The move comes after top U.S. officials visited the Pacific nation to bolster ties and deliver warnings over its new security agreement with China.
Author: EDWARD WONG
The U.S. State Department and Yale identify 21 detention sites in Russian-controlled territory.
The sites are sometimes used to deport prisoners. And researchers found evidence of disturbed earth on two recent occasions consistent with mass graves.
U.S. Urges Rwanda and Congo to End Support for Warring Militias
Antony J. Blinken, the U.S. secretary of state, said he had warned the leaders of both nations over violence in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
U.S. Presses Congo to Slow Oil-and-Gas Push in Rainforests
The secretary of state’s efforts led to the U.S. and the Democratic Republic of Congo agreeing to have a team look at environmental conservation.
In the Philippines, Blinken Vows to Strengthen Military Ties
Against a backdrop of rising regional tensions with China, the U.S. secretary of state reaffirmed Washington’s commitment to defending Manila.
U.S. Bolsters Aid for Cambodia Amid Efforts to Ease Global Food Crisis
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken announced $25 million over five years to support an initiative that will work with farmers and others in the agriculture industry to get produce to more markets.
U.S. to give Cambodia $25 million in agriculture aid.
Antony J. Blinken also called the Turkish foreign minister and praised his efforts in helping get Russia to allow food shipments to leave Ukrainian ports.
On U.S. Foreign Policy, Biden Acts a Lot Like Trump
The Biden administration has charted the same course as the Trump administration on strategic priorities like China, the Middle East and U.S. military deployments.
U.S. Fails to Assess Civilian Deaths in Yemen War, Internal Report Says
A Saudi-led coalition has killed civilians with U.S. weapons, but the State Department and the Pentagon have fallen short on tracking the deaths, U.S. investigators found.