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Who Is Marc Fogel? The American Teacher Caught in a Global Power Struggle.
Marc Fogel had traveled readily to and from Russia many times before his fateful last return…
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Gaza Truce Imperiled as Netanyahu and Hamas Send Dueling Warnings
The future of the cease-fire in Gaza and the territory’s long-term fate hung in the balance…
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Wednesday Briefing: Israel Threatens to End the Cease-Fire
Israel threatened to end the Gaza cease-fire Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel, yesterday warned…
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Venezuelan Migrant Sent to Guantánamo Bay Is ‘Not a Criminal,’ Family Pleads
Luis Alberto Castillo, a father of one from Venezuela, entered the United States on Jan. 19,…
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Italian Police Arrest 181 in ‘Important Blow’ to Cosa Nostra
Italian police officers on Tuesday arrested 181 people believed to be affiliated with the Cosa Nostra,…
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In Overture to Trump, Palestinian Leader Mahmoud Abbas Ends Payments for Prisoners
For years, the Palestinian administration in the occupied West Bank has doled out hundreds of millions…
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In Overture to Trump, Palestinian Leader Mahmoud Abbas Ends Payments for Prisoners
For years, the Palestinian administration in the occupied West Bank has doled out hundreds of millions…
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Trump Claims the U.S. Has Authority to ‘Take’ Gaza
President Trump insisted Tuesday that the United States has the authority to “take” Gaza and that…
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Maria Teresa Horta, the Last of Portugal’s ‘Three Marias,’ Dies at 87
Maria Teresa Horta, a Portuguese feminist writer who helped shatter her conservative country’s strictures on women,…
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What International Law Says About Trump’s Proposal to Remove Palestinians From Gaza
President Trump’s proposal for the United States to take over Gaza and remove some two million…
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