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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met with Chinese President Xi Jinping as he wrapped up a two-day visit to Beijing aimed at easing soaring US-China tensions. Blinken is the first US Secretary of State to visit Beijing in...

Colin Powell, the first black person to serve as US Secretary of State, died of complications of Covid-19 on Monday. A four-star general, he helped shape foreign relations in several Republican administrations. His family posted a message on Facebook on...

U.S. President Donald Trump has replaced Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State with CIA chief Mike Pompeo. Tuesday's announcement represents the latest upheaval in the Trump administration which has seen a succession of senior ministers and officials come and go...

The UK and the US have signed a landmark deal that will see them collaborating to develop robust methods for evaluating the safety of artificial intelligence (AI) tools and the systems that form their foundation. It is the first agreement...

In a recent interview, George Tsunis, the US ambassador to Greece, revealed how he lost more than 85 pounds (39 kilos) over an 18-month time period by eating Greek food, along with sharing insight into his marriage. Being interviewed by...

The US Treasury Department has announced a sanctions package against Intellexa, a spyware vendor and a network of European firms, including those in Greece. This network is responsible for the sale of a widely used mobile surveillance software known...

Greece and the US have taken their partnership to new frontiers as Greek Foreign Minister Georgios Gerapetritis signed the Artemis Accords for space exploration at the fifth US-Greece Strategic Dialogue. Greece and the US Advance their Cooperation on Space Exploration In...

The UN special rapporteur on torture, Alice Jill Edwards, urged the UK on Tuesday to halt the possible extradition of Julian Assange to the US. Edwards urged authorities to heed his appeal as he highlighted Assange's fragile mental state and...

The US has approved plans for a series of strikes against Iranian targets in Syria and Iraq in response to the drone attacks that killed three US soldiers in Jordan. Officials in the US spoke with its American partner CBS...

Greek American John Podesta has been appointed by the Biden administration as the new US special climate envoy after John Kerry steps down this spring. Podesta is a longtime Democratic strategist, campaign manager for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential bid, and...

The migration crisis in the US is worsening, due to a sharp increase in the number of irregular migrants trying to enter the country from Mexico. By Josep Freixes According to US authorities, around 10,000 people try to enter the country...

Henry Kissinger, one of the most influential and controversial US diplomats of the 20th century, died Wednesday at age 100, his firm said. Kissinger, who served as secretary of state and national security adviser under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald...

The US is sending dozens of aircraft to Greece as part of its response to the war between Israel and Hamas, it emerged on Tuesday. In an exclusive report, the news website CNN Greece says dozens of military aircraft, transports...

Amidst the war between Israel and Hamas, the U.S. State Department has issued a worldwide security alert for American citizens abroad. The advisory comes in the wake of heightened tensions triggered by Hamas' recent terror attack on Israel and...

As the conflict in Israel escalates, US citizens have been swiftly evacuated from the region to the safety of Cyprus. According to reports, approximately 2,500 US citizens were gathered in Haifa, Israel, awaiting evacuation to Limassol port, Cyprus. The...