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The Israeli defense minister said Thursday that he had ordered Israel’s military to draft a plan to allow Gazans to voluntarily leave the enclave, a move that comes after President Trump’s proposal for a massive resettlement of Palestinians and a U.S.-led takeover of the territory. It was far from clear whether the proposal would be […]
The authorities in Norway have seized a Russian-crewed ship that is suspected of damaging an undersea cable in an act of sabotage in the Baltic Sea, the Norwegian police said on Friday. They were acting on a request from the Latvian authorities and on an order issued in Norwegian courts, the police said in a […]
A top Russian delegation arrived in Damascus on Tuesday for the first time since the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s government last month, as Russia looks to negotiate the future of its military bases in Syria with the country’s new leadership. Among the diplomats to arrive in the Syrian capital on Tuesday were Russia’s deputy foreign […]
Secretary of State Marco Rubio walked into the State Department on Tuesday for the first time in his new job, taking the reins of the main agency carrying out U.S. foreign policy at a time of violent global crises and as other nations begin engaging with President Trump. After greeting employees at a ceremonial gathering, […]
President Trump on Monday signed an executive order to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement, the pact among almost all nations to fight climate change. By withdrawing, the United States will join Iran, Libya and Yemen as the only four countries not party to the agreement, under which nations work together to keep […]
The War in Ukraine: Which Countries Think It Will End in 2025? This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. February 2025 marks three years since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, escalating the largest conflict in Europe since […]
Israel and Hamas have agreed to a cease-fire deal. For Palestinians, the agreement provides a respite from a devastating Israeli military campaign that has killed more than 45,000 people in Gaza. For Israelis, it could allow for the release of at least a third of the hostages captured by Hamas. But the ambiguity of the […]
As Western diplomats explore establishing ties with the rebels who took power in Syria, a religious minority has been conducting its own diplomatic push to ensure protections for its members as the country rebuilds. A representative of the group, the Druse, recently went to Washington to meet with lawmakers, members of the Biden and Trump […]
Israeli security and policy chiefs were expected to arrive in Qatar on Sunday for high-level talks about a proposed cease-fire deal in Gaza that would see hostages released in the final days of President Biden’s term and before Donald J. Trump takes office. Biden administration officials have been pressing for a deal that would become […]
Just weeks after Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Ukrainian troops began running out of ammunition for their aging Soviet-era artillery. The United States was soon scouring foreign arsenals around the globe for the right kinds of shells as part of its pledge to support Kyiv against its much better equipped adversary. But the Pentagon […]