[ad_1] Updated Jan. 7, 2024 5:52 pm ET Israel and Egypt are negotiating the future of a corridor between Egypt and Gaza that Israel says has been used by Hamas…
Tag: middle east
Blinken in Jordan to discuss regional tensions over Gaza war
[ad_1] The top US diplomat has met with Jordan’s king and foreign minister during a tour of the Middle East, aiming to stop the Gaza war from spreading. ADVERTISEMENT US…
Denmark Orders Military to Defend Israeli Embassy, Synagogues
[ad_1] Sign up to receive the Balance of Power newsletter in your inbox, and follow Bloomberg Politics on X and Facebook for more. Denmark’s government ordered the country’s military to…
‘Nobody will win’ from wider Middle East conflict – Borrell
[ad_1] The EU foreign policy chief said escalating violence in the region was getting more concerning. ADVERTISEMENT The European Union’s top diplomat has warned against the conflict between Israel and…
Blinken arrives in Turkey ahead of fourth high-stakes Middle East tour
[ad_1] US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is making his fourth tour to the Middle East in just three months in a bid to ease fears that the Israel-Hamas war…
Essay | Did Ukraine Miss an Early Chance to Negotiate Peace With Russia?
[ad_1] By Yaroslav Trofimov Updated Jan. 5, 2024 12:14 am ET Listen to article (2 minutes) The lead Ukrainian negotiator, David Arakhamia, pointed to a bottle of sanitizing gel on the…
U.S. Killing of Militia Leader Marks Bid to Stop Attacks on Its Forces in Iraq
[ad_1] Listen to article (2 minutes) A deadly American drone strike Thursday in Baghdad was the first known targeted killing of an Iranian-backed militia leader by the Biden administration, marking…
Opinion | Israel’s Only Real Option Was to Invade Gaza
[ad_1] I was surprised to read Peggy Noonan’s blatant contradictions in “A Look Back at ’23 and Me” (Declarations, Dec. 30). She writes that she reacted to Oct. 7 “simply…