Dogged by Mideast, Blinken aims to revive US-Denmark ties
MATTHEW LEE, AP Diplomatic Writer
May 17, 2021
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1of15Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen walks with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken as he leaves following meetings at Marienborg, the official residence of the Prime Minister, in Copenhagen, Denmark, May 17, 2021. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Denmark for talks on climate change, Arctic policy and Russia as calls grow for the Biden administration to take a tougher and more active stance on spiraling Israeli-Palestinian violence. (Saul Loeb/Pool photo via AP)Saul Loeb/APShow MoreShow Less
2of15U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, center, waves after disembarking from his airplane upon arrival at Copenhagen Airport in Copenhagen, Denmark, Sunday, May 16, 2021, on his first stop on a five-day European tour. (Saul Loeb/Pool Photo via AP)Saul Loeb/APShow MoreShow Less
US hits China and others for repressing religious freedom
MATTHEW LEE, AP Diplomatic Writer
May 12, 2021
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1of3Secretary of State Antony Blinken, right, accompanied by International Religious Freedom Senior Official Dan Nadel, left, speaks at a news conference to announce the annual International Religious Freedom Report at the State Department in Washington, Wednesday, May 12, 2021.Andrew Harnik/APShow MoreShow Less
2of3Secretary of State Antony Blinken, center, accompanied by International Religious Freedom Senior Official Dan Nadel, left, and State Department spokesman Ned Price, right, speaks at a news conference to announce the annual International Religious Freedom Report at the State Department in Washington, Wednesday, May 12, 2021.Andrew Harnik/APShow MoreShow Less
Leaked recording of Iran s top diplomat offers blunt talk
JON GAMBRELL, Associated Press
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1of8FILE - In this Jan. 26, 2021, file photo released by the Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif listens during the talks in Moscow, Russia. A recording of Iran s foreign minister offering a blunt appraisal of diplomacy and the limits of power within the Islamic Republic has leaked out publicly, providing a rare look inside the country s theocracy. (Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service via AP, File)APShow MoreShow Less
2of8FILE - In this Aug. 5, 2019 file photo, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif speaks at a press conference in Tehran, Iran. A recording of Iran s foreign minister offering a blunt appraisal of diplomacy and the limits of power within the Islamic Republic has leaked out publicly, providing a rare look inside the country s theocracy.Ebrahim Noroozi/APShow MoreShow Less