US and Russian diplomats held talks in Istanbul on Thursday about the issues impacting the work of their respective embassies as Washington and Moscow are looking to get diplomatic relations back on track. According to the Russian news agency TASS, the talks ended...
President Trump on Wednesday declined to say whether or not the US would defend Taiwan if China attacked the island. The president was asked if he would make it his policy to ensure "China never takes Taiwan by force" and replied, "I never comment on that. I don’t...
Israel will not withdraw its troops from the Philadelphi Corridor, which runs along the Gaza-Egypt border, in a violation of the Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas. Under the agreement, Israel is required to leave the corridor this Saturday,...
Hamas handed over four bodies of dead Israeli hostages to the Red Cross early Thursday morning in exchange for the release of over 600 Palestinians from Israeli jails. Israel was due to release the Palestinians this past Saturday but refused to over Hamas's handover...
Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL), chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee who previously volunteered with the Israeli military, has ordered committee staff to refer to the Israeli-occupied West Bank as "Judea and Samaria," a biblical name the state of Israel uses to refer...
President Trump said on Wednesday that Ukraine could "forget about" joining NATO and that the country's potential membership in the alliance was likely the reason why the war started. When asked what concessions he would like to see for a peace deal, he said, "NATO,...
President Trump on Wednesday confirmed that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will be visiting the US on Friday to sign a deal on Ukraine's rare earth minerals and other natural resources. The deal will establish a fund where Ukraine will put 50% of its proceeds...
President Trump has shared a bizarre video generated by artificial intelligence that showed what the president's vision for turning the Palestinian territory into the "Riviera of the Middle East" might look like, drawing backlash on social media. The video showed a...
House Republicans on Tuesday passed a budget blueprint that would raise military spending by $100 billion, a plan backed by President Trump despite his suggestions that Pentagon spending could be cut. The budget plan also extends $4.5 trillion in tax cuts, would add...
Hamas said on Tuesday that a deal had been reached to secure the release of over 600 Palestinians from Israeli jails that Israel had delayed. Under the ceasefire deal, Israel was supposed to release the Palestinians on Saturday after Hamas freed six Israeli hostages,...
