US says Israel accepted a cease-fire deal — and warns Hamas may not get another chance to say 'yes'

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to reporters after meeting with Israeli officials on Monday.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Hamas on Monday to agree to cease-fire terms with Israel.

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Top US diplomat says Hamas is moving the goalposts on a cease-fire

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

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The US Secretary of State gave a war-time rock performance at a bar in Kyiv, leaving some Ukrainians scratching their heads

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is attending a meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba in Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 15, 2024.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is attending a meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba in Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 15, 2024.

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China's big factories had a terrible March, even as automakers roar to new highs

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American officials are concerned about overproduction in China.

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The latest awkward news for Boeing: Blinken's plane broke down on his Davos trip

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at an event of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken got stuck on his way home from the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos.

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Saudi Arabia still wants to normalize ties with Israel, meaning a key goal of Hamas' October 7 attacks has apparently failed

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Monday.

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Israel is hinting at a wider war in the Middle East — one that the US thinks it will lose: report

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with IDF soldiers in Gaza in November.

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Video shows the moment Antony Blinken winces after Biden calls China's Xi a dictator, upending months of careful diplomacy

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Antony Blinken appeared to be taken aback by President Joe Biden's description of Xi Jinping as a dictator at a press conference on November 15, 2023.
Antony Blinken appeared to be taken aback by President Joe Biden's description of Xi Jinping as a dictator at a press conference on November 15, 2023.

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Israel's bombing of a refugee camp could be a turning point. Even its closest allies are expressing concern.

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The aftermath of an Israeli strike on the Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza.

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Antony Blinken has worked with three different US presidents. He faces his biggest test yet in Israel.

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US President Joe Biden (3rd L), Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (3rd R) and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (2nd L) meet in Tel Aviv, Israel on October 18, 2023.

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