Trump Administration Backs Saudi Crown Prince’s Housecleaning

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and his administration are offering a public vote of confidence for Saudi Arabia’s young crown prince who, in just days, has upended the royal family, ramped up the kingdom’s confrontation with Iran and issued war … Read More

Opinion How Israel Can Avoid War With Iran and Hezbollah – for Now

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Israeli leaders should push for more military restraint, and to moderate their jingoistic rhetoric, to avoid further escalation. The situation on Israel’s northern border isn’t ‘intolerable’- yet. It’s still not clear whether the current escalation to the north of Israel … Read More

Mueller Has Enough Evidence to Bring Charges in Flynn Investigation

WASHINGTON — Federal investigators have gathered enough evidence to bring charges in their investigation of President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser and his son as part of the probe into Russia’s intervention in the 2016 election, according to multiple … Read More

Netanyahu rejects one-state solution, says settlements are a ‘side issue’

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In comprehensive interview with the BBC, PM stops short of endorsing Palestinian statehood; also praises Trump’s ‘leadership qualities’ and Iran policies Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discusses Israel’s foreign policy at Chatham House, The Royal Institute of International Affairs, in London, … Read More

Paul Manafort, Ex-Chairman of Trump Campaign, and Associate Plead Not Guilty to Money Laundering

WASHINGTON — President Trump’s campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, was indicted Monday on charges that he funneled millions of dollars through overseas shell companies and used the money to buy luxury cars, real estate, antiques and expensive suits. The charges against … Read More

Israeli and Palestinian ministers meet in Trump peace push

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Israel and Palestinian officials held a rare high-level meeting in Ramallah as the United States seeks to kickstart stalled peace efforts, officials said on Monday. President Donald Trump’s special envoy for international negotiations, Jason Greenblatt, wrote on Twitter that the … Read More

Trump: Opioid ‘national shame’ a public health emergency

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US President Donald Trump has called America’s painkiller-addiction crisis a “national shame” as he declared it a public health emergency. Mr Trump announced a plan to target the abuse of opioids, which kill more than 140 Americans each day. The … Read More

Pentagon chief in South Korea amid North Korean nuclear threats

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OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea Pentagon boss Jim Mattis arrived in South Korea on Friday to meet with the nation’s top defense officials and American military commanders on the front line in countering North Korea’s nuclear weapons program. Mattis is … Read More

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