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  US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attend a press con

Rubio signs declaration to expedite delivery of $4 billion in military aid to Israel

Rubio said he had used emergency authority to expedite the delivery of military assistance to Israel to its Middle East ally, now in a fragile ceasefire with Hamas militants in their war in Gaza.

By REUTERS
02/03/2025

Trump orders revamp of US diplomatic corps to ensure they follow his agenda

Donald Trump has ordered a major State Department overhaul, empowering Rubio to reshape foreign service and enforce an "America First" agenda amid growing bureaucratic upheaval.

By REUTERS
13/02/2025

Speechwriter fired over white nationalist ties appointed to high-level State Department role

Trump administration draws fire for naming Darren Beattie, a former White House staffer dismissed over white nationalist ties, to senior State Department role shaping public diplomacy.

By PHILISSA CRAMER/JTA
05/02/2025
 U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a rally

Trump vows to reveal classified Kennedy, MLK assassination files

Classified documents regarding the assassinations of JFK, RFK, and MLK are to be released. Trump added that "other topics of great interest" will have classified records declassified.

Israeli regional power should be embraced, says ex-US State Department adviser

During a roundtable discussion hosted by the JCFA and attended by ‘The Post,’ Hazem Alghabra, a former senior US State Department adviser, suggested Israel extend a message of peace to Syria.

09/01/2025

Venezuela's Maduro says two US citizens arrested among group of 'mercenaries'

Maduro said the detained US citizens were "very high level" but did not provide further details or evidence of the arrests.

By REUTERS
08/01/2025

US proposes $8b. arms deal with Israel, including fighter jet munitions

The deal would need approval from House and Senate committees and includes artillery shells and air-to-air missiles for fighter jets to defend against threats such as drones.

By REUTERS
04/01/2025

'Every shot fired went into a man': Syrians recall horrors at Tadamon

Tadamon became infamous after a video emerged in 2022 showing a man in military fatigues leading unarmed, blindfolded men towards a large ditch.

By REUTERS
14/12/2024

US flies freed American Travis Timmerman out of Syria, official says

Timmerman went missing in June, according to his parents and was freed from prison earlier in the week after Syrian rebel groups ousted Assad.

By REUTERS
13/12/2024
A child walks around a fake tank parked outside the US embassy

Amnesty International genocide allegations 'unfounded,' US State Dept. says

"People are entitled to draw their own conclusions. We disagree with the conclusions of such a report," the State Department Deupty Spokesperson said.

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