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The United States and Hamas held their first direct negotiations since the Gaza ceasefire took effect, with senior US advisor Aryeh Lightstone meeting chief Hamas negotiator Khalil al-Hayya in Cairo on Tuesday

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has called on Iran to guarantee freedom and safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, marking Beijing’s first explicit demand that Tehran reopen the critical route since

President Donald Trump said a high-level meeting between representatives of Israel and Lebanon was expected to take place, presenting it as a rare diplomatic opening between two countries that have had almost

Iran has issued a new warning to the United States over the Strait of Hormuz, with senior military adviser Mohsen Rezaei saying Tehran would target American ships if Washington tried to take

Vice President JD Vance said the Trump administration is pursuing what he described as a major agreement with Iran rather than a temporary compromise, arguing that Washington wants a broader settlement that

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani has identified East Harlem as the first location for the city’s planned network of publicly backed grocery stores, placing one of his signature affordability proposals under closer

Senate Democrats are preparing another attempt to curb President Donald Trump’s authority to continue military action against Iran without congressional approval, reviving a fight over war powers as tensions in the region

The White House is considering former deputy U.S. surgeon general Erica Schwartz to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a move that would represent the administration’s latest attempt to install

JD Vance defended Donald Trump’s controversial AI-generated post, describing it as a joke that sparked reactions and was misunderstood by part of the public. The controversy emerged at a time of heightened

California Democrat Eric Swalwell said he will resign from Congress after a wave of sexual misconduct allegations triggered growing political pressure, an ethics inquiry on Capitol Hill, and a separate criminal investigation

Vice President JD Vance weighed in deeply on European electoral politics during a visit to Budapest, denouncing remarks made by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky about Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban as “completely

President Donald Trump’s newly announced ceasefire with Iran is hanging by a thread after Israel launched its most devastating wave of airstrikes on Lebanon yet, killing at least 254 people and wounding