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Trump Extends Sanctions Waiver for Syria After Meeting With Al-Sharaa
The sanctions imposed by the Caesar Act limit international banks’ ability to underwrite reconstruction financing.
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Trump Hosts Syrian President at White House
The visit marks the first time a Syrian head of state has visited the White House since the country gained independence from France in 1946.
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Israel Launches Strikes on Southern Lebanon, Targeting Hezbollah
The attacks come amid mounting tension and accusations over Hezbollah’s disarmament and Lebanon’s cease-fire obligations.
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UN Revokes Sanctions on Syrian Leaders Ahead of Trump Meeting
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Interior Minister Anas Khattab no longer face asset freezes and travel bans.
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Kazakhstan to Join Abraham Accords, Trump Announces
The U.S. president has been trying to expand the Abraham Accords, with the goal of bringing in Saudi Arabia and Syria.
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Iraq Now Capable of Conducting Independent Airstrikes: US Centcom
The Pentagon said earlier that the United States and its coalition partners would be reducing their military mission in Iraq.
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Hamas Releases Remains of Last US Citizen Among Hostages
The body of an IDF staff sergeant, who was an American Israeli dual citizen, was returned to Israel. There remain seven hostage bodies still missing for Israel.
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US Drafts UN Resolution to End Sanctions on Syrian Leader
The plan comes as Ahmed al-Sharaa prepares to meet President Donald Trump at the White House next week.
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Germany’s Merz Calls for Repatriation of Syrians, Deportations If They Don’t Leave Voluntarily
According to Germany’s federal statistics office, 712,000 Syrians were registered as asylum seekers, 22 percent of the 3.17 million asylum seekers in Germany.
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Israel Returns Bodies of 45 Palestinians
Hamas returned the remains of three Israeli soldiers the previous day.
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Microsoft Increases UAE Investment to $15.2 Billion After US Clears Nvidia Chip Exports
The tech giant expands AI and cloud infrastructure in Abu Dhabi and Dubai through 2029, deepening U.S.-UAE tech cooperation.
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Trump Says Gaza Cease-Fire ‘Very Solid’ as Hamas Returns Bodies of 3 Hostages
The president added that getting the final bodies out of Gaza is ‘going to be tough’ but that all would eventually be returned.
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Gabbard Says Trump Has Ended America’s Era of ‘Regime Change’
Speaking at a Bahrain security summit, Gabbard said past U.S. interventions wasted money and created more enemies than allies.
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Israel Receives Remains of 2 More Hostages Returned by Hamas
The two bodies recovered were those of men abducted during the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel and killed while in Hamas captivity.
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Trump Says Gaza Cease-Fire Intact Despite Israeli Strikes
Israel carried out airstrikes after accusing the Hamas terrorist group of attacking its troops in the Gaza Strip and violating the truce.
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Netanyahu Orders New Israeli Military Strikes on Gaza
Netanyahu’s government has accused Hamas of violating the cease-fire after returning the partial remains of a previously-released hostage.
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Trump Extends Sanctions Waiver for Syria After Meeting With Al-Sharaa
The sanctions imposed by the Caesar Act limit international banks’ ability to underwrite reconstruction financing.
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Trump Hosts Syrian President at White House
The visit marks the first time a Syrian head of state has visited the White House since the country gained independence from France in 1946.
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Israel Launches Strikes on Southern Lebanon, Targeting Hezbollah
The attacks come amid mounting tension and accusations over Hezbollah’s disarmament and Lebanon’s cease-fire obligations.
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UN Revokes Sanctions on Syrian Leaders Ahead of Trump Meeting
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Interior Minister Anas Khattab no longer face asset freezes and travel bans.
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Kazakhstan to Join Abraham Accords, Trump Announces
The U.S. president has been trying to expand the Abraham Accords, with the goal of bringing in Saudi Arabia and Syria.
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Iraq Now Capable of Conducting Independent Airstrikes: US Centcom
The Pentagon said earlier that the United States and its coalition partners would be reducing their military mission in Iraq.
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Hamas Releases Remains of Last US Citizen Among Hostages
The body of an IDF staff sergeant, who was an American Israeli dual citizen, was returned to Israel. There remain seven hostage bodies still missing for Israel.
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US Drafts UN Resolution to End Sanctions on Syrian Leader
The plan comes as Ahmed al-Sharaa prepares to meet President Donald Trump at the White House next week.
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Germany’s Merz Calls for Repatriation of Syrians, Deportations If They Don’t Leave Voluntarily
According to Germany’s federal statistics office, 712,000 Syrians were registered as asylum seekers, 22 percent of the 3.17 million asylum seekers in Germany.
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Israel Returns Bodies of 45 Palestinians
Hamas returned the remains of three Israeli soldiers the previous day.
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Microsoft Increases UAE Investment to $15.2 Billion After US Clears Nvidia Chip Exports
The tech giant expands AI and cloud infrastructure in Abu Dhabi and Dubai through 2029, deepening U.S.-UAE tech cooperation.
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Trump Says Gaza Cease-Fire ‘Very Solid’ as Hamas Returns Bodies of 3 Hostages
The president added that getting the final bodies out of Gaza is ‘going to be tough’ but that all would eventually be returned.
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Gabbard Says Trump Has Ended America’s Era of ‘Regime Change’
Speaking at a Bahrain security summit, Gabbard said past U.S. interventions wasted money and created more enemies than allies.
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Israel Receives Remains of 2 More Hostages Returned by Hamas
The two bodies recovered were those of men abducted during the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel and killed while in Hamas captivity.
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Trump Says Gaza Cease-Fire Intact Despite Israeli Strikes
Israel carried out airstrikes after accusing the Hamas terrorist group of attacking its troops in the Gaza Strip and violating the truce.
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Netanyahu Orders New Israeli Military Strikes on Gaza
Netanyahu’s government has accused Hamas of violating the cease-fire after returning the partial remains of a previously-released hostage.
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