Blinken, new UK foreign minister discuss Israel, Ukraine and China

(Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and newly appointed British foreign minister David Cameron discussed the Israel-Hamas conflict, relations with China and help for Ukraine during a telephone call on Monday, the State Department said.

“Secretary Blinken and Lord Cameron underscored continuity in the U.S.-UK special relationship and its importance to regional and global security,” State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said in a readout of the conversation.

(Reporting by Jasper Ward; writing by Costas Pitas; Editing by Leslie Adler)