Department of State

People protest in support of the war in Gaza, in Washington Square Park on Labor Day on September 2, 2024 in New York City

The United States said Tuesday it was time to "finalise" a deal between Israel and Hamas to end the Gaza war, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's refusal to bow to pressure.

The Turkish desire to rejoin the F-35 program was revealed yesterday by the newspaper Cumhuriyet, which also disclosed ‘s intention to “freeze” the use of the S-400s purchased from Russia to persuade Washington to supply it with the latest-generation fighter jets.

Modi’s visit to Kyiv, the first by an Indian prime minister in Ukraine’s modern history, occurred at a pivotal moment in the war that began in February 2022. Moscow, a longstanding arms supplier to India since the Soviet era, faces increasing international pressure amid the ongoing conflict.

A U.S. citizen has been apprehended in Türkiye on allegations of murdering a Russian woman in Moscow, according to a report by Russian state media.

The U.S. State Department is currently seeking more details, following TASS's report that identified the suspect as American, based on law enforcement sources.

Hamas said Friday it rejected "new conditions" in a Gaza ceasefire proposal that U.S.-led mediators presented during two days of talks in Qatar.

Diplomatic efforts have so far failed to alleviate the suffering endured over more than 10 months of war, but U.S. President Joe Biden insisted after the latest round of talks that "we are closer than we have ever been."

Pressure built for a Gaza ceasefire to be agreed at talks that resumed Thursday in Qatar, aiming to stop the spread of a war that the Hamas-run territory's health ministry said has killed 40,000.

A source with knowledge of the talks confirmed to AFP that they had begun in the Qatari capital Doha.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan had a telephone conversation about Gaza, developments in the Middle East, and two significant crises on the African continent.

The head of US diplomacy underscored the importance of Hamas returning to the negotiating table for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages.

The Ukrainian armed forces’ attack on the Russian city of Kursk is becoming a turning point in the two-year-plus war between Russia and Ukraine, potentially disrupting the previously established balance of power on the battlefield.

Social media companies X and Rumble have filed lawsuits against an advertising trade group and its members, accusing them of engaging in anti-competitive practices to facilitate boycotts and force tech platforms to censor content. The lawsuits were filed in the U.S.

The U.S. on Wednesday welcomed a meeting between Turkish and Armenian special representatives at their long-closed border, calling the normalization talks a "positive step in bringing peace and stability to the South Caucasus."