Jennifer Hansler, CNN, Author at newswatchplus.ph https://www.newswatchplus.ph Fri, 05 Jul 2024 13:24:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.6 /wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cropped-logo-nwp-32x32.png Jennifer Hansler, CNN, Author at newswatchplus.ph https://www.newswatchplus.ph 32 32 Biden administration expected to re-designate Houthis as a global terrorist entity https://www.newswatchplus.ph/2024/01/17/biden-administration-expected-to-re-designate-houthis-as-a-global-terrorist-entity/ Wed, 17 Jan 2024 10:11:15 +0000 https://www.newswatchplus.ph/?p= (CNN) — The Biden administration is expected to re-designate the Houthis as a specially designated global terrorist (SDGT) entity amid continued attacks by the Yemen-based militia, a source familiar told CNN Tuesday.   The expected move comes after the US carried out a series of military strikes against the Iranian-backed group, and as the specter of

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]]> CNN Exclusive: Blinken says Israel is taking important steps to better protect civilians in southern Gaza https://www.newswatchplus.ph/2023/12/07/cnn-exclusive-blinken-says-israel-is-taking-important-steps-to-better-protect-civilians-in-southern-gaza/ Thu, 07 Dec 2023 11:04:11 +0000 https://www.newswatchplus.ph/?p= (CNN) — Israel is taking some “important steps” to better protect civilians during its offensive in southern Gaza, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on CNN’s “King Charles” Wednesday. In a wide-ranging, exclusive interview with Charles Barkley and Gayle King, the top US diplomat suggested Israeli forces are heeding his call to operate differently

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]]> Blinken announces policy to restrict visas to US for extremists in West Bank https://www.newswatchplus.ph/2023/12/06/blinken-announces-policy-to-restrict-visas-to-us-for-extremists-in-west-bank/ Wed, 06 Dec 2023 08:26:54 +0000 https://www.newswatchplus.ph/?p= (CNN) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced a new policy Tuesday to prevent extremist Israeli settlers responsible for violence in the West Bank from coming to the United States. “Today, the State Department is implementing a new visa restriction policy targeting individuals believed to have been involved in undermining peace, security, or stability

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]]> Blinken travels to Israel with eye toward balancing support for IDF, civilians in Gaza https://www.newswatchplus.ph/2023/11/03/blinken-travels-to-israel-with-eye-toward-balancing-support-for-idf-civilians-in-gaza/ Fri, 03 Nov 2023 13:23:01 +0000 https://www.newswatchplus.ph/?p= (CNN) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken traveled to Israel Friday to press the Israeli government on its ongoing offensive in Gaza amid growing international condemnation and a steadily mounting civilian death toll. The top US diplomat, who traveled twice to Israel last month in the wake of the deadly Hamas attack, will meet with

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]]> China’s top diplomat to visit Washington this week https://www.newswatchplus.ph/2023/10/24/chinas-top-diplomat-to-visit-washington-this-week/ Tue, 24 Oct 2023 10:25:32 +0000 https://www.newswatchplus.ph/?p= (CNN) — China’s top diplomat Wang Yi will visit Washington, DC, later this week, senior administration officials said Monday ahead of a potential meeting between Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping in California next month. Wang will meet with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan during his trip

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]]> Blinken pledges US will never falter from supporting Israel as he likens Hamas’ crimes to ISIS https://www.newswatchplus.ph/2023/10/13/blinken-pledges-us-will-never-falter-from-supporting-israel-as-he-likens-hamas-crimes-to-isis/ Fri, 13 Oct 2023 09:33:59 +0000 https://www.newswatchplus.ph/?p= Washington (CNN) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Israel Thursday to pledge that the United States will never falter from its support for Israel as he condemned Hamas’ “litany of brutality and inhumanity” as evoking “the worst of ISIS.”   “The message that I bring to Israel is this: you may be strong enough

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]]> Biden downplays impact of his comments on Xi as China warns of ‘consequences’ https://www.newswatchplus.ph/2023/06/23/biden-downplays-impact-of-his-comments-on-xi-as-china-warns-of-consequences/ Fri, 23 Jun 2023 04:20:02 +0000 https://www.newswatchplus.ph/?p= (CNN) — US President Joe Biden downplayed the impact of his comments likening his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to a dictator, even as the Chinese government warned of “consequences” for the remarks. “I don’t think it’s had any real consequence,” Biden said at a news conference Thursday, dismissing concerns that the relationship between the United States

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]]> US State Department identifies ‘rapidly growing and troubling trend’ of forced labor linked to cyber scams https://www.newswatchplus.ph/2023/06/16/us-state-department-identifies-rapidly-growing-and-troubling-trend-of-forced-labor-linked-to-cyber-scams/ Fri, 16 Jun 2023 08:34:16 +0000 https://www.newswatchplus.ph/?p= (CNN) — The US State Department identified a “rapidly growing and troubling trend” of “forced labor as a result of cyber scam operations,” as it launched its annual human trafficking report, US Ambassador at Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons Cindy Dyer said Thursday. “Traffickers have leveraged pandemic-related economic hardships, increased global youth

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]]> Blinken to travel to China this weekend as US looks to reset relations after spy balloon incident https://www.newswatchplus.ph/2023/06/15/blinken-to-travel-to-china-this-weekend-as-us-looks-to-reset-relations-after-spy-balloon-incident/ Thu, 15 Jun 2023 08:33:53 +0000 https://www.newswatchplus.ph/?p= (CNN) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Beijing this weekend, the US State Department announced on Wednesday – a significant trip that comes as the Biden administration navigates its complicated relationship with China. The top US diplomat will travel to the Chinese capital as the United States works to rectify normal

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]]> Top US officials have ‘candid and productive discussions’ in Beijing amid ongoing tensions https://www.newswatchplus.ph/2023/06/06/top-us-officials-have-candid-and-productive-discussions-in-beijing-amid-ongoing-tensions/ Tue, 06 Jun 2023 13:14:03 +0000 https://www.newswatchplus.ph/?p= (CNN) — Senior American and Chinese officials had “candid” and “productive” discussions on Monday in China, according to read-outs from both Washington and Beijing, as the two countries grapple with how to maintain communication amid intense friction. Top US State Department and National Security Council officials met with Chinese officials in Beijing on Monday “as

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