Tag: trip
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Blinken can claim one win after Mideast trip, but also plenty of losses
Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived back in the United States just as Israel was striking Iran — its anticipated retaliation for a massive missile strike earlier this month. There was obvious relief among State Department officials as they heard the initial reports: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had bent to Blinken’s urging to strike…
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Biden cancels trip to Africa ahead of Hurricane Milton hitting Florida
President Joe Biden has postponed his overseas trip this week due to Hurricane Milton, according to two sources familiar with the planning. Biden was scheduled to depart for Berlin on Thursday and then travel to Angola, returning to the U.S. on Oct. 15. It would mark the first time Biden would travel to the African continent as president. In…