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A US president, after months of tacit encouragement, has finally intervened to end an Israeli military offensive that has reduced swaths of a Middle Eastern city to rubble, leaving thousands dead and prompting global outrage. For months, the UN has looked on, impotent, as Israeli air raids and artillery shelling has pummelled apartment blocks and refugee camps beside the Mediterranean.

It'll last a couple of days,

The veteran negotiators Hussein Agha, representing Palestine, and Robert Malley, an American diplomat, played instrumental roles in that long effort, including the critical Camp David summit of 2000. But, in their new book, "Tomorrow Is Yesterday," they conclude that they were part of a charade. "A waste of time is almost a charitable way to look at it," Malley notes bitterly. "At the end of that thirty-year-or-so period, the Israelis and Palestinians are in a worse situation than before the U.S. got so heavily invested."

He nevertheless conceded he should have been more tolerant in his remarks to the reporters who shouted questions after he met with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun earlier this week. Animalistic' was a word that I didn't use in a derogatory manner. I'm just saying: Can we calm down? Can we find some tolerance and kindness? Let's be civilised, said Barrack, who serves as ambassador to Turkiye and special envoy for Syria and Lebanon.

A U.S. official noted a pattern: the progress was made without much personal intervention by Trump, but by envoys invoking his name and convincing countries they'll improve their standing by making a deal. "2025 is a year of opportunity for Trump to make peace, because leaders around the world see Trump as super strong and want to be on his good side. Now, Trump can be the most effective in his diplomacy. But every day that passes, this superpower diminishes," the official said.

The peace deal between Azerbaijan and Armenia, brokered by the United States, is a significant development after nearly four decades of conflict and creates new business opportunities.

The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan signed a peace agreement at the White House, ending decades of conflict with US involvement, including key transportation routes.

A State Department spokesperson stated that mission-critical functions will be integrated elsewhere in the department, indicating that many offices eliminated had an outdated or duplicative purpose.

The canceling of the two stops followed quickly by Trump's new, higher tariffs on both undercuts the two pillars of U.S. strategy in Asia: our commitment to Asian security and our centrality to Asia growth and prosperity.

"PM Modi told President Trump clearly that during this period, there was no talk at any stage on subjects like India-US trade deal or US mediation between India and Pakistan."

The US has ordered the departure of non-essential diplomatic staff from the Middle East as tensions rise, particularly due to threatened Iranian military action.

Despite positive trade talks, China's export restrictions on rare earths, crucial for high-tech industries, seem unlikely to ease, maintaining a tight grip on this strategic sector.

The family of US Air Force veteran Joseph St Clair confirmed his release on Tuesday, following his detention in November of last year. We are overwhelmed with joy.

The U.S. seeks to reset relations with the Vatican by focusing on collaboration to resolve the war in Ukraine, highlighting mutual commitments to peace.

The decision to close the U.S. Consulate in Basra and evacuate diplomats was prompted by safety concerns following a rocket attack, underscoring tensions with Iranian-backed militias.