Japan, U.S. Steel and Blinken

Blinken Lauds Japan Ties While Skirting Nippon Steel Dispute
Secretary of State Antony Blinken lauded the close economic and security partnership between the US and Japan after a controversial move by US President Joe Biden to label Japan’s Nippon Steel Corp. as a national security risk.
Blinken Says US-Japan Ties Solid Despite Rift Over Steel Deal
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken insisted during a visit to Tokyo on Tuesday that ties with Japan were stronger than ever, days after President Joe Biden blocked Nippon Steel's takeover of US Steel.
Despite Nippon Steel, US and Japan say ties stronger than ever
The foreign ministers of Japan and the United States said their countries' ties were stronger than ever on Tuesday, even after Japan's prime minister called U.S. President Joe Biden's decision to block Nippon Steel's $14.
Tension Over US Steel Emerges During Blinken Visit to Japan
It was meant to be a final swing through Tokyo topped with a sushi breakfast to cement closer ties with one of the US’s closest allies.
Blinken Visits Japan as Nippon Steel Decision Weighs on Relations
U.S. President Joe Biden's decision to block Nippon Steel's $14.9 billion bid for U.S. Steel casts a shadow over Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Japan on Tuesday for farewell meetings with Washington's most important ally in Asia.
Blinken In Japan After Rift On Steel Deal
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in Japan on Tuesday for talks expected to address North Korean missile launches, but President Joe Biden's blocking of a steel deal is straining the allies' warm ties.
US Steel and Nippon Steel sue over Biden's decision to block merger
Nippon Steel and US Steel filed suit Monday over US President Joe Biden's decision to block the Japanese giant's proposed acquisition of its American rival, accusing his administration of "illegal

Russia, North Korea and Antony Blinken

Blinken calls for push to get Gaza truce deal over 'finish line'
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on Monday for a final push for a Gaza ceasefire before President Joe Biden ...
Genocide committed by RSF militia in Sudan's raging civil war, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says
The U.S. government has determined that Sudan's RSF paramilitary force and its allies have committed genocide in the country's raging civil war.
Blinken seeks to strengthen relations with Japan in final visit
There have been tensions in the Pacific region recently, with Russia allegedly providing North Korea with military equipment ...
Blinken says Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks are in homestretch
Israel has vowed to catch the perpetrators after gunmen killed three people and wounded seven others in an attack on a bus ...
China Told Putin Not To Use Nuclear Weapons, Blinken Says
The U.S. secretary of state told the Financial Times that pressure from Beijing dissuaded Vladimir Putin from using nuclear ...
Japanese steelmaker vows not to give up on buying U.S. Steel
Japan’s largest steelmaker said that it would not give up trying to purchase U.S. Steel even after President Joe Biden ...