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Blinken, Austin to reinforce ties with Asian allies amid domestic political uncertainty
Voice of America
Secretary of State Antony Blinken, right, meets with Mongolian Foreign Minister Battsetseg Batmunkh at the State Department in Washington, July 23, 2024.
U.S. President Joe Biden's administration said it remains “intensely focused on” its foreign policy agenda in the final six months of his term, despite the challenges often faced by so-called lame-duck leaders.
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Senegal's Foreign Minister Yassine Fall, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Republic of the Congo's Foreign Minister Jean-Claude Gakosso shake hands after a press conference in Beijing, Sept. 5, 2024. In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping and visiting South African President Cyril Ramaphosa review an honor guard during a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Sept. 2, 2024.
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Palestinians inspect the damage at a tent area in the courtyard of Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, hit by an Israeli bombardment on Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Sept. 5, 2024. FILE - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a press conference at the Government Press office in Jerusalem, Sept. 4, 2024. Demonstrators carry symbolic coffins during an anti-government protest to secure the release of Israeli hostages held captive since the Oct. 7 attacks by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip, in front of the Israeli Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv on Sept. 5, 2024 A health worker administers a polio vaccine to a child at a hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Sept. 1, 2024.
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Peopel wait for the arrival of Pope Francis outside the Port Moresby International airport on Sept. 6, 2024. Nuns walk toward the entrance of the Port Moresby International airport on Sept. 6, 2024, prior to the arrival of Pope Francis. Over mountains, by air, and by sea, pilgrims flocked to the capital ahead of Pope Francis's arrival on Sept. 6 on a landmark four-day visit.