Signing off as America's top diplomat, Antony Blinken was feted Wednesday by ally France -- and forced to brush aside bombastic remarks by incoming president Donald Trump.But as Blinken looked to highlight President Joe Biden's efforts to nurture alliances,

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken agreed Thursday in talks in Rome with European counterparts on the need to encourage stability in Syria, officials said, as Turkey threatens Kurdish forces in the war-torn country.

Antony Blinken was heading on Thursday to Rome for talks with European counterparts on bringing stability to Syria in the face of flare-ups with Turkey.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to South Korea, Japan and France from Jan. 4-9, the State Department said on Friday, amid a political crisis in Seoul.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will embark on what is expected to be his final overseas trip in office this weekend, traveling to South Korea, Japan and France.

On Wednesday, departing US Secretary of State Antony Blinken embarked on a trip to Paris, where he would be presented with France's highest honor and

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in the French capital on Wednesday for talks with officials on the Middle Ea

Blinken will meet President Emmanuel Macron, who will decorate him with the Legion of Honour, France’s highest order of merit. The award will be especially poignant for Blinken, a fluent French speaker who spent part of his childhood in Paris and has spoken of France’s role in forming his worldview.

Challenges remain, Blinken said, but so far, the mechanism put forth by France and the US is functioning well, as more than one-third of Israeli forces have withdrawn from Lebanon.

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has left on what's expected to be his final foreign trip in office to visit South Korea, Japan and France. In Seoul and Tokyo he's expected to discuss trilateral ties and Asia-Pacific security,