By Kathleen Magramo, Adam Renton, Christian Edwards, Ed Upright, Aditi Sangal, Alisha Ebrahimji, Elise Hammond, Kaanita Iyer, Zoe Sottile and Tori B. Powell, CNNUpdated12:13 a.m. ET, October 14, 20231 min ago41 min agoBiden spoke with families of missing Americans for about 45 minutes, father tells CNNFrom CNN’s Paradise AfsharPresident Joe Biden spent about 45 minutes
The depth of the president’s commitment greatly impressed Israelis, though a protracted Gaza war could test sentiments on both sides. This may have been one of the most devastating weeks in Israel’s history, but it also could mark a fundamental turning point in the Israeli public’s relationship with US President Joe Biden. Israel has had emotional
A closer look at the political and security dilemmas that Arab leaders will face as the Hamas-Israel war intensifies. In the days since Hamas launched its ferocious October 7 terrorist attack and Israel began its massive response in the Gaza Strip, Arab governments have been caught in a difficult bind. Several Arab countries had entered
London CNN — Global energy prices are finishing the week the way they started — shooting higher as a cocktail of risks to supply have put investors on edge. The price of Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, rose more than 4% Friday to trade at nearly $90 a barrel. West Texas Intermediate crude oil
The differences and parallels between urban battlefield circumstances in Gaza, Iraq, and Syria give U.S. policymakers a sobering but clear view of what exactly they will be committing to in supporting Israel’s ground campaign. On October 12, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) warned all residents of Gaza City to evacuate within twenty-four hours, signaling that
Two days after the Hamas attack on Israel last weekend, a top Iranian official said that “Arab states willing to normalize relations with Israel [should] give up the process and learn a lesson from the latest developments in Palestine.” The comment makes one thing clear: Like Hamas, Tehran wants to stop Arab diplomatic normalization with Israel. This
In the middle of the Sahel desert in northern Mali, a military pick-up and an armoured vehicle 'Bastion' of the Malian army (FAMA: Forces Armées Maliennes) drive forward. January 2021. Photography by Frederic Petry / Hans Lucas Q&A / Africa 13 octobre 2023 12 minutes Au Mali, les combats ont repris entre l’armée appuyée par
This article originally appeared on New Security Beat.I flew into Tel Aviv last Friday afternoon, primed for a week of meetings with Israeli and Palestinian environmentalists and officials. By sounding out these men and women in Jerusalem, the West Bank, and other parts of the region, I hoped to expand on past explorations of their
October 13, 2023 2023-10-13T11:37:55-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMzNlXC8wMTRcLzE2OTcyMTE1NDdfMDE0LmpwZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJmaXQiOiJjb3ZlciIsImhlaWdodCI6NTA2fX19There would be no more “business as usual with Hamas” following the Palestinian militant group’s attacks on Israel, Secretary of State Antony Blinken told reporters at a press conference with Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, the Qatari prime minister. The two men met in the Qatari capital of Doha to discuss Israel’s
L’evento si terrà in presenza a Palazzo Clerici (via Clerici, 5) mercoledì 18 ottobre dalle ore 18:00. Intervengono: Rosita Di Peri, Professoressa, Università di Torino (invitata)Filippo Fasulo, Co-Head, Osservatorio Geoeconomia, ISPIMaria Gianniti, Corrispondente da Gerusalemme, RAI (in collegamento)Gianluca Pastori, Professore, Università Cattolica di Milano; Associate Research Fellow, ISPI Francesco Rocchetti, Segretario Generale, ISPI ISPI è da sempre attento a garantire nella propria attività