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Israel to seek new 10-year security deal with Trump administration, FT reports
Israel is preparing talks with the Trump administration on a new 10-year security agreement, seeking to extend US military support while planning for a future without billions in American grants.
US officially exits WHO, citing COVID-19 pandemic management failure
US to suspend visa processing for 75 nations, State Department says
Trump administration moves to revoke residency of antisemitism researcher
State Dept. says all waivers providing Iran economic relief are under review
"We are reviewing all existing sanctions waivers that provide Iran any degree of economic or financial relief," State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said.
US State Department officials were 'hostile' towards Israel during war, former envoy says - report
“There are many within the State Department who are not just unfriendly to Israel, but outright hostile,” former Israeli Ambassador to the US Michael Herzog said.
Rubio signs declaration to expedite delivery of $4 billion in military aid to Israel
Rubio said he had used emergency authority to expedite the delivery of military assistance to Israel to its Middle East ally, now in a fragile ceasefire with Hamas militants in their war in Gaza.
Trump orders revamp of US diplomatic corps to ensure they follow his agenda
Donald Trump has ordered a major State Department overhaul, empowering Rubio to reshape foreign service and enforce an "America First" agenda amid growing bureaucratic upheaval.
Speechwriter fired over white nationalist ties appointed to high-level State Department role
Trump administration draws fire for naming Darren Beattie, a former White House staffer dismissed over white nationalist ties, to senior State Department role shaping public diplomacy.
Trump announces sweeping first-day executive orders and record declassifications
Classified documents regarding the assassinations of JFK, RFK, and MLK are to be released. Trump added that "other topics of great interest" will have classified records declassified.
Israeli regional power should be embraced, says ex-US State Department adviser
During a roundtable discussion hosted by the JCFA and attended by ‘The Post,’ Hazem Alghabra, a former senior US State Department adviser, suggested Israel extend a message of peace to Syria.
Venezuela's Maduro says two US citizens arrested among group of 'mercenaries'
Maduro said the detained US citizens were "very high level" but did not provide further details or evidence of the arrests.
US proposes $8b. arms deal with Israel, including fighter jet munitions
The deal would need approval from House and Senate committees and includes artillery shells and air-to-air missiles for fighter jets to defend against threats such as drones.
'Every shot fired went into a man': Syrians recall horrors at site of suspected mass killings
Tadamon became infamous after a video emerged in 2022 showing a man in military fatigues leading unarmed, blindfolded men towards a large ditch.
