Author: Joel Gehrke
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Blinken demands investigation into Israeli airstrike that killed seven aid workers
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U.S. officials have demanded a “thorough [and] impartial investigation” of the Israel Defense Forces airstrike that killed seven World Central Kitchen workers in Gaza. “The victims of yesterday’s strike join a record number of humanitarian workers who have been killed in this particular conflict,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken told reporters in Paris. “They have…
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How Biden’s political Left is creating a rift in his relationship with Israel’s Netanyahu
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President Joe Biden‘s relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is coming under increased pressure from his reelection campaign, raising fears of a rupture between the two leaders at a critical time in Israel’s war with Hamas. When Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s team unveiled a budget request that contemplates $3.3 billion of aid to…
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Biden and Putin expected to launch arms control talks with Reagan-Gorbachev echo
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BRUSSELS – President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin are expected to announce a new arms control dialogue this week, U.S. and European sources expect, as the Cold War-era rivals try to manage their nuclear arsenals before the last remaining pact expires in 2026. “We have lots of disagreements about what’s the trade space,”…
