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  • U.S. sees sixth round of Iran nuclear talks and likely more

    The European Union envoy coordinating the talks on Wednesday said he believed a deal would be struck at the next round starting next week, but other senior diplomats have said the most difficult decisions still lie ahead.

  • U.S. envoy to Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kenya to discuss dam, other issues

    The U.S. envoy for the Horn of Africa, Jeffrey Feltman, is traveling to Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Kenya this week, the State Department said on Tuesday.

  • U.S. tech giants’ vise over Israel tightens despite ceasefire

    So far, the Palestinian-rights movement hasn’t generated the kind of groundswell that hammered Facebook over civil rights last summer, when 800 companies joined an advertising boycott over its policies on hate speech and misinformation. But the industry’s critics say Silicon Valley cannot dodge the Palestinian debate, even as a more than week-old ceasefire between Israel and Hamas holds on.

  • Even after U.S. shift, opponents resist COVID-19 vaccine patent waiver

    A surprise U.S. shift earlier this month to support a patent waiver heaped pressure on remaining opponents like the European Union and Switzerland that are home to numerous drugmakers. But Monday's discussions - the 11th session since the initial waiver proposal in October - failed to achieve a breakthrough.

  • In Iraq, Iran-linked drones alarm U.S. military commanders

    In place of rockets, militiamen have turned at times to small, fixed-wing drones that fly too low to be picked up by defensive systems, military officials and diplomats say. An official with the U.S.-led coalition described the evolving drone threat as the military mission’s biggest concern in Iraq.

  • Key Trends in U.S. Views on Israel and the Palestinians

    Israel's image has remained positive among both party groups over the past two decades, although more positive among Republicans (including independents who lean Republican) than among Democrats (including Democratic leaners). Most recently, 85% of Republicans and 66% of Democrats viewed Israel favorably.

  • Nearly a decade after Benghazi, the U.S. is quietly returning to Libya

    The United States is wading back into Libya, with the Biden administration launching a fresh diplomatic bid to pull the country out of a violent spiral and making plans to reopen the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli seven years after it was closed. Last week, the highest-ranking U.S. diplomat to visit the country since 2014 arrived in Tripoli, and the administration has deployed a team there to work out the daunting logistics of reopening the embassy, two sources familiar with the matter said.

  • U.S. to reopen Jerusalem consulate, upgrading Palestinian ties

    Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Tuesday that the U.S. would reopen its consulate in Jerusalem — a move that restores ties with Palestinians that had been downgraded by the Trump administration. The consulate long served as an autonomous office in charge of diplomatic relations with the Palestinians. But former U.S. President Donald Trump downgraded its operations and placed them under the authority of his ambassador to Israel when he moved the embassy to Jerusalem.

  • Blinken says U.S. consulting with Israel over Iran nuclear talks

    U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken promised on Tuesday continued close consultation with Israel about any potential U.S. return to a nuclear deal between Iran and world powers. After talks with Blinken in Jerusalem, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he hoped Washington would not sign back on to the deal, and that "whatever happens, Israel will always retain the right to defend itself" against any Iranian nuclear threat.

  • Blinken pledges U.S. support to rebuild Gaza, prevent return to war

    Blinken will be in the region through Thursday, and will also travel to Egypt and Jordan. In tandem with his visit, Israeli authorities allowed fuel, medicine and food earmarked for Gaza's private sector to enter the territory for the first time since the hostilities began on May 10.