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Netanyahu Heads to New York After Mamdani’s Arrest Pledge Collides With Limits of Mayoral Power
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is preparing to travel to New York for the United Nations General Assembly next week, putting Mayor Zohran Mamdani's handling of protests and security under scrutiny months after he explored having the Israeli leader arrested-and later acknowledged that New York City lacks independent authority to enforce the International Criminal Court warrant against him. 
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is preparing to travel to New York for the United Nations General Assembly next week, putting Mayor Zohran Mamdani's handling of protests and security under scrutiny months after he explored having the Israeli leader arrested-and later acknowledged that New York City lacks independent authority to enforce the International Criminal Court warrant against him. -
U.S. Officials Hold Secret Oman Talks With Houthis as Group Pledges Not to Target American or Israeli Ships
U.S. officials met secretly with representatives of Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi movement in Oman over the weekend, according to Reuters, with the group telling Washington it intends to honor a ceasefire with the U.S. and won't target American or Israeli vessels even as it continues fighting Saudi Arabia. 
U.S. officials met secretly with representatives of Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi movement in Oman over the weekend, according to Reuters, with the group telling Washington it intends to honor a ceasefire with the U.S. and won't target American or Israeli vessels even as it continues fighting Saudi Arabia. -
Russian Drone Strike Hits Train 2 Kilometers From Poland, Raising Alarm Along NATO’s Eastern Border
A Russian drone struck a passenger train near Ukraine's border with Poland on Sunday, hitting one of Kyiv's most important links to NATO territory shortly after a diplomatic train carrying former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, former Swedish Prime Minister Carl Bildt and other European officials had passed through the area. 
A Russian drone struck a passenger train near Ukraine's border with Poland on Sunday, hitting one of Kyiv's most important links to NATO territory shortly after a diplomatic train carrying former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, former Swedish Prime Minister Carl Bildt and other European officials had passed through the area. -
Zelensky Says U.S. Eyes Winter De-Escalation With Russia as Moscow Renews Deadly Strikes on Kyiv
The Trump administration is exploring steps that could reduce fighting between Russia and Ukraine during the winter and create an opening for renewed negotiations, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said, even as Moscow resumed missile and drone attacks on Kyiv following a brief lull surrounding visits by U.S. envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff. 
The Trump administration is exploring steps that could reduce fighting between Russia and Ukraine during the winter and create an opening for renewed negotiations, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said, even as Moscow resumed missile and drone attacks on Kyiv following a brief lull surrounding visits by U.S. envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff. -
Kushner Says Gaza Has ‘One of the Lowest Malnutrition Rates’ as UN Data Shows 1.4 Million Face Crisis-Level Hunger
Jared Kushner said Gaza now has "one of the lowest malnutrition rates in the world," crediting the Trump administration's expansion of humanitarian assistance after the October 2025 ceasefire. United Nations data supports a sharp decline in acute child malnutrition in accessible parts of Gaza, but presents a more complicated picture in which widespread food insecurity, poor diets and chronic malnutrition persist. 
Jared Kushner said Gaza now has "one of the lowest malnutrition rates in the world," crediting the Trump administration's expansion of humanitarian assistance after the October 2025 ceasefire. United Nations data supports a sharp decline in acute child malnutrition in accessible parts of Gaza, but presents a more complicated picture in which widespread food insecurity, poor diets and chronic malnutrition persist. -
Norway Seizes Russian Ship to Enforce $4.22 Billion Ukraine Award as Moscow Cries ‘Piracy’
Norway has seized a Russian research vessel near the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard to help enforce a $4.22 billion compensation award obtained by Ukraine's state energy company Naftogaz, opening another front in an escalating confrontation between Moscow and European governments over Russian assets, sanctions and alleged hybrid attacks. 
Norway has seized a Russian research vessel near the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard to help enforce a $4.22 billion compensation award obtained by Ukraine's state energy company Naftogaz, opening another front in an escalating confrontation between Moscow and European governments over Russian assets, sanctions and alleged hybrid attacks. -
Netanyahu Says He Spent Nearly 1,000 Hours on U.S. TV Shaping Iran Debate as Questions Swirl Over Trump Influence
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says decades of appearances on American television helped him shape U.S. thinking about Iran, a striking acknowledgment of his long-running effort to influence Washington as questions intensify over Israel's role in President Donald Trump's decision to go to war with Tehran. 
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says decades of appearances on American television helped him shape U.S. thinking about Iran, a striking acknowledgment of his long-running effort to influence Washington as questions intensify over Israel's role in President Donald Trump's decision to go to war with Tehran. -
Zelenskyy Warns Airlines to Avoid Russian Airspace as Ukraine Prepares Major Expansion of Drone Strikes
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned international airlines to reconsider flying through Russian airspace as Kyiv prepares to expand drone operations inside Russia, signaling a potentially significant escalation of Ukraine's long-range campaign while Moscow threatens intensified retaliation. 
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned international airlines to reconsider flying through Russian airspace as Kyiv prepares to expand drone operations inside Russia, signaling a potentially significant escalation of Ukraine's long-range campaign while Moscow threatens intensified retaliation. -
U.S. Strikes Iranian Oil Tankers Under Trump’s New ‘Tanker for Tanker’ Strategy as Tehran Retaliates
The U.S. military has begun directly targeting Iranian oil tankers under a new "tanker for tanker" strategy approved by President Donald Trump, according to Axios, widening the economic dimension of the conflict as American forces struck roughly 100 Iranian targets Tuesday and Tehran responded with missiles and drones. 
The U.S. military has begun directly targeting Iranian oil tankers under a new "tanker for tanker" strategy approved by President Donald Trump, according to Axios, widening the economic dimension of the conflict as American forces struck roughly 100 Iranian targets Tuesday and Tehran responded with missiles and drones. -
Russia Raises U.S. Cooperation at G20, but Bessent Rules Out Progress While Ukraine War Continues
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent rejected Russian overtures for expanded economic cooperation during a meeting with Finance Minister Anton Siluanov at the G20 gathering in Asheville, North Carolina, telling Moscow that no progress would be possible while Russia's war in Ukraine continues, according to Axios. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent rejected Russian overtures for expanded economic cooperation during a meeting with Finance Minister Anton Siluanov at the G20 gathering in Asheville, North Carolina, telling Moscow that no progress would be possible while Russia's war in Ukraine continues, according to Axios.
