April 2, 2021 US to have indirect nuclear deal talks, Iran quickly pushes back The administration has been trying to get Iran to the negotiating table since Biden took office.
March 31, 2021 GOP congressman calls on Blinken to demand COVID reparations from China A top Republican in the House has called on Secretary of State Antony Blinken to demand reparations from China for the damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
March 30, 2021 Blinken announces plans to roll back Trump-era human rights initiatives Secretary of State Antony Blinken diverted from the Trump administration’s human rights priorities as he unveiled the 2020 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices.Â
March 28, 2021 Missouri mom dies after falling from resort balcony in Cancun A Missouri mom was found dead after she apparently plunged from a balcony at a Mexican resort on a spring break vacation, a report said.
March 27, 2021 GOP lawmakers call for answers from Blinken on border moves amid migrant surge Republican lawmakers in the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Saturday wrote to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, demanding answers about the Biden administration’s diplomatic moves related to the growing crisis at the southern border.
March 26, 2021 White House appears to scrub Biden gaffe from transcript after calling Afghan president wrong name The White House quietly corrected a gaffe President Biden made during his Thursday press conference in which he appeared to mix up the names of Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani and the controversial former head of Pakistan's military.Â
March 25, 2021 China defends itself on human rights by pointing to US history on slavery In the wake of international backlash for reported human rights abuses in the Xinjiang province, Chinese officials are attempting to reverse the blame by shining a light on slavery.
March 22, 2021 Biden admin sanctions Chinese government officials over Uyghur human rights abuses The Biden administration on Monday sanctioned Chinese government officials over "serious human rights abuse" against ethnic minorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, and warned that China will continue to face consequences should the "atrocities" continue.
March 19, 2021 Biden White House says it's ready to have 'frank conversation' with China The White House said the Biden administration is ready to have a "frank conversation" with China and is negotiating from a position of "strength," as officials hold tense bilateral talks with Beijing.Â
March 18, 2021 China slams US on human rights, leaves out abuses against Uyghurs, Tibetans, Hong Kong Top foreign policy officials from the U.S. and China met in Anchorage, Alaska Thursday, the first in-person meeting between senior officials from the two countries since President Biden took office. But the summit turned cantankerous when China’s top diplomat criticized U.S. "human rights."