Marco Rubio arrives in Riyadh, Zelenskyy jets into UAE, as Ukraine talks expected to begin
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy traveled to the...
Middle East
US and Israel have common strategy on Gaza, Netanyahu says
The United States and Israel are aligned on how to handle the situation in the Gaza Strip, Israeli Prime Minister...
Gaza cease-fire fears ease as Hamas due to release 3 Israeli hostages Saturday
Hamas is due to release three more Israeli hostages on Saturday in exchange for more than 360 Palestinian prisoners being...
Starbucks’ CEO is planning a huge expansion in the Middle East and China
Brian Niccol, Starbucks’ CEO, said the coffee chain is eyeing a major expansion into the Middle East and Chinese markets....
Trump pushes Gaza plan in meeting with Jordan’s King Abdullah
Washington — President Trump hosted Jordan’s King Abdullah II at the White House on Tuesday and renewed his suggestions that...
Israel withdraws troops from key Gaza corridor under fragile cease-fire
Israel is withdrawing troops from the corridor that has cut northern Gaza from the southern part of the enclave as...
Trump’s plan for ‘ethnic cleansing’ in Gaza is illegal, says UN investigator
U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to displace Palestinians from Gaza is illegal under international law and “amounts to ethnic cleansing,”...
National security adviser Mike Waltz says Trump plan to ‘take over’ Gaza will force Arab nations to step up
National security adviser Mike Waltz said Wednesday that President Trump’s shocking announcement a day earlier that the United States should...
UK’s Starmer breaks with Trump on Gaza ‘Riviera’ plan
LONDON — Prime Minister Keir Starmer distanced the U.K. from U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to take over the Gaza...
Trump’s Gaza fantasy is a recipe for a forever war
Jamie Dettmer is opinion editor at POLITICO Europe. U.S. President Donald Trump wants to take over Gaza and transform it...
