Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel to discuss President Trump’s desire to see the war in Gaza end soon.
Author: Michael Crowley
Rubio Heads to a Defiant Israel After Qatar Strike
The diplomat will consult with Israeli officials about their coming military offensive in Gaza City, as President Trump’s efforts to end the Gaza war appear stalled.
Time Is Running Out for Lebanon to Disarm Hezbollah, U.S. Officials Warn
The United States, Israel and the Gulf Arab states are pressuring Lebanon’s government to act decisively against the group.
When Trump Meets Putin, Anything Could Happen
The U.S. president is pushing to end the war in Ukraine, but analysts say the Russian leader could turn a hastily planned meeting to his advantage.
U.S. to Require Some Foreign Visitors to Pay Bonds of Up to $15,000 for Entry
A State Department pilot program will tie the cash deposits to tourist and business visas for people from countries with high visa overstay rates.
Trump Lifts Sanctions on Syria, Tightening His Embrace of Its New Leader
U.S. officials said sanctions against targets such as its central bank would end, but they would remain on Syria’s former dictator, Bashar al-Assad.
‘Regime Change’? Questions About Israel’s Iran Goal Pressure Trump.
Israel’s military campaign reminds some of America’s ill-fated Middle East interventions, which President Trump has long denounced.
Can Pope Leo XIV Keep U.S. Citizenship?
He now leads a sovereign nation, Vatican City, and the U.S. State Department says that for an American to retain citizenship as a foreign head of state can “raise complex questions of international law.”
Trump’s Crimea Proposal Would End a Decade of U.S. Resistance
A new U.S. peace plan offered to Russia and Ukraine proposes American recognition of the peninsula, which Moscow seized in 2014.
Rubio Warns Russia that U.S. Patience on Ukraine War Is Running Out
Whether the Kremlin is serious about peace talks to end the Ukraine war will become clear soon, the secretary of state said.