Neria Leiter, son of Israeli Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter, was critically injured in a car-ramming attack near Beit Horon in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, September 23. Leiter, an Israel Defense Forces reservist, was on duty at a checkpoint when a vehicle struck him. Emergency teams took him to Shaare Zedek Medical … Read more
Trump announced Friday that CNN, MS NOW and Politico would be barred from the White House. US Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz has defended President Donald Trump’s decision to bar CNN, MS NOW and Politico journalists from the White House, arguing that the president has the right to restrict access to government facilities … Read more
Bhubaneswar, Cuba’s Ambassador to India, Juan Carlos Marsán Aguilera, on Saturday said his country was opposed to the US policy of imposing tariffs on others for political reasons. We are opposed to US policy of imposing tariff for political reasons: Cuban envoy to India He, however, claimed the island nation maintains a cordial relationship with … Read more
US envoy to Syria Tom Barrack on Saturday urged restraint in the south’s Druze-majority Sweida province after a prominent figure quit the region following tensions with supporters of a pro-Israeli Druze leader. US Syria envoy calls for restraint in Druze-majority Sweida province Sweida city and other parts of the province are under the control of … Read more
White House construction played a role in a radio failure that brought Donald Trump’s Marine One helicopter and an Envoy Air passenger jet too close to each other near Reagan on August 4, investigators said Thursday. Air traffic controllers did not hear Marine One’s three-minute warning before takeoff, so they cleared the airline plane to … Read more
On Tuesday, John Ratcliffe, the director of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), reportedly made a surprise visit to Moscow. Neither the US nor Russia has confirmed the visit, but US media reported citing flight data that the visit indeed took place. Donald Trump and John Ratcliffe, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), speak … Read more
BEIRUT — The U.S. special envoy to Syria and ambassador to Turkey on Sunday walked back his comments from two days ago that Israel “still” occupies the Golan Heights in violation of U.N. resolutions, remarks that went against U.S. President Donald Trump ‘s position on the disputed territory. A US envoy walks back his comments … Read more
* Priority is to lower tensions, US envoy says US working on deconfliction mechanism among Turkey, Israel and Syria, US envoy says * Syria and Israel have held deescalation discussions * By Timour Azhari GENEVA, – The United States is working to establish a deconfliction mechanism among Israel, Turkey and Syria, U.S. special envoy for … Read more
Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman (L) with Indian high commissioner Dinesh Trivedi in Dhaka Monday DHAKA: Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman Monday raised the issue of the extradition of exiled Awami League leader and ex-PM Sheikh Hasina with Indian high commissioner Dinesh Trivedi, emphasising that Dhaka was hopeful of a positive response, while cautioning India against “actions” … Read more