Blinken and French Diplomat Criticize Trump’s Talk of Taking Greenland In Paris, the two officials acknowledged potential strains on alliances with the return of Donald J. Trump to power, but said their countries would try to maintain strong ties.

Blinken Visits NATO Headquarters The U.S. secretary of state met with European allies rattled by the American election results at a critical moment for Ukraine and the alliance.

Blinken Heads to NATO as Alliance Prepares for Trump’s Return Officials meeting in Brussels will discuss Ukraine’s war against Russia amid concerns that the new administration will slash U.S. support for Kyiv.

Israel Bombs Lebanese City as Blinken Hints at New Ideas for Gaza Cease-Fire The Israeli military struck targets in the port city of Tyre on Wednesday, the latest phase of a bombardment campaign against the militant group Hezbollah.

Blinken Renews Push for Middle East Truce, and U.S. Abortions Increase Plus, a radical approach to flooding in England.

Blinken Presses Israel for Truces in Gaza and Lebanon The U.S. secretary of state, visiting Israel, said the killing of Hamas’s leader last week could create an opening for peace, and he pushed the Israeli prime minister to allow more aid into Gaza.

Blinken and a Top Chinese Official in Talks on U.S.-China Tensions The U.S. secretary of state pressed China’s top foreign policy official on Beijing’s support for Russia’s efforts to rebuild its military industries during the Ukraine war.

Blinken Says Gaza Cease-Fire Deal Is ‘Inside the 10-Yard Line’ The national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, was more cautious as both spoke ahead of next week’s visit to Washington by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel.

Blinken Says Israel Has Lost Sovereignty in North From Hezbollah Attacks The secretary of state’s comments underscored the stakes of cross-border tensions that threaten to bring a larger regional war alongside the conflict in Gaza.

Blinken Calls Some Hamas Changes to Gaza Cease-Fire Proposal Unworkable While the U.S. secretary of state kept up the pressure for a halt to the hostilities in Gaza, Israel and Hamas still appeared to be far from reaching a deal.

U.N. Passes Gaza Cease-Fire Resolution as Blinken Presses Israel and Hamas The Security Council endorsed a U.S.-backed plan, while Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visited the Middle East to lobby for it, but Hamas and Israel were noncommittal.

Blinken urges Mideast leaders to press Hamas over a cease-fire.

Blinken to Visit Israel and Three Arab States Next Week The U.S. secretary of state is expected to visit Israel, Egypt, Qatar and Jordan over three days.

Blinken Hints U.S. May Allow Ukraine Greater Latitude to Strike in Russia The U.S. secretary of state suggested that Ukraine’s use of American-supplied arms could expand beyond the current limitation to strikes in the Kharkiv area.

Blinken Travels to Eastern Europe as Russia Presses War in Ukraine Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken aims to show support for Moldova, which is under threat from Russia, and plans to attend a NATO meeting in the Czech Republic.

At G7 Meeting in Capri, Blinken Tackles Rough Seas and Global Crises Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and his counterparts, who met on the Italian island of Capri, welcomed signs that tensions between Iran and Israel might not worsen.

Blinken Heads to G7 Meeting for Talks on Israel and Ukraine The U.S. secretary of state and his counterparts will gather in Italy as world leaders try to contain the fallout from the Israel-Hamas war.

Blinken Says Palestinian Authority Could Lead Gaza After War The United States is under growing pressure to use its leverage to push for sustainable, long-term goals in the region and minimize civilian casualties in Gaza.

Blinken Meets With Palestinian and Iraqi Leaders in Bid to Contain Gaza War The U.S. secretary of state made two unannounced visits on Sunday, the first to the Israeli-occupied West Bank and the second to Baghdad.

Blinken, in Tel Aviv, Urges ‘Humanitarian Pauses’ and Protections for Gaza Civilians Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel appeared to rebuff the Biden administration’s request, saying that any cease-fire would be contingent on the release of Israeli hostages taken by Hamas.