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Department Press Briefing – November 16, 2023

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Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape Before Their Meeting

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Secretary Antony J. Blinken At the Philippines 123 Agreement Signing Ceremony

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Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Amna Nawaz of PBS NewsHour

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Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Lester Holt of NBC Nightly News

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Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Norah O'Donnell of CBS Evening News

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Secretary Blinken's Call with Jordanian Foreign Minister Safadi

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Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Marape

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U.S. Department of State Launches First-Ever Academy for Women Entrepreneurs Indo-Pacific Women-in-Tech Summit

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United States Signs Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement with the Philippines 

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Russian troops stationed in Belarus to begin military exercises - Interfax (Reuters)

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North Korea fires ballistic missile into waters off east coast (AP)

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Uganda President lifts all Ebola-related movement restrictions (Reuters)

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Iran actor arrested after voicing support for protests (AFP)

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Deal reached for new non-Russian power source for Europe (AP)

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SOCIAL MEDIA: Former Peruvian President Castillo Denounces Visit of U.S. Ambassador to Government Palace (Twitter)

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SOCIAL MEDIA: Ayacucho: PNP troops try to stop protesters who seek to take over the Ayacucho airport. (Twitter)

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Poland's top cop injured by exploding present, says ministry (Reuters)

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Peru declares nationwide state of emergency as crisis deepens (al-Jazeera)

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Iran ousted from U.N. women's commission after U.S. campaign (Reuters)

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Kosovo leaders sign application request to join EU (AP)

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U.S. Air Force veteran freed in Russia prisoner swap, Ukraine says (Washington Post)

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Netanyahu inches closer to power with new parliament speaker (AP)

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South Africa's parliament votes against impeaching Ramaphosa (AP)

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Russiaâ€™s Wagner mercenaries targeted in hotel attack: Governor (al-Jazeera)

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Four people charged in EU parliament corruption investigation (al-Jazeera)

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Ukrainian strike hits Russian barracks in occupied Melitopol (Guardian)

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Ukraine launches missile attack on Russian-occupied Melitopol, explosions reported in Donetsk and Crimea (CNN)

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Peruâ€™s new President Boluarte names Cabinet amid protests (al-Jazeera)

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Serbia to ask NATO to deploy Serb military, police in Kosovo - Vucic (Reuters)

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Russia Launches New Drone Attacks as Partnership With Iran Deepens (Wall Street Journal)

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U.S. sportswriter Grant Wahl dies in Qatar during World Cup (Reuters, NPR)

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SOCIAL MEDIA: NPR Confirms Death of Soccer Journalist Grant Wahl in Doha, Qatar (Twitter)

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SOCIAL MEDIA: NPR Confirms Death of Soccer Journalist Grant Wohl in Doha, Qatar (Twitter)

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Putin says more US-Russian prisoner exchanges are possible (AP)

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Serbia mulls sending troops to Kosovo as tensions escalate (AP)

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Putin Says Russia May Add Nuclear First Strike to Strategy (Bloomberg)

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SOCIAL MEDIA: Energoatom says Russia's forces broke into Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant, beat two employees (Telegram)

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Key Partner in Covax Will End Support for Middle-Income Nations (New York Times)

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Brittney Griner arrives in the US after being released from Russian custody in a prisoner exchange (CNN)

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Brittney Griner released by Russia in 1-for-1 prisoner swap for arms dealer Viktor Bout, U.S. official says (CBS)

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Iran conducts first protest-related execution (al-Jazeera)

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Putin calls nuclear weapons a tool of deterrence in Ukraine (ABC)

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China's Xi arrives in Saudi on 'epoch-making' visit to deepen ties (Reuters)

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Argentina court sentences The Vice President Kirchner to six years in prison (al-Jazeera)

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Russian Foreign Ministry apparently ready to talk about security guarantees for Russia (Pravda Ukraine)

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Ukraine leader defiant as drone strikes hit Russia again (AP)

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Chinaâ€™s Xi to visit Saudi Arabia amid frayed ties with the US (CNN)

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EU looks to win Hungary support for Ukraine aid in return for EU funds access (Reuters)

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Russia says it downed Ukraine drones attacking its bases (AP)

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Rocket discovered in Moldova following Russian missile bombardment (CNBC)

