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Biden speaks out against the limits of US use in two conflicts
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday said that his country refuses a temporary cease- fire that does not include the return of its soldiers and hostages. “We’re continuing full force,” he added. Earlier, US Deputy National Security Adviser Tony Blinken had said that a cease-fire would allow Hamas to “regroup and repeat what it did…
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The US wants a humanitarian pause in Gaza, not a cease-fire
US diplomat Tony Blinken, who met Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, said that Israel has raised “important questions” about how humanitarian pauses would work. Blinken further added that the US is working to answer those questions. He further said that the two countries were working to make progress on hostages and increase aid to Gaza, which…
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One of the Citgo 6 says that it can be difficult to return to normal after captivity.
US basketball player Brittney Griner on Friday took to Instagram to thank President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Tony Blinken for their help in bringing her back to the US after being held in a Russian prison for more than four months. She was released as part of a prisoner exchange between the US…
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An official of hostage affairs says that members of the crew returnedBrittney Griner to the US.
US resident Paul Whelan, who is being held in a prison colony in Russia, has said he was surprised he wasn’t included in the Bout swap. “It felt real the moment I was able to board the other plane…and tell her that on behalf of the President of the US, Joe Biden, and Secretary of…