Antony Blinken

Turkish and U.S. top diplomats, Hakan Fidan and Antony Blinken, respectively, have exchanged a phone conversation to discuss regional developments amid renewed efforts for a ceasefire between Israel and Gaza.

According to the diplomatic sources, Fidan and Blinken held a phone call late on Oct. 24 as the latter is on a tour to countries in the Middle East to end the war in Gaza.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken landed Tuesday in Israel in a renewed push for a Gaza ceasefire, days after Israeli forces killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.

A Palestinian boy looks at destroyed shelters at the site of an Israeli airstrike which hit tents for displaced people two days earlier in the courtyard of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on Oct. 16, 2024

The United States has issued a warning to Israel, demanding it improve humanitarian aid access in Gaza within the next 30 days or face potential consequences, including the suspension of military assistance. This message, reported by The Washington Post, represents the most significant pressure Washington has placed on Israel since the outbreak of its conflict with Hamas a year ago.

We are facing a period of rapid global developments. The planet no longer has a "master," and anyone who didn't realize that before now understands it. Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, has demonstrated this in the most concrete terms.

The ties between the United States and the Republic of Cyprus have never been stronger, U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken underscores in the congratulatory message issued by the State Department to mark the 64th anniversary of the Republic of Cyprus’ independence.

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in New York on the sidelines of a U.N. General Assembly session.

Türkiye's Foreign Ministry shared photos of the meeting via X on Sept. 27, though details of the discussion were not disclosed.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that peace with Azerbaijan was "within reach," appealing to his neighbor to sign a treaty to turn the page on decades of conflict.

"Today I want to say that peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan not only is possible, but is within reach," Pashinyan said in an address to the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 25.

During his visit to New York, Bulgaria's Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivan Kondov participated in the G-7+ meeting of foreign ministers focused on supporting Ukraine's energy sector, as announced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' press center.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is scheduled to arrive in Cairo on Wednesday to meet top Egyptian officials to discuss and push efforts for a possible cease-fire in Gaza.

The visit marks his 10th trip to the Middle East since Israel launched its deadly war on Gaza on Oct. 7.