Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday expressed confidence the first stage of the Gaza ceasefire will be completed "very soon" and said he hoped an international peacekeeping force would be ...

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Washington sees an agreement as critical to prevent a civil war between its two allies in the regime-change war it instigated ...

Jeffrey Epstein helped Leslie Wexner repurpose the CIA’s Iran–Contra planes from arms smuggling to shipping lingerie.

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From Gaza to the Persian Gulf, we explore why so many conflicts in the Middle East ignite, overlap, and endure across decades. Moving beyond the idea of “Middle East exceptionalism,” we break down the ...

Meeting attended by security and civilian officials; PM's office says 'economic initiatives' were the focus; US reports the ...

The gas will be sourced from Israel’s Leviathan offshore gas field, which holds reserves exceeding 600 billion cubic meters.

While previous American Presidents had managed to at least lightly push back against Israeli demands and those of its lobby ...

Israel and Iran have different strengths, reflecting their different priorities. Iran leverages its vast natural resources ...

The committee overseeing the Hezbollah-Israel truce in Lebanon focused on Friday on how to return displaced people to their ...

Escalation in Venezuela points to regime-change risk, raising threats to energy infrastructure, regional routes, insurance ...