John Rakolta, who served under Trump as ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, and Ed McMullen, who served as ambassador to Switzerland, participated in the meeting.
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The Biden administration said Tuesday it is releasing 1 million barrels of gasoline from a Northeast reserve established after Superstorm Sandy in a bid to lower prices at the pump this summer.
A procession Tuesday morning led by a semitruck carrying the caskets of the dead slowly moved through the narrow streets of downtown Tabriz.
The campus encampment was set up on April 22, near the end of the school year and just before families began arriving for spring commencement.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken slammed the International Criminal Court’s decision to accuse Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of war crimes.
The U.S. privately urged the Israeli government to reverse the seizure, two senior U.S. officials said.
JERUSALEM — Iran’s supreme leader on Sunday dismissed any discussion of whether Tehran’s unprecedented drone-and-missile attack on Israel hit anything there, a tacit acknowledgment that despite launching a major assault, few projectiles actually made it through to their targets.
House Speaker Mike Johnson says he plans to invite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress.
The winning numbers for a nearly $1 billion Mega Millions lottery prize were drawn Friday night. Nobody won. Powerball is tonight.
Iran’s oil minister made the allegations on Wednesday. Israel has not acknowledged carrying out the attack on the pipeline.
The report said the attacks were more widespread than earlier thought, taking place at a series of locations across southern Israel.
Acting State Department legal adviser Richard Visek said the International Court of Justice should not seek to resolve the decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict “through an advisory opinion addressed to questions focusing on the acts of only one party.”
Israel said 260 trucks of aid entered Gaza on Sunday, the highest number since the war began.
A Pacific storm has pounded parts of Southern California with heavy rain and street flooding, adding to hassles as holiday travel gets underway.
Honda Motor’s American arm is recalling more than 2.5 million vehicles in the U.S. due to a fuel pump defect that can increase risks of engine failure or stalling while driving.