Blinken says spy balloon was 'unacceptable' in first meeting with Chinese official, but 'no apology' offered
Secretary of State Antony Blinken told his Chinese counterpart on Saturday that the presence of a Chinese spy balloon in U.S. airspace was “unacceptable” in their first meeting since the balloon inflamed U.S.-China tensions earlier this month. “This was an opportunity to speak very clearly and very directly about the fact that China sent a surveillance balloon over our territory, violating our sovereignty, violating international law,” Blinken said in an interview with NBC News’ Chuck Todd on Saturday. “And I told him quite simply that that was unacceptable and can never happen ag
Read MoreBlinken claims China 'strongly considering' providing Russia with 'lethal assistance'
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said China is “strongly considering” providing Russia with “lethal assistance” in its nearly year-long war with Ukraine. Blinken, who met with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on the margins of the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, said he warned Beijing against such a move. “China is trying to have it both ways,” Blinken told NBC News’ Chuck Todd in an interview set to air on Sunday. “Publicly, they present themselves as a country striving for peace in Ukraine. But privately, as I said, we've seen already over these past months the
Read MoreHarris travels home from Munich on support plane after Air Force Two breaks down
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Read MoreJimmy Carter to receive hospice care after series of hospital stays
Former President Jimmy Carter, 98, has begun receiving hospice care following a series of “short” hospital stays, according to a statement from The Carter Center. The center said in a post on its website on Saturday that Carter, who is the oldest living president, decided to spend his remaining time at his home with his family and receive hospice care instead of additional medical intervention. “He has the full support o
Read MoreRepublicans on Haley's 2024 bid: Don't rule her out
Republicans are warning against counting Nikki Haley out in the 2024 presidential race after a better-than-expected campaign rollout this week that offered an early lens into how she plans to take on former President Donald Trump. In her Wednesday campaign kickoff and a subsequent swing through New Hampshire, Haley made the central theme of her presidential bid clear: The Republican Party has an image problem and needs to install a new generation of leaders capable of presenting a forward-looking vision if it hopes to turn around its political fortunes. “America is not p
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