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The European Union has reaffirmed its stance on maintaining economic sanctions against Russia despite ongoing negotiations between Moscow and Washington over the revival of the Black Sea Grain Initiative. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen declared that Brussels will not support a proposed maritime truce or lift any restrictions until a “just and lasting […]
Ukraine’s agreement to support a US proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in its war against Russia’s invasion has focused attention on what Moscow may or may not agree to, and what pressure can be brought to bear on Vladimir Putin by the Trump administration. While the question has frequently been asked over the last few […]
President-elect Donald Trump isn’t ruling out the possibility of a war against Iran during his second term, saying in a recent interview that “anything can happen.” Trump sat for a 65-minute interview with Time magazine, which has . . .
Queen Rania al Abdullah of Jordan on Sunday called on the international community to use its “political leverage” to compel Israel to let more aid into Gaza and bring an end to the ongoing war. In a pre-recorded interview on CBS News’s “Face the Nation,” moderator Margaret Brennan noted that President Biden warned Israeli Prime Minister […]
Just after dawn on Oct. 7, President Biden watched live television images of rockets raining down on Israel from Gaza as top aides briefed him on the Hamas militants who were rampaging across southern Israeli towns and villages. Dead and mutilated bodies had been left strewn on the ground and hostages were being dragged across […]
When President Biden said he was “outraged and heartbroken” about the killing of seven World Central Kitchen aid workers in Gaza, his forceful language raised a natural question: Would this strike, even if a tragic error, lead him to put conditions on the weapons he sends to Israel? So far, the White House has been […]
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