Pentagon chief declares ironclad US commitment to Israel
ROBERT BURNS, AP National Security Writer
April 11, 2021
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1of5FILE - Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin listens to a question as he speaks during a media briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, in this Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, file photo. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met Sunday, April 11, 2021, in Tel Aviv with his Israeli counterpart and reinforced American support.Alex Brandon/APShow MoreShow Less
2of5Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, Defense Minister Benny Gantz, center, and other lawmakers attend the swearing-in ceremony for Israel s 24th government, at the Knesset, or parliament, in Jerusalem, Tuesday, April 6, 2021. The ceremony took place shortly after the country s president asked Netanyahu to form a new majority coalition, a difficult task given the deep divisions in the fragmented parliament. (Alex Kolomoisky/Pool via AP)Alex Kolomoisky/APShow MoreShow Les
At 1st Cabinet meeting, Biden says team looks like America
DARLENE SUPERVILLE and ZEKE MILLER, Associated Press
April 1, 2021
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1of11President Joe Biden speaks during a Cabinet meeting in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, April 1, 2021, in Washington.Evan Vucci/APShow MoreShow Less
2of11Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin listens as President Joe Biden speaks during a Cabinet meeting in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, April 1, 2021, in Washington.Evan Vucci/APShow MoreShow Less
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4of11President Joe Biden’s Cabinet. (AP Graphic)Kevin S. Vineys/APShow MoreShow Less
5of11Secretary of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg attends a Cabinet meeting with President Joe Biden in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, April 1, 2021, in Washington.Evan Vucci/APShow MoreShow Less
White House sets low expectations for China talks in Alaska
AAMER MADHANI, Associated Press
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Antony Blinken, U.S. secretary of state, speaks to Toshimitsu Motegi, Japan s foreign minister, and Nobuo Kishi, Japan s defense minister, both not pictured, during the two plus two security talks at Iikura guest house in Tokyo Tuesday, March 16, 2021. Defense and foreign ministers from the U.S. and Japan are meeting to discuss their concern over China s growing influence in the Indo-Pacific region as the Biden administration tries to reaffirm engagement with its key regional allies. (Kiyoshi Ota/Pool Photo via AP)Kiyoshi Ota/AP
The White House is setting low expectations ahead of Secretary of State Antony Blinken and national security adviser Jake Sullivan’s first face-to-face meeting with their Chinese counterparts in Anchorage, Alaska.
China protests over Japan, US statement on human rights
March 17, 2021
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FILE - In this file photo taken Monday, Feb. 24, 2020, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian gestures as he speaks during a daily briefing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs office in Beijing. Zhao on Wednesday, March 17, 2021, said China has protested to the United States and Japan over a joint statement it said “maliciously attacked” its foreign policy and seriously interfered in China’s internal affairs.Andy Wong/AP
BEIJING (AP) China has protested to the United States and Japan over a joint statement it said “maliciously attacked” its foreign policy and seriously interfered in China’s internal affairs, the Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.