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Ron Dermer Lays Out Priorities, Including Ensuring That ‘evil Regime In Tehran’ Can’t Destroy Israel

Strategic affairs minister tells International March of the Living gala attendees that Israel “will be the most important ally".

Zenger · Jan 18, 2023

Blinken welcomes Northern Ireland talks progress after meeting UK's Cleverly

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said after meeting his British counterpart on Tuesday that Washington welcomed apparent progress in talks between Britain and the European Union aimed at resolving a post-Brexit trade row over Northern Ireland.

Reuters · Jan 17, 2023

Van Gogh painting with mysterious past is immune from seizure, Detroit Institute of Arts claims

DETROIT — The Detroit Institute of Arts cannot be forced to relinquish control of a multimillion-dollar painting by Vincent van Gogh at the center of a federal lawsuit because the artwork is protected by a federal law granting immunity to foreign artwork on display in the United States, the museum's…

Tribune News Service · Jan 16, 2023

US State Department to Revive Palestinian-Israeli Talks

Israel and the countries that signed the Abraham Accords discussed enhancing cooperation in areas, such as security and information sharing, during the Negev Forum Working Group meetings in Abu Dhabi, according to a US official. The Negev Forum Working Groups Meeting began in the presence of about 150 representatives of…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 11, 2023

U.S. seeks Canadian help to ease crowding at U.S.-Mexico border

The United States is looking to Canada to help cope with the growing number of migrants at the United States' border with Mexico, a State Department spokeswoman said on Tuesday.

Reuters · Jan 11, 2023

US extends protection for ex-Trump aides from Iran threats

The Biden administration has again extended government protection to former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and one of his top Iran aides due to persistent threats against them from Iran

The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2023

Activists urge U.S. apology, fair compensation, for U.S. Pacific nuclear testing

More than 100 arms-control, environmental and other activist groups have urged the Biden administration to formally apologize to the Marshall Islands for the impact of massive nuclear testing there in the 1940s and '50s and to provide fair compensation.

Reuters · Jan 10, 2023

Minions, KFC, insurrection, ER: Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro’s life in his new Florida hideaway

Mr Bolsonaro has been photographed meeting with supporters, shopping for groceries, and eating fried chicken all around Florida -- all while lawmakers call for his extradition back to Brazil. Graig Graziosi investigates

The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2023

U.S. State Dept says an individual on official visa and no longer on official business should leave or apply for new status

The U.S. State Department said on Monday that it was incumbent on an individual who entered the United States on a so-called "A" visa reserved for diplomats and heads of state to depart the country within 30 days or apply for a change of immigration status if they are no…

Reuters · Jan 9, 2023

Bernard Kalb, a longtime foreign affairs newsman, has died at 100

Kalb, a former correspondent for The New York Times, CBS and NBC who quit his job as a State Department spokesman to protest a U.S. government disinformation campaign against Libya, died Sunday.

WEKU · Jan 9, 2023