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Antony Blinken

Arcs in the news about Antony Blinken from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

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  • The Russia-Ukraine war: the peace talks

    Here for 2 stories about Antony Blinken

    Jan 8, 2024week of Sep 21, 2026

    Sep 25 Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says he urged Trump to enlist China’s help in ending Russia’s invasion

    297 stories · earliest story we hold Jan 10, 2024

  • The Russia-Ukraine war: Western weapons and aid for Ukraine

    Here for 8 stories about Antony Blinken

    Jan 1, 2024week of Sep 21, 2026

    Sep 25 Trump declines to say if Ukraine can manufacture Patriot missiles to fend off Russian attacks

    222 stories · earliest story we hold Jan 3, 2024

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The Israel-Hamas war: US backing for Israel and the pressure over its conduct

1 of 172 stories this December · 19 about Antony Blinken · gone quiet

Israel will close its Ireland embassy over Gaza tensions as Palestinian death toll nears 45,000 · 40 articles, Dec 15
The Israel-Hamas war: hunger, famine and the fight over aid to Gaza

4 of 191 stories this December · 5 about Antony Blinken · gone quiet

UN halts aid shipments through Gaza's main crossing after looting. It blames the crisis on Israel · 41 articles, Dec 1A baby froze to death overnight in Gaza as Israel and Hamas trade accusations of ceasefire delays · 21 articles, Dec 25Gaza aid groups express concern after US asked for famine warning retraction · 27 articles, Dec 26A fourth infant dies of the winter cold in Gaza as families share blankets in seaside tents · 21 articles, Dec 29
The Russia-Ukraine war: Western weapons and aid for Ukraine

9 of 222 stories this December · 8 about Antony Blinken

U.S. will send Ukraine $725 million more in arms · 11 articles, Dec 2US will send Ukraine $725 million more in counter-drone systems, anti-personnel land mines · 14 articles, Dec 2Germany's Scholz pledges aid on surprise visit to Ukraine · 7 articles, Dec 2NATO’s chief avoids talk of Ukraine’s membership, says the priority is helping Kyiv defend itself · 6 articles, Dec 3Ukraine confirms second Danish delivery of F-16s as Zelenskyy seeks support in Paris · 7 articles, Dec 7US announces nearly $1 billion more in longer-term weapons support for Ukraine · 19 articles, Dec 7Defense secretary announces nearly $1 billion in Ukraine aid as he forcefully argues for global US leadership · 5 articles, Dec 8Biden announces nearly $2.5 billion more in military aid for Ukraine · 43 articles, Dec 26US to send $1.25 billion in weapons to Ukraine, pushing to get aid out before Biden leaves office · 11 articles, Dec 27
The Israel-Hamas war: the hostages and the cease-fire talks, 2023-2025 · Oct 7, 2023 – Oct 7, 2025The Russia-Ukraine war: the peace talks · Jan 10, 2024 – Sep 26, 2026Haiti's gang war: Ariel Henry's resignation and the foreign police missions · Jan 20, 2024 – Sep 3, 2026

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Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else91 stories in 2024 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Antony Blinken that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Dec 13– 15U.S. has made contact with Syrian rebel group HTS, Blinken says30 articles · 28 independent sources
    7 left, 6 center, 2 right
  2. Dec 11Blinken Faces GOP Critics in Congress Who Say Afghanistan Withdrawal 'Lit the World on Fire'8 articles · 8 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 3 right
  3. Dec 11– 13Blinken makes unannounced trip to Iraq as international community grapples with Syrian regime collapse9 articles · 9 independent sources
    0 left, 5 center, 0 right
  4. Oct 23Blinken Urges Israel to Seek Deal After Tactical Gains5 articles · 5 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 1 right
  5. Oct 11Blinken tells ASEAN the U.S. is worried about China’s ‘dangerous’ actions in disputed sea7 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
  6. Oct 8Blinken heads to Asia this week for a summit of regional leaders7 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 2 right
  7. Sep 24– 25House Republicans move to hold Blinken in contempt over Afghanistan testimony17 articles · 16 independent sources
    0 left, 5 center, 5 right
  8. Sep 17Blinken is heading back to the Middle East, this time without fanfare or a visit to Israel8 articles · 8 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 2 right
  9. Sep 10Blinken says Russia has received new ballistic missiles from Iran6 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 0 center, 3 right
  10. Sep 4House Foreign Affairs Committee subpoenas Blinken over Afghanistan withdrawal19 articles · 19 independent sources
    6 left, 3 center, 4 right

Stories that name Antony Blinken

  1. Nov 27US to sanction Maduro-aligned officials, to put pressure on Venezuela’s president to accept election results8 articles · 8 independent sources
    0 left, 4 center, 1 right
  2. Nov 19US recognizes Venezuela's opposition candidate as president-elect months after the disputed election6 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 1 right
  3. Oct 28– 31About 8,000 North Korean soldiers at Ukraine border, says US30 articles · 17 independent sources
    3 left, 10 center, 2 right
  4. Oct 25Israeli strike kills three journalists in Lebanon: reports27 articles · 19 independent sources
    4 left, 7 center, 1 right
  5. Oct 24– 30Israeli strikes in northern Gaza kill at least 88, officials say50 articles · 25 independent sources
    5 left, 13 center, 0 right
  6. Oct 20– 21Assessing the damage after Israel strikes Lebanese bank branches linked to Hezbollah34 articles · 24 independent sources
    3 left, 8 center, 3 right
  7. Sep 17– 19Lebanon pager attacks push Hezbollah and Israel to brink of all-out war251 articles · 88 independent sources
    23 left, 36 center, 20 right
  8. Sep 17Israel widens focus of war to include Lebanon front5 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 0 right
  9. Sep 13– 14U.S. hits Russian state media with sanctions for raising money for Moscow’s troops in Ukraine10 articles · 10 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 0 right
  10. Sep 12– 13Russia will be ‘at war’ with NATO if Ukraine long-range missile restrictions lifted, Putin warns24 articles · 15 independent sources
    2 left, 4 center, 2 right

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  1. May 15Ukrainian troops pull out of some areas and Zelenskyy postpones foreign trips amid Russian offensive8 articles · 8 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right
  2. Apr 29Ahead of visit to Israel, US's Blinken presses Hamas to accept new proposal for Gaza cease-fire5 articles · 3 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 0 right
  3. Feb 6– 9Israel's next target in Gaza war is likely Rafah. Terrified people say there's nowhere left to go5 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right