Tag: International

Congress to get access to State dissent cable on Afghanistan

Congress to get access to State dissent cable on Afghanistan | The Hill Skip to content Greg Nash House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) arrives for an organizational meeting for the 118th session of Congress on Wednesday, February 8, 2023. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) announced Monday that his panel […]

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Biden offers condolences to those affected by deadly train crash in India

Biden offers condolences to those affected by deadly train crash in India | The Hill Skip to content President Joe Biden leaves Holy Trinity Catholic Church in the Georgetown section of Washington, after attending Mass, Saturday, June 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) President Biden offered his condolences on Saturday to those affected by a […]

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Austin: ‘Competition must not spill over into conflict’ with China

Austin: ‘Competition must not spill over into conflict’ with China | The Hill Skip to content Greg Nash Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin answers questions during a House Subcommittee on Defense hearing on Thursday, March 23, 2023 to discuss the President’s FY 2024 budget. (Greg Nash) Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin warned this week that “competition […]

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Biden officially taps ex-House Dem campaign chair as OECD ambassador

Biden officially taps ex-House Dem campaign chair as OECD ambassador | The Hill Skip to content Greg Nash Rep. Sean Maloney (D-N.Y.) leaves the Capitol following the last votes of the week on Friday, September 30, 2022. The House returns on Nov. 14 following the midterm elections. President Biden officially nominated former House Democratic campaign chief […]

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US opening first diplomatic mission above Arctic Circle

US opening first diplomatic mission above Arctic Circle | The Hill Skip to content United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken addresses a media conference during a meeting of NATO foreign ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, April 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo) The United States plans to open its first diplomatic mission above […]

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White House voices opposition to attacks inside Russia after drones damage buildings in Moscow

White House voices opposition to attacks inside Russia after drones damage buildings in Moscow | The Hill Skip to content Associated Press photo An investigator inspects a damage after a Ukrainian drone attacked an apartment building in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, May 30, 2023. In Moscow, residents reported hearing explosions and Mayor Sergei Sobyanin later confirmed […]

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Biden says he discussed F-16s, Sweden’s NATO bid in call with Erdogan

Biden says he discussed F-16s, Sweden’s NATO bid in call with Erdogan | The Hill Skip to content Turkish President and People’s Alliance’s presidential candidate Recep Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech at the presidential palace, in Ankara, Turkey, Sunday, May 28, 2023. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has dissipated a challenge by an opponent who […]

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Biden calls for repeal of Uganda’s anti-gay law, threatens sanctions

Biden calls for repeal of Uganda’s anti-gay law, threatens sanctions | The Hill Skip to content AP Photo/Susan Walsh President Biden speaks at the Memorial Amphitheater of Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., on Memorial Day, Monday, May 29, 2023. President Biden called for the immediate repeal of Uganda’s new Anti-Homosexuality Act and warned of […]

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Biden calls for repeal of Uganda’s anti-gay law, threatens sanctions

Biden calls for repeal of Uganda’s anti-gay law, threatens sanctions | The Hill Skip to content AP Photo/Susan Walsh President Biden speaks at the Memorial Amphitheater of Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., on Memorial Day, Monday, May 29, 2023. President Biden called for the immediate repeal of Uganda’s new Anti-Homosexuality Act and warned of […]

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Zelensky: Russian forces do not occupy Bakhmut ‘as of today’

Zelensky: Russian forces do not occupy Bakhmut ‘as of today’ | The Hill Skip to content Susan Walsh/Associated Press President Joe Biden meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Hiroshima, Japan, Sunday, May 21, 2023. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday that Russian forces do not occupy […]

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Biden announces new $375M military aid package for Ukraine during Zelensky meeting

Biden announces new $375M military aid package for Ukraine during Zelensky meeting | The Hill Skip to content Susan Walsh/Associated Press President Joe Biden meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Hiroshima, Japan, Sunday, May 21, 2023. President Biden on Sunday announced an additional round of military assistance […]

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Jill Biden at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum: ‘We must teach this history’

Jill Biden at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum: ‘We must teach this history’ | The Hill Skip to content Greg Nash First lady Jill Biden is seen during an event to honor the National Education Association 2023 Teacher of the Year award recipient Union High School math teacher Rebecka Peterson of Tulsa, Okla., in the Rose […]

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US to unveil ‘substantial’ sanctions package against Russia at G-7 summit in Hiroshima

US to unveil ‘substantial’ sanctions package against Russia at G-7 summit in Hiroshima | The Hill Skip to content Kiyoshi Ota/Pool Photo via AP President Joe Biden, centre, sits with Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, during a bilateral meeting with Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Hiroshima, Japan, […]

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Biden, Kishida laud cooperation between US, Japan in meeting ahead of G-7

Biden, Kishida laud cooperation between US, Japan in meeting ahead of G-7 | The Hill Skip to content President Joe Biden, left, holds a bilateral meeting with Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Hiroshima, Japan, Thursday, May 18, 2023, ahead of the start of the G-7 Summit. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) President Biden met with Japanese […]

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White House looking at measures to respond to defense partnership between Iran, Russia

White House looking at measures to respond to defense partnership between Iran, Russia | The Hill Skip to content Greg Nash National Security Council spokesman John Kirby addresses reporters during the daily briefing at the White House on Monday, April 10, 2023. A top White House spokesperson on Monday warned there are signs Russia and […]

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End of Title 42 has not led to ‘substantial increase’ at border, Biden officials say

End of Title 42 has not led to ‘substantial increase’ at border, Biden officials say | The Hill Skip to content AP Photo/Gregory Bull People wait to apply for asylum between two border walls Thursday, May 11, 2023, in San Diego. Many of the hundreds of migrants between the walls that separate Tijuana, Mexico, with […]

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Sullivan, top Chinese official meet to move ‘beyond’ spy balloon incident 

Sullivan, top Chinese official meet to move ‘beyond’ spy balloon incident  | The Hill Skip to content Biden national security adviser Jake Sullivan met with top Chinese official Wang Yi in Vienna this week to move beyond the Chinese spy balloon incident and reestablish communication. The meetings between Sullivan and Yi, which took place Wednesday […]

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US accuses Putin spokesman of ‘blatant, bald lie’ over drone attack

US accuses Putin spokesman of ‘blatant, bald lie’ over drone attack | The Hill Skip to content National Security Council spokesman John Kirby speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Monday, April 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) White House national security spokesperson John Kirby on Thursday dismissed the suggestion the United […]

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Biden intel chief: ‘Almost a certainty’ China, Russia would exploit a US debt default

Biden intel chief: ‘Almost a certainty’ China, Russia would exploit a US debt default | The Hill Skip to content AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, right, speaks during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing to examine worldwide threats on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 8, 2023. China and Russia would likely […]

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