World Dec 14 U.S. has been in direct contact with Syrian rebel group that ousted Assad, Blinken says Blinken is the first U.S. official to publicly confirm contacts between the Biden administration and Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, which led a coalition of armed opposition groups that ousted Assad from power last Sunday.
Politics Nov 27 3 Americans detained for years in China have been released, White House announces Three American citizens imprisoned for years by China have been released and are returning to the United States, the White House said Wednesday, announcing a diplomatic agreement with Beijing in the final months of the Biden administration.
Politics Nov 20 WATCH: State Department holds briefing as Biden permits Ukraine using anti-personnel land mines The war, which reached its 1,000-day milestone on Tuesday, has largely been going Russia's way in recent months.
World Nov 17 Biden gives Ukraine permission to use U.S.-supplied missiles for deeper strikes inside Russia The decision allowing Kyiv to use the U.S.-supplied Army Tactical Missile System for attacks farther inside Russia comes as Putin positions North Korean troops along Ukraine's northern border to try to reclaim hundreds of miles of territory seized by Ukrainian forces.
Politics Nov 16 Iranian official reportedly met with Elon Musk in an apparent effort ease tensions with Trump Iran's U.N. Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani met with Musk — a Trump ally named this week to advise his administration on ways to cut the federal government — on Monday in New York, according to a U.S. official briefed on the meeting…
Politics Nov 12 WATCH: U.S. will keep discussing with Israel what steps it needs to take on Gaza aid, White House says The Biden administration said Tuesday that Israel has made some good but limited progress in increasing the flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza and will not limit arms transfers to Israel as it had threatened to a month ago if…
World Nov 12 U.S. says it will not limit arms to Israel after seeing some progress in flow of aid to Gaza The Biden administration last month called on Israel to "surge" more food and other emergency aid into Gaza. It set a 30-day deadline that expires Tuesday.
World Nov 09 Officials say Qatar is suspending its Gaza mediation efforts between Israel and Hamas Qatar has decided to suspend its key mediation efforts between Hamas and Israel, officials said Saturday, after growing frustration with the lack of progress on a cease-fire deal for Gaza.
World Nov 04 WATCH: U.S. gives Israel a ‘fail’ grade on improving aid to Gaza so far Israel alleges that UNRWA has been infiltrated by Hamas, which the agency denies and says it takes measures to ensure its neutrality.
World Oct 31 About 8,000 North Korean troops expected to join combat against Ukraine in days, U.S. says Some 8,000 North Korean soldiers are now in Russia near Ukraine’s border and are preparing to help the Kremlin fight against Ukrainian troops in the coming days, the Biden administration said Thursday.