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.
Politics Oct 21 WATCH: State Department holds briefing as Blinken returns to Middle East The State Department said Secretary Antonu Blinken would depart Monday for a weeklong trip to Israel and a number of Arab countries on a visit that also comes as Israel weighs retaliation against Iran for a ballistic missile attack earlier…
World Oct 15 Israel tells U.S. it won’t strike Iranian nuclear or oil sites, White House officials say U.S. officials say the Biden administration believes it has won assurances from Israel that it will not strike Iranian nuclear or oil sites as it looks to strike back following Iran’s missile barrage earlier this month.
Politics Oct 15 WATCH: Pentagon holds daily briefing as U.S. officials warn Israel that more humanitarian aid must reach Gaza Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned their Israeli counterparts in a letter dated Sunday that it must increase the amount of humanitarian aid being allowed into Gaza within the next 30 days or Israel could…
World Sep 30 Israel begins ‘limited’ ground offensive against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon The move by Israeli ground forces marked a significant escalation of an offensive against Hezbollah and opening a new front in a yearlong war against its Iranian-backed adversaries.