Diplomacy

First Thing: US ambassador in rare diplomatic break with Israel over attack on US journalist

Mike Huckabee condemns attack on Washington Post photojournalist that has drawn lukewarm response from Israeli authorities. Plus, Japan is attempting to boldly go where no space mission has gone befor...

Israeli police arrest 10 over settler attacks on journalist and diplomats in West Bank

It comes after masked settlers attacked Palestinians and European officials visiting the West Bank during olive harvesting season.

Israeli settlers attack European diplomats in West Bank

French mayor and archbishop also attacked during violent attempt to stop Palestinians harvesting olives Israeli settler militants have attacked European diplomats, a French mayor and the archbishop of...

European diplomats attacked in West Bank a day after beating of Post photographer - The Washington Post

Two alleged attacks by settlers have sparked outrage among some Israelis. Mike Huckabee, U.S. ambassador to Israel, condemned the attack on photographer Heidi Levine as a “despicable act of terror car...

Israeli settlers attack European diplomats in the West Bank - Financial Times

Belgian foreign minister says his government will ‘press for EU sanctions against those responsible for this violence’

She grew up under Soviet rule. Now EU's top diplomat warns Europe against giving Russia what it wants - Fox News

Kaja Kallas says Russia's sabotage and intimidation campaign aims to weaken European support for Ukraine, warning the strategy will escalate if it works.

Oil Prices Fall on U.S.-Iran Diplomacy Hopes - WSJ

LA Clippers owner Steve Ballmer apologizes over team sanctions - CNBC

Ballmer said that the team is complying with the penalties, has paid the fines, and is "moving forward."

Muted US response to UK's West Bank sanctions may reflect simmering frustration - BBC

The UK accuses Israel's government of turning a blind eye to the "ethnic cleansing" of Palestinians by settlers.

Chris Mason: Burnham looks to show he will go further than Starmer with West Bank sanctions - BBC

It is hoped that coordinated action minimises the blowback to any one country from Israel or America, our political editor writes.

Witkoff and Kushner arrive in Kyiv for second leg of US diplomacy push - CNN

US envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner travelled to Kyiv on Sunday after concluding intensive talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, as Washington...

Argentina’s Milei threatens sanctions as he refocuses on Falklands - Al Jazeera

Argentina’s president accused of political machinations as he eyes shifting US stance on Las Malvinas.