NATO will roll out "concrete ways" to accelerate Ukraine’s eventual membership in the Atlantic alliance during a summit next week in Washington. The summit will also address top security concerns amid Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine and challenges in the Indo-Pacific region. VOA State Department Bureau Chief Nike Ching has the story, narrated by Elizabeth Cherneff.
An annual U.S. government report has sounded an alarm about rising bigotry worldwide against both Jews and Muslims amid the war in Gaza. It also has found that religious freedom is under assault globally and offers rare criticism of the U.S. ally India. VOA State Department Bureau Chief Nike Ching has more.
The United States is close to finishing a security agreement with Saudi Arabia that would be offered if the country makes peace with Israel, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday in Riyadh.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday there have been improvements in getting humanitarian aid into Gaza, but that Israel must do more.
STATE DEPARTMENT - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Riyadh from Monday through Tuesday to participate in regional talks on humanitarian assistance in Gaza, a post-war roadmap for the Palestinian territories, and stability and security in the Middle East.
An estimated 3 million Sudanese have been displaced by the fighting, almost 2.5 million internally
