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February 12, 2021

State Department revokes Houthis' terror designation despite attack on Saudi airport

Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday announced he is removing Yemen’s Houthi rebels from the U.S.’s list of foreign terrorist organizations next week, despite a recent attack on Saudi Arabia.

February 12, 2021

Biden State Dept scheduled event on racism as a national security threat

The State Department was scheduled to host a Zoom discussion Wednesday on "Racism Being a Threat to National Security and Democracy."

February 10, 2021

State Department says 'jury still out' on WHO's Wuhan coronavirus investigation

State Department spokesperson Ned Price said Tuesday "the jury's still out" on the findings of an investigation by the World Health Organization that suggests the coronavirus was transmitted from animal to human, effectively shelving other theories, including that the highly infectious virus was leaked from a lab in Wuhan into the surrounding community.

February 7, 2021

China Ambassador Cui Tiankai suggests WHO investigate coronavirus origins in US in CNN interview

China’s ambassador to the United States suggested in a televised interview Sunday that the World Health Organization should investigate whether the coronavirus outbreak began somewhere in America rather than Wuhan.

February 6, 2021

Biden administration to remove terrorist designation for Yemen's Houthi militia

The Biden administration said Friday that it is removing the terrorist designation for the Iranian-backed Houthi militia in Yemen -- reversing a move made in the final days of the Trump administration and the latest sign of a different approach to the war-torn Middle East. 

February 5, 2021

China cool to Biden administration attempt to negotiate nuclear deal

China pushed back Friday on calls from the Biden administration to address growing concerns about Beijing's nuclear stockpile, calling Washington's worries "groundless" and a "vilification."

February 5, 2021

Biden brings back old claim he was ‘shot at’ overseas

President Biden Thursday revived an old claim that he’d once been "shot at" overseas. 

February 4, 2021

Pompeo on Biden declaring 'America is back': 'Back to when ISIS controlled a caliphate'?

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reacted Thursday to President Biden's declaration that "America is back" by asking if the commander-in-chief meant "back to when ISIS controlled a caliphate in Syria that was the size of Britain."

February 4, 2021

Biden administration vows to free Americans being held hostage abroad

Secretary of State Antony Blinken held a call with the families of Americans held hostage or unlawfully detained overseas.

February 4, 2021

Biden announces end to support of Saudi-led offensive operations in Yemen

President Biden announced Thursday that the U.S. will end its support for Saudi-led offensive operations in Yemen against Houthi rebels, as part of a new foreign policy outlook by the new administration.