(Analysis) US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s trip to Brazil marks a pivotal moment in the diplomatic interplay between the two nations. This meeting with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva unfolds amid escalating tensions within the context of the G-20 foreign ministers’ meeting in Rio. These arise from the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza, scrutinizing […]
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