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Russia renews missile attacks as G7 begins to press Russia on Ukraine with oil price cap (Reuters)

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Two Russian long-range bombers damaged in drone attack on airbase (The Telegraph)

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Ukraine's military: Russia uses prohibited chemical weapons against Ukrainian soldiers (Kyiv Independent)

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Iran prosecutor general signals â€˜morality policeâ€™ suspended (al-Jazeera)

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Indonesia's Mt. Semeru unleashes lava river in new eruption (AP)

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South Africa's Ramaphosa will not resign after support from allies (Reuters)

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New images show Russian army base built in occupied Mariupol (BBC)

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Ukraine war: Russia demands annexations recognised before talks (BBC)

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Bloody packages containing â€˜animal eyesâ€™ sent to Ukrainian embassies across Europe (CNN)

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Ukrainian embassies receive 'bloody packages' containing animal eyes - Kyiv (Reuters)

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Orban says Hungary will stick to veto of EU-Ukraine aid plan (AP)

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EU edges closer to $60-per-barrel Russian oil price cap (AP)

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DR Congo Army And M23 Rebels In New Clashes (AFP)

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Kherson cut off from grid because of Russian attacks (Pravda Ukraine)

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Germany, Norway seek NATO-led hub for key undersea structures (AFP)

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China signals zero-Covid relaxation after protests (AFP)

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North Koreaâ€™s Kim calls for meeting to review state affairs (AP)

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Baerbock warns Turkey against ground offensive in Syria (Frankfurter Allegemeine)

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Ukrainian Chief Intelligence Directorate explains why Russiaâ€™s mass missile strikes come to halt (Pravda Ukraine)

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Spanish police say blast at Ukrainian embassy injured one employee (Reuters)

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Stop arming Kiev otherwise no talks: Diplomat warns US on arms control dialogue (TASS)

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Jiang Zemin, Leader Who Guided China Into Global Market, Dies at 96 (New York Times)

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China vows crackdown on 'hostile forces' as public tests Xi (AP)

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Social Media: Russian Foreign Ministry on START-3 Consultations

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Chinese university students sent home amid protests (AP)

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Iran lodges protest with FIFA over US Soccer flag post (al-Jazeera)

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Crowd angered by lockdowns calls for China's Xi to step down (AP)

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Two Russian missiles hit Kryvyi Rih in morning: significant destruction on railway (Pravda Ukraine)

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UPDATE 5-Protests in Shanghai and Beijing as anger over China's COVID curbs mounts (Reuters)

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Shanghai hit by COVID protests as anger spreads across China (Reuters)

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Ukraine, partners launch $150 mln grain export plan to help vulnerable nations (Reuters)

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China's Xi, in message to North Korea's Kim, says willing to work together for regional, global stability -KCNA (Reuters)

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Kherson Governor Says Hospitals Evacuated 'Due To Constant Shelling' Amid Rising Death Toll In City (Radio Free Europe)

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EU delays talks on Russian oil price cap until next week - diplomats (Reuters)

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Exclusive: Russians, Ukrainians met in UAE to discuss prisoner swap, ammonia, sources say (Reuters)

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EU official: Kosovo, Serbia reach a deal on vehicle plates (AP)

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SOCIAL MEDIA: EU High Representative on Kosovo and Serbia Negotiations

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Ukraine Seeks Urgent Meeting of U.N. Security Council Over Russia Strikes (Reuters)

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European Parliament declares Russia a state sponsor of terrorism (Reuters)

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Russian strategic bomber jets take off, missile strike on Ukraineâ€™s south possible (Pravda Ukraine)

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Reports: Workers protest at virus-hit China iPhone factory (AP)

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Explosion goes off near Jerusalem bus stop, several injured (AP)

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UN envoy seeking renewed truce and path to peace in Yemen (AP)

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Iran targets Kurdish groups in Iraq with new strikes (AFP)

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Associated Press reporter fired over erroneous story on Russian attack (Washington Post)

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Ukraine to civilians: Leave liberated areas before winter (AP)

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EU holds emergency meeting with Serbia and Kosovo over rising tensions (Reuters)

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Qatarâ€™s World Cup opener shows its reemergence after boycott (AP)

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