Department of State

United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken will pay a visit to Türkiye to discuss the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Nov. 5, the Turkish diplomatic sources have informed.

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken have spoken over the phone to discuss the recent developments in the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, as the Turkish top diplomat mentioned about the unacceptability of collective punishment of civilians in Gaza.

Sudan's rival generals have returned to the negotiating table in Saudi Arabia, but the fighting shows no sign of easing as they wrestle to control the country's second-largest city.

After the outbreak of war in the Middle East, Greece is practically the only reliable partner of the US in a region that is in constant turmoil. 

That scenario would mean the United States would have to evacuate hundreds of thousands of American nationals from the region.
This means that hundreds of thousands of American citizens would be evacuated from the region, of which about 600,000 are in Israel and Lebanon, the Washington Post said, citing as many as four officials involved in the development of that plan.

WASHINGTON - Former US envoy for the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue Richard Grenell said on Tuesday US National Security Council official John Kirby had not used "the most up to date information" about the number of Serbian troops at the administrative line between central Serbia and Kosovo-Metohija and erroneously stated there was a buildup of forces when, in fact, there was a drawdown.

If there's one important thing we have learned, it is that you don't give up on your friends when they are down. This applies to life, it also applies to international relations. US Senator Bob Menendez is facing serious charges of corruption and everything indicates that, even if he is not forced to resign immediately, he will not be able to be re-elected in 2024.

NEW YORK - The EU special envoy for the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue and other Western Balkan issues Miroslav Lajcak said on Tuesday he and US special Western Balkans envoy Gabriel Escobar and State Department Counsellor Derek Chollet shared the same reading of the situation in the region and were on the same line on the way forward.

Defense Minister Todor Tagarev expressed his expectation that the purchase of American "Stryker" combat vehicles for the Bulgarian Army will be approved by the US Congress:

By order of the Minister of Internal Affairs, Kalin Stoyanov, senior commissioner Tsvetan Mihailov Tsankov has been appointed director of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Smolyan, announced the Ministry of the Interior.

He was officially presented to the leadership of the Directorate by Deputy Minister Kiril Tsenkin.