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Blinken Warns Russia as NATO Deliberates Response on Ukraine

US Set for Talks with Taliban Amid Afghanistan Hunger Crisis

US Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West will meet with Taliban leaders in Doha, Qatar, next week, State Department says

Blinken Challenges African Leaders to Reform for Vibrant Future

Biden administration is calling on leaders across continent to provide good governance, US secretary of state says

Crises in Sudan, Ethiopia Flare as Blinken Visits Africa

Sudan and Ethiopia were high on agenda Thursday as top US diplomat met with Nigerian leaders

US Journalist Reunites with Family After Release From Myanmar Jail

Danny Fenster's sentence and subsequent release shows Myanmar has no rule of law, Myanmar journalist tells VOA 

Amid Ethiopia Crisis, Blinken Heads to Kenya, Nigeria and Senegal

US secretary of state focuses on crisis in Ethiopia ahead of his first trip to Africa as the chief US diplomat

As Diplomatic Efforts Continue, Ethiopian Forces Detain UN Staffers, Truck Drivers

The United Nations is seeking the release of UN staff members and contracted truck drivers detained by Ethiopian police

Blinken Warns Russia Against ‘Serious Mistake’ of Invading Ukraine

Amid Russian military, energy threats, top US, Ukraine officials meet to reinforce security ties

Observers See Window Closing on a Political Solution in Ethiopia

The State Department responds to reports that Tigrayan United Nations staff members have been arrested in Ethiopia    

US Implores All Parties to Declare a Cease-Fire in Ethiopia

As nine anti-government groups form an alliance, the US asks all the parties to the conflict to hold talks

Ethiopian Government Claims Victory is Near in Northern Tigray Region

But rebel forces assert Ethiopia's capital could fall in months or weeks

After Year of Fighting, Tigrayan Forces Say They Are Advancing on Addis Ababa

Rebel forces claim capital could fall in months or weeks

US Asks Americans to Leave Ethiopia as Rebels Advance Toward Capital

Rebel forces say they are advancing toward Addis Ababa

Iran Ready to Resume Nuclear Talks, Experts Say Tehran Needs Deal

Iran says it will return to 6-party nuclear talks by end of November; experts say Tehran’s new hardline government needs deal restored to get sanctions lifted 

Blinken Speaks With Sudan’s Deposed Prime Minister

International community calls on Sudanese military to refrain from violence against protesters, restore civilian-led rule

Afghanistan's Women Leaders Demand a Seat at the Table

Prominent Afghan women leaders are calling on the United Nations not to admit the Taliban until they deliver on promises to respect the rights of women and girls

Blinken Makes Push for Democracy in South America

Secretary of state visits Ecuador, Colombia at time of rising authoritarianism, populism on continent

World Donors Seek Ways to Help Afghans, Not Taliban

Experts say Taliban takeover has delivered massive economic shock; international community demands humanitarian aid for Afghan people

US to Iran: Time Running Out to Return to Nuclear Talks

The indirect talks in Vienna aim to salvage the 2015 Iran nuclear deal

Blinken Hails New Chapter in US-Mexico Security Ties

US secretary of state, two other Cabinet officials hold high-level talks in Mexico, with Mexican officials seeking to shift focus from war on drugs to development