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.
Frontier Airlines, famous for deeply discounted ticket prices and bare-bones service, is adding new fare categories that include carry-on bags, seat selection and no cancellation fees as it seeks to appeal to U.S. travelers who want more upscale options when they fly.
The ongoing war between Israel and Hamas has drawn in other Iranian allies, with each attack and counterattack threatening to set off a wider war.
Across the country, the number of arrests linked to campus demonstrations against the war between Israel and Hamas passed the 3,000 mark.
After a member of his war cabinet threatened to resign over his handling of the war with Hamas, experts say Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu remains secure.
The Israeli prime minister and other leaders condemned by the move by the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor as disgraceful and antisemitic.
President Joe Biden addressed U.S. student protests over the Israel-Hamas war, telling graduates of Morehouse College that he heard their voices and that scenes from the conflict in Gaza break his heart, too.
Elise Stefanik delivered a speech before Israel’s parliament in which she criticized President Joe Biden’s approach to the war in Gaza.
Pro-Palestinian protesters set up a new encampment at Drexel University in Philadelphia over the weekend, prompting a lockdown of school buildings.
President Joe Biden’s national security adviser met with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to discuss what the kingdom described as the “semi-final” version of a security agreement.