Senior Biden administration officials believed they made clear to their Israeli counterparts in nonstop talks over the weekend the possibility that the United States would abstain from — rather than veto — a U.N. Security Council resolution Monday calling for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza. But the White House was taken aback by what happened … Read more
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant arrived Monday in Washington for talks with the Biden administration on weapons and U.S. support as relations between the longtime allies grow increasingly strained over Israel’s campaign in Gaza. The United States has sent more than 100 weapons deliveries to Israel since the war began on Oct. 7 with a … Read more
TOKYO — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on Friday visited towns in the north-central region of Noto to pray for victims of the deadly New Year’s Day earthquake and console thousands of homeless living in evacuation centers. The magnitude 7.6 quake killed 241 people. Four are still missing. More than 9,000 residents whose homes … Read more
U.N. Secretary General António Guterres is set to visit Egypt’s border with Gaza on Saturday, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to send forces into the packed city of Rafah near the border, despite warnings from U.S. and world leaders. The U.N. chief landed in Egypt after the U.N. Security Council failed to pass … Read more
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to make a quick stop in Israel on Friday, according to the State Department, as the Biden administration pushes Israeli leaders to take a pinpoint approach to battling Hamas in the packed city of Rafah in southern Gaza to avoid what it warns could be humanitarian catastrophe. Tensions … Read more
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are having a moment deep in the heart of Texas — they made an unannounced stop to see the family of Irma Garcia … a teacher killed during the Uvalde school shooting. The Sussexes headed to Uvalde Saturday to spend some QT with Irma’s family. You might recall, her story … Read more
ISTANBUL — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose NATO-member country has sought to balance its close relations with both Ukraine and Russia, offered during a visit Friday from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to host a peace summit between the two countries. Erdogan, who has repeatedly discussed brokering a peace deal, said at a news conference … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will visit former President Donald Trump next week at his Florida home Mar-a-Lago, according to a person briefed on the plans. The meeting comes as Trump seeks to turn his attention to his looming election rematch with President Joe Biden. Trump’s political standing within his own … Read more
JERUSALEM — The families of two Palestinian-American teenagers killed in separate but eerily similar incidents in the West Bank say investigators from the American Embassy have visited their homes to look into the shootings. The launch of American probes into the killings of Mohammad Khdour and Tawfic Abdel Jabbar reflects what appears to be a … Read more
Prince Harry visited King Charles following his cancer diagnosis but did not meet Prince William in UK King Charles, Prince William issue strong warning to Prince Harry after recent UK visit Britain’s King Charles and his elder son Prince William have apparently sent a strong warning to Prince Harry following his recent visit to UK … Read more