KXAN36 NEWS - Key Persons


Angela Merkel

Job Titles:
  • Chancellor

Antonio Conte

Job Titles:
  • Tottenham Manager
Antonio Conte questioned his future as Tottenham manager after seeing his team lose 1-0 at relegation-threatened Burnley on Wednesday for a fourth defeat in its last five games in the Premier League. Conte stated that he would speak to the London club...

Antony Blinken

Job Titles:
  • Secretary of the United States
  • U.S. Secretary of State
Antony Blinken, Secretary of the United States, announced Monday that the U.S. will temporarily move embassy operations from Ukraine to Lviv due to the "dramatic acceleration" in the buildup Russian forces. According to three sources, this is consistent with CBS... Antony Blinken, U.S. Secretary Of State, and his Japanese- and South Korean counterparts met Saturday in Hawaii to discuss North Korea's nuclear threat after Pyongyang launched a series missile tests. Blinken met in Honolulu alongside Yoshimasa Hayashi, the Japanese Foreign...

Jennifer Alvarez

Job Titles:
  • NJ Governor Suspends Power Plan in Minority Region

Vladimir Putin

Job Titles:
  • Russian President
Russian President Vladimir Putin declared Wednesday that Russia will require that non-friendly countries pay for Russian natural gaz exports in rubles only from now on. Putin stated to government officials during a meeting that "a number" of Western countries had... Russian President Vladimir Putin insists that natural gas from the country must be paid for in rubles. This demand is apparently meant to boost the Russian currency, but European leaders have stated that they won't comply because it breaches contracts... Russian President Vladimir Putin stated Tuesday that he welcomes a security dialogue between the West and Russia. His military reported that it had pulled back some troops from Ukraine. However, U.S. President Joe Biden stated that Russia's claims were not...

Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Job Titles:
  • Ukrainian President
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian President, stated early Sunday that the Russian troops' war crimes were responsible for the siege and capture of Mariupol. Zelenskyy stated in a video address to nation that "to do this to peaceful cities, what the occupiers...