In Paris, the two officials acknowledged potential strains on alliances with the return of Donald J. Trump to power, but said ...

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.

Outgoing US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday began a visit to Paris in which he will receive France's highest honour and seek further coordination on the turbulent Middle East.