Antony Blinken

Blinken, Qatar PM warn all sides not to ‘undermine’ Gaza truce talks: US

US SECRETARY of State Antony Blinken and Qatar’s prime minister on Wednesday warned all sides not to undermine Gaza ceasefire talks set to open in the Gulf nation, in a veiled warning to Iran, Hamas a...

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr (centre), greets US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (left) and US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin (right) at the Malacanang presidential palace in Manila, Philippines, July 30, 2024.

Blinken, Austin hold defence talks with Philippine counterparts

US FOREIGN and defence ministers met their Philippine counterparts in Manila on Tuesday, with Beijing’s growing assertiveness in the South China Sea likely to dominate talks.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has prioritised promoting a “free and open” Asia-Pacific region - a thinly veiled criticism of China’s regional economic, strategic and territorial ambitions.

Blinken, in Laos, set for talks with Chinese foreign minister

US SECRETARY of State Antony Blinken arrived early on Saturday in Laos, where he will attend a regional meeting and hold talks with his Chinese counterpart, part of a multi-nation Asia visit aimed at ...

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's 10-day trip will see him visit Vietnam, Laos, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore and Mongolia.

Blinken heads to South-east Asia to reaffirm ties with strategic allies

US SECRETARY of State Antony Blinken heads to South-east Asia this week to deepen ties with Washington’s strategic allies, an official said on Monday, as the United States seeks to bolster its regiona...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) welcoming US Secretary of State Antony Blinken during a meeting in Jerusalem, June 10, 2024.

Blinken in Israel to push Gaza ceasefire plan backed by UN

US SECRETARY of State Antony Blinken held talks in Israel with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, pushing a ceasefire plan that the UN Security Council later supported in an effort to halt e...

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken pops into the Beijing's LiPi record store where the owner hands him an album by classic Chinese rocker Dou Wei, which he buys along with Taylor Swift’s 2022 record "Midnights".

Bad blood with China? Blinken buys Taylor Swift album in Beijing

US SECRETARY of State Antony Blinken snapped up a Taylor Swift album along with one by classic Chinese rocker Dou Wei during an unexpected detour to a Beijing record store on Friday (Apr 26) after tal...

China's President Xi Jinping (C) meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (3rd, L) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Xi says there are still a number of issues that need to be resolved, and there is still room for further efforts.

Xi tells Blinken US, China should be 'partners, not rivals'

Xi says the two countries have “made some positive progress” since he met with US President Joe Biden last year

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (left) shakes hands with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi (right) during a meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China, April 26, 2024.

Blinken meets Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing

US SECRETARY of State Antony Blinken met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing on Friday for talks across a range of complex issues, including deepening strains over China’s backing of Russia’s ...

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will press China to stop its firms from retooling and resupplying Russia’s defence industrial base.

Blinken to meet businesses in Shanghai as he kicks off a tough China trip

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet business leaders in Shanghai on Thursday (Apr 25) as ties between Washington and Beijing stabilise, pushing to resolve a raft of issues threatening the n...

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, on his second trip in less than a year to China, has also accused Beijing of fueling the Ukraine war by supplying components to Russia which it uses for its military expansion - claims Beijing condemned Tuesday as “groundless”.

Trade, TikTok, Taiwan: Blinken faces tough talks in China

TOP US diplomat Antony Blinken faces tough talks in China this week, as Washington ramps up pressure on its main rival on everything from defence to the economy ahead of the election.