U.S. Middle East envoy Brett McGurk will travel to the region this week for continued talks on securing the release of hostages held by Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in Gaza, a senior Biden administration official
BEIJING: China warned Wednesday that a US decision to veto a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza pushed the conflict into an “even more dangerous” situation. Washington on Tuesday vetoed
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken landed in Brazil on Tuesday for his first trip to the South American nation, arriving amid a diplomatic spat after President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva enraged Washington ally
Despite a month of U.S.-led airstrikes, Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels remain capable of launching significant attacks. This week, they seriously damaged a ship in a crucial strait and apparently downed an American drone worth tens
The United States on Tuesday vetoed – for the third time -- a draft UN Security Council resolution on the Israel-Hamas war, blocking a demand for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire. Thirteen council members voted in
Hamas condemned a US decision to veto a UN Security Council push for a Gaza ceasefire, saying it amounted to giving Israel the “green light” to carry out “more massacres”. “This veto serves the agenda
The White House continues to warn Israel against expanding its offensive into Rafah, the southernmost city in the Gaza Strip. National Security Spokesman John Kirby said Tuesday that if Israel’s military doesn’t properly account for
Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) suggested that both he and President Joe Biden feel that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s leadership is not good for Israel. “I’ve talked to the president about this. And, of course,
Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) on Sunday took a swipe at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s leadership, claiming he is motivated by “his own domestic political interest.” Bennet’s remarks were in response to Netanyahu’s latest rejection
