March 23, 2023 Blinken suggests TikTok 'should be ended one way or another' Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he believes the Chinese Communist Party-linked social media platform TikTok "should be ended one way or another."
March 23, 2023 Blinken says 'several Americans' remain detained by Taliban in Afghanistan Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday that “several Americans” remain detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan.
March 22, 2023 Blinken says cartels control parts of Mexico, as AMLO downplays fentanyl smuggling Secretary of State Antony Blinken affirmed on Wednesday that Mexican drug cartels control parts of the country, not the Mexican government, in response to questions.
March 22, 2023 Blinken says drug cartels control parts of Mexico Secretary of State Antony Blinken was asked by Sen. Lindsey Graham about the reach of the Mexican drug cartels.
March 22, 2023 Russia criticizes West's reaction to Xi Jinping's visit as 'deeply hostile' Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Wednesday that the West has had a “deeply hostile” reaction to Chinese President Xi Jinping meeting with Vladimir Putin this week in Moscow.
March 21, 2023 North Korean human rights remain virtually non-existent, State Department finds Human rights remain virtually non-existent in communist North Korea, according to the U.S. State Department's annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices.
March 17, 2023 Grassley blasts Biden admin for 'contempt toward the taxpayers' in handling of $40M of Afghanistan aid Sen. Grassley says the State Department has found only $19k out of $40 million 'questioned costs' surrounding Afghanistan aide was allowable, over 2 years from a watchdog's damning report
March 15, 2023 US sanctions former Bosnian security chief The U.S. government imposed sanctions on former Bosnian security czar Osman Mehmedagic for alleged abuses of power to enrich himself and collect information on political opponents.
March 14, 2023 Blinken travels to Africa as new report shows China, Russia eclipsing US arms sales to continent Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Ethiopia and Niger as the Biden administration works to counter expanding ties and increased arms sales from China and Russia to Sub Sahara Africa.
March 11, 2023 Mexican cartel kidnapping: Americans reportedly seen on Facebook live video shortly after crossing border The moments after four Americans crossed the Mexican border where they were later kidnapped were caught on a Facebook live video, according to CNN.