible Rafah offensive – CBS News Watch CBS News American and Israeli officials met virtually Monday about a planned ground offensive in Rafah by the Israel Defense Forces. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes has the details. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, … Read more
Macron now hopes to step in as a mediator with a new U.N. draft resolution, which he said would be prepared with “several regional partners, in particular in the Arab world,” which will help lift the Chinese and Russian vetoes. “It’s with this procedure that we hope to advance this text,” he said. Meanwhile, Israeli … Read more
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in the Egyptian capital of Cairo on Thursday for an important meeting. The Egyptian foreign ministry spotlighted the “expanded bilateral consultations” that took place between Blnken and his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry. The Egyptians praised the “Extensive consultation and exchanging views on means to boost bilateral strategic … Read more
Arab ministers held talks with a Palestinian official in Cairo on Thursday to discuss efforts to end the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. They were due to meet US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, seeking to secure a ceasefire of at least six weeks. The ministers met with Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) executive committee general … Read more
The United States and Saudi Arabia have made “good progress” in talks on normalizing ties between the kingdom and Israel, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday without providing a timeline for concluding a deal. “I believe we can reach an agreement, which would present a historic opportunity for two nations, but … Read more
Jeddah: US State Secretary Antony Blinken who began his Middle East tour arrived in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, marking his first stop on this trip to discuss efforts to reach an “immediate ceasefire agreement” between Israel and Hamas, The New York Times reported. Blinken’s visit to Jeddah came as US President Joe Biden’s administration was … Read more
Fighting disinformation including AI-enabled content is a “vital” national security interest and diplomatic priority for the United States, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday at a democracy summit in Seoul. Blinken is in South Korea for this week’s third Summit for Democracy, an initiative of US President Joe Biden, which brings together government officials, … Read more
Canada’s ambassador to the United Nations says the world must act as the situation in Haiti continues to deteriorate, ahead of major meetings of Caribbean nations and partners in Jamaica. Bob Rae will travel to Kingston to meet with other leaders at a gathering of CARICOM, the Caribbean intergovernmental organization, to discuss the chaos in Haiti. In … Read more
These talks come as air strikes killed about a hundred people in the Gaza Strip on Friday, according to Hamas. International efforts to broker a truce appeared to regain momentum this week after Brett McGurk, a senior U.S. envoy for the Middle East, met with Israeli leaders. On Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu laid … Read more
It’s that ability that is giving Berlin pause, worried about Moscow’s reaction if Ukraine pummels key targets like the Kerch Strait bridge linking Russia to occupied Crimea. The block on the Taurus has become a sore point in Germany, which otherwise is far ahead of other European countries in delivering military aid to Ukraine. When … Read more
