Author: Aamer Madhani
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After years away from Washington, Saudi crown prince to get warm embrace from Trump, US business
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is set to fete Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday when the de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia makes his first White House visit since the 2018 killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents. The U.S.-Saudi relationship had been sent into a tailspin by the…
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Venezuela floated a plan for Maduro to slowly give up power, but was rejected by US, AP source says
WASHINGTON (AP) — Venezuelan government officials have floated a plan in which President Nicolás Maduro would eventually leave office, a bid aimed at easing mounting U.S. pressure on the government in Caracas, according to a former Trump administration official. The proposal, which was rejected by the White House, calls for Maduro to step down from…
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Trump and Netanyahu meet at the White House as pressure mounts to end the war in Gaza
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was hosting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday for critical talks aimed at ending the war in Gaza and developing a U.S. plan on post-war governance in the war-battered Palestinian territory. Netanyahu on Monday apologized to Qatar Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani for a military strike…
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Trump and Netanyahu meet at the White House as pressure mounts to end the war in Gaza
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was hosting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday for critical talks aimed at ending the war in Gaza and developing a U.S. plan on post-war governance in the war-battered Palestinian territory. Netanyahu on Monday apologized to Qatar Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani for a military strike…
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Charlie Kirk’s friends praise the slain conservative activist’s faith at memorial
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — President Donald Trump and prominent members of his “Make America Great Again” movement were paying tribute Sunday to Charlie Kirk, praising the slain political conservative activist as a singular force whose work they must now advance. The memorial service for Kirk, whom Trump credits with playing a pivotal role in his…
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Charlie Kirk’s friends praise the slain conservative activist’s faith at memorial
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — President Donald Trump and prominent members of his “Make America Great Again” movement were paying tribute Sunday to Charlie Kirk, praising the slain political conservative activist as a singular force whose work they must now advance. The memorial service for Kirk, whom Trump credits with playing a pivotal role in his…
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Vice President Harris hosts Israeli war Cabinet member as the US pushes to get more aid into Gaza
Vice President Kamala Harris has held a meeting with a member of Israel’s wartime Cabinet who came to Washington in defiance of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
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Biden approves military airdrops of aid into Gaza after chaotic encounter left more than 100 dead
President Joe Biden says that the U.S. will begin air-dropping humanitarian assistance into Gaza, a day after more than 100 of Palestinians were killed during a chaotic encounter with Israeli troops
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Biden warns opposing Ukraine funding plays ‘into Putin’s hands,’ but faces resistance in House
President Joe Biden is calling urgently for House Republicans to get behind a supplemental spending bill that would send $60 billion to Ukraine for its fight against Russia
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US drone strike in Baghdad kills high-ranking militia leader linked to attacks on American troops
The U.S. military says a U.S. drone strike blew up a car in the Iraqi capital Wednesday night, killing a high-ranking commander of the powerful Kataib Hezbollah militia who is responsible for “directly planning and participating in attacks” on American troops in the